Frequently Asked Questions

I created INNATE Postpartum Care - Certification Training in 2015, as a secondary training for birth and health care providers. I acknowledged then what I acknowledge now: Most modern educational pathways for healthcare providers offer a framework for the postpartum period, that is rooted in pathology; pathology detection and pathology treatment. And that in order to be of true service to postpartum Mothers and families, it is imperative that healthcare providers have a framework for postpartum WELLNESS, rooted in a holistic understanding of postpartum physiology and psychology.

First: please read the above response in regards to Who is INNATE’s Training for? And second: INNATE’s Training is part of humanity’s great re-membrance - what is shared in class can support ALL of humanity during this collective time of repair. The ultimate ‘requirement’ to participate in INNATE’s Training, is a commitment to thriving LIFE, through the pathway of Maternal Health. If you meet this ‘requirement,’ you are most welcomed to take INNATE’s Training.

Yes, payment plans are accepted for all of INNATE’s training. They are set up as automatic payment plans, and available as the payment choice at the time of registration. Payments are non-refundable. Monthly payment is taken every month, the same day of the month as the first payment.

• We offer payment plans as outlined on the INNATE Postpartum Care landing page.
• Apply for a grant from a supporting organization.
• Take out a personal loan from a loved one.
• Ask an existing client to consider paying you in advance for your work, resourcing you to take this training.

There are many possibilities available to manifest the resources needed to take this training.

Upon successful completion of the Certification Requirements, Certification as an INNATE Postpartum Care—Certified Practitioner offers:

• The ability to Identify yourself as an INNATE Postpartum Care - Certified Practitioner in your respective community and work.
• Be included in the INNATE Postpartum Care - Certified Practitioner Practitioner’s Directory on our website.
• Be included in marketing/advertising through Innate Traditions’ website and social media.
• Have access to a private, INNATE Practioner web page, where you have access to:
  • A 5-class community education series to teach in your community entitled: INNATE Postpartum Care – Planning for the Fourth Trimester Course.
  • Media pack – of marketing and advertising materials for the community education series
  • Handouts to use with your clients – based on the community education series.
  • Recorded webinars and ongoing educational resources.
  • INNATE Postpartum Care—Certified Practitioner logo for your business purposes.

INNATE's Training is a 9-month long intensive class and community container, led by Rachelle and our experienced assistant teachers, and co-created with you. Classes are always on Wednesdays, at 12 noon Pacific Standard Time / (3 pm Eastern Standard Time), running from January 29th, 2025. We recommend you attend live for learning integration and interactive dialogue. There are 3-4 LIVE, ONLINE classes each month, with pacing according to our co-creative journey together. All LIVE classes are recorded and stored in our online classroom, available to watch at your convenience. Expert Sessions are presented by INNATE Assistant Teachers, to exalt our understanding of postpartum wellness. There is time for Questions & Answers during each live class - to connect in dialogue and community. There are 2 small-group mentorship sessions per month with INNATE Assistant Teachers, and there are opportunities to practice Co-Counseling Sessions with other students.

All of INNATE's classes are taught LIVE online - classes are not pre-recorded. All classes are recorded and stored in our online platform. On average, about half of registered students attend LIVE and half watch class recordings. You can do whatever works for you - this is the beauty of online learning.

We do not offer refunds on course registration / tuition. You are welcome, however, to gift or sell your place to another woman (they will still need to complete a registration form).

Class replays are available for 9 months, once INNATE's Training has ended. INNATE's Training is set up in the following way:
- INNATE's Training itself is 9 months long. This is a 9-month period of intra-gestation
- Class replays are available for 9 months after live classes have ended, and within this 9-months certification requirements are to be met as well. This is a 9-month period of exo-gestation.

Since the classes are LIVE the information and class details will be uploaded typically within 24 hours after the LIVE class.

To become CERTIFIED as an INNATE Postpartum Care Practitioner, the following requirements must be met within 9 months of completion of training:

1. Required reading of 5 books.
2. Three Case Studies applying INNATE Postpartum Care teachings. The purpose of case studies is:
   • That we are not just ‘talking’ about the information/understanding it from our minds only, but rather that we are embodying it; and
   • That you begin to envision how you want to weave INNATE’s teachings into the work you are already doing—and then try it out. In this way, you will be developing your unique expression of how to bring this work forth serving postpartum women.
   • Case Study #1 must be done on YOURSELF—applying the information and techniques learned to your life and your body. This is ‘care for the caretaker’ and is how we practice in integrity. Case studies #2 and #3 may be done with clients, friends, or family members—whether one week or 10 years/plus postpartum. These case studies MUST BE PAID for. A reduced fee is fine, but they must be paid for.
3. Each case study must be a written, 1-page review.
4. You must  create a resource list of women’s health providers within your community who offer the following:
   Uterine treatments;
   Intra-vaginal work;
   Craniosacral work;
   Myofascial release;
   Naturopathic doctors,
   Anything else YOU deem important
5. Upon completion of the booklist reading and the case studies, a small group certification consultation is scheduled with Rachelle. Certification is $727, and can be scheduled/paid for under CONSULTATIONS. (please link to the "CONSULTATIONS" section - as one of the drop down options underneath INNATE Postpartum Care)
6. Once your certification consultation is scheduled, you will be sent an email with important information of necessary steps.
7. Successfully complete the certification consultation.
8. Certification is to be completed within 9-months of the completion of INNATE’s training (either in-person or online). After that period, certification can still be completed, with a late fee of $197. After an additional 12-month period, INNATE’s training must be retaken/re-paid for, in order to complete the certification process.

There is a required reading if you are wanting to complete certification. These books can be read concurrently with INNATE's Training - or - can be read after INNATE's Training, before the certification deadline. The required reading books are:

1. Maternity Coming Face to Face with Your Shadow by Laura Gutman -OR- Mothering From Your Center by Tami Lynn Kent.
2. A Mind of Your Own -or- Own Yourself by Kelly Brogan
3. Seven Times a Woman by Lia Andrews
4. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price
5. Move Your DNA -or- Diastasis Recti by Katy Bowman