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In This Issue
Charis Family
Sara Dunn
Charis Cuisine
Romaine Lettuce Wraps
Charis Around the World
Childbirth in Kenya
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Please join us in
congratulating Ginjah Gardner, our newest Charis Certified Postpartum
Doula!!! Ginjah has been a huge support to the women and babies in her
community and we have seen firsthand the huge amount of love she pours
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Mark Your Calendars
Charis “Labor Support” Workshop
Saturday, October 03, 2015
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
At
LifeSong Midwifery
in
North Port, Florida
For
childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, or anyone who would like to improve her
ability to support laboring women.
At our workshops, learning is interactive, hands-on, fun, and interesting. All
Charis workshops are taught from a Christian perspective, giving God the glory
for His marvelous creation and how He so wonderfully created women to bear
children.
You will spend the day making new friends and becoming more skilled in putting
to use many techniques to bring a woman comfort during each phase of labor,
understanding the science behind why the comfort measures work, creating an
environment conducive to the natural progression of labor, recognizing when a
woman is beginning to panic and helping her regain control, gently encouraging a
woman to effectively push out her baby while taking advantage of the natural
physiology of second stage, assisting a woman in breastfeeding for the very
first time, and so much more.
In addition to the valuable skills acquired at the workshop, you will also take
home with you a beautiful “labor support bag” filled with an assortment of tools
to help you successfully support, serve, and bring comfort to your future
clients as they labor.
A delicious lunch will be provided for all the workshop attendees to enjoy as
you get to know each other better during a midday break.
The cost is $225 for Charis members and $255 for non-members (includes one-year
Charis membership).
Registration Closed - Workshop Full
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Childbirth Preparation Classes
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Presented by: Birth InSight
Christi Jones (CCE, CD) and Aimee Roberts (CCE, CD)
Weekly Series
September 24-October 29, Thursdays 7:00-9:00
November 5-December 17, Thursdays 7:00-9:00
January 7- February 11, Thursdays 7:00-9:00
February 18- March 24, Thursdays 7:00-9:00
Weekend Series
August 28 & 29 (6:30-9:30) and (9:00-3:30)
December 11&12 (6:30-9:30) and (9:00-3:30)
Eat Right
Now Workshop
email info@birthinsightva.com for
upcoming dates
Live Right Now Workshop
email info@birthinsightva.com for
upcoming dates
For more information and to
register visit our
website
or call 757-270-0437
Attention Aspiring
Midwives!
You will love the flexible, thorough, distance academics
course offered through Charis Childbirth!
Check it out!
Want to serve childbearing families as a Certified Doula or Childbirth
Educator?
Become trained and certified through Charis Childbirth!
Take a look
at our unique certification process!
If you seek a school that offers the convenience of self-paced distance
learning, personal mentors for each student, a commitment to the highest
excellence in education, a family-like network of students and birth
professionals, and education from a Christian perspective, Charis may be just
the right fit for you!
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Our Director's Heart
Rachel Thompson and her devoted husband,
Derek
Welcoming Charis Coach Rachel Thompson back
from her Babymoon!
We are super excited to announce that, after taking a sabbatical to care for the
newest member of her family, Charis certified childbirth educator and doula
Rachel Thompson is stepping back into the saddle of coaching Charis childbirth
educator and doula students. Rachel is not only a skilled, compassionate
childbirth educator and doula, but also a gifted teacher and coach to the next
generation of birth professionals. Our students are enormously blessed to have
such a wonderful mentor and role model.
Over the years, I have grown to love Rachel very much and to appreciate her pure
heart of devoted compassion from which she serves expectant families. I am not
the only one, however, who noticed how wonderful she is! I think it was about
six or seven years ago that I received a note from the hospital administration
where Rachel would often provide doula services asking for the names of Charis
certified doulas in the area. They said they already knew of Rachel Thompson and
were hoping there were more doulas like her to which they could refer patients.
That hospital’s staff saw in her exactly what my heart desires for all of our
students; and I can’t think of a better way to impart those things than for
Rachel to be their coach and the one they emulate!
Welcome back, Rachel! Our students are in for such a treat as you share your
heart and wisdom and gently draw out the beauty already within each of them.
Love and blessings,
Kristin Schuchmann, LM, CPM
Executive Director, Charis Childbirth, Inc.
Update
Charis Membership
We at Charis are extremely grateful for our wonderful members. This past
year, your dues have made it financially possible for us to creatively
correspond with people in areas of the world where internet is spotty at best.
Having all forms of communication available for us is essential if we are going
to successfully train birth professionals in the far reaches of the earth.
As our community of members grows, there will be more funds available for even
more world-impacting outreach. Thank you!
Membership is due every December 31 for the coming calendar year. So, if
you became a member on or before December 31, 2014, your dues should be mailed
by the middle of December, 2015, to be sure it is received in time. If you
become a member sometime in 2015, then your membership renewal is not due until
December 31, 2016.
You can send your membership form and $30 dues to:
Charis Childbirth
2575 N. Toledo Blade Blvd., Suite 3
North Port, FL 34289
For more information
Visit the
Charis Web site
for course description and outline.
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