mermaid midwife apprenticeship program
After receiving many emails from women all over the world asking for an apprenticeship program, I have decided to create a program for student midwives interested in learning holistic midwifery care while also experiencing the magnificent beauty of the Big Island of Hawaii's 'aina (land), ohana (family, community) and kai (ocean). Please email me at birthbliss@gmail.com for more information, and we will set up a Skype interview.
Mermaid Midwife Apprenticeship Program:
A Midwifery Learning Retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii with Darby Partner, Certified Professional Midwife
You will observe, learn, assist and experience:
Holistic Prenatal Care
Palpation of the Belly
Taking Mama’s Vitals
Using the Fetoscope
Gentle WaterBirth
Holistic Postpartum Care
Gentle Birth Practices including Delayed Cord Separation
Placenta Encapsulation
Lotus Birth
Cord Burning
Placenta Examination
Newborn Examination
Cupping Therapy
Moxabustion Therapy (Postpartum Heat Treatment)
AromaTouch Technique (Essential Oil Healing Treatments)
Herbal Medicine for the Childbearing Year
Flower Essences for Labor and Birth
Homeopathy for Labor and Birth
How to Support a Laboring Mother physically, emotionally and spiritually
Swim with Wild Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
Snorkel healthy coral reefs
Swim with and observing Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles
During whale season, watch Humpback whales and their babies jump and play
and other amazing ocean experiences
A Visit to Pele (the volcano goddess)
Visit beautiful waterfalls and a fresh-water "Queen's Bath"
See Hula performances and listen to live Hawaiian music
Enjoy fresh local fruits: white pineapples, dragonfruit, mangoes, papaya, lilikoi, lychee, rambutan etc
Taste fresh delicious local Kona coffee and macademia nuts
and so much more!
Please contact me about rates and details.
Small groups welcome.
Your dates will be held upon receipt of a non-refundable deposit of half of total fee
Please fly into Kona airport, in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawai'i
Testimonals:
What to expect when doing an apprenticeship with Darby Partner
"First of all, forget about all your ideas of a boring, non-emotional apprenticeship setting. When you arrive at Darby's place, she receives you with a warm-hearted welcome and a beautiful flower necklace.
You will soon be invited to share outstanding experiences and to gain useful, hands-on knowledge.
Darby is a great teacher. In my first five days with her, I learned more than during a complete month of former trainings. Darby's range of knowledge covers current medical innovations, herbal medicine, work with essential oils and flower essences (and many more). And the best is, that she is not at all stingy, when it comes to sharing this knowledge with others. All the opposite: she invites you to learn more!
I was blessed with meeting wonderful mothers, babies and families and it touched me deeply, how open they were, when it came to integrating me, the stranger. I am still feeling very grateful for this beautiful gift.
Apart from all midwifery-related aspects of an apprenticeship with Darby, the apprentice is given further outstanding experiences: such as swimming with wild Hawaiian spinner dolphins, visiting the Volcano Goddess Pele and snorkeling in extraordinarily beautiful coral reefs.
I can highly recommend doing an apprenticeship with Darby Partner, since when you do it, you will definitely find more than "just" your love for the profession of midwifery...at least I can say that I have also found myself.
Thank you Darby and everyone else who was involved :)"
~Ferjana "Faye" Cano, Spain
"Prenatal visits on the beach, swimming with dolphins, turtles, and sharks, and babies born at dawn as the sun breaks through the rain clouds-- I thought such an experience could only exist in a dream, until I spent a month with Darby. I was elated when it all came together and I arrived on island. After being welcomed into her home and getting some rest, we jumped right in with prenatal visits. The families Darby attracts are wonderfully sweet and I was amazed by their openness and willingness to help me learn. With Darby you will truly get hands-on training! So much information is at your fingertips; Darby is happy to talk birth with her students while she brings them on adventures all over the island. I had the opportunity to attend my first birth during this apprenticeship, and it is a memory I will hold dear for the rest of my life and career. Darby’s patience is reflected in all that she does, but it is especially apparent at a birth. She is a kind, gentle, and generous soul who offers much in the way of wisdom and love. If you have the chance to work with Darby, take it!"
~ Sophie Tuchel, Washington, USA
"The opportunity to learn from Darby on the Big Island was a truly unique way to see a different side of midwifery. It was amazing to meet some of the women in Hawaii choosing to birth their babies in their way and to see how Darby delivers real holistic care to each one. I hope my experience will enhance my own practice in the future and know the memories will stay with me forever. Darby, the women we saw and everyone we met on Big Island (including the dolphins) made the whole experience unforgettable and something I hope has changed me for the better. Aloha!"
~Rebecca Piercy, United Kingdom
Mermaid Midwife Apprenticeship Program:
A Midwifery Learning Retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii with Darby Partner, Certified Professional Midwife
You will observe, learn, assist and experience:
Holistic Prenatal Care
Palpation of the Belly
Taking Mama’s Vitals
Using the Fetoscope
Gentle WaterBirth
Holistic Postpartum Care
Gentle Birth Practices including Delayed Cord Separation
Placenta Encapsulation
Lotus Birth
Cord Burning
Placenta Examination
Newborn Examination
Cupping Therapy
Moxabustion Therapy (Postpartum Heat Treatment)
AromaTouch Technique (Essential Oil Healing Treatments)
Herbal Medicine for the Childbearing Year
Flower Essences for Labor and Birth
Homeopathy for Labor and Birth
How to Support a Laboring Mother physically, emotionally and spiritually
Swim with Wild Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
Snorkel healthy coral reefs
Swim with and observing Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles
During whale season, watch Humpback whales and their babies jump and play
and other amazing ocean experiences
A Visit to Pele (the volcano goddess)
Visit beautiful waterfalls and a fresh-water "Queen's Bath"
See Hula performances and listen to live Hawaiian music
Enjoy fresh local fruits: white pineapples, dragonfruit, mangoes, papaya, lilikoi, lychee, rambutan etc
Taste fresh delicious local Kona coffee and macademia nuts
and so much more!
Please contact me about rates and details.
Small groups welcome.
Your dates will be held upon receipt of a non-refundable deposit of half of total fee
Please fly into Kona airport, in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawai'i
Testimonals:
What to expect when doing an apprenticeship with Darby Partner
"First of all, forget about all your ideas of a boring, non-emotional apprenticeship setting. When you arrive at Darby's place, she receives you with a warm-hearted welcome and a beautiful flower necklace.
You will soon be invited to share outstanding experiences and to gain useful, hands-on knowledge.
Darby is a great teacher. In my first five days with her, I learned more than during a complete month of former trainings. Darby's range of knowledge covers current medical innovations, herbal medicine, work with essential oils and flower essences (and many more). And the best is, that she is not at all stingy, when it comes to sharing this knowledge with others. All the opposite: she invites you to learn more!
I was blessed with meeting wonderful mothers, babies and families and it touched me deeply, how open they were, when it came to integrating me, the stranger. I am still feeling very grateful for this beautiful gift.
Apart from all midwifery-related aspects of an apprenticeship with Darby, the apprentice is given further outstanding experiences: such as swimming with wild Hawaiian spinner dolphins, visiting the Volcano Goddess Pele and snorkeling in extraordinarily beautiful coral reefs.
I can highly recommend doing an apprenticeship with Darby Partner, since when you do it, you will definitely find more than "just" your love for the profession of midwifery...at least I can say that I have also found myself.
Thank you Darby and everyone else who was involved :)"
~Ferjana "Faye" Cano, Spain
"Prenatal visits on the beach, swimming with dolphins, turtles, and sharks, and babies born at dawn as the sun breaks through the rain clouds-- I thought such an experience could only exist in a dream, until I spent a month with Darby. I was elated when it all came together and I arrived on island. After being welcomed into her home and getting some rest, we jumped right in with prenatal visits. The families Darby attracts are wonderfully sweet and I was amazed by their openness and willingness to help me learn. With Darby you will truly get hands-on training! So much information is at your fingertips; Darby is happy to talk birth with her students while she brings them on adventures all over the island. I had the opportunity to attend my first birth during this apprenticeship, and it is a memory I will hold dear for the rest of my life and career. Darby’s patience is reflected in all that she does, but it is especially apparent at a birth. She is a kind, gentle, and generous soul who offers much in the way of wisdom and love. If you have the chance to work with Darby, take it!"
~ Sophie Tuchel, Washington, USA
"The opportunity to learn from Darby on the Big Island was a truly unique way to see a different side of midwifery. It was amazing to meet some of the women in Hawaii choosing to birth their babies in their way and to see how Darby delivers real holistic care to each one. I hope my experience will enhance my own practice in the future and know the memories will stay with me forever. Darby, the women we saw and everyone we met on Big Island (including the dolphins) made the whole experience unforgettable and something I hope has changed me for the better. Aloha!"
~Rebecca Piercy, United Kingdom