Birth Balance Presents

Teleclass Series with NYC Doula, Judith Elaine Halek

Judith Elaine Halek, 'Doulatographer,' (Doula/Photographer) and Director of Birth Balance, has explored alternatives in childbirth since 1987. Located in NYC, Judith was one of the first labor support doulas in New York City. She assisted the first underwater birth in Manhattan at home, accompanied by a midwife.

Her background includes: international writer/speaker, birth photographer, filmmaker, labor support doula, childbirth educator, hypnotherapist/imagery, bodywork for the childbearing years and pre/post natal fitness.

Some of her clients include Ricki Lake, Kate Winslet, Rachel Weisz, Samantha Bee, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, Tonya Pinkins, Maria Hinojosa, Elle MacPherson and Isabel Rose.


Please Note: This Teleclass Series is in the process of being organized.

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Teleclass #1:
Judith's Birth Bag - 22 Years of Being a Doula in NYC
Date:  Pending

What started out as helping a friend welcome her first born into the world in a NYC loft has become Judith’s passion and vocation.  One of the longest standing doulas in NYC, Judith will share her vast knowledge as a childbirth educator, skills in aromatherapy, homeopathy, pressure points and attendance in over 1100 births.  She will explain what she finds valuable in her birth bag.  Included in the Teleconference will be four complimentary valuable documents in a PDF download format:  Mission Statement, Letter Describing A Labor Doula, Labor Support  Agreement and Birth Plan Questions. If you are just starting out or are a seasoned labor doula, you will benefit from this workshop.

Details and Registration coming soon.

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Teleclass #2:
"Pain Body" - In Parents, Birth Caregivers and the Birth Community
Date:  Pending


What is the human ‘pain body’ and how does it show up during pregnancy, labor, birth and in parenting?  (A term coined by, Eckhart Tolle, author of, The Power of Now and A New Earth, Awakening To Your Life’s Purpose.)  After participating in this workshop you will walk away with a newfound awareness of what, how, when, where the ‘pain body’ initiates from, when it is dormant or active and how to transform it with a sense of humor, understanding and connection.  Included in the Teleconference will be two complimentary documents in a PDF download format: A Glossary Of Terms, Activity Sheet for Personal Use or Couple Dynamics.

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Teleclass #3:
Dreambirth Imagery
Date:  Pending

Not yet released to the public, Dreambirth Imagery, a cutting edge, 'organic' approach to Imagery work, created by Catherine Shainberg, director of School of Images. For the past 5 years, Judith and a small group of birth practitioners, have been studying with Catherine and co-developing hundreds of short, profound exercises focusing on, fertility, pregnancy, labor, birth and parenting issues. Experience the technique and find out how to use parts of your mind in a way that will 'blow your mind'. Learn what makes this approach different than anything out there. Dreambirth will be released in the latter part of 2009.

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Teleclass #4:
Calm Birth Practices
Date:  Pending

The Calm Birth Practices are based in mind/body medicine and meditation science. For the last four years, Judith has been studying with creator of Calm Birth, Robert Newman. Judith has also been photographing women doing the Calm Birth Practices and integrating this innovative childbirth methodology into her practice. Learn what the three Calm Birth Practices entail and what 'expanded childbirth anatomy' is. Discover how we actually breathe with two bodies. This workshop can be beneficial for parents and or birth caregivers.


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Teleclass #5:
Water Birth Tubs - Pros and Cons
Date:  Pending

When Judith first started in the field of water birth in 1987 there was one water birth video, book and a few tubs rented around the world. By 1995, at the first official Waterbirth Congress in London, there was a vast array of tubs. The plexiglas tubs in Russia, carried on the roof of their cars after each birth from home to home in the 60's and 70's, were the pioneering design to plant the seed for the state-of-the-art pools today. Explore the pros and cons of a number of designs and how to set up a tub business.


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Teleclass #6:
"Everlasting Moments," Photography for Pregnancy/Labor/Birth/Post Partum
Date:  Pending

After 22 years of photographing pregnancy, labor, birth and post partum all over the world, Judith, the 'doulatographer,' shares her insights, secrets, answers questions and talks about what one might do with a focus on photography and childbirth. She will also discuss the difference between her labor support 'doula bag' and her 'photography bag' and the parameters she sets between the two. Catch a glimpse and enjoy her extensive secured photography gallery at www.BirthBalance.com


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Teleclass #7:
Awakened Birth, YOUR Journey to Empowerment
Date:  Pending

A workshop that does not advocate any one methodology or concept. It involves integrating and knowing much more about YOURSELF and how you show up to the world.  Do you know if you live your life mostly asleep or awake?  Are you aware of what being ‘the dreamer of the dream’ involves?  What are the fundamental concepts in ‘The Law of Attraction,’ and how do they relate to pregnancy, labor, birth and parenting?   Awakened Birth answers these questions and many more.  Single Parents, Couples, Birth Caregivers, Medical Caregivers, Grandparents, Family Members, Friends, can benefit from this lecture.


Details and Registration coming soon.

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Teleclass #8:
Current Media Exposure of the latest Birth Books, Films, Plays, and their Influence in the Birth Community
Date:  Pending

Is it a coincidence that in the last couple of years there has been an influx of birth films, plays, audio recordings and books in the United States? Or is it TIME voices be heard speaking out about that which has been silent far too long?  The birth community is at a critical mass tipping point.  As a birth filmmaker of 39 documentaries on ‘alternatives in childbirth’ from midwifery, unassisted homebirth, water birth, labor doulas, birth centers, and 19 photographs in Debra Pascali’s, ‘Orgasmic Birth’, Judith will give her feedback about how this influx has shifted the paradigm in birth today, or has it?


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Teleclass #9:
Indigo Adults, Children, Crystals and Rainbows
Date:  Pending

These new types of people are incarnating now as well as a long time ago. These adults and children carry unique energies, paradigms and ways of thinking, feeling and healing. They hold great hope and potential for the future, particularly at a time when so many feel hopeless.  Learn about the characteristics of Indigo, Crystal and Rainbow children and adults.  Who are they, why are they here and are you one?  Find out if you’re birthing these babies, assisting at their births, or one of them yourself!  


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