I have been wanting to attend a consultant training for a year now!  Things have kept popping up so I wasn’t able to commit to trainings that presented themselves in New Zealand and Australia. Somewhere along the way Corinne, The Sling Lady (Christchurch), told me about the possibility of Lorette coming to New Zealand to run a Slingababy consultant course.   I am a true baby-carrying-enthusiast, from postnatal exercise with baby, to...

For the previous post in the series click here. Now to Lorette, I was truly amazed by her! See how happy I was to have met and trained under her!   Her gentle yet focussed approach to the preparation and organisation of the course was refreshing. Having graduated with a BA in Primary and secondary degrees, I found her pedagogical approach particularly strong and informed while she conducted the training.  Sometimes as learners we can...

For the previous post in the series click here.   Another particular teaching approach I appreciated is that Lorette allowed people to sit or stand in the way they felt most comfortable while she taught.  Personally I found this very liberating because I find it most comfortable to sit on the floor (culturally, in Samoa,  this is also very normal).           Also she allowed and encouraged us to follow along as she...

What a lovely group of ladies! Pleasure to meet them all. Slingababy consultants: Veronika, Corinne, Vic, Jo, Louise, Amy, Michelle, Penina, Natasja, Phillipa, Jess, Julie, Rebecca, Alison, Naomi, Sandy, Alex and...

  Slingababy consultants training course, held in Christchurch...