Carolina Birth Junkies
Summer Island Retreat
August 25-27, 2017
Join us again for much needed relaxing, team building and birth education on Sand Island at Camp Canaan in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Weekend Schedule
Friday, August 25th
8:30 Check in
9:00 Optional Outdoor Activities
12:00 Lunch and late check in
1:00 Birth Art
2:00 Session 1: Dr. David Hayes "Group B Strep" (1.5 CEU*)
3:30 Session 2: Danica Todd "Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy" (2.5 CEU*)
6:00 Dinner and VBAC Panel Discussion with Dr. Hayes, Marcia Ensminger, MSN, CNM, Jennifer Lucas O'Briant, CPM, LM and parents Stephanie and Joshua Flowers
8:00 Red Tent Temple Event
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Choose one of these outdoor activities as an add-on: kayaking for $39, high ropes course for $35 or zip-lining for $65. These activities will take place Friday morning after check in!
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Saturday, August 26th
7:30 Yoga with Pam Jamieson
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Session 3: Jennifer Moss Corbin “Breastfeeding Facts and Fiction” (1 CEU*)
11:00 Session 4: Case Studies facilitated by Christine Strothers, CPM (1.5 CEU*)
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Session 5: Marston St. John “Acupuncture and Acupressure for Pregnancy and Birth” (1.5 CEU*)
3:00 Session 6: Shelby Lewis and DeNae Means of Safe Passage “Domestic Violence and the Childbearing Family” lecture and walk through simulation- what a victim of domestic violence might experience with Safe Passage (2 CEU*)
5:30 Explore the Island, Rest and Relax
7:00 Pool Party and Low Country Boil (vegan/ vegetarian options are available for all meals)
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Sunday, August 27th
7:00 Yoga with Pam Jamieson
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Session 7: Lori Barklage “Trauma Healing for Clients and Birth Workers” (1.5 CEU*)
10:30 Session 8: Amy and John Medwin “Making Love Last” (couples welcome) (1.5 CEU*)
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Session 9: Case Studies, facilitated by Christine Strothers, CPM (2 CEU)
3:00 NACPM State Chapter Meetings (2 CEU*)
Click here for pricing and registration for a full weekend! Pricing includes all meals, accommodations for 2 nights and all sessions. Friday morning activities are extra as listed above. Pending MEAC CEUs are $25.
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New this year- single day pricing! Check it out here.
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Have a look at the photos from the August 2016 Retreat !
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*MEAC CEUs have been applied for*