Scrapbook of the Midwifery Today Conference
“Honoring Our Roots,
Preserving Our Future”

Letter from Jan Tritten

April 2005

The 2005 Eugene conference had such a great line up for learning new ideas and techniques. Everyone was pleased to get to learn from the traditional midwives from Mexico. They taught us everything from how to turn breech babies to how to cure headaches and infertility. As we begin to absorb these very special and new/old ways into our practices we are struck by how much practitioners from other countries have to teach us. We have just begun to open this beautiful new midwifery package that has been given to us. Gracias Dios, as the traditional midwives say often. This was the first time we ran a conference days in a row, with pre- and post-conference workshops. It flew by as we laughed, played, sang, danced and shared many tricks.

Our Saturday night entertainment was superb. Our Web designer, Wanda Walker, plays in a fantastic marimba band with her husband and daughter and others. After some special skits, songs and dances with our teachers, the marimba band played and we danced into the night.

Each conference is a unique and special experience. The bottom line goal is to better serve mothers and babies through information and insight; having fun is also really important. We hope you will join us at a conference soon.

love, jan

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