Together
with Midwife Marina Alzugaray from We fly from London to Miami, Florida on The workshop begins on
Monday morning and
The
cost of the trip is
£680 plus
flight. (Approximate total = £980)
We already have a lot of interest in this workshop -
please
To see photos of local dolphins, click
here.
Click here to see the photos from the 2002 workshop!
If you are interested in putting your name down for this trip, or finding out more, please email us.
We are delighted to be able to offer midwives and
student midwives the opportunity to join us in our
new workshop to the Florida Keys, USA.
Comadres Institute,
we have created a week-long
workshop which enables midwives from the UK to study
the use of water during pregnancy, labour and birth,
an introduction to the American Aquanatal programme,
the links between women and dolphins and
explore other related topics and ideas.
By popular request, the trip will also include
a half-day ocean cruise with the opportunity to
see and swim with wild dolphins and a 'free day'
to explore historic Key West at your leisure.
outline of
our itinerary
Saturday morning, arriving in Miami late afternoon.
From there, it is a scenic 3-hour drive down the Keys,
with a stop for dinner at a restaurant on the way.
Arriving at our waterfront hostel Saturday evening,
we plan to have a relaxing Sunday, orientating to the Keys,
swimming in the ocean, walking the local trails and
enabling the group to get to know each other better.
continues until Thursday. The topics and activities
which are available include the following:
physiology of women and water
using water for labour
updating on waterbirth:
evidence and experience
water babies
women's ocean art
introduction to American Aquanatal
(one-day certificated course)
visions of dolphins
swimming with dolphins
local walks / ocean swimming
water, women and spirituality
images of women and water
Weather permitting, we also have time and equipment for walks, cycling and kayaking.
(Full workshop programme will be sent on application).
All accommodation and meals are included in the price,
except for lunch and dinner on Friday,
when we have left free time for the group to explore
the Keys on their own. Free transportation will be available
to (and from) Key West, where participants can explore the historic
town, visit museums and the 'gingerbread houses', relax
with a beer and watch the local street performers,
commune with the Florida wildlife, or
take a sunset cruise in a pirate's galleon!
(The cost of these activities is not included!)
There will be enough time for a last swim in the ocean
on Saturday morning before we drive back to Miami,
stopping for a picnic at a beach en route.
Our flight will leave Miami early Saturday evening
and we will land in London on Sunday morning.
for
more information...
We are able to take eight
participants on this trip.
The current cost of the flight on expedia is £300, but it is difficult to know if, when or how flight costs may change over the next few months.
The price includes all travel within the US, accommodation in a waterfront
location in the Keys, all meals (except for lunch and dinner Friday)
all workshop activities, dolphin cruise and certified
Introduction to American Aquanatal, handouts, information,
UK administration and facilitation.
email us soon if you are keen to come. If you would
like to find out more, feel free to email us your questions.
For more information about the Florida Keys,
click here.
If you have questions about this workshop, email us on