Do you ever worry about not knowing what to do with your hands with your clients?

Do you feel unsure about how close or how deep to go with your touch? 

Or do you already feel confident and simply want to expand your repertoire to bring more comfort and support to laboring people with your touch? 

Yiska Obadia’s Comforting Touch for Doulas is a training for the doula of any experience level who wants to add more skillful touch to their bag of tricks! With 30 years of massage practice and 23 years of doula experience, Yiska’s amazing one-day workshop will teach you what you need to know to tend your clients in birth!

Details: Thursday June 5th, 10am - 5pm, $250

Location: Loving Arms 1260 45th St Emeryville

Join Meg Elliott and Gabby Theobald-Anderson for a gathering dedicated to fostering community and connection for queer perinatal professionals.

Location: Loving Arms 1260 45th St Emeryville

Gabby (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker living in Oakland with her partner and two children. She has over 20 years of experience working with children and families, including 13 years as a School Social Worker with San Francisco Unified School District, where she supported school sites, mentored new clinicians, and led program development. Gabby now works full time in private practice at Sweet Oak Therapy, specializing in perinatal mental health, parenting support, and wellness consulting. She’s passionate about helping people create lives rooted in connection, meaning, and community.