MAY 2, 2026  I  9:00 AM-5:30 PM  I  KENSINGTON, MD I  ONLY $250

We are thrilled to be bringing midwife Heidi Meyer Vallentin for an in-person workshop near Washington DC!

This one-day immersive workshop introduces doulas and birth professionals to the Meyer Method: a neuroscience-based, trauma-informed approach to supporting labor through touch, breath, language, and nervous system regulation.

What you will learn:

• Pain & perception: Understand the bio-psycho-social model of pain, gate control theory, and the role of attention and intention in shaping the birth experience.
• Reset the nervous system in birth: Explore the polyvagal lens – neuroception, safety, and how self- and co-regulation affect labor flow and coping capacity.
• MeyerMind: Learn how focus, can relieve pain, anchor calm and create a sense of control and flow.
• MeyerTouch (Meyertryk™): Practice the six core principles of this rhythmic double-pressure technique that grounds the body, diverts attention from pain, and strengthens connection.
• Breath as regulation: Introduction to the Meyer Focus Breathing model – integrating rhythm, concentration, and relaxation to modulate pain and foster birth flow.
• The Birth Triangle & Partner Agreement: Practical tools for collaboration between birthing person, partner, and professional – strengthening trust, presence,
  and autonomy.

Guess what! We'll be teaching our highly-acclaimed Advocacy Training for Birth Workers at the same venue, the two preceding days! Join us for The Advocacy Training on April 30–May 1. Bundle your ticket here and save.