Additional considerations

What will an organizer need for the workshop?

All workshops will need a large, open, carpeted room with A/V. A room 30’ X 30’ feet or larger is ideal. Room to move, walk around, and well as seating. A projector and screen for viewing slides or video. Easily accessible parking, easy access to the room, restrooms, and light refreshment service are needed.

What can an organizer do for the workshop?

Consider the size of the local birth community, venues, and other factors for ease of filling a workshop. Choose ideal workshop dates that are at least 4 months in advance.

Workshop Venue

Secure a venue and be sure of access 90 minutes before and an hour after the workshop. Confirm with the ReStory Birthwork Team before finalizing the venue to confirm details that are mutually agreed upon. Please send the venue contract to the ReStory Birthwork Team for payment. 

• Is the location in or near a favorite hospital or a regular birth worker meeting place? 

• Consider a conference room if it is large, private, carpeted, clean, centrally located, and free.

• Is the actual site easy to access with off-street or possibly free parking? Easy to travel to and from the airport in less than 2 hours?

• Can the hostess and Instructor(s) arrive at 7 am to set up, or the night before?

• Set up and clean up: 90 minutes for help before workshop and 1 hour after workshop in the room (ranging ~7 am to 7 pm).

Workshop Registration

To assess interest, email your community. A potential host should get no less than 10 replies before booking.

Once confirmed, ReStory Birthwork will create and manage registration for the workshop. 

• We offer Hosts/Organizers 2 free registrations.

• We offer two Equity Seats to a BIPOC birth care provider (bodyworker, nurse, midwife, or doctor) who is Black or Indigenous. These racial populations have statistically worse birth outcomes than other populations. In a country other than the US or Canada, this might also be a provider of birth care who is a member of a community statistically showing birth disparities. 

• Whether you are eligible or not eligible for an equity seat in this format, consider being an organizer. If you have skills in organizing workshops and can find the appropriate venue, communicate well, and fill the workshop, you can trade your efforts for your seat.

Next Steps

Promote the workshop locally through emails, social media, and local events in the months before this workshop. The ReStory Birthwork Team will have a list of tasks to help you arrange your time and efforts. For example, the Breech Release Workshop requires the organizer to arrange a massage table for each 2 participants, 2 pillows for each table, sheets, and yoga mats.

Provide and arrange healthy refreshments for the workshop. Consider grain and gluten-free choices as well as low or no sugar.

Organizers may be responsible to arrange ground transportation, private rooms in homes, hotels, or airbnb. Make the lodging onsite when possible or a short drive by car. Inquire with the ReStory Birthwork Team for details.

Sponsoring?

Please refer to the above workshop considerations and also the following guidance for workshop sponsorship:

• Consider the size of the local birth community, venues, and other factors for ease of filling a workshop. Choose ideal workshop dates that are at least 4 months in advance.

• Coordinate with ReStory Birthwork Team to confirm date(s), workshop details, and instructor payment. 

• Once confirmed with ReStory Birthwork, please share your workshop registration site (e.g., Eventbrite) for cross promotion.