“LOVED! I been to several doula and midwifery workshops and this one, by far, was the best!” — Lacey

“I must say words cannot express how touched I was by your thorough evaluation and personalized input on my certification packet. It is so unique to have such continuity in training and certifying. Thank you for all the effort you put into toLabor and into us doulas! This process has and continues to be transformative!” — Sarah

“I learned so much in your doula training class. I’m still benefiting from all that I learned that weekend… things you taught me had a wonderful positive impact on my life.” — Valerie

“I found that I liked this organization best because they required more to become certified, thus making sure you knew what you needed to know.” — Tashina 

“Everyone should take this workshop, even if they don’t become a doula. I learned more this weekend than I did in my childbirth class when I was pregnant!” — Shel T

“As a social worker, toLabor’s activist-orientated trainings felt like they best aligned with my desire to work for pregnant people of marginalized backgrounds. I wanted my doula education to be in a social justice context and I was not disappointed. toLabor not only taught from this framework, but attracted other student doulas with the similar ideologies. I am so fortunate to have met them.

My social work education has taught me the importance of being client-centered, and my doula training expanded on this exponentially. It’s not about your personal feelings on physiologic or medicalized birth – it’s about radically accepting your client and their desires. I’m currently helping a client plan out a beautiful “belly birth” (her term for her upcoming c-section) and I feel like the non-judgmental, supportive nature of the toLabor training has given me great tools to assist her. These principles are the reason I chose toLabor, and they were very present throughout our entire weekend.” — Kayla, Social Worker

“It was fantastic! I think it was great for me to do while in nursing school as it has helped me see other perspectives.” — Claire, Nursing Student

“I really appreciate how much we emphasized the importance of language and how we communicate when we are assisting at a birth.” — Amy M.

“The toLabor doula training to me is what every form of education should be – a strong basis in actual information, offered by a guiding hand, with complete openness to the possibilities to come, and true compassion for every thought, every body, every being. toLabor workshops – and the leaders, perhaps most remarkably – embody a truly unique combination of knowledge, feeling, passion, presence, activism, community, raw strength, and resolve, without the slightest hint of an agenda, resistance, dogma, egoism, or ultimatum. I would strongly recommend this workshop to anyone looking to become a doula, or just a little more human.” — Megan, Nurse

“As a prenatal yoga instructor who wanted to deepen my knowledge of birth and support of laboring women, I chose to attend the toLabor Birth Doula training because of its women-centered, holistic, caring approach. The toLabor mission aligned with what I was already trying to do in my yoga classes–empower women–and as soon as I attended the workshop I knew that I was in the exact right place. toLabor workshops are so skillfully taught and combine evidence-based practices with heart-centered approaches. Not only did I learn about the skills needed to become a doula, I learned how to empower myself as a woman doing this deeply meaningful work. I am so happy that I chose toLabor for my birth doula training and have recommended it to my yoga colleagues who also want to become doulas!” — Michelle, Prenatal Yoga Instrustor