Birth Healing Summit
Apr
8
to Apr 12

Birth Healing Summit

Birth Healing Summit 2024 - Online April 8-19

I'm thrilled to join Lynn Schulte along with 20+ experts for a 12 day summit, not to be missed.

My talk is on 2nd Stage Labor!

In my conversation with Lynn, we cover;

• How changing one word helps shifts perspective with labor

• How nervous systems of everyone in the room needs to be safe enough

• How to work with the baby during Birth

• Signs someone might be at 10cm

• A trick for laboring in supine to help pelvic bones

Lynne, has such a great lineup. Find the full list of speakers and presentations, and SIGN UP via the link below.

Join us ONLINE April 8-19!

Or get access to watch the recordings!

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The Pregnant Pelvis
Mar
28
3:00 PM15:00

The Pregnant Pelvis

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The journey of giving birth is undeniably one of the most profound events in a woman's life, often accompanied by apprehension, especially concerning the aspects of pushing and tearing.

In the class - I will show the relationship between the shape of the pelvis and childbirth. I will discuss how the role of the pelvic floor helps the baby navigate through the bony structures. You will discover a relevant part of the body that is often ignored but is an essential key part of labor. We will explore what the second stage of labor is and what is really going on with the pelvis, the baby and the pelvic floor .

Childbirth subjects the female perineum to significant stretching and pressure, an experience with lasting consequences. However, armed with proactive preparation, attention, and knowledge, this region of the body can be well cared for.

You will learn how to protect the perineum during delivery. Whether you are an expectant mother or a healthcare professional, this class aims to enhance your understanding and readiness, empowering you to better support pregnant clients during the birthing process – with or without an epidural. 

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Polyvagal Principles for Birth and Postpartum.
Jul
18
7:00 PM19:00

Polyvagal Principles for Birth and Postpartum.

Creating safety and minimizing the trauma experience. A Polyvagal Perspective.

Optimizing the birth process to minimize the trauma experience and foster connection and co-regulation.

• Introduction to Polyvagal Theory

• 3 Principles: Hierarchy, Neuroception & Co-Regulation.

• Essentials for birth and beyond – Context, Choice & Connection.

• Explore how the bonding relationship between parents and babies informs our sense of safety

• Explore your own adaptive responses to touch.

• Learn to help your clients discover the right amount of touch to regulate their nervous systems

• Understand that ruptures happen from relational misattunement and how to repair.

• How Doulas/ Practitioners/ Yoga Teachers/ Coaches can create safety within the Birthing Preparation and Process.

We will discuss various challenges (and offer client cases) we encounter in (effective) birthing and how adaptive survival states impact our effectiveness.

This session will dive into explaining the importance of client connection. By looking at connection and communication through the lens of Polyvagal Theory you’ll gain new insights into how to successfully relate to your clients and those you work with.

We’ll explore how to bring curiosity to moments of disconnection and offer practices that support connection and the re-establishment of safety. We will explore ways of experiencing safety in our own bodies, and welcome our clients into an experience of safety with us through co-regulation, presence and relationship.

Are you a doula, yoga teacher, nurse, physician, physical therapist, or other healthcare provider?

This is an unmissable opportunity to help you understand your own nervous system fluctuations as well as read the autonomic state of your clients to help guide them to a state of safety and connection.

Chantal Traub is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Doula and Childbirth Educator with 30 years of experience of assisting expecting families in the New York Metro Area. Chantal incorporates Polyvagal Principles in her practice as a doula and coach. She was invited by Dr. Stephen Porges to present at the Polyvagal Institute Conference in 2022.

Chantal is also a Certified Yoga Teacher, Mutu Systems Trainer, Safe and Sound protocol provider. She resides in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

Tove Borgendale has over 25 years of experience working with complex and preverbal trauma and takes a holistic approach to healing body/mind/spirit and heart. She is licensed as a massage therapist with a focus in developmental and strain trauma as it relates directly to befriending, honoring and trusting our bodies. In addition to multiple hands-on modalities, Tove draws upon Barbara Brennan energy healing, Nondual Kabbalistic Healing, Nondual Shamanism, and The Polyvagal Theory in her work with clients.

Tove is a mother, a visual artist, and a teacher of Nondual Shamanism, an Safe and Sound Protocol provider, as well as multiple topics in The Polyvagal Theory, including assisting Deb Dana in her Rhythm of Regulation and Foundations Trainings. She dedicated to creating a world where we know what safe touch is for ourselves and honor each other’s touch boundaries. She loves helping people become more fully themselves.

early bird special: $150 regular price (ends June 8) $218

(A recording of this class will be available if you are unable to make the live event. Please let the host know in advance).

Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions 🙏

Scholarships available. Please request more info.

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Menopause Health Talks
Jun
6
8:00 PM20:00

Menopause Health Talks

Join Margie Bissinger and Chantal Traub to discover the best exercise for menopause and beyond!

Learn simple steps to optimal bone health through midlife.

$25 Register Here:

Better bone health. In the United States there are 10 million women with osteoporosis and 43 million women with osteopenia. Osteoporosis is responsible for approximately 2 million fractures annually. Join us to learn how to prevent bone loss and decreases fractures.

This is also a wonderful opportunity to ask your questions on building strong bones throughout life. Learn about Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Nutrition for bone health and which supplements help to enhance bone health

Learn more about menopause with us:

Margie Bissinger, MS, PT, CHC is a physical therapist, integrative health coach, and happiness trainer. Margie has over 25 years of experience helping people with osteoporosis and osteopenia improve their bone health through an integrative comprehensive approach utilizing whole foods, exercise, supplements, mind-body relaxation techniques and happiness training. Margie is the author of Osteoporosis: An Exercise Guide. She oversees all the osteoporosis initiatives in the state of New Jersey as a physical therapy representative to the NJ Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. Margie teaches an online 6-week program, Happy Bones, Happy Life, to give people the tools to naturally achieve optimal bone health. Margie is the host of the Happy Bones, Happy Life Podcast and Natural Approaches to Osteoporosis and Bone Health Summit.

Margie believes that happiness plays an integral role in our bone and overall health. She has been teaching her patients happiness habits for over 35 years and has seen the powerful effects happiness has on chronic pain and recovery. Margie created The Happy Me, Happy Life online program to help people increase their happiness level, energy, and overall health.

Margie has lectured to Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, hospitals, and women’s groups throughout the country. She has been featured in the New York Times, Menopause Management, OB GYN News and contributed to numerous health and fitness books.

Margie received a bachelor of science degree in physical therapy from the University of Pennsylvania and a master of science degree in Orthopedic Physical Therapy from Northwestern University. Margie has furthered her expertise by studying nutrition and health coaching at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City.

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Menopause Health Talks
May
23
8:00 PM20:00

Menopause Health Talks

Join Anna Barbieri and Chantal Traub to learn about hormone health, hormone therapy and supplements during the menopause transition.

$ 25 Register here:

It's all connected: Fluctuating hormone levels during perimenopause can cause havoc on your life. Learn simple strategies and options to manage this big transition.

We will discuss Hormone Therapy. Is this right for you? and what supplements can help as you navigate this stage of life. Join us to chat about your hormones, discuss your symptoms and find lasting relief.

Join the conversation! This is also a wonderful opportunity to ask your questions on sleep issues, low libido, weight gain, period changes, painful sex, urinary tract infections, heart palpitations, anxiety, brain fog, irritability and joint pain.

Learn more about menopause with us:

As a board-certified gynecologist with additional training in integrative medicine, Dr Barbieri’s passion is truly personalized, patient-centered care of women. From preventive care to complex gynecologic issues, Dr Barbieri partners with her patients to help them maintain or restore optimal gynecologic health. Dr Barbieri has special expertise in helping navigate menopause, where she focuses on each patient by customizing nutrition, lifestyle, and use of hormonal (including bioidentical) or nonhormonal treatments when appropriate. She practices medicine through the lens of holistic care - addressing the whole person and aspects of physical as well as emotional and spiritual health.

Dr. Barbieri completed her residency in OBGYN at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, where she is now an Assistant Clinical Professor and a member of the Mount Sinai Center of Excellence for menopause and integrative gynecology. She is a Fellow of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a certified menopause practitioner by the North American Menopause Society. She also completed a fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, and the Integrative Medicine fellowship under the direction of Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona School of Medicine. Dr. Barbieri is also the founding physician of Elektra Health, a digital menopause education company.

In her spare time, Dr. Barbieri loves to spend time with her family, her dog Remy, hike, grow tomatoes, and listen to music. Her favorite musical artist is Freddie Mercury.

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Menopause Health Talks
May
16
8:00 PM20:00

Menopause Health Talks

Oxytocin and The Biology of Menopause

Join Sue Carter and Chantal Traub to understand Oxytocin and the Biology of Menopause and how we can thrive during this transition.

Limited seats available. Register here: $25

It's all connected: The role of Oxytocin in Menopause.

Understand the central role of menopause and oxytocin in human evolution.

Join the conversation! This is also a wonderful opportunity to ask your questions on anxiety, brain fog, irritability and mood changes.

Learn more about menopause with us:

C. Sue Carter is an American biologist and behavioral neurobiologist. She is an internationally recognized expert in behavioral neuroendocrinology. In 2014 she was appointed Director of The Kinsey Institute and Rudy Professor of Biology at Indiana University.

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Protect the Perineum for Birth! for Birth Pros (Copy)
May
10
7:00 PM19:00

Protect the Perineum for Birth! for Birth Pros (Copy)

Protect the Perineum for Birth!

2nd Stage Labor & The Pelvic Floor for Practitioners.

Research shows that the excess force from long periods of breath holding while sustaining pushing and pushing in an uncoordinated way may be harmful to the perineum, resulting in tears and weaker pelvic floor muscles, months or years after birth.

30% of continent people after birth become incontinent 5-7 years later. Learn how to minimize this.

This 2 hr class on Pushing and the Pelvic Floor incudes practical and evidence-based strategies to optimize the pushing process and protect the physiology of birthing people.

We will explore:

🌀 What is the second stage labor? The relationship between the pelvis, the baby and the pelvic floor?

🌀 How practitioners can better educate their clients ahead of time to push safely and effectively (with or without an epidural)

🌀 Pelvic anatomy + biomechanics for the pushing part of labor

🌀How to navigate pushing in the hospital culture for a functional birth

🌀 Pushing positions

🌀 Breathing strategies and the “how to”.


(A recording of this class will be available if you are unable to make the live event. Please let the host know in advance).

$199 SAVE YOUR SEAT HERE!

Limited scholarship seats available.

Email chantal@chantaltraub.com for more details and any questions.

Safe and Effective Pelvic Health for Birth.

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Menopause Health Talks
May
3
8:00 PM20:00

Menopause Health Talks

Heart Rate Variability and Heart Health

Join Susan Clinton & Chantal Traub to learn about heart rate variability, heart health and sleep during the menopause transition.

Limited seats available. Register here: $25

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in women. The drop in estrogen results in a significant increase in cardiac markers associated with heart attack, stroke and coronary heart disease.

Come learn how you can be proactive about taking care of your heart health as you age.

It's all connected: Fluctuating hormone levels during perimenopause can cause your heart rate to increase. Heart palpitations may often accompany hot flushes and disrupted sleep.

This is also a wonderful opportunity to ask your questions on your sleep issues, low libido, weight gain, painful sex, urinary tract infections, heart palpitaions, anxiety, brain fog, irritability and joint pain.

Learn more about menopause with us:

About the speakers:

Susan C. Clinton PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, COMT, FAAOMPT WHC NBC-HWC

Susan is an award-winning physical therapist in professional achievement and the owner of LTI Physio in Sault Ste. Marie, MI (former co-owner of Embody Physiotherapy & Wellness in Sewickley, PA). Susan is board certified in orthopedic and women’s health physical therapy, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, and a board certified health and wellness coach. She is an international instructor/mentor of post-professional education in women’s health (including GI issues in women), orthopedic manual therapy, health/wellness coaching and business psychology. She is on faculty at Andrews University in the Doctor of Science in PT program, a Master Coach for the Integrative Women’s Health Institute, and a clinical faculty instructor for the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy and ASPIRE.  She is also an active author in research and blog posts, and is an active professional/clinical mentor. Susan is the co-founder and board member for the foundation: Global Women’s Health Initiative. She is also the co-host of the 5 five-star podcast, “Tough to Treat,” the guide to treating complex patients, and “The Genius Project,” reframing the treatment of persistent musculoskeletal pain. Susan enjoys walking / hiking, country line dance and ballroom, and is an avid supporter of music, the arts, and international objectives for women’s health.

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LAMAZE WEBINAR
Mar
9
1:00 PM13:00

LAMAZE WEBINAR

DATE: Thursday, March 9
TIME: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
PRESENTER: Chantal Traub, NBC-HWC, CD (DONA), LCCE, CCCE

Research shows that the excess force from long periods of breath holding while sustaining pushing and pushing in an uncoordinated way may be harmful to the perineum, resulting in tears and weaker pelvic floor muscles, months or years after birth. This webinar will cover the relationship between the baby and the pelvis and the role of the pelvic floor in birth. Education on physiological 2nd stage of labor and how to push with or without an epidural and how to best to protect the pelvic floor and core to minimize damage. This presentation will provide an overview of physiologic 2nd stage, some birth positions, and breath for the different phases of pushing.

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