Course curriculum

    1. Schedule

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Nona means "Ninth"

    3. Nona Philosophy and Approach

    4. Trauma Informed

    5. Culturally Congruent

    6. Nona Doulas are Mindful Doulas

    7. Introduction to Mindfulness

    8. Certification Process

    1. Learning Objectives

    1. Learning Objectives

    1. Learning Objectives

    1. Learning Objectives

    2. Expectations for our In Person Day

About this course

  • $750.00
  • 20 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Winter 2025 Cohort Schedule

The Nona Birth Doula Training is now a hybrid training.  Meetings will take place online on Monday evenings from 6-8pm plus one full day of in-person training on a Saturday.. All meetings are live with group discussion and participation. Live training time is 23 hours with additional asynchronous training, self study, and assessments.

*Course content is constantly being updated but the schedule should stay the same*

Winter training dates are as follows:

January 27th 6-8pm (online)

February 3rd 6-8pm (online)

February 10th 6-8pm (online)

Saturday, February 22nd 9am-6pm (in-person Columbia, Mo.) 

February 24th 6-8pm (online)

March 3rd, 6-8pm (online)

March 10th 6-8pm (online)

March 17th 6-8pm (online)

Become a Nona Mindful Doula

Mindfulness training makes Nona Doulas stand out from the rest:

  • Nona doulas understand the physiology underlying the mind/body interaction during birth and utilize specific skills for facilitating normal labor progress through this framework.

  • When birth does not progress normally, Nona doulas help parents utilize mindfulness skills to adjust their expectations and mediate fear or anxiety so that they can make their own best decisions whenever possible.

  • Nona doulas develop a deep understanding of non-judgmental support by learning about the psychology of bias and how to use mindfulness skills to prevent personal biases and triggers from interfering with support.

  • Nona doulas learn how mindfulness is a tool for coping with pain and how mindfulness compliments other pain coping methods.