Balancing Birth: Signature Course

With this course, you’ll learn techniques to achieve:

Easing inductions
Decreased back labor
Less intensity during contractions
A more centered cervix
Improved sacral mobility
Improved labor patterns (regular and consistent contractions)
A more activated parasympathetic nervous system (for increased calm)
More space for baby
Improved rotation of the fetal head
Fewer Interventions

◦ Less pitocin use

◦ Fewer episiotomies

◦ Fewer vacuum deliveries

◦ Fewer cesarean births

Better birth outcomes

◦ Less tearing

◦ Less bleeding

◦ Less time for birth of baby

You’ll learn:

In-depth anatomy and physiology

On every soft tissue affecting birth, for the birth-giver and for baby.

Signs of imbalance in pregnancy

What your client may describe, and how to understand which soft tissues are causing those symptoms in birth.

Contraindications to techniques

Balance technique videos for muscles, ligaments and fascia by pelvic soft tissue level:

Anatomy and physiology
Signs of imbalance in birth
Balance techniques

◦ In upright positions

◦ In a side-lying position

◦ In a supine/prone position (laying down)

When you join the Balancing Birth: Signature Course online course, you’ll have immediate access to the full content of the course.

Equilibrio’s Balancing Birth: Signature online course includes detailed handouts, didactic videos, and demonstrations of techniques with a live model. The course platform is accessible from your computer and your cell phone. All learning will be self-paced, allowing for flexibility in your schedule, and the time needed to incorporate these techniques into your practice. You’ll also have access to a private community forum for course participants worldwide to help expand conversations and enable more shared knowledge.

You’ll receive training in advanced anatomy and physiology that is focused on understanding soft tissue in birth at an expert level. You’ll learn how to integrate the Equilibrio approach into your existing practice, that is, a blend of expert-level techniques to increase balance for birth-giver and space for baby with an emphasis on inclusivity, consent, and agency.

You’ll have lifetime access to the version of the course you purchased for repeated learning and review.

Special Bonus!
The Balancing Birth: Signature Course has the added bonus of a protocols handbook, based on the 5 Soft Tissue Pelvic Levels™, an invaluable addition to your birth toolbox. You’ll receive detailed protocols for addressing more than 20 birth situations, in both a printable version for your birth bag and as an app for your phone that includes short videos to remind you how to do each technique.

There are no specific prerequisites for Equilibrio online courses.

That said, please note that this course offers advanced-level anatomy and physiology, and direction for hands-on techniques.

Please note: this advanced training is designed to supplement your pre-existing knowledge, and does not provide the legal requirements for professional practice in birth, which vary by location. You should only apply it professionally if you fulfill the legal requirements where you live.

After attending the online training alone, you’ll receive a document of completion.

In order to become an Equilibrio Certified Practitioner, specializing in advanced balance in birth using the 5 Soft Tissue Pelvic Levels™, you must successfully complete both the online course and all the Balancing Birth in-person trainings (Muscles, Ligaments, and Fascia), as well as submit documentation for the application process.

Upon approval, this provides you with certification benefits such as online listing on our website’s Directory of Practitioners, along with receiving marketing materials for your professional use.

Who is the instructor for this course?

Rachel Shapiro Davies, bodyworker, birthworker, and founder of Equilibrio, is the instructor for this course. This includes anatomy and physiology, signs of imbalance, and benefits of balance, as well as the balance/massage techniques themselves.

Can I attend even if I haven’t taken the in-person course?

Yes. This online course stands alone as an independent training, providing you with in-depth learning of soft tissue anatomy and physiology, signs of imbalance, and techniques to restore balance in childbirth.

This online course is a great foundation for taking an in-person training, where you can work on precision and depth of techniques with hands-on guidance.

Are there discounts for buying the online and in-person massage courses together?

Yes! We encourage you to complete both trainings at your own pace to enhance and strengthen your professional knowledge. Additionally, taking both courses within 3 years allows you to apply for Equilibrio Practitioner Certification. To support this journey, we offer discounts on the corresponding course.

Do you offer payment plans?

Absolutely. We offer a variety of payment plans to help meet your individual financial needs. You’ll see the range of plans available on the payment page, and can select the one you want upon purchase.

What time investment does this course require?

This course is self-paced and you can therefore determine your own time investment. We recommend doing one full lesson each week, which, depending on your learning speed, is an investment of between 1-3 hours a week. You can of course proceed faster or slower, based on your own needs and availability.

What’s your cancellation policy?

Once you have purchased an online course, you’ll receive full access to the content. Therefore, there are no refunds after purchase of a course.

Do you offer a centralized directory for Equilibrio-certified practitioners?

Yes. Once you are approved for certification, you’ll be listed in our Directory of Practitioners, within your qualified field. This is an interactive map and search engine to help clients to easily find a local expert.

How do I become Equilibrio-certified?

In order to become an Equilibrio Certified Practitioner, specializing in advanced balance in birth using the 5 Soft Tissue Pelvic Levels™, you must successfully complete the Balancing Birth Signature online course and all the Balancing Birth in-person trainings (Muscles, Ligaments, and Fascia) within 3 years of each other, as well as submit documentation for the application process.

Once you are approved for certification, you’ll be listed in our Directory of Practitioners and will have use of our corresponding badge and branding for your own professional use.

Can I take this training more than once?

Yes! You’ll have lifetime access to the version of the course you purchased for repeated learning and review.

"I LOVE how I’m noticing a deeper 6th sense for what is going on when working with pregnant women. All the beautiful Images you included are just amazing to me. I feel they have so much to do with how I’m ‘visualizing’ the pelvis."

- Shonalee Unruh, CD(DONA), BRM® Pro, Certified Pregnancy Health Coach

“Equilibrio’s Balancing Birth course, and Rachel’s way of clearly articulating in depth anatomy and physiology and matching that to hands-on clinical skills, have enhanced my midwifery practice. After 14 years of homebirth practice, this course has helped me understanding the baby’s journey better in the pelvis, and the soft tissue’s baby navigates- it have helped decreased hospital transfers, and greatly enhanced birth experiences."

- Leigh Maller, CPM, CNM

"There was so much new learning for me in this course. I have done a Spinning Babies Aware Practitioner course, and I’ve done Body Ready Method course and this added that extra layer and more detailed understanding of the soft tissue structures and how to address them directly with release techniques to create balance. Also, having the videos and workbook to keep referring back to has been so useful."

- Anonymous

"I loved learning about the individual anatomical landmarks, particularly the insertion and origins of muscles, and where the ligaments lie in relation to the other structures. And then, how knowing that allows you to focus your direct release techniques to those structures. I also loved hearing Rachel’s perspective on this with her incredible background and experience, which was very evident in how she talks about this knowledge."

- Anonymous

Balancing Birth: Signature Course

BALANCING BIRTH

ONLINE COURSE

$6,999

$7,999

Balancing Birth is an in-depth training in soft tissue anatomy and physiology. You’ll learn hands-on techniques to balance muscles, ligaments, and fascia in order to make more space for the baby through the birth-giver’s body, which will help decrease interventions, aid in birth progress, and ease the birth-giver’s experience. These advanced balance techniques are taught using Equilibrio’s unique 5 Soft Tissue Pelvic Levels™ to help you understand which soft tissues to balance when in birth, based on baby’s location in the pelvis.

Our trainings are aimed at birth professionals who want to offer a higher quality of support to their clients, to increase their comfort and help prepare for a smoother childbirth experience.

This profound understanding of birth physiology will transform how you assess and treat each client.

The Balancing Birth: Signature Course is also available to study in 3 parts - Muscles, Ligaments, and Fascia, respectively - for a more focused study process, and reduced investment of money and time per course. (See individual courses for details.)

This whole course is available as an app on your phone for ease of use in birth.