"Thank you for sharing your knowledge and special program with me. I will be sure to follow up to watch Dancing For Birth become a phenomenon amongst the pregnancy world... I will continue to be an advocate for active births and your program! "
Monica Kustra
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"It was very informative in regards to health, wellness, societal issues, and womanhood. Stephanie is fabulously giving of information--in addition to the band of my fellow classmates. I believe I'll be empowered and well-versed because of a resourceful support group I now have gained."
Mia Farmer
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"I feel warm all over--embracing womanhood and sharing strengths. A great way to help pregnant women enjoy their pregnancy and help with birth...positions and movements to change fetal positioning...ability to create a space for empowering pregnant women."
Carol Olivier
Midwife
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"Wonderful. I'm inspired and can't wait to do my certification! It was thorough, fun, interactive, bonding experience. Beauty, knowledge, freedom and choice. Pregnant women empowered. Postpartum moms in a caring/loving/fun community. It's beautiful, natural movement. Women taking back their birthing!"
Amanda Booth
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" Energized and inspired... ready to tackle it! ...fun and safe environment ...facilitates growth and personal expression."
Jessica Burden
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" So excited! I feel supported and encouraged to bring this to other women! I felt time was used wisely and the weekend was full of great info and energy. ...dance steps and importance of each during labor...this will allow women to feel comfortable in their own skin...it opened my eyes to celebrating my body and that anyone can use it!"
Dori Greenaway
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"The best training --natural and easy to do it...studies that prove the benefits.
...everybody would like to do because the ceasarian rate will go down...the truly natural and happy way to bring easy, safe, healthy and secure babies into the world and happy families."
Iris Violeta Escobar
Venezuela
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" I feel confident to go and share my knowledge--how to put a class together incorporating my loves of pregnancy, postpartum, babies, music, dance, goddesses! I will be able to share a sense of community in a non-judgemental environment. I would recommend this training to others and tell them to take the training even if certification was not in the future. Thank you for your hard work and energy to make this happen! "
Clhoe Taylor
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"I feel very grateful that I took this opportunity. I wasn't sure if it would be something I could really take home and teach, but I know now that I can. You have given me the confidence to do so. It's not necessarily about getting the moves perfect, but about giving women confience in their bodies and abilities to give birth...how to teach women the optimal positions to open their pelvis through dance. The training is another great opportunity to give women a whole new outlook on birth, motherhood and being a woman in general. Thank you Stephanie, I have really enjoyed this weekend!"
Krista Evison
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" Empowered to teach other women in a nurturing and knowledgeable way...and trust my body and my baby. I gained information on the integration of community into a dance class in a bigger way and that it's OK and wise to listen to our bodies. I'm hoping I'll have more skills and resources in addition to knowledge of dance...to inform the dance I'm teaching. I will become certified and hope to be teaching a big class soon! It's just so empowering as a teacher, as a woman, as a dancer, as a pregnant woman."
Lara Ramsey
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" I would say that the training has increased my knowledge of birth and brought the element of joy back into it. Well-paced, followed a natural flow, comprehensive with the movements, positioning info and business info. Greater informed my sense of what is happening on an anatomical level. Learned need for women to create/have a safe circle space."
Daniele Donatelli
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" Loved it! Learned how to incorporate birth education into dance class and a range of non-dance things we can also do ( great examples.) This class provides a wealth of information about all aspects of teaching the classes."
Deborah Arends
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"Truly a wonderful, magical, eye-opening experience. A trememdous impact! I feel ready and excitied to teach my doula and class clients these wonderful skills. I plan to definitely become certified. I will tell others that it taught me sooo much and I truly cannot wait... You are amazing! As an instructor and as a person. I am so happy to have met you!"
Angela Gray
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"Inspired! This added to the knowledge of childbirth practices with some very practical / useful movements. This has been a very exciting connection between dancing and birth. If you can walk, you can dance. If you can dance, you can help others dance."
Zoia Hristova
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"A good balance of movement and information. ...I look forward to the dvd to support the class material.
Terrific opportunity to enrich work with prenatal and postpartum women. Yea for active birth! "
Leslie Switzer
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" Excellent. Dancing is great for those who feel inhibited. This will encourage me to get clients moving with purpose. Love it-- what a great way to spend a weekend with other birth professionals and dancers."
Merle Ling
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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" This was a very inspiring and empowering weekend. I learned that I can trust what I know and offer it to others with confidence. Dancing makes everything better! I would recommend this to others for teaching and /or for learning, either way it is of benefit. Well done!"
Virginia Collins
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" I am ready and more confident to use dance movements with pregnant women. It is a great training and you learn a lot in a simple way."
Monica Beltrame
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"It was a unique and rewarding experience. I learned the impact dancing can have on the labor and birth experience. Incorporating the techniques learned from this training will help the girls we work with build self-esteem and confidence in their ability to have a meaningful birth. I would recommend this training to others."
Mary Hoerner
Peoria, IL
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" I really enjoyed it!! It makes you feel energetic and relaxed--especially when you're pregnant. I learned the benefits of using these methods before birth and that it works. Yes, I would definitely recommend this training to others."
Juanita Dorantes
Park Forest, IL
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" I very much enjoyed it. It reminded me of how fun and relaxing dancing can be and the importance of movement in creating.. I will definitely use more dance in prenatal visits and birth--also the affirmations.
I will tell others that this is a fun and very effective way of encouraging healthy and helpful movement for pregnancy and birth."
Kate Coffield
Chicago, IL
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" Loved it! Found myself laughing, smiling. I think this would be a great way to bond with the teenagers. They love to dance and incorporating these moves and some of thier own moves will help build a trusting relationship between Mom, doula, and also the father. Someday becoming a certified teacher would be fantastic. Eye-opening experience..."
Bridget Lally
Chicago, IL
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"Wonderful, I love it and I enjoyed myself. I learned how dance can help during pregnancy and labor. I am going to share this experience with my co-workers and implement with my clients. This is a wonderful experince."
Brenda Vidal
Evergreen Park, IL
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"I feel so excited about the training experience! I believe it willl intrigue teen moms--dancing to promote great positioning of baby and movements that help in labor and delivery. This is an interesting way to promote fitness for l & d and over all fitness!"
Shawondwa
Chicago, IL
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"This training was fun and exciting. It kept me involved and awake! I think this should be taught worldwide ( well, it is.) So great! I think this could be added into my group/individual sessions. This could help us find another avenue to relate to our clients. Love Hip Hip dance and the different way to turn a breech baby! I would tell others to open their minds to a new world and experience for better births while incorporating fun, dance, movement, love and cultural experiences."
Alexia Stagggers
CC Hills, IL
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" Wonderful, wonderful, and energizing. I learned to be patient with myself and to perservere.
The training will impact my work by incorporating more movement, more movement, and celebration of
my body. I would love to become certified and teach classes in my community."
Rhona Moore
Evanston, IL
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" Excellent, very interesting. I hope to be able to use the affirmations and movements at births. I would tell others it was an awesome training. Stephanie, I learned a lot just by listening and watching. Thank you."
Mary Durham
Rockford, IL
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" I feel inspired, wonderful moment. I loved it. I learned how much of an influence movement and dance has on laboring, and the richness of cultural dance. I believe we will use more movement and have more faith in our work--leading to moms having more faith. I would recommend this training to every woman."
Areli Robles
Lombard, IL
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" I really enjoyed the training--fun and helpful information that can be used all through my doula work. I learned why the different cultural dances are helpful and how I will use dancing for prenatal and postnatal.
It was awesome and beneficial--during pregnancy or not."
Candice Sampson
Lisle, IL
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" I really, really, really liked it a lot! I learned that moms can "relax" in a different way and squat differently. I will definitely incorporate this in our prenatal troups and home visits. I would love to pass wisdom to other women by becoming an Instructor Trainer at some point in the future! ...it is an unforgetable experience and worth a lot."
Ana Cruz
Chicago, IL
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" The training takes natural movements of dancing and makes them useful to the laboring mom. Important things I learned are that reclining makes labor slower and activities are good for repositioning. This will help me and my clients connect even more--removing shame. Dancing can be very helpful and it's what you already know to do."
Marlissa White
Chicago, IL
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" I feel awesome!! Rejuvenated! Stretched! How to have fun while laboring, and never to recline once past 32 weeks are two important things I learned. I will incorporate dancing for birth moves in my work and I know that clients will love it and find it fun. I would recommend this training to others. It is very helpful and enjoyable. Stephanie Larson is a wonderful, fun teacher!!
Cassandra Richardson
Plainfield, IL
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