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  • gentle sleep
  • ayurveda
  • Spanish for Birth Professionals
  • erica's professional path
Education
​2000 Spanish Intensive Semester, Universidad de Bellas Artes, Seville, Spain
2001 Spanish Intensive Semester, Centro Bilingue, Cuernavaca, Mexico
2001 B.A. Women's Studies/Spanish, University of Arizona, Tucson
2001 TEFL certification, Worldwide Teachers Development Institute, Boston
2002 Birth Doula Training, DONA, Penny Simkin, Clearwater, Florida
2005 Thai and Balinese Massage Certification, Bali, Indonesia
2005 Reflexology Certification, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2006 Pregnancy Massage Certification, Mother Massage, Elaine Stillerman, NYC
2006 Childbirth Mentor Certification, Birthing from Within, Pamela England, NYC
2006 Prenatal Psychology studies, SBGI
2007 Professional Midwife Assistant Certification, Ina May Gaskin, The Farm, Tennessee
2008 Midwifery Intensive with Mirna Amaya, Professional Midwife, DF, Mexico
2009 Reiki Master Level Completion, Sarasota, Florida
2010 Postpartum Doula Training, Maternity Wise, NY
2010 Hypno-birthing Doula Training, New York Awareness Center, NYC
2011 The Matrona Advanced Holistic Doula Certification, Brooklyn, New York
2011 Midwifery Intensive with Naoli Vinevar, Home Birth Midwife, Veracruz, Mexico
2011 Home Birth Midwifery Virtual Intensives 101+102 with Midwife Gloria Lemay
2012 600 hr Holistic Midwifery Immersion Program, The Matrona School, Asheville, NC
2012 AAP/NRP Neonatal Resuscitation Certification, Karen Strange, Newborn Breath, NYC
2012 Head's Up Breech Birth Conference, Robin Lim, Gloria Lemay, Ina May Gaskin,  DC
2013 Volunteer Doula Trip to Bumi Sehat birthing center with Robin Lim, Bali, Indonesia
2014 Healthy Children Certified Lactation Counselor Training, NYC
2016 APPA Placenta Encapsulation Certification
2017 Certified Gentle Sleep Coach with Kim West 
2022 Certified Parent Coach with Jai Parenting 
2022-26 Ayurveda Health Counselor (currently in capstone) with Myra Lewin
Erica Shane | Erica Shane Childbirth
  • gentle sleep
  • ayurveda
  • Spanish for Birth Professionals
  • erica's professional path