# Event Details - **Event Name**: A Spring Gathering for Birth Professionals & Families - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Spring gathering for birth professionals & families at Dr. Max Goldstein’s home in Santa Monica. Meet & network, enjoy fun & refreshments!About this EventA Spring Gathering for Birth Professionals & Families$33 individual/$44 couple/babies through teens freeJoin us for a special afternoon honoring the season of renewal - and the incredible people who support families through birth and beyond.We’re gathering at the home of Dr. Max Goldstein in Santa Monica for a warm, intentional meet-up where you’ll meet some of our beloved family practitioners, connect with fellow doulas and birth professionals, and celebrate the work we do together.Special Guest: Miri, traditional midwife, priestess and ancestral healer visiting from Mexico is here attending a birth and has brought her beautiful handcrafted rebozos straight from Mexico - available for purchase for those who’d like to take one home.What to expect:Meet and mingle with our community of family practitionersConnection time with doulas, birth professionals, and familiesMusic & movementLight nourishment & refreshments from the Dream Doula Village KitchenA chance to shop Miri’s authentic Mexican rebozosGood company and Dr Max’s chickens and lambs - in honor of spring and the birth communityWhether you’re a doula, midwife, bodyworker, practitioner, or a family walking this path - you are welcome here. (our gracious host), is a board-certified family physician. He was born and raised in Santa Monica, completed his medical degree at UCLA and completed his residency at UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Goldstein has lived and worked abroad in such places as Yemen, Venezuela, Spain, South Africa and France. His medical practice includes care of the whole family, from newborns to the elderly, and he specializes in preventive health, family planning, contraceptive management, LGBT health and sports medicine. Dr. Goldstein also has a deep sense of commitment to healthcare for all and continues to provide medical care to rural farming communities in California. Outside of medicine, he loves ocean swimming, bodysurfing, yoga and making art.Miri Metztlixochitl is an internationally-acclaimed midwife and ancestral medicine woman from Mexico. Miri is a Holistic therapist, master in Tibetan singing bowls, Master Gendai Reiki Ho, Moon mother level 3 certificate, Red Tent Activator, ceremony guide for women’s circles and Temezcalera leader. She works as a minister in ceremonies for baptism, weddings, calling of the soul of baby, blessingway, motherhood, rights of passage, menarche, menopause, birthdays, etc. She offers courses, workshops, ceremonies and therapy for individuals and groups, and conferences in person and online.Additionally Miri is:Holistic therapist with over 10 years of experienceMaster in Tibetan singing bowlsMaster Gendai Reiki HoMoon mother level 3 certificate by Miranda GrayRed Tent Activator DeAnna LamCeremony guide and women’s circles since 2010Temezcalera (sweat lodge leader) and practitioner of traditional Mexican medicineProfessional certified midwifeMinister in ceremonies for baptism, weddings, calling of the soul of baby, blessingway, motherhood, rights of passage, menarche, menopause, birthdays, etc.Offers courses, workshops, ceremonies and therapy for individuals and groups, conferences in person and onlineHer mission is to share ancient wisdomCarmen Thomas-Paris is founder of. Carmen is a birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, Reiki healer and Kundalini Women's prenatal/postpartum and family yoga teacher in Los Angeles. She has been doing bodywork for 30 years and is sought after to help heal and clear blocks and obstructions to fertility plus during the labor and the birthing process along with preparing the body during pregnancy and using rebozo techniques to close the body after pregnancy and birth. Carmen utilizes the tools of somatic massage therapy, meditation and yoga with different modalities to customize an experience for each mama and the whole family.She is a certified STREAM (Scar Tissue Remediation Education and Management) practitioner who has mentored with Ellen Heed.For more information: Call/text Carmen at -310-569-6428 - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-monica/a-spring-gathering-for-birth-professionals-and-families/100001986277842496 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, Sports, Workshops, Art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 48.8, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Santa Monica - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: 259 19th St - **lat**: 34.0422516 - **long**: -118.4976061 - **full address**: 259 19th St, 259 19th Street, Santa Monica, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: A Spring Gathering for Birth Professionals & Families - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/90c0352a2dfae28c89198d64421d0f1b53e200bf81e17bd09764359790732528-rimg-w625-h1024-dcc0bec1-gmir.jpg?v=1775455751 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is A Spring Gathering for Birth Professionals & Families being held? - **A:** A Spring Gathering for Birth Professionals & Families takes place on Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 259 19th St, 259 19th Street, Santa Monica, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for A Spring Gathering for Birth Professionals & Families? - **A:** Tickets for A Spring Gathering for Birth Professionals & Families are priced at USD 49 per person. 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