Our Part Two Training is a 6 day immersion to focus on integration and embodiment supporting both the practical and sacred aspects of this work.

The exact Santa Cruz 2025 date is tentative & is subject to change. 

Please email us at hello@sumistouch.com with questions, asks, anything!

Come Join us for a 10 day immersion to focus on integration and embodiment supporting both the practical and sacred aspects of Birth work.

WHO BETTER TO TRAIN WITH THEN SUMI?! If you don't know you better ask somebody:

"I have come to 3 different immersions and taken Sumi's online training twice. Why? Because it is so rich with wisdom and information. The immersions have literally changed the entire way that I approach birth work, but also how I mother, how I love myself, and how I see liberation and healing for our people. Sumi is a wise and skillful teacher and I am forever grateful that I have been gifted the opportunity to sit at this young elders feet" -- Mama D

We are the first training for PEOPLE OF COLOR ONLY in traditional birth work! 🥳🥳🥳 We have trained thousands of students since 2015.

Come see what all the fuss is ALL about! Answer what is calling you, and has been for a while maybe! It's really up to you! The Yucatan is a southern state in Mexico with one of the largest Black and indigenous populations in Mexico. Come experience this RICH indigenous culture and breath taking landscapes! If there was a Disney World for birth workers, THIS TRAINING WOULD BE IT! We will be staying in the most luxurious and breath taking accommodations. You will not only be learning about sacred birth work practices but also waking up to slow mornings, hearing the sounds of the birds, enjoying traditional foods, swimming in the warm Atlantic ocean, going to traditional ceremonies led by indigenous elders, and over all being transformed in real time!

If you missed any of our world renowned immersions in the past you NOW have a chance to redeem yourself! Exchange the hustle and bustle of your day to day life for deep community connection, gorgeous beaches and the perfect tropical weather for 10 full days! Each cohort walks in as strangers and walks away as family!

Join our advanced skills immersion today in Ghana!!!

Your registration includes all of your meals, beautiful luxury accommodations, travel agent support, child care, ground transportation to and from the airport, materials and supplies, and all entry fees in one upfront price. You will only have to buy your plane ticket and any other transportation needs like a passport and visa.

Bring your entire family for a true immersive experience! We will have a children's camp and men's retreat running alongside us. My beloved partner will be leading the men and we have some of the most loving and warm care takers loving up on our children. We will have family activities but the men will have their own outings and excursions. The youth will be on site with us the entire time being cared for by care takers.

It's time for you to choose YOU and to do so amongst a beautiful landscape with beautiful people!

p.s. For those who do not wish to be vaccinated please inquire with us on your options. We also can support in expediting your visa without having to submit your physical passport to the embassy.

The learning environment is engulfed in the elements. [Please check out this video to see the amazing land and space hosting us.]
It is an intentional container that cultivates a safer space for people to feel nurtured within their learning process. This is a space for you to feel held and explore what it feels like to listen to your self and meeting your needs. This is a space for our hearts to open up and soften up to get inspired to spark our creative nature. 

Your flight, having your own fund money/emergency fund money, navigating currency exchange cash, toiletries, transportation before or after the dates.
 

You are responsible for your own actions and energy during the retreat. We be in a group setting and it is your responsibility for you to take care of your own needs so you can be present and show up as your most authentic self. Please keep in mind that we will be covering topics that may be activating and stimulating and unlike within our online training we will be witnessed and witnessing in the presence of "strangers." This may bring up moments of feeling extremely vulnerable so please be mindful of your tools, your capacity and your resources.  You are also responsible to respectfully communicate any needs that come up before or during the retreat. Please note that we are curating an experience for the collective, this means that we will be working together to unsure that everyone feels safe, heard and seen. It is our highest intention that we also move with integrity, compassion and understanding.

We have selected accommodations that invite rest and reflection, yet are still close enough to the city so that you may explore on your own and access the things that allow you to feel supported and inspired.

Yes, your children are welcome!
Yes, childcare is provided!
Yes, your family is welcome!

When you invest in yourself, you are investing in the collective. The deposit is non-refundable because your monetary commitment is an act of devotion to the abundance, prosperity and intentional living that we are affirming for healers, wisdom keepers, and sacred entrepreneurs of all kinds. Your investment sustains the Sumi’s Touch Team (mothers of color, healers and creatives) and facilitates conscious discernment around where we are hosted, who is pouring their energy into our food, providing safe passage, etc.

If for some reason you are not able to attend the Part 2 Immersion you have selected due to unforeseen circumstances or you are more than 7 days late on a payment, your reservation will be given the next person on the waitlist. Up to $500 of any additional installments can be applied to a Sumi’s Touch Offering within one calendar year according to our discretion.

Just like in birth, when you know, YOU KNOW and divine order unfolds to support that knowing. We as birth workers prepare for a multitude of possibilities in holding the container of birth, so please consider the following as you commit to this act of healing and expansion for yourself:

• Passport: is it up to date and clear of expiration for 2024 for you and loved ones traveling with you?
• Visa + air travel: we have a travel agent for ease of consultation, but if you decide to book these on your own, please be mindful of what is required.
• Once you pay your deposit (50% of the total) we can adjust the payment plan to suit you. We encourage you to make a simple flier on Canva, including ways folks can send you money and share your ask on social media and personal networks. If you choose a GoFundMe, Kickstarter, or some other platform, please calculate the fees associated with it and build that into your grand total ask.

:: arrive via carpool

:: welcoming ceremony/ introductions
:: altar building  
:: itinerary overview  
:: listening to our inner beings and intuition  
:: boundaries and self-preservation  
:: shame, vulnerability, and trust  
:: grounding, smudging, cloaking  
:: intuitive movement flow 

:: prenatal inquiries, consultations, and prenatal appointments  
::  consent and trauma informed care  
:: herbal infused massage oil
:: prenatal massage  
:: the blessing way

:: we will spend the day until lunch time at a sacred body of water, Laguna Creek & the Pacific Ocean 
:: rest and integration 

:: comfort measures  
:: herbs and homeothapy for labor
:: non-cervix based care and space holding  
:: birth as a ceremony  
:: reading the energetics of labor 

:: Birth story debrief, story weaving/ integration
:: prepared postpartum  
:: feeding fundamentals  
:: the postpartum container
:: postpartum herbs and homeopathy  
:: postpartum massage 

:: moxa  
:: abdominal wrapping  
:: pelvic steam  
:: postpartum bath  
:: postpartum closing of the bones 

:: Final Reflection

:: Blessing of the hands  

:: Departure