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Practitioner Training & Requirements
Your BirthSkills Practitioners are:
Dr Shari Read - Canberra
Founder of BirthSkills, Mind/Body Therapist and Mum - see alsoNaturalMother, ACT
I believe very strongly in BirthSkills and what it represents for women - empowerment, choice and the freedom to be themselves, to be happy and comfortable with the choices they make.
BirthSkills empowers women and their partners and gives them knowledge and confidence to birth their babies free of fear and anxiety.
email shari@birthskills.com.au or phone 0407 775 783
Professional Membership/affiliations:
- Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- National Association of ChildBirth Education (NACE)
- International Institute of Complimentary Therapists (IICT)
Natalie Burgess - Margaret River
Midwife, Yoga Instructor and Mum - Belly Flower, WA
I was very excited to be given the opportunity to work with Shari, and be able to provide women with the ability to empower themselves to birth calmly and without fear. I am passionate about providing education and support to mothers to be, new mums and their families.
I now myself feel empowered as a woman, mother and midwife.
email natalie@birthskills.com.au or phone 0417 186 673
Donna Mansell - Adelaide
Midwife and Mum - Mother Nurture, SA
I love empowering women through the BirthSkills program. As a midwife I constantly see how a positive, relaxed and well-informed mind can empower women to birth their babies naturally and with calmness.
email donna@birthskills.com.au or phone 0414 949 709
Nina Isabella - Melbourne
Pre-Natal Yoga Instructor, Doula-Birth Attendant, CBE, Mum - mamashanti, VIC
I am so pleased to join Shari in sharing her wonderful BirthSkills program with birthing women. It's such a joy to share the wonder of birth with pregnant women, to bear witness to the gentle unfolding of their appreciation for their own innate birthing wisdom.
email shantinina@gmail.com or phone 0432 078 899
Jane Sawyer - Darwin
Midwife, Childbirth Educator, Birth Attendant, Reiki Practitioner – Fulfilling Birth, NT
Shari’s Birth Skills program fits perfectly with my philosophy to empower women on their journey through pregnancy, labour and birth into motherhood. My experience with women, during this time, has shown me the power and strength that comes when fears are able to be released and birth becomes something to feel fulfilled and positive about.
Email: patersonia@hotmail.com or phone 0400 241 415
