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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.
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 )
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Registration

8:30am - 9:00am

Opening Ceremony & Welcome

9:00am - 9:30am

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9:30am - 10:30am

​Dr Sarah Buckley
​(Keynote)​

​'Optimising the ecstasy: supporting Mother Nature’s superb design'
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Morning Tea


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11:00am - 11:45am
Dr Sarah Buckley
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​'Informing & Consenting'

'Optimising the ecstasy: closing hormonal gaps' 
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11:45am - 12:30pm

Jess Permezel
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'Working with LGBTIQ+'
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Lunch


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​1:30pm - 3:00pm
Birthwork
'It's Birth! ~ love it up…loosen up…let go!
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1:30pm - 3:00pm
Sean Tonnet
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'Supporting Men Becoming Dads'
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Afternoon Tea


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​3:30pm - 5:00pm
​Jane Hardwicke Collings
'Shamanic Dimensions of Pregnancy'
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3:30pm - 5:00pm
​Anna Watts
'Spiritual Tools for Birthkeepers'
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Optional Dinner

7:00pm ~ see below

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Registration

8:30am - 8:45am

Welcome

8:45am - 9:00am

9:00am - 10:00am
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Dr. Oscar Serrallach
(Keynote)

'Postnatal Depletion ~ Matrescence and the Science of Motherhood'
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Morning Tea


​10:30am - 11:15am

Dr Robyn Thompson

'Modern Breastfeeding 
​~ Keeping it simple in a complex world'
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​11:15am - 12:00pm

Denise Love

'When a baby dies'
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Lunch


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​1:00pm - 2:30pm
Rachana Shivam Evans
'Your Placenta and You'
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​1:00pm - 2:30pm
Lisa Fitzpatrick
'Heart-Centred Marketing for Spiritual Women'
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Afternoon Tea


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​3:00pm - 4:30pm
​Rhea Dempsey
'Moving beyond a distressing birth'
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​3:00pm - 4:30pm
​Ana Davis
'Self-Care Feminine Yoga for Birthworkers'
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Closing Ceremony

5:00pm Close

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Sally Cusack
​'MC'
Saturday & Sunday

Guiding and holding us through the conference

'​PBB Media interviews'
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Steffi Arvanitakis
​'Participant Support'

for emotional support through the conference.

'Co-Ceremony holder with Anna Watts'
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Conference Banquet Dinner

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Saturday, 23rd March, 2019, 7pm

Venue:
The Lennox Hotel
17-19 Pacific Parade,

Lennox Head NSW 2478

Cost: $52

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Monday 25th March
​Post Conference Workshops

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