I  recently completed my doula training with Neri.  What a phenomenal experience!  Not only do I feel well prepared and confident to assist in births, I feel well supported in launching my doula practice.  Neri has an impressive background of teaching birth education and personal experience as a doula…she has seen it all!  Her approach is very personable yet professional.  She is insightful, fun and enthusiastic about life and natural birth.  As an experienced life coach, Neri was able to provide personal coaching during class which helped us each to overcome any concerns and develop our own style. Neri goes above and beyond for her students.  As an instructor, she demonstrates her commitment to her students’ success with frequent communication, post certification follow-up and assistance with networking.  Because Neri is so well known in the birthing community, her reputation adds credibility to her student’s certification.  I’ve been told by many birthing practitioners that they enjoy working with graduates of Neri’s program because they are so well prepared and professional.  Additionally, her passion for supporting women and natural, safe births inspires her to continuously seek new resources and information which she generously shares with her students.

   I really shopped around before choosing this program.  I have met graduates of DONA who don’t feel well prepared to step into the role of the doula.  I’m shocked by the amount of hands-on experience I received in my training with Neri compared to some other certification programs.  We spent DAYS reviewing and practicing various positions and techniques to support laboring moms and their partners. Being a doula is a hands-on job, literally.  Studying in a book would not have left me feeling half as confident as I did when I graduated from Neri’s program.  In addition to birthing support techniques, her class covers a broad spectrum of topics such as medical interventions, stages of labor, the anatomy and physiology of birth, breast feeding, pathologies of pregnancy, the business of being a doula, how to work with medical staff, and many, many tricks she has learned from the hundreds of births that she has assisted.

I’m so grateful for having been introduced to her and for having the experience of being taught by her.  If you are serious about becoming a doula, Neri’s program is the best investment you can make!  

Dana Giggey, MHA, Lic.Ac.

Ilanit Rupin, B.A, CD, Lactation educator counselor

Neri is the doulas’ doula: always available to support and encourage, with wisdom and compassion. This is true throughout the extensive training and long after getting the certification. The doula training course covers all aspects of what a doula training course should cover, including both theory and practice of labor and birth support, anatomy, possible medical interventions and postpartum. A large focus of the training is the hands-on tools needed to support families during labor and birth. The course incorporated valuable guest speakers and case studies. Neri has an amazing passion for what she does and transmits this to her students along with her wealth of knowledge and experience. She manages to be thorough in teaching while taking the time to make it personal. I feel both wise and very fortunate for choosing the doula training course through Mama Center .

Renee Ben- David,  Early childhood teacher, CD

"Just What I Was Looking For and More!"

I wanted to become a doula, I searched high and low and all I could find was "online" training with a "weekend seminar" then you are magically "certified". I wanted book training & knowledge of why we do what we do, terminology, hands on training and an EXPERIENCED mentor. I got all this and much much more with Neri's Doula Training class, I highly recommend it.

Teri Langston, CD

Dear Neri,

 "The mediocre teacher tells.

The good teacher explains.

The superior teacher demonstrates.

The great teacher inspires."

                      (William Arthur Ward )

Thank you for being you, and for your endless giving.

Love,

 Dorit Shindler, CD

 Dear Neri,

Thank you so much for a wonderful, professional and comprehensive course.
I feel that during this course I've not only learned a lot, but I also went through some kind of  transformation: This course and your guidance allowed me to process and understand my  birth experiences.

I cheer for your professionalism, your knowledge, your persistence
and most of all for your dedication for the cause in which I strongly
believe: restoring the power of birth to the mothers.

Thanks for being my teacher.
Wishing you all the best,

Revital (Tali) Levi, CD