Join the Cornerstone movement for change.

Together we are co-creating a global community of skilled birthworkers who are committed to eliminating inequities in reproductive healthcare, and beyond.

Nickie and Juli Tilsner stand in front of a colorful mural that says "Power to the people". They are smiling, Juli's hand is on Nickie's arm, and Nickie is looking to the right.
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Are you ready?

 Are you ready to step into your purpose? Are you ready to show up for health equity and join our community of skilled birthworkers to help us center birth and reproductive justice in all ways? Are you ready to do your part to co-create the world that you want to live in, and our communities to thrive in?


Our courses:

We know that resilience and community support must be centered in all care given to people accessing reproductive healthcare. This cannot happen without equitable access to Birthworkers and carers who are trained within a rights-based, intersectional and anti-oppression framework. 

Become a Cornerstone birthworker. Show up, rise up, level up!

COURSE BUNDLES

Purchase multiple courses together and save on tuition.

Milestone: Full spectrum birthworker training + masterclass bundle package

Commit fully to becoming a holistic, full circle/full spectrum birthworker that serves all people with these seven vital courses - all in one accessible package with 20% off total tuition.

6 Course Bundle

$1,861.60

Keystone U.S. Full spectrum birthworker course bundle package

Go all in by taking all three foundational courses in one accessible package: Moonstone, Sunstone & Capstone US with 20% off total tuition. ($488.20 in savings)

3 Course Bundle

$1,592

Keystone Canada: Full spectrum birthworker course bundle package

Three course bundle with 20% savings: Moonstone: Labor & Birth Doula Training, Sunstone: Postpartum Doula Training, and Capstone Canada: Advanced Full Spectrum Doula Training

3 Course Bundle

3 payments of $492.21/month

Bondstone: Labor, birth, and postpartum birthworker course bundle package

For Birthworkers who are ready to show up fully for their clients, pregnancy through the postpartum period. Moonstone & Sunstone course bundled with 15% off total tuition.tuition.

2 Course Bundle

$972.40

Testing, Procedures and Induction Master Class

Two masterclasses, essential for all birthworkers.

Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

$125

SINGLE COURSES

Sign up for any of our essential classes individually.

Cornerstone Phuket, Thailand retreat

7 days of rest, restoration, connection, and renewal in Phuket, Thailand June 21-28, 2023

Nickie Tilsner

Nickie Tilsner

$2,692

Moonstone: Labor & Birth Doula Training.

This course covers the prenatal, labor and birth process and will provide a solid framework for you to build your birthwork practice upon.

Moonstone

Moonstone

$597

Sunstone: Postpartum Doula Training

Start at the connection by supporting the fourth trimester (postpartum period) for parents, baby and community. This course will prepare you for supporting clients throughout the first year post birth.

Sunstone

Sunstone

$547

Touchstone: Childbirth Education Facilitator Training July, 2023 cohort

Learn to co-create a childbirth education space that moves from conventional to affirming and brave; re-imagining birth collectively with your students.

Touchstone

Touchstone

$797

Capstone US: Advanced Full Spectrum Doula Training (April, 2023 cohort)

Deepen your birthwork practice to become expansive, radical, revolutionary and transformative. Enter full spectrum birthwork empowered with tools to support all reproductive experiences.

Capstone

Capstone

$767

Capstone Canada: Advanced Full Spectrum Doula Training (March, 2023 cohort)

Deepen your birthwork practice to become expansive, radical, revolutionary and transformative.

Anna Balagtas

Anna Balagtas

$767

Gemstone: Homebirth For Doulas

This workshop will prepare you for the very special experience of attending an unmedicated birth at home, using home birth specific labor support techniques.

Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

$197

Homeopathy Masterclass

Homeopathy for Acute Situations masterclass by Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

$97

Fetal Positioning: A conversation between the gestational carrier and the baby

Reframing Optimal Fetal Positioning - A holistic analysis. An essential masterclass by Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

$97

Eliminating Stigma Against People Who Use Drugs

Storytelling as radical transformative activism. Nickie Tilsner shares how harm reduction saved her life.

Nickie Tilsner, BSN, RN

Nickie Tilsner, BSN, RN

$97

All photos by Natalie Broders