Hands-on immersive workshops designed for midwives, nurses, doctors, doulas, chiropractors, prenatal yoga instructors, and more.
Spinning Babies® is trusted by midwives, nurses, doulas, and healthcare providers around the world. Our approach supports fetal positioning through body balance, movement, and gravity, working with the body’s natural processes.
By understanding how the pregnant body and baby work together, we can bring more ease, comfort, and confidence to birth. For over a decade, our in-person workshops have helped professionals apply physiological principles to support smoother labors.
Through hands-on learning, you’ll explore how to ease pregnancy discomforts, restore balance, and enhance fetal positioning. Ideal for those supporting birth in any setting, these workshops offer a new lens for bringing comfort and flow to the birthing room. Join us to explore a better way to support birth, together.
You'll Learn:
Aug. 30, 2025
Spinning Babies® Approved Trainer
Claire Eccleston
Aug. 31, 2025*
Spinning Babies® Approved Trainer
Claire Eccleston
Nov. 18-19, 2025
Spinning Babies® Approved Trainer Sonia Sampaolo
* Advanced Integration Workshop – click here to read more about the prerequisites
Spinning Babies® Approved Trainers are highly experienced birth professionals, including midwives, nurses, and doulas?, dedicated to physiological birth practices. They bring a wealth of knowledge, teaching an innovative approach that supports the body’s natural processes during pregnancy and labor.
Nikki Zerfas is an experienced Labor & Delivery nurse who mentors new staff and promotes physiology-based birth practices. She focuses on continuous labor support, breastfeeding-friendly care, and physiological birth in complex medical situations. Nikki holds certifications in Electronic Fetal Monitoring and is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She remains a bedside nurse and is dedicated to uniting birth workers across disciplines to improve care and outcomes for new families.'
Jennifer Walker is the acting CEO of Spinning Babies®, bringing 18 years of birth experience in the Netherlands and a background in theater to her role. A former chair of the Dutch National Doula Association (NBvD) and founder of BiA Doula Training, Jennifer is dedicated to improving maternity care through practical education. She has worked closely with Spinning Babies® founder Gail Tully since 2015 and is passionate about physiological birth, aiming to create better birth experiences and advocate for improved maternity care worldwide.
Anna Maria Rossetti is an independent midwife, Director of the post-graduate School of Midwifery Art in Florence, Italy, and an international lecturer and author. She specializes in PsychoNeuroEndocrinePhysiology (PNEP) applied to pregnancy and childbirth, offering workshops worldwide. With a Master’s in Posturology and Manual Therapies, Anna Maria teaches manual treatments focusing on the autonomic nervous system.
Claire is a grandmother, an experienced registered midwife, midwifery educator, a Spinning Babies® approved trainer and a biodynamic Craniosacral therapist, a certified STREAM (Scar Tissue Remediation Education and Management) practitioner and a somatic sexologist. She has been supporting women’s transitions since 2000. Claire is passionate about the ancient and sacred arts of birth work, bodywork, deep listening and somatic consent and where they meet.
Sonia Sampaolo is a Spinning Babies® Trainer, whose journey began in 2015. A doula with expertise in birth preparation, she incorporates Spinning Babies® techniques, belly dance, and Thai massage to support pregnancy and postpartum well-being. Sonia also works with trauma processing and baby development through baby massage and yoga. She is active in advocating for better maternity care in Germany and is dedicated to fostering cooperation between care providers.
