Dominique Sakoilsky

Dominique Sakoilsky started her journey with birth and parenting when she had her first child twenty-three years ago, and has worked in the arena of birth ever since. Her own birth experiences include a 5-week premature birth in hospital, an unattended home birth (he was in a hurry) and a home water birth.

Her passion for birth led her to train and work as a Relate Counsellor, a Family Counsellor, a Scaravelli-inspired yoga teacher and a Craniosacral Therapist, working as part of a team at The Bristol Centre for Craniosacral Therapy. Dominique has spent the last two years studying with Karlton Terry in perinatal education. Dominique has also been training doulas and childbirth educators both privately and within the NHS for over ten years, and four years ago co-founded Relaxed Birth and Parenting (relaxedbirthandparenting.com) which is a training and educational company. She has a busy practice in Bristol where she runs antenatal workshops, parenting and yoga classes, counselling and cranial sessions, and continues to learn with joy and inspiration from the families and individuals she works with. She intends this book to bring forward a sense of freedom and joy, whilst finding a way to engage with the challenges of birth.