Training and Workshops
Ellen enjoys sharing the breadth of her 25+ years of experience through teaching and mentoring other lactation professionals. Please see the Mentorship page if you are interested in shadowing at the clinic or other one-on-one professional development opportunities.
If you would like to book Ellen for an in-person training event, please fill out the contact form. A full-day workshop consists of half a day of instruction followed by two lactation consult sessions.
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Upcoming Workshops
Three-part workshop - Approved for 4 L-CERP hours by IBCLE - New videos and resources added!
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Part 1: Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 from 1 - 3 pm EST
Part 2: Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 from 1 - 2:15 pm EST
Part 3: Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 from 1 - 2:15 pm EST
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GAIN A LIBRARY OF NEW SKILLS
Body-Led Breastfeeding (BLB) resolves complex breastfeeding difficulties by isolating and improving the work of the tongue while reducing the compensatory work of the body.
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Learn more about BODY-LED BREASTFEEDING
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COST
​$200 First-time participants
$175 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT before January 20th using code WINTERBIRD
$100 Students enrolled in a lactation program or second-time participants. To access this discount, contact Annalee
*Click on February 11 on the calendar below to register for all 3 days.
NOTE: The recording of the Spring 2025 workshop is available as a self-paced online course ($125)
Three-part Virtual Workshop:
Body-Led Breastfeeding: Advanced Clinical Skills for Rethinking Lactation Support
February 2026 - $200*
Workshop Objectives
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Describe how the underlying musculature and bony structures of the face, head, and body can affect the way a baby approaches nursing.
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Demonstrate how infants recruit muscles from all over their bodies to manage their breastfeeding environment.
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Demonstrate how to read infant faces to understand what mechanisms they are using both on the breast and off.
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Demonstrate how to read a body at rest and in action for areas of tension and muscle overuse.
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Explain how to address our findings through a unique set of clinical techniques specific to addressing compensatory muscle use that move babies from dysfunction to function.
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At the end of each session, participants will have a set of skills to experiment with in their own clinical setting before building on those skills the following week.
Advanced Clnical Skills for Lactation Support Registration
Hands-on Workshop: Natural Lymphatic Treatment for Mastitis / Blocked Ducts
Wednesday, Early Summer 2025 - 5:30 - 8 pm​, $175
In this workshop, we will be integrating our knowledge of how the breast works with assessment and treatment skills for mastitis and blocked ducts. There has been a lot of movement in the field recently - the most recent evidence for treatment of mastitis and blocked ducts does not support some of the techniques that have been used in the field of lactation for decades!
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But knowing what not to do is different from being able to assess and treat from an entirely different framework. We will review the evidence and new information we have about the anatomy and function of the breast.
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The most important part of this workshop will be the practice of hands-on treatment skills with volunteer parents, with supervision, and time to process what we saw and felt afterwards.
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Date will be in summer 2025 - TBD. Registration is limited!