September 18, 2010
November 20, 2010

Baby Basics

Is a baby care workshop facilitated by birth and postpartum doula Giuditta Tornetta the last Saturday of every month at the Sanctuary Family and Wellness Center in Mar Vista

In this class we’ll learn how to use your five senses to meet and welcome your baby at birth, how to use your five senses to meet and welcome your baby at birth. You’ll learn how to recognize your baby’s language and how to talk to her. We’ll explore the wonderful world of babies and will learn the basics like diapering and bathing, cord caring and baby appearance. Daddies and partners will learn how to hold the baby in different positions and how to become the baby soothing experts. We’ll explore day-time and night-time rituals, confidence building, baby games.

We will also explore your baby’s basic right his/her needs, co-sleeping, baby wearing and baby moon. PLUS:

• How to welcome your baby into the world – the first few hours
• Baby appearance at birth
• Bathing, diapering,
• Soothing techniques, understanding baby’s language
• To swaddle or not to swaddle,
• Baby gear what you should have,
• Introducing your pets to the newborn
• How to create daily rituals that will last a life-time – family dinner – the nighttime ritual
• Understanding baby’s language, cues and moods
• Babymoon how to enlist family and friends to help

COST $ 85 per couple

TO ENROLL:

Call the Sanctuary  Birth and Family Center    call to make a reservation 310 566  7690

Classes held the last Saturday of every month at

The Sanctuary Birth and Family Wellness

11965 Venice Blvd, suite 204  Mar Vista, CA 90066

call to make a reservation 310 566  7690

read more about Baby Right

Here’s what people say:

“In my pediatric practice, I have witnessed the wonderful work that Ms. Tornetta’s does with my families. I love her work!” – Jay Gordon, MD., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UCLA Medical School

“Giuditta, a pre- and post-natal Doula, has helped many families learn about Natural deliveries and much more. I highly recommend her.” Edmond Sarraf MD  Beverly Hills Pediatrics

Birth and Beyond  – 1750 Ocean Park Blvd Suite 206
Santa Monica 90405
to enroll call or email us at joyinbirthing@yahoo.com or call     3 1 0  – 4 3 5 6 0 5 4

Limited Space Enroll NOW

Unleash the Creator Within

All life/creativity/purpose begins in the womb. There was a time when our ancestors recognized the womb as sacred – the vessel of new life – the channel of divine, creative energy – the seat of a woman’s feminine power.

Whether you are giving birth to children and want to heal your past experience (miscarriages, terminations, cesarean births or unpleasant/traumatic birthing experience) or your are giving birth to projects, businesses or new aspects of yourself,  you will learn how to bring back  into your life a sense of mystery; manifesting the magic that will unfold and unfurl your creative wings.

Research shows that how we are born influences how we give birth – to children, projects, businesses or new aspects of ourselves.  WE ARE CONTINUALLY GIVING BIRTH – No matter the age, men or women.

Giuditta has designed  a workshop open to anyone who wants to heal their experiences in the womb, their relationship with their creative core, their memories about being in the womb, the relationship with their womb after giving birth, or their current feelings about their womb while going through menopause.

Learning about our beginnings helps us to understand the patterns that run our lives, and provides insight into who we are and why we do what we do.  When the challenges in our lives can be traced back to the core issues that are causing them, the symptoms disappear and we can live our lives on solid ground.

In this workshop Giuditta Tornetta offers practical ways to become conscious of the helpful or hindering patterns that developed from early experiences in the womb. Recalling our life in the womb and birthing experience through hypnosis, participants will learn how to harness or heal their unwanted patterns transforming them into a source of creative power.

Using story-telling, hypnosis, NLP, visualization and self-inquiry, we will create a safe environment for you to heal your past experiences and create a new story. Our goal is to redesign the past so that you can have a healthy present, and acquire tools to navigate the future.

This one-day profound and transformational workshop is offered for a special introductory early bird special price of $125.00, till July 31, August first price will be $150.00 – $175 at the door. All participants will receive a complimentary Self-hypnosis recording “Unleashing the creator within”

To reserve your place please send a $50 deposit via paypal to joyinbirthing@yahoo.com

or send a check to:

Joy In Birthing

4076 Tivoli Avenue

Los Angeles CA 90066

Please indicate in your payment which workshop it is for Thank you

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In the United States, in  2009, 32% of all babies were delivered via cesarean birth, nearly 25% of all birth are either induced or augmented using a drug that creates strong, nearly violent contraction to ‘expel’ the baby. In many hospitals in the metropolitan areas, nearly 90% of women are given an epidural to numb the intensity of  labor removing at times the chance for deeper bonding between mother and child following the birth.  In the sixties women where completely anesthetized during labor, or even gassed, both baby and mom, losing any memory of the birth. Research shows that how we are born influences how we give birth – to children, projects, businesses or new aspects of ourselves.  WE ARE CONTINUALLY GIVING BIRTH – No matter the age, both men and women.

Learning about our beginnings helps us to understand the patterns that run our lives, and provides insight into who we are and why we do what we do.  When the challenges in our lives can be traced back to the core issues that are causing them, the symptoms disappear and we can live our lives on solid ground

Whether you are giving birth to children and want to heal your past experience (miscarriages, terminations, cesarean births or unpleasant/traumatic birthing experience) or your are giving birth to projects, businesses or new aspects of yourself, you will learn how to bring back  into your life a sense of mystery; manifesting the magic that will unfold and unfurl your creative wings.

Please write to us for more information at joyinbirthing@yahoo.com, or call 310—435-6054

Birth and Beyond

1750 Ocean Park Blvd Suite 206
Santa Monica 90405

to enroll call or email us at joyinbirthing@yahoo.com or call     3 1 0  – 4 3 5 6 0 5 4

Limited Space Enroll NOW

Hypnosis for Birth is a class designed for couples/mothers looking to deepen their preparation for labor and delivery. In this one day class we focus on how to use self-hypnosis during labor and delivery. You will learn techniques designed specifically to reach a state of total relaxation at the on set of a wave sending you into a deep state of relaxation for one minute, one minute at the time. Using NLP (Nuro-linguistic-programming) techniques we will show you how to anchor powerful moments from your past that will help you achieve the birthing experience of your future.

You will learn how to eradicate fears and anxieties that can stand in the way of your body gently relaxing and birthing your baby.

Consciously including your baby in the preparation, labor and delivery, we’ll help you shift your consciousness from “Labor is happening to me” to “My baby and I are working together to bring a new life into the world” using and ancient and proven method of relaxation: self-hypnosis

Each couple will receive a complimentary copy of Giuditta’s Painless Childbirth self-hypnosis birth preparation CD

What people say about the workshop:

Paul, Baby F, and I wanted to thank you for putting on such a beneficial workshop yesterday. You really broke the whole process down in such a simplified but beautiful way.  It is like you tied in the big parts of what we read in the Bradley Method book and made it very easy to understand and relate to.The hypnosis piece was awesome! I felt very grounded after leaving the session yesterday.

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I began working with Giuditta (both in person, in workshop and through her CDs and book), believing that mental and emotional preparation would be as important as physical care in having the natural and painless childbirth I desired. I believe that Giuditta’s guidance using hypnosis was crucial to my ability to manage contractions and the discomforts of hospital interventions (IV in my hand, mandatory bed-rest after magnesium sulfate was given) without an epidural or other anesthesia.  She was able to lead me into a deep state of relaxation and near-sleep between contractions, even during the intensity of active labor. At the end, she was able to assist me in laboring in a squatting position despite being confined to the bed (which I didn’t even know was possible!) and delivering in a reverse squat, leading to a quick and easy pushing experience, no tearing and one very happy mommy and baby. Jeanne, John, and baby Graham

Limited space – RSVP today call

or send a deposit check to:

Joy In Birthing
4076 Tivoli Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90066

Giuditta Tornetta is available for private classes in the comfort of your own home.  Please call to inquire.

Read what our clients say click here

Read about the Steps to a Painless Childbirth

Read about Hypnosis and Birth

Read about your choices

Next Workshop — November 20

If you are interested in hosting a Painless Childbirth Workshop for birth professionals or parents in your home town please contact Giuditta directly e-mail her at joyinbirthing@yahoo.com

Are you a doula who is expecting contact us for a special doula discount for this class

Class held at

All Bright Beginnings Inc. 401 CenterPointe Circle   Suite 1537   Altamonte Springs, Fl 32701 – 407-265-9787

Hypnosis for a Painless Childbirth is a weekend full-immersion class designed for couples/mothers  looking to deepen their preparation for labor and delivery, using and ancient and proven method of relaxation: self-hypnosis.  We’ll teach you a technique that will help you achieve the birthing experience you deserve and desire. Basic childbirth education combined with hypnosis techniques, position and labor support for the partner will be presented.

Whether you chose a drug-free birth or are unsure about your choices ahead of time, hypnosis can be a powerful tool in assisting a laboring woman through her childbirth experience. Deep inner peace helps Mothers move purposefully and mindfully through the stages of labor to the awesome and joyful moment of birth. Birth plans, induction, pain relief will be discussed.  Snacks will be provided, please bring water and lunch.

You will learn how to eradicate fears and anxieties that can stand in the way of your body gently relaxing and birthing your baby.

Consciously including your baby in the preparation, labor and delivery, we’ll help you shift your consciousness from “Labor is happening to me” to “My baby and I are working together to bring a new life into the world” using and ancient and proven method of relaxation: self-hypnosis

Early Bird Cost $250 per couple/individual  ($300 if registering after 9/20/10)

Space is limited to reserve your place please send $100 deposit via paypal to joyinbirthing@yahoo.com

or send a check to joy in birthing – 4076 Tivoli Avenue – los Angeles, CA 90066

Birth partners, doulas or midwives are welcome to learn deep relaxation techniques to help clients obtain the birthing experience they desire.  Certification of completion will be awarded.

Doulas, midwives, and birthing partners will be able to:

1.  Acquire  hypnosis and NLP (neuro linguistic programming) tools to help expecting clients zero in and release lingering anxieties and fears related to labor and delivery.
2.  Learn a simple self-query specifically designed to facilitate prenatal bonding.
3.  Understand the relationship between the nine months of pregnancy, fetal development in the womb as they related to deep self-discovery.

All participants will receive a complimentary copy of Ms. Tornetta CD Joyful Birth.  10 CEUs available for practitioners

To register please make sure you fill up registration for using the paypal button.

October  2011 (exact dates TBD)

Bali, Indonesia

Ellen Watson, Giuditta Tornetta, Robin Lin, Uma Inder

“Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.” ~George Eliot

This workshop is designed for you if you ever want to be pregnant, want to be present at a birth, or provide massage or bodywork for a woman before, during or after birth. Doulas, Midwives and midwives in training are welcomed. Mothers in early pregnancy will benefit immensely and be pampered to no end. Both professionals and family members will learn valuable skills for supporting Joy In Birthing.  Full of partial grants available.

The first 4 days take place on the north coast of Bali, where we learn to surrender to the labor dance, through hypnosis and embrace our innate ability to usher a new life & learn water birthing skills in the hot spring pools of Mimpi Resort, and in the warm waters of the Java Sea.

We then move to Ananda, Ubud, where we’re joined by members of Bumi Sehat’s (gentle birthing) bodywork & birthing staff. Under the direction of American midwife, Robin Linn, Bumi Sehat has transformed the experience of birth in Indonesia. If you are a midwife or doula in training note this: Following completion Loving The Mother, you may volunteer at Bumi Sehat, Ubud, Bali, or Aceh, West Java and get your births to get your certification.

Your retreat leaders, Giuditta & Ellen, are committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment using hypnosis, journal writing, massage, movement (i.e. belly dance and ecstatic dance designed to keeping the pelvis open,) and guided imagery. Each of us will have the opportunity to recall our lives while in the womb, and re-experience our own birth.

A space will be held for you to have a shift in consciousness from “Life is happening to me” to “I am the creator of my own life.” As you birth a new-self you will be given the tools needed to facilitate people of all ages resolve and redesign prenatal and birth trauma impressions.

This workshop is designed for a wide range of professional backgrounds and skills including: body workers, nurses, medical doctors, midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, infant massage therapists, regular and special education teachers, counselors, and psychologists.

Price start at: $1,200.00 includes tuition, shared room & food, airport pickup & return, transportation to/from Mimpi Resort, and course materials. Airfare not included.

For AC upgrade add $300

Facilitators

Ellen Watson: Ellen teaches a wide variety of Somatic and Shamanic Arts internationally. Her passion for movement arts, combined with breath, sound, bodywork, and yoga have prepared her for midwifing both men and women through the transformative death/rebirth process. For more information on Ellen visit MovingVentures.org

Giuditta Tornetta: Giuditta is a certified birth doula, a certified lactation educator, a certified clinical hypnotherapist, and a certified shiatsu therapist. She is the author of the bestselling book Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Birth. Giuditta practices clinical hypnotherapy and a method of natural childbirth that uses hypnotic techniques to reduce stress and fear during labor and delivery, alleviating discomfort and making the birth experience positive and enjoyable. She also teaches infant mental, emotional, and cognitive health and development.  She has worked in hospital labor and delivery rooms, and home environments, attending and assisting with hundreds of births. For more information on Giuditta visit Joy in Birthing.

Robin Lim: Robin is a mother, grandmother, author, poet, midwife and educator who lives in Bali with her husband and children. Ibu (mother) Robin is a Certified Lay Midwife, with the North American Registry of Midwives and Ikatan Bidan Indonesia. She is a founder and executive director for Yayasan Ibu Bumi Sehat Birth Center in Bali. Lim splits her time between the birth center and the Tsunami Relief Clinic in Samatiga Aceh, Sumatra. Along with receiving babies, Ibu Robin is an author. Many of her articles, stories and poems have been published in Midwifery Today magazine and The Birthkit newsletter. Lim has been given the Alexander Langer International Peace Award.

Uma Inder: Uma Inder Ayervedic midwife, yogini & mother of a two year old, is of Indian descent, born in Kenya, has lived in Bali the last 16 years. Uma has a private practice in the healing arts in Ubud.

Deposit: 500.00  Non-refundable: 200.00

We will offer full or partial scholarships for this workshop more details will follow soon