Movement, sounding, and an ability to tune into our body’s most authentic impulses are essential for ease in labor. In this workshop, participants learn simple exercises to discover these tools, building trust and connection with their bodies in a relaxed and creative environment.

our next workshop is being offered November 15, 2019 at kith + kin from 6 - 8:30 pm

Using improvisation, deep listening, and movement for physiologic childbirth, this class will support birthing people and their partners to connect to their bodies and each other through sound and motion. Each person's experience is honored and the group presence allows for ease of expression and discovery. In this workshop there is nothing "to do" but be yourself as you are. We learn skills for being present, listening with our whole body, and being with the unknown. We listen and share and laugh together.

As facilitators, Elizabeth and Leah bring a wealth of experience and also a great appetite and interest in learning and discovering together with the participants. For movers and non-movers alike, and safe for all stages of pregnancy. Join us for a relaxing, rejuvenating workshop designed to make you feel at home and at ease! 

What is Deep Listening? 

Deep listening, a practice first coined by composer Pauline Oliveros, describes a practice of listening cultivated by heightened awareness, improvisation, and playfulness. Through the practice of listening and sound making we can access a greater sense of trust and connection with our bodies, transform our pain response systems, activate our body’s innate ability to heal, and tune into intuitive movement patterns. Designed for pregnant people, birth partners, and birth workers, this workshop uses the practice of deep listening and improvisation to prepare families to approach their birth and new parenthood with resilience, intuition, and joyfulness.