The 2019 Retreat Program
Subject to possible change
Doula Conference Retreat 2019 is a two-day, national conference for doulas and workers with pregnancy, birth, postnatal and loss.
This event takes place during International Doula Week, on the beautiful tea tree tannin infused Lake Ainsworth in Lennox Head near Byron Bay, NSW on the 23rd-24th March, 2019.
This event takes place during International Doula Week, on the beautiful tea tree tannin infused Lake Ainsworth in Lennox Head near Byron Bay, NSW on the 23rd-24th March, 2019.
The Conference is being held on Bundjalung land and we pay our respects to elders past and present.
( Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Centre, Northern End Pacific Parade, Lennox Head, NSW, 2478 )
Registration
8:30am - 9:00am
Opening Ceremony & Welcome
9:00am - 9:30am
9:30am - 10:30am
Dr Sarah Buckley
(Keynote)
'Optimising the ecstasy: supporting Mother Nature’s superb design'
Dr Sarah Buckley
(Keynote)
'Optimising the ecstasy: supporting Mother Nature’s superb design'
Morning Tea
changed from Dr Bec Jenkinson
11:00am - 11:45am
Dr Sarah Buckley
changed from Dr Bec Jenkinson
'Informing & Consenting'
'Optimising the ecstasy: closing hormonal gaps'
Dr Sarah Buckley
changed from Dr Bec Jenkinson
'Informing & Consenting'
'Optimising the ecstasy: closing hormonal gaps'
11:45am - 12:30pm
Jess Permezel
'Working with LGBTIQ+'
Jess Permezel
'Working with LGBTIQ+'
Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Birthwork
'It's Birth! ~ love it up…loosen up…let go!
Birthwork
'It's Birth! ~ love it up…loosen up…let go!
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sean Tonnet
'Supporting Men Becoming Dads'
Sean Tonnet
'Supporting Men Becoming Dads'
Afternoon Tea
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Jane Hardwicke Collings
'Shamanic Dimensions of Pregnancy'
Jane Hardwicke Collings
'Shamanic Dimensions of Pregnancy'
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Anna Watts
'Spiritual Tools for Birthkeepers'
Anna Watts
'Spiritual Tools for Birthkeepers'
Optional Dinner
7:00pm ~ see below
Registration
8:30am - 8:45am
Welcome
8:45am - 9:00am
9:00am - 10:00am
Dr. Oscar Serrallach
(Keynote)
'Postnatal Depletion ~ Matrescence and the Science of Motherhood'
Dr. Oscar Serrallach
(Keynote)
'Postnatal Depletion ~ Matrescence and the Science of Motherhood'
Morning Tea
10:30am - 11:15am
Dr Robyn Thompson
'Modern Breastfeeding
~ Keeping it simple in a complex world'
Dr Robyn Thompson
'Modern Breastfeeding
~ Keeping it simple in a complex world'
11:15am - 12:00pm
Denise Love
'When a baby dies'
Denise Love
'When a baby dies'
Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Rachana Shivam Evans
'Your Placenta and You'
Rachana Shivam Evans
'Your Placenta and You'
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Lisa Fitzpatrick
'Heart-Centred Marketing for Spiritual Women'
Lisa Fitzpatrick
'Heart-Centred Marketing for Spiritual Women'
Afternoon Tea
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Rhea Dempsey
'Moving beyond a distressing birth'
Rhea Dempsey
'Moving beyond a distressing birth'
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Ana Davis
'Self-Care Feminine Yoga for Birthworkers'
Ana Davis
'Self-Care Feminine Yoga for Birthworkers'
Closing Ceremony
5:00pm Close
Sally Cusack
'MC'
Saturday & Sunday
Guiding and holding us through the conference
'PBB Media interviews'
'MC'
Saturday & Sunday
Guiding and holding us through the conference
'PBB Media interviews'
Steffi Arvanitakis
'Participant Support'
for emotional support through the conference.
'Co-Ceremony holder with Anna Watts'
'Participant Support'
for emotional support through the conference.
'Co-Ceremony holder with Anna Watts'
Conference Banquet Dinner
Saturday, 23rd March, 2019, 7pm
Venue:
The Lennox Hotel
17-19 Pacific Parade,
Lennox Head NSW 2478
The Lennox Hotel
17-19 Pacific Parade,
Lennox Head NSW 2478
Cost: $52
Monday 25th March
Post Conference Workshops
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