Babywearing workshops
Come and learn the art of babywearing at Gracelands Yard!
The workshop is led by Jin-Hee Choi, a babywearing instructor, certified from Trageschule in Dresden, Germany.
This workshop teaches you different ways of carrying your baby with a long
piece of cloth (wrap).
*Do you have a colicky baby?
*Do you fear using the public transport with a buggy?
*Do you have a toddler look after and you need to be hands free?
*Do you suffer from postnatal depression?
*Does your baby want to be held all the time?*Do conventional slings give you aches?
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you can benefit from
this workshop.
Limited to 4 babies per workshop.
Thursday, 24/April 2:45-4:45
Train with the Trageschule in London!
March 7th-8th 2008
Are you a passionate babywearing advocate?
Do you feel a special affinity for working with parents and babies?
Would you like the opportunity to train with an established Babywearing school?
We are very pleased to announce that Ulrike Hoewer of the Tragsechule, Dresden will be travelling to London next year to begin teaching her Babywearing Consultants course.
About Babywearing Consultancy:
Becoming a babywearing consultant is a serious and special undertaking. You will be working with new parents during a very special time in their lives. Creating an inviting environment where parents feel empowered, ready and able to learn new skills, is the task of the babywearing consultant.
We share our knowledge sensitively, in a way that respects the individual;
We support parents to make their own choices;
We follow a clear and concise method to teach babywearing to ensure physical and emotional wellbeing for both parent and baby.
About Ulrike Hoewer:
Ulrike is a registered nurse and breastfeeding counsellor; she holds a masters degree in Philosophy and is mother to 4 children with over 12 years babywearing experience.
She has been working with new parents, teaching them the skills of babywearing for 10 years.
About the course:
The Basic course takes place over two days and is very intensive. During the course you will draw upon your own knowledge as a parent and babywearer, as well as learn more about the up-to-date scientific and medical research that supports babywearing as a positive childrearing practice for the human animal.
You will also gain the concise practical skills necessary to teach complete beginners to wear their baby confidently and comfortably.
After completion you will gain membership of the network and will have the necessary skills and knowledge to begin holding consultations of your own.
To gain full certification a further Advanced course, plus an examination course are required.
About the Trageschule:
The Trageschule is a well respected organisation in Germany and throughout Europe with students in many countries including France, Italy, and Switzerland.
http://www.trageschule-dresden.de/
There are 8 places on the course,
which will take place at Gracelands Yard in North West London on the 7th-8th of March 2008.
