Sweet Deal All Access Pass

Save over $400 on your childbirth and early parenting classes

The 3 factors that will impact your future are your:

  • pregnancy and birth experience
  • the strength of your relationships
  • how comfortable you are at embracing your emotions.

It is common for new parents to have a significant drop in relationship satisfaction after their baby is born.

This is a big problem because when parents have a distressed relationship it has a negative impact on the baby.

Finding the right Childbirth & Early Parenting Classes

It can be hard to find the right balance between work and rest.

Do you keep doing all of the things, but somehow the to-do list keeps getting longer?

If you feel disconnected from the birth information you have been consuming and are hoping everything will just work out by some force of magic.

If you have ever wished you had someone you could trust and learn from who won't over simplify or be drama filled.

I am here to help you and your partner navigate this passage.

This package is right for you if:

  • You know that there is something more to birth than just gathering information and want to tap into your own wisdom and values.

 

  • You want to be deeply connected to your partner during this journey and don't like that they get treated like an accessory in the process.

 

  • You want to ensure that the transformation into parenthood enhances your flexibility and intuition.

Save Big On These On-line & In-Person Classes

Birthing From Within ($350)

Are you ready to turn your worries into excitement?

With Birthing From Within childbirth class, you will learn how to draw upon your life experience to tap into your unique coping style and comfort needs.

This childbirth class will leave you feeling:

  • more joyful
  • boldly confident
  • and best of all-- ready to welcome your little one to the dry side.

"Thank you for your creative, sensitive and right on target session. You are a delight and treasure!"

Emotion Education ($250)

In the Emotional Education for Parents* early parenting class, you'll discover practical tools and strategies to help you grow as a partner and parent.

Families thrive with:

  1. Honored emotional need.
  2. Sufficient validation.
  3. Ability to slow down and process the experience.

This class will provide a boost of energy that comes from being understood and supported.

*Attend before or after the birth.

"Amity's classes really helped me connect with my emotions which I've struggled to have a connection with my entire life! At 40 years old, better late than never!"

Bringing Baby Home ($455)

Adjusting to parenthood is loaded with unique challenges.

That's why I highly recommend utilizing the proven strategies shared during the Bringing Baby Home Class, which is based on extensive research and expertise from the Gottman Institute.

This class proved to:

  • Increase relationship satisfaction.
  • Get parters more involvement with baby care.
  • Reduce postpartum mood disorders.

Learn how to maximize connection in your day-to-day activities to enable the supportive problem solving when issues arise.

*Attend before or after birth.

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"As part of our anniversary we review the year and we each do a 'high-low-high' from the past year. We both agreed that our weekend with you and the 'Bringing Baby Home' class was a true highlight of the year. It was probably the best thing we've done for our relationship since our pre-marital counseling."

 

More Information:

WHO: Open to all families.

Including ingle parents who wish to take class alone or with a friend, family member or doula, queer + poly families, and families of color.

WHEN: Before and after your birth.

You have 3 years from the date of purchase to attend all of the workshops.

You can take all of the classes before your baby arrives, or take the birth related classes before and the relationship and emotion education after the baby arrives.

HOW: You will get a special code to register.

After you sign up, you will receive a code that allows you to register for class at no cost.

COST: Pay what you can

The base cost is $650.

You can pay all at once, or make monthly payments. If your family needs assistance, please follow this link.

 

All are welcome!!

Love Alive Workshop Online

"This has been a great class. I've been extremely impressed with how you've been able to cover a lot of territory while staying somewhat unbiased and not presenting everything as though there is a "right" way. Even if the discussion took an opinionated turn, you gracefully and tactfully steered that thought/ issue/ opinion to a less biased place. I felt comfortable asking any and all questions without feeling awkward or judged by you."​​​​​​​​​​

Feel READY and EXCITED to birth and parenting!

"We had an amazing birth experience, and taking the Birthing From Within class was very valuable! Jason and I were very thankful for all the knowledge and ways of thinking that you helped open our minds to. Honestly, I believe the class helped my husband most of all! Within minutes of Malia being born, he said, "I sure am glad we took that class!"

"We feel so prepared for birth and have learned so much about each other; Amity really helped each person (not just the mothers!) to look deeper than their questions to see what issues were beneath."

"Amity was a gentle, knowledgeable and caring facilitator. I definitely feel the time in class has opened me to new ways of being at the center of our birth."

Sweet Deal-All-Access Pass FAQ

When should I sign up my family for these classes?

If your pregnant:

It’s best to sign up around the third month of pregnancy. You will have time to get to know people in your due date range and start having an opportunity to get your pregnancy related questions answered from a doula with 15 years of experience. 

If you are already parenting:

You are welcome to sign up at any time. You may not be taking a Birthing From Within class anytime soon, but the Bringing Baby Home and Emotion Education workshops are designed to help parents with kids 3 and under. 

How do I request a scholarship?

Thresholds does our best to make sure that every family who wishes to join our network is able to do so. If finances are the only reason you don't sign up please email about scholarship and payment plan options.  > Learn more...

Why should I sign up?

There are three reasons.

1. To save money.

I'll be honest with you, fixing a damaged relationship is expensive. So is separating from your parenting partner. People want to maintain relationship satisfaction and intimacy.

Investing in your relationship is worth every penny.

2. To be a better parent.

When parents get along well and feel connected to each other, they in turn have better relationships with their children. The way to be the best parent possible is to have a solid relationship with your partner. This also sets a good example for your kids about what a long term relationship should look like.

Loving your partner is a gift to the whole family. 

3. Parents are suffering alone.

Having a solid community of people who also value strong relationships is so meaningful for the early years of parenthood. You will get both information and community with a membership.

Our classes help families build a web of belonging within their own homes.

I’m an introvert, why should I join.

Hello Introverts,

When you join a session at Thresholds you don’t have to participate in group chat unless you want to.

I’ll offer an opportunity for folks to share their thoughts and feelings, and that time is where a lot of the true wisdom nuggets come into light, not from me as the mentor, but from the other parents in the class. You can soak it all in without having to put out much effort unless you want to. The other nice thing about the membership is that there are ongoing meetings where you can deepen relationships.

You can join when you want to and you will still save money over the 12 months that it is recommended to take all of the workshops.

Who will lead my class?

The instructors may vary. Amity Kramer will be leading most of the sessions. As the membership grows there will be more and more facilitators joining the community. Depending on our on-call doula schedule, client needs, we do not always know who will be teaching what class. If you have specific questions please be in touch.

I have a question: where can I get more information?

I’m glad you are curious about the membership.

 

Please give me a call at 206-819-1383 or send over an email to amity@thresholds.info. 

 

I look forward to hearing from you, 

 

Amity

This seems like too good of a deal. Why are you doing this?

The membership is a great deal! 

Over the years I find that most families only attend one of my workshops, but in reality they are all beneficial to maintaining relationship connection and balanced personal growth between parents. I want to encourage your family to take all the classes over a 12-24 month period so that you are able to stay connected through sleep deprivation, parenting challenges and general life stress that will alway pop up. 

I’ve also found that there are a lot of memberships and groups that offer support to one parent. But few offer support to the grown-ups and are laser focused on improving their relationship to enhance all other parts of their lives. 

I have my own personal reasons for wanting more people to maintain relationship satisfaction. I believe that it will change the world.

How?

  • Positive relationships lead to less stress. 
  • Less stress leads to less fighting.
  • Less fighting leads to more time to engage meaningfully with your kids.
  • More engagement from parents means kids are healthier. 
  • Healthy kids have less stress. 

This allows kids to do better in school, have better relationships.

When kids are thriving it creates less stress for parents.

Lower stress for parents allows for time to connect with each other. 

Then we are back to the beginning. 

Learn these important relationship skills early in parenting and it will create a positive feedback loop in your family, in your community, in your state, in your country, in our WORLD. 

That’s a long way to say that I want to help the world be a better place. I want these resources to be available to as many people as possible and still be able to provide for my family and support folks in my community. A membership is one of the ways I hope to achieve this. 

Thanks for reading this. It might sound silly, and it might even be silly. But, our world needs healing, and I believe that starts with one positive relationship at a time.

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