Sacred Birth Keeper Spiral
With Kristina Turner and Susannah Rickman
Reclaim ceremonial practices and natural wisdom for pregnancy, birth and postpartum
One year training online, and with two in-person weekends in Glastonbury*
Eight Weekends: Start Date 1 – 2 February 2025 in Glastonbury (it will also be possible to participate online)
Sacred: holy, consecrated, blessed; worth of reverence, awe and respect
Birth: the emergence of new life and new identities
Keeper: someone who assists and nurtures; carer, protector, defender
We call all midwives, doulas, birthworkers and anyone longing to step into the role of Sacred Birth Keeper.
We invite you to assist and guide women back to their inherent (but often forgotten or suppressed) wisdom and intuition. We welcome all who want to honour the sacred creative power of mothers; the divine force that expresses itself through a woman’s body, and the transformational process that generates new life.
Are you ready to reawaken what has been lost and forgotten – in yourself and in the culture that surrounds birth in our society?
In this year-long training, you will explore the meaning of birth from a deeper perspective and broaden your understanding of the context of birth. It is not a doula training and does not cover the physiology of birth, although we can guide you to appropriate resources. The main focus is not on supporting women during birth itself, but rather ahead of birth and afterwards.
The training is aimed at anyone wanting to hold space for and support expectant parents across the threshold of life and death. The course content enables practitioners to develop their own ceremonies and rituals focused on spiritual and emotional nurture. It gives you the tools to support the deep transformation that these rites of passage engender.
*Students can also participate online if they are unable to travel to Glastonbury
Are you ready to help lift birth out of the grip of the institutions and into the arms of the Great Mother?
Do you see a connection between how we treat Mother Earth and expectant mothers? Are you longing to reinstate both to their rightful honorable and exalted place? Are you willing to direct your attention towards the cycles, elements and energies of the Earth and explore their connections with fertility, pregnancy and birth? Do you believe, like we do, that this is important, not only for individual families, but also for future generations and the future of the Earth?
This one-year training will deepen your understanding and expand your personal capacity through ceremonies and rituals, song, movement, practical exercises, creative activities and direct natural experiences, as well as short lectures on subjects related to pregnancy, birth and the early days of motherhood.
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Where
In-person weekends are held in the Brighde Room, Goddess House, 28 Magdalene Street, Glastonbury BA6 9EJ.
Times
Each day: 10am – 5pm.
What to bring
Clothes and shoes for the weather. Journal and pen. Water. Lunch. We invite you to wear white for Imbolc. People unable to attend the first weekend in person will need to get a beautiful golden cord, string or length of wool, about 1.5 metres.
More Course details
You can find more course details here.
Course dates and further details
You can find course dates and details here.
Course fee payments
Full Fee:
Sliding scale fees paid in full at the beginning of the course: A non-refundable deposit of £200 secures your place.
Scale One: Household income below £20,000 per annum: £1,300
Scale Two: Household income between £20,000 and £28,999: £1,400
Scale Three: Household Income above £29,000: £1,500
We hold to a policy of honesty.
In addition, you may have costs of course literature, drum (if you don’t already have one), and some minor materials for assignments, with an estimated cost of approx. £100-200.
Payment by instalments attract a one-off £50 administration fee.
Including the £50 admin fee, the payments will be (depending on your household income):
Scale One: Income below £20,000: Deposit of £200 plus nine monthly payments of £127.77 beginning 1 February 2025.
Scale Two: Income between £20,000 and £28,999 per annum: : Deposit of £200 plus nine monthly payments of £138.88beginning 1 February 2025.
Scale Three: Income above £29,000 per annum: Deposit of £200 plus nine monthly payments of £150 beginning 1 February 2025.
Signed Terms & Conditions are an integral part of the course application process and should also be received by us within four weeks of your receiving confirmation of acceptance on the course.
Please make payments to: Glastonbury Goddess Temple.
You can find the fee payment page here.
How to apply for the course
You can find everything you need to apply for the course here.