OUR PROGRAM
This year’s program leans on embodied leadership, the deep wisdom of Bell Hooks’ teaching to transgress, and pushing past the edges of our ‘ways of knowing”.
This year we go beyond, think different, practice at the margins, center traditional midwifery.
Our program will commence on the afternoon of Thursday, the 12th. Please book your flights to arrive in time for 3pm check-in. We will be together for two full days of speakers, dialogues, and practice and we will close the gathering on Sunday the 15th at 12pm.
Thursday, November 12 — ARRIVAL AND OPENING
3:30 - 5:00 PM: Vibe and arrive - Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and meet your fellow passengers joining you on the journey ahead!
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Dinner
6:45 - 8 PM: Fadwah Halaby, A-APRN, CNM: ceremonial opening and presentation TBD
8:00 - 9:15 PM: Carey Chapman Glenn, CPM: an interactive journey using drums and percussion for regulating the nervous system in order to fully embody this work through ritual presence
Friday, November 13 — DIALOGUE AND DEEPENING
8:00 - 8:30 AM: Haize Hawke: Opening libation ritual to open this gathering in an intentional, sacred way for the purpose of honoring the original peoples of this land, connect with their enduring presence, and invoke guidance, protection, and alignment as the ceremony of the work begins
9:00 - 10:30 AM: Stuart Fischein, MD: Topic TBD
10:30 - 11:00 AM: Break
11:00 - 12:30 PM: Doña Marthita Arotingo: Topic TBD
Saturday, November 14 — SIMULATION DAY
8:00 -8:30 AM: Haize Hawke: Opening libation ritual to open this gathering in an intentional, sacred way for the purpose of honoring the original peoples of this land, connect with their enduring presence, and invoke guidance, protection, and alignment as the ceremony of the work begins
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Break
9: 00 AM - 12:00 PM: Morning simulator: hands-on practice for relieving breech dystocias on realistic mannequins, breech maneuvers
- Bradley
- Denny
- Stu
- Rixa
12:00- 12:30 PM: Break
12:30-2:30 PM: Food truck lunch circled up around Doña Lina: a sacred demonstration of rebozo practice, offering participants an embodied way to recognize and honor the care, protection, and balance this skill and ceremony brings to birth
2:30 - 3:00 PM: Break
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Afternoon simulator: hands-on practice for relieving breech dystocias on realistic mannequins, breech maneuvers
- Bradley
- Denny
- Stu
- Rixa
6:00 - 6:30 PM: Break
6:30 - 7:00 PM: Nicole Morales, CPM (Pre-dinner preface), followed by guidance as a group in noble silence to dinner
7:00 - 8:15 PM: Dinner
8:15 - 8:30 PM: Transition to the fire circle
Starting at 8:30 PM: Nicole Morales, CPM: fireside storytelling exercise on ancestral wisdom, myth, and memory
Followed by closing circle and communal prayer for mothers, midwives, and the next generation...
Sunday, November 15 — INTEGRATION AND CLOSURE
8:30 - 9:15 AM: Sendoff Cacao ceremony and ritual with Maria Virginia
9:15 - 10:30 AM: Mama Sarahn: sacred exploration of ancestral knowledge and rituals for caring for twins and breech births. Participants will reconnect with lineage, engage in reflective practices, and learn how to integrate time-honored wisdom into modern birthwork. Through storytelling, ritual, and circle dialogue, this session honors both the spiritual and practical dimensions of birth in conversation with Sevonna + Haize
10:45 - 11:30 AM: Haize: morning reflections plus farewell ceremony
11:30 - 12:00 PM: Closing: Sevonna & Haize
12:00 - 1:00PM: Box lunch and departure
Some Feedback From Our Last Event
"This was the best midwifery conference ever. Truly a trip. So wild and multi-fauceted. Very impactful!"
"I don’t have any words to describe what a transformative, powerful, inclusive, event this was. I get a little teary when I think about it."
"Thank you for organizing such beautiful event, I still cannot believe what was I just part of..."
"I truly loved this conference, it has lit a fire in me that was pretty dim."
"Often, birth is simple. But if it were always simple, we wouldn't need these events."
"Thank you! Wow! Amazing! Can’t wait for 2026!"
