Update

Just to let y'all know - the volunteer doulas texted me at 3pm, our lady was going to have a sandwich and a lie down - then I didn't hear until 7pm - Baby Girl!!!

Quick and joyful natural birth. Thank you all for the collective toe pointing.

The doulas went home happy and will be back today to visit the new mother. They will visit her over the next week to make sure the breastfeeding is going well, and to talk over the labor and birth, and share in the joy.

Birth and Language, Words and Life

I am very pleased to present our next Italian get-together.
It will be held at a wonderful retreat in the green heart of Italy, from July 14 to 21, 2012.


Casa della Pace is a calm, beautiful, loving environment that allows you to fully relax, retreat from your daily worries and cares, and concentrate on what really matters.

This week-long retreat in July 2012 will not only be a chance for us to explore language and narrative during birth, but through all of our life cycles, from birth through childhood, adulthood, giving birth and raising children, old age, and that final cycle, death.

We will be exploring the universality of language, the power of words, and the joy of storytelling. Guest facilitators will include Lewis Mehl-Madrona,whose current interest is narrative medicine.

We will be working towards an anthology of stories and pieces emerging from the retreat, which will be published in 2013.

Registration is limited. If you are interested, please contact us (leave a comment) and we will email you our application form.