PA Woodlands Birthworker Retreat 2024

The first Annual Continuing education and learning retreat for birthworkers

at Seven Springs Mountain Resort

PA WOODLANDS BIRTHWORKERS RETREAT

FALL 2024 - SEVEN SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RESORT

Reconnect with your love of birthwork in a beautiful and serene forest setting. Learn, laugh, and create professional and personal relationships that will last a lifetime- while growing your birth business and skillset.

This two day educational retreat will be filled with workshops, and activities that immerse us in nature and the beauty of birth. We will be balancing learning, with devoted time to rest and adventuring.

For less than the cost of most doula trainings- $720, you’'ll gather knowledge in all areas of doulaing from honing your own doula skills from leading experts in the field, to navigating marketing and client acquisition from people who have already learned the hard way-what does and doesn’t work! Don’t forget it is a Tax write off! ;) 

Catapult your business, dedicate time to your career and continuing education, and enjoy downtime mixed in!

Enjoy catered meals, pampering amenities, and a serene forest setting at our 2024 PA Woodlands Birthworker retreat at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs, PA!

Learn & Grow

Participate in round tables on improving outcomes, Learn about Position Optimizing and Myofascial Release, attend a workshop on Supporting Families through infertility, and Pregnancy after loss, learn about landing your ideal clients and adding offerings that turn your dream career into a paycheck- and much more!

We are giving you our absolute best tips, tricks, and learned-the-hard-way advice for your next season! After this retreat you will leave feeling empowered and reinvigorate to have your best birth business and walk away refreshed and ready to support families!

Whether you are getting a new headshot from a professional portrait photographer, discovering experts from all over the east coast in a seminar, or attending a hands-on workshop before a respite activitiy, there is a wide range of learning and advancement we look forward to offering in this beautiful and serene resort setting.

Speaker Bios coming soon, as we have a few more folks we have invited to come and hold seminars with us, final agenda and schedule will be announced atleast a month prior!

Certificates of attendance will be provided digitally to all workshops given during this event!

Eat & Be Merry

We include in your retreat ticket some of the most incredible dining options locally available, fresh and sourced from local farms, catered just for our event…

-Dinner the first night after arrival (Welcome and receive T-shirts and agenda!)

-Lunch the first day

-A farewell breakfast on the final day

There is incredible food at Seven Springs, from the famous Foggy Goggle, to First Tracks Cafe, there will be no shortage of great eats.

We will accommodate dietary restrictions please let us know when you purchase your ticket!

Seven Springs Mountain Resort has amazing options right on site for meals that you are on your own- we encourage you to grab a new friend, and head to one of the local spots- Slopeside Dining room is open for breakfast, First Tracks Cafe, Mountain Pizza, Tahoe Lodge or Emo's Pit are all on resort options.

Play & Explore

We will have activities each day like guided hiking, yoga (Bring your own mat please!), birthworker bonfire with smores, and a photo event to get a new headshot for your website or social media! We plan on meeting new friends and colleagues to be able to refer to and enjoy the company of beyond just this retreats timeline.

We are going to listen to live music, relax in the evenings and throughout the day as we intertwine learning and processing our experiences as birthworkers. There are even optional amenities like their renowned Trillium Spa on-site for you to enjoy!

Stay Or Commute

You are not required to stay on the resort, as it is not included in the ticket!

We are super close to Pittsburgh proper so you are able to zip back if needed, and should also have signal or wifi across the entire grounds.

We purposefully left the accommodations out so that people could choose to camp, drive in for the days of learning if they prefer, airbnb, or stay at the resort. (Feel free to bring family as well for your overnight stay)

Please wait until we have a group code to book your room to save money on the reservation! Double rooms will be about 129/night. (65.50 if you split it with a birthworker friend who is also going!) We recommend sharing a room with a birthworker friend! Check in 3pm on the first day - Check out 11am but please keep in mind some workshops will be after check out and you will want to stay for the rest of the event but throw your suitcase in the car!

A block of rooms will be reserved for those who would like to stay on site. Wifi is available for free, resort wide, and signal for major carriers should be strong as it was recently upgraded to cover the whole mountain.
Guests can call 855-947-0438 (Seven Springs number) and mention the event to access the room block.

Questions?

Who is this retreat for?

This retreat is for doulas, midwives, massage therapists, and other people who emotional and/or hands-on support to birthing families or pregnant people. For less than the cost of most doula trainings, this retreat will be chalk full of takeaways that will advance not only your confidence and skillset, but your business and professional relationships.

How Much and What is included?

Your ticket is 720 and includes all of your seminars and learning for the retreat, (business based, hands-on skill based learning, and lecture style), activities like bonfire smores or hiking/yoga, professional photography of a headshot of your choice for social/website use with print release, a t-shirt, and three meals during the two days there.

Investing in your education and career is a tax write off as well, we are happy to answer your questions about the value you can expect to receive from this retreat, our goal is for this to be an annual retreat and continuing education that brings valuable skills to our region. Will it be cheap- no, will it be game changing and worth the impact on your career- absolutely.

Where do I stay? Do I have to stay overnight?

You do not have to stay overnight, that is the beauty of how close this option is to Pittsburgh! We have arranged a block of rooms for people if they would like to use them, you will receive a group discount. There are double rooms that you can share and split the cost with a friend or need space for family, or you can do a single room if you choose to. Guests can call 855-947-0438 (Seven Springs number) and mention the retreat to book.

Stay is not included so that if you wanted to camp or stay locally, or even drive in just for the day time workshops you can do so. A block of ten rooms are reserved for those who would like to stay on site for 129 a night. (65.50 if you split the cost of a double room with a birthworker friend who is also going!) wifi is available for free, resort wide, and signal for major carriers should be strong as it was recently upgraded to cover the whole mountain.

How far from Pittsburgh? Will I have phone signal?

We actually changed the location to Seven Springs due to their recently overhauled cell tower service, as well as resort wide wifi! You should have service and should not have an issue with serving clients, please contact us with other questions.

What is there to do around there? Can I bring my family?

Family are welcome in your rooms for accommodations, but please make other arrangements for them during the time you will be in the workshops or seminars. There is plenty to do on the grounds, Laurel Hill State Park is also close by! If you need to step out of a seminar to nurse that is fine as well but we ask that you have someone to be with children so you can focus on your experiential learning.

I would like to partner by offering a seminar, service, or other offering to the group that is coming?

Please contact us! goldenlotusdoulaservices@gmail.com