Our Birth Journey Professionals

19/11/2025

Do ART conceived children know about their origin? How does medically assisted conception show in a child’s behaviour? How can parents hold their children within this particular context?

A fascinating insight into the psychological aspects of assisted reproduction by Klaus Käppeli. This first course module covered the child’s perspective. Over the next few weeks, we will hear the parent’s reality and the challenges a therapist working with ART families may face.

You can watch a trailer of this first module here: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/assisted-reproductive-technologies

18/11/2025

Join us for the third live session of the Body of Mystery Series with Ian Rees

In this class Ian will help us explore holding and growth which have a connection to the experience of womb and womb as world. We will contemplate the relationship between the centre, the circumference and the layers of patterns that build up around the core. We explore the holding and containing aspects of awareness and trusting the process of inquiry.

This work is based on a contemplative model of conscious incarnation seeing the process of incarnation as a moment by moment recreation and recapitulation of our shaping from our inception right through our history to the present moment.

Thursday, 20 November 2025 at 19h UK time

Registration: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/body-mystery-layers

17/11/2025

Tissue Intelligence – Listening to Our Cells and Fluids
Live Workshop with Joan Davis
Thursday, 27 November 2025 at 19h – 21h UK time

How may we access the innate ‘intelligence’ of our fluids, cells and tissues from our current adult age and from a resourced place in present time? More importantly, how is this intelligence recognised and if so, how might that impact our whole being?

These questions represent a starting point for a form of somatic practice developed by Joan Davis - a synthesis of decades of study and trainings in the fields of Process Oriented Psychology, developmental processes, embryology, early infant trauma and many more.

The practice prioritises listening to our tissues, bypassing the "thinking mind" in order to uncover deeper bodily wisdom. While the work isn’t exclusively about birth, it may reveal pre- and perinatal patterns organically through somatic awareness.

In this two hour workshop, Joan will guide participants through the practice and encourage open-minded exploration. We may discover a greater sense of intimacy with ourselves with the possibility of finding a depth of Recognition, Acknowledgement and Unconditional Acceptance.

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In this workshop, Joan Davis will guide participants through the practice of listening to our tissues in order to uncover deeper bodily wisdom. While the work isn’t exclusively about birth, it may reveal pre- and perinatal patterns organically through somatic awareness.

15/11/2025

What does conception through assisted reproductive technologies mean for the child coming into the world that way? And for the parents who journey along an arduous path?

This three part live course with Swiss psychotherapist Klaus Käppeli will highlight the impact ART procedures can have on both child and parents. We will learn about the innate knowledge the child’s body has regarding its origins, how parents can be supported when they enter this uncharted territory, and challenges a therapist may come up against when working with these families.

Klaus Käppeli will cover this topic also from the perspective of the mystery as to why a soul chooses this arduous and challenging path into the world and touch upon psychological, philosophical, and theological questions.

Join us on Mondays, 17/24 November and 1 December 2025 at 19h UK time for

Waiting for a Child – The Challenging Path of Assisted Reproductive Technology

Find out more: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/assisted-reproductive-technologies

14/11/2025

In this study based presentation, Henci Goer challenges certain concepts around the practice of elective induction at 39 weeks, particularly focusing on the ARRIVE trial’s findings and their real-world applicability.

Henci argues that the trial’s results are not necessarily generalisable to typical hospital settings and that the medical approach to induction tends to result in further interventions. She concludes that the ARRIVE trial inadvertently highlights that the best outcomes will be achieved in a model of care that supports the physiologic process and reserves induction for circumstances when the benefits of inducing outweigh the risks.

You can watch a trailer here: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/39-week-elective-induction

13/11/2025

Holding, Growth and Expansion
Session 3 of the Body of Flesh - Body of Dream - Body of Mystery Series
with Ian Rees, Thursday, 20 November 2025 at 19h UK time

Before we are even born we experience the twofold reality of body and mind through movement and dreaming. This duality stays with us throughout life: our direct sense of our physicality accessed through our senses – the Body of Flesh - and the inner body and senses which connect us to flow and implicate possibilities – the Body of Dream.

In a series of four experiential classes, psycho-spiritual psychotherapist Ian Rees will guide us to the discovery of a body-mind synthesis, which can take us beyond our personal history into the experience of embodiment of the soul and non-ordinary reality – the Body of Mystery.

This work is based on a contemplative model of conscious incarnation seeing the process of incarnation as a moment by moment recreation and recapitulation of our shaping from our inception right through our history to the present moment.

This third session addresses holding and growth which have a connection to the experience of womb and womb as world. We will contemplate the relationship between the centre, the circumference and the layers of patterns that build up around the core. We explore the holding and containing aspects of awareness and trusting the process of inquiry.

Registration: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/body-mystery-layers

12/11/2025

Is there more to a child’s (difficult) behaviour than – well – the child?

Emily McCray and Christiana Dykeman, work with a five-step model for healing generational trauma by decoding behavioural "symptoms" as unmet needs and unresolved emotional imprints. Their approach emphasises somatic awareness, storytelling, and nervous system regulation to foster coherence and connection within families.

You can watch the full recording of Monday’s talk here: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/inner-child-journeys

11/11/2025

As the baby is considered full term at 39 weeks by medical standards, induction at that point of a low risk pregnancy may be suggested in order to lower the risk of complications, such as stillbirth or a large baby.

While the position in the UK is more conservative on elective induction at 39 weeks, it is becoming a growing practice in European countries such as France, Germany or Spain.

In this class, US based birth options expert, author and educator, Henci Goer will explain the greater ramifications of 39 week elective induction and the possible biases of the ARRIVE trial in terms of the philosophy and practices of those conducting the trial and managing the pregnancies and labours of its participants.

Join us on Thursday, 13 November at 19h UK time.

Register here: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/39-week-elective-induction

09/11/2025

Join us for this free live talk with Emily McCrea and Christianna Deichmann and learn how journeying backwards through the developmental timeline can help identify early emotional ruptures embedded in family dynamics, opens up the path for healing.

In this talk, Emily and Christianna will provide an overview of their method. Through a real-world case study, they will demonstrate how this methodology helped a family shift from recurring behavioural challenges to aligned, heart-centered parenting strategies and emotional repair.

Journey Backwards: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Healing Developmental Wounds in Families
Monday, 10 November 2025 at 19h UK time

Join here: https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/course/inner-child-journeys