This unique training is designed for hands-on prenatal and birth professionals dedicated to enhancing their skills in supporting physiological childbirth.
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This path is designed for bodyworkers and midwives, doctors and nurses who seek deeper knowledge of prenatal bodywork to support fetal positioning and address pregnancy-related pain from a Spinning Babies® perspective. By becoming a Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner, you’ll gain specialized skills to help alleviate discomfort and optimize fetal position.
Prerequisite: Spinning Babies® Foundational Workshop.
This training requires a scope of practice, in which hands on therapy can be provided:
Emma Moreland is a birth worker and body worker based out of San Diego, CA. After the births of her five children and facing a lack of representation, Emma decided she would pursue a career in midwifery. Emma works to create a safe space and community for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color who are seeking birth and body services as well as information and support, working specifically to reduce the Black perinatal and infant mortality rates in the US. On her path to becoming a midwife, Emma has studied birth work, body work, Birthing From Within, and craniosacral therapy. Emma graduated from Nizhoni Institute of Midwifery in 2020 and is set to take the licensing exam in the fall of 2021, after which she will be a Licensed Midwife. As a Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner and Spinning Babies® World Confluence speaker, Emma has committed herself to the education about and implementation of embodied consent in birth and body workers, as well as clients.
Jamie Mossay (she/her) has been serving the San Diego community as a massage therapist/bodyworker for over 20 years and started attending births as a doula in 2009. She is a mother, Birth Story Listener®, Certified Birthing From Within® Mentor and Facilitator, and a Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner and Instructor. Jamie has studied, practiced, and taught numerous modalities working primarily with pregnant, laboring, and postpartum people and their families and those who serve them. She is the creator of the DANCES® approach to prenatal bodywork and Birthing From Within’s Touch From Within course, a co-author (with Nicole Morales) and illustrator of The Breech Release: Opening Pathways for Midwifery and Prenatal Bodywork, and co-creator of the Spinning Babies® Online Course: Breech for Parents which offers holistic support for navigating breech pregnancy for both parents and practitioners.
Eligible participants for the Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner Training are professionals who provide hands-on care within their scope of practice, such as midwives, nurses, doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists, and traditional bodyworkers. To qualify, you must have completed a 1- or 2-day Spinning Babies® Workshop within the past four years and hold at least one year of professional experience practiced within the past two years. Doulas and childbirth educators are not eligible, as manual therapy must be part of your professional role. This pathway is designed for practitioners who want to bring greater comfort in pregnancy and help optimize fetal positioning through the Spinning Babies® approach
Please bring:
Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a detailed welcome packet with essential information, including:
Additionally, an invoice and contract will be sent to your email. These must be completed before accessing your pre-training materials.
You must complete a Spinning Babies® Foundational Workshop and have appropriate professional licensure or equivalent experience in pregnancy-focused bodywork or clinical care.
Participants learn principles of embodied consent, advanced fascia release methods, balancing strategies for pelvic levels, and new ways to support non-separation behaviors after birth. Skills gained can be applied to pregnant clients and non-pregnant individuals alike, broadening your holistic practice.
Yes, Aware Practitioners can apply to be listed in the Spinning Babies® Directory, helping families find experienced bodyworkers. Directory membership requires completion of the Aware Practitioner Training and online modules. The first year of the listing is included in the training price. To remain listed and continue to use the SpBAP badge beyond the first year, an annual fee of $100 will be automatically charged to the credit card you provide.
Traditional childbirth education often focuses on coping mechanisms and birth interventions. Spinning Babies® centers the pregnant body’s physiology and the baby’s active role in birth. Instead of managing labor, our approach encourages balance, mobility, and space within the body, allowing birth to unfold with greater ease.
Spinning Babies® draws on decades of midwifery experience, current anatomical and physiological understanding, and emerging research. Our approach emphasizes creating conditions where the natural process of birth can proceed with fewer complications. Hospitals and care teams around the world are incorporating Spinning Babies® principles to improve birth outcomes. You can learn more about the clinical research behind Spinning Babies® methodology here on our research and references page.
Completion of a Spinning Babies® Foundational Workshop is a prerequisite for attending many of our advanced trainings, including the Integration Workshop, Certified Parent Educator Training, and Aware Practitioner Training.
To complete this step, simply register for an upcoming Foundational Workshop. Spinning Babies® Approved Trainers offer these workshops worldwide, both in one-day (7 CE hours) and two-day (13 CE hours) formats. Workshops are available in various regions and languages to meet the needs of our global community.
Visit the Foundational Workshop page to find a location near you and reserve your spot. We recommend completing your Foundational Workshop before applying to any advanced program to ensure you meet all eligibility requirements.
Yes, you can earn 25 continuing education credits through ANCC and NCBTMB upon successfully completing the training.
Yes. Enrollment in the Aware Practitioner Advanced Training includes your first year’s badge-use and directory listing fee. To continue using the Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner badge and directory listing beyond the first year, an annual fee of $100 will be automatically charged to the credit card you provide.
