San Leandro, CA - Spinning Babies® Integration Workshop w/ Nikki - September 8, 2026
Have you taken a Spinning Babies® Foundational Workshop and used our approach at births? Do you love how Spinning Babies® has enhanced your skills and knowledge in supporting birthing families, but there have been times when you didn't get the desired results--leaving you to ask the question "Why"?
Our advanced Integration Workshop builds on the Foundation curriculum by offering a deeper dive into the Spinning Babies® approach. Through case studies, enhanced hands-on practice, and interactive small group discussions, this workshop hones your skills to enhance your practice and improve birth outcomes.
The Spinning Babies® Integration Workshop begins with a review of the Spinning Babies® paradigm, builds upon previous understanding and expands your knowledge:
Refine your use of The Three Balances SM
A deeper look at the anatomy of birth
Extensive discussion and practical adoption of the Pelvic Levels Solutions SM
Describe signs and symptoms of anatomical imbalances that affect pregnancy and labor
Comprehensive birth case studies
Respond to common barriers to integrating Spinning Babies® into practice: epidurals, second stage, communication skills, and more!
Upon completing the Integration Workshop, you are qualified to apply to become a Spinning Babies® Certified Birth Professional. To achieve this status, you must register to complete the online learning and assessments and pay the certification fee of $250, which covers the first two years! Once certified, you will also gain access to:
Quarterly webinars for ongoing education with CE credits.
A listing on the Spinning Babies® website so new clients can easily find you or verify your experience.
A Spinning Babies® Certified Birth Professional badge to use in promotion or on your CV to highlight your expertise in physiological birth practices.
Who May Attend
This workshop is reserved for providers and birth workers who serve people in birth and have attended a Spinning Babies® 1- or 2-Day Foundational Workshop and have at least 3 months experience applying the approach in practice before attending the Integration Workshop.
Food and Refreshments
Snacks, coffee, and tea will be provided. We will take a 60-minute lunch break. Bring a lunch or go out with new friends.
Special Notes
Dress comfortably as we will be moving around and practicing techniques with each other.
Please contact the organizer if you are able to supply a massage table for the workshop.
Hosted By
Nikki Zerfas
[email protected]
Cancellation Policy
If you will miss this workshop due to attending a birth, you must notify the organizer before the workshop begins. Refunds will not be granted without prior notification. If you need to cancel for other reasons, please contact the organizer.
About the Trainer - Nikki Zerfas
Nikki Zerfas is an experienced Labor & Delivery nurse. She actively participates in the orientation and mentorship of new staff and works to bring educational opportunities to her colleagues, with emphasis on implementing physiology-based birth practices, continuous labor support, and emphasizing breastfeeding-friendly care of new families. She is especially focused on supporting physiological birth in complex medical situations. Nikki maintains her certifications in Electronic Fetal Monitoring and as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She continues to work as a bedside nurse and enjoys bringing birth workers of all disciplines together in the goal of improving the care and outcomes of new families.
Continuing Education
This workshop provides seven (7) continuing education contact hours with American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC). Maternity House Publishing dba Spinning Babies® is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Advanced Offerings
See our Spinning Babies® online course catalog for current list of virtual workshops and trainings.
The Spinning Babies® Workshop is the prerequisite for taking Spinning Babies® Integration Workshops, the Spinning Babies® Certified Parent Educator Training or Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner Workshop. You can attend a Resolving Shoulder Dystocia and Breech Basics Workshops before you have attended a Spinning Babies® workshop, but we recommend you attend the Spinning Babies® workshop workshop first.
Terms of Use
This workshop does not provide a certification in Spinning Babies®️ only a document of attendance. Participants will not be able to use the name Spinning Babies® to describe their services, such as offering Spinning Babies®️, sessions, or saying “trained in Spinning Babies” after registering for or attending this workshop. Participants may use concepts and techniques introduced in the workshop in the participant’s practices. Further training is available for eligible participants which does lead towards a contractual relationship for listing or certification and use of Spinning Babies®️ brand and name.
Tax Exemption
If you are associated with an organization that is tax exempt, you will be able to indicate this on the payment page. If someone from your organization has submitted a tax exemption form to Spinning Babies®️ previously, please contact your organization to use a tax exemption form code. Otherwise, you can upload a .pdf version of your tax exemption form on the payment page and will be required to pay tax at time of purchase, but will be refunded if/when your form is accepted by Spinning Babies®️.
Our advanced Integration Workshop builds on the Foundation curriculum by offering a deeper dive into the Spinning Babies® approach. Through case studies, enhanced hands-on practice, and interactive small group discussions, this workshop hones your skills to enhance your practice and improve birth outcomes.
The Spinning Babies® Integration Workshop begins with a review of the Spinning Babies® paradigm, builds upon previous understanding and expands your knowledge:
Refine your use of The Three Balances SM
A deeper look at the anatomy of birth
Extensive discussion and practical adoption of the Pelvic Levels Solutions SM
Describe signs and symptoms of anatomical imbalances that affect pregnancy and labor
Comprehensive birth case studies
Respond to common barriers to integrating Spinning Babies® into practice: epidurals, second stage, communication skills, and more!
Upon completing the Integration Workshop, you are qualified to apply to become a Spinning Babies® Certified Birth Professional. To achieve this status, you must register to complete the online learning and assessments and pay the certification fee of $250, which covers the first two years! Once certified, you will also gain access to:
Quarterly webinars for ongoing education with CE credits.
A listing on the Spinning Babies® website so new clients can easily find you or verify your experience.
A Spinning Babies® Certified Birth Professional badge to use in promotion or on your CV to highlight your expertise in physiological birth practices.
Who May Attend
This workshop is reserved for providers and birth workers who serve people in birth and have attended a Spinning Babies® 1- or 2-Day Foundational Workshop and have at least 3 months experience applying the approach in practice before attending the Integration Workshop.
Food and Refreshments
Snacks, coffee, and tea will be provided. We will take a 60-minute lunch break. Bring a lunch or go out with new friends.
Special Notes
Dress comfortably as we will be moving around and practicing techniques with each other.
Please contact the organizer if you are able to supply a massage table for the workshop.
Hosted By
Nikki Zerfas
[email protected]
Cancellation Policy
If you will miss this workshop due to attending a birth, you must notify the organizer before the workshop begins. Refunds will not be granted without prior notification. If you need to cancel for other reasons, please contact the organizer.
About the Trainer - Nikki Zerfas
Nikki Zerfas is an experienced Labor & Delivery nurse. She actively participates in the orientation and mentorship of new staff and works to bring educational opportunities to her colleagues, with emphasis on implementing physiology-based birth practices, continuous labor support, and emphasizing breastfeeding-friendly care of new families. She is especially focused on supporting physiological birth in complex medical situations. Nikki maintains her certifications in Electronic Fetal Monitoring and as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She continues to work as a bedside nurse and enjoys bringing birth workers of all disciplines together in the goal of improving the care and outcomes of new families.
Continuing Education
This workshop provides seven (7) continuing education contact hours with American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC). Maternity House Publishing dba Spinning Babies® is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Advanced Offerings
See our Spinning Babies® online course catalog for current list of virtual workshops and trainings.
The Spinning Babies® Workshop is the prerequisite for taking Spinning Babies® Integration Workshops, the Spinning Babies® Certified Parent Educator Training or Spinning Babies® Aware Practitioner Workshop. You can attend a Resolving Shoulder Dystocia and Breech Basics Workshops before you have attended a Spinning Babies® workshop, but we recommend you attend the Spinning Babies® workshop workshop first.
Terms of Use
This workshop does not provide a certification in Spinning Babies®️ only a document of attendance. Participants will not be able to use the name Spinning Babies® to describe their services, such as offering Spinning Babies®️, sessions, or saying “trained in Spinning Babies” after registering for or attending this workshop. Participants may use concepts and techniques introduced in the workshop in the participant’s practices. Further training is available for eligible participants which does lead towards a contractual relationship for listing or certification and use of Spinning Babies®️ brand and name.
Tax Exemption
If you are associated with an organization that is tax exempt, you will be able to indicate this on the payment page. If someone from your organization has submitted a tax exemption form to Spinning Babies®️ previously, please contact your organization to use a tax exemption form code. Otherwise, you can upload a .pdf version of your tax exemption form on the payment page and will be required to pay tax at time of purchase, but will be refunded if/when your form is accepted by Spinning Babies®️.
Where is it happening?
Kaiser San Leandro Medical Center, 2500 Merced St,San Leandro, California, United States
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