In this time of great transition on Earth, Te Kaha's heart-led mission is to be a guide in the transformation and empowerment of others, in their essential reconnection with themselves and with the natural world, as shown to him by his tīpuna (ancestors).    

The New Story about Birth recognises that the health and well-being of fathers is essential to our societal health. The changes that accompany pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period are significant, but so is the role that men play in this transformation. A partner’s quality of presence and influence through this time is momentous. How could men be better supported on their journey to fatherhood? Join Adam Jackson, Aubert Bastiat and Samara Concepción to explore the sacred role of the father during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

The New Story about Birth is wet, wild and sexy. Intimate, untamed and undisturbed. Birth, like sex, is an altered state - When we don’t interfere with the magnificent design of birth.   

When a birthing woman feels safe, unobserved, undisturbed and free to follow her innate body wisdom, her body starts releasing a fine combination of hormones, including oxytocin and beta-endorphin, which lead her into an altered state or birth trance. This state is essential to the optimal unfolding of birth. Oxytocin, also known as the hormone of love and bonding, is also released during arousal and orgasm, stimulating that feeling of closeness to our partners. After birth, the body is flooded with the most amount of oxytocin a woman will ever experience in her life! This enables her to fall in love and bond deeply with her baby.

Join Sheila Kamara Hay and Samara Concepción for a juicy conversation about the importance of integrating pleasure into birth and birth preparation. We’ll be exploring how this benefits the health and well-being of women, babies, families and therefore, society as a whole.

The New Story about Birth recognises that the health and well-being of mothers, babies and families is integral to the health of society as a whole. How would we welcome our children into the world in the new story of interbeing? 

Join this conversation between Charles Eisenstein and Samara Concepción to explore how we can restore the radical power of birth to its ancient roots in service of thriving life.

The New Story about Birth values the innate body wisdom of women and babies. Join this conversation between Kelly Brogan and Samara Concepción to explore how we can reclaim reverence for the mystery and inherent intelligence of birth in a time that perceives childbirth as an inherently dangerous event that requires medical management.

In support of the forthcoming film Birth: A New Story, join this conversation with School of Mythopoetics co-founder Ian MacKenzie and actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd.  

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd - Executive Producer  

Jacob is an actor, theatre and filmmaker based in London. His acting projects include The Queen's Gambit, Wolf Hall, and the upcoming See How They Run and The Power. He has performed on London's West End, volunteer co-produces Matchstick Theatre Company in South East London, and is currently co-developing a number of film and TV projects. He is excited and honoured to be part of bringing this urgent story to life.  

Ian MacKenzie - Producer  

Ian MacKenzie is a filmmaker and writer who lives on the edge of the Salish Sea with his partner and young son. For over 13+ years, he’s been tracking the global emergence of new culture. From the desert of Burning Man to the heart of Occupy Wall St, he has sought and amplified the voices of visionaries, artists and activists who have been working toward planetary system change. He is most known for his films Sacred Economics (2013), Amplify Her (2017), Occupy Love (2013, Producer), and Lost Nation Road (2019).