Hypnobirthing
When you hear the term “hypnobirthing”, you may have an image of hypnosis in the way that Hollywood portrays it. Swinging pendulums, being out of control of your body, or someone casting a spell over you. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
If I asked you if you have ever been in a state of hypnosis before, your answer would probably be no. Again, not true. Everyone will be in a state of hypnosis at least once a day, right before they fall asleep. Being in a state of hypnosis is simply when you slip into the unconscious mind. It happens when you are daydreaming, meditating, or being absorbed in a task you enjoy and losing track of time. If
Hypnosis can be an extremely helpful tool when you are labouring and giving birth, because it allows you to go into your unconscious mind, which aids your body in doing what it already knows how to do; birthing your baby. In my hypnobirthing course, I teach you and your birthing partner techniques for self-hypnosis and powerful relaxation techniques. But a hypnobirthing course is also so much more than that. It is a positive birth preparation course arming you with tools and techniques that will allow you to have the best possible birth experience for you. Hypnobirthing is for all births; natural births, cesareans, medicated, unmedicated, hospital births, home births and everything in between. All the techniques taught in a hypnobirthing course will prepare you for every eventuality.
The premise of a hypnobirthing course is to prepare you in every way. To empower you to know your options and to help you understand you have choices and can ask questions. The course also goes into the anatomy and physiology of what is happening in your body towards the end of your pregnancy, and throughout your labour and birth. What we will be focusing on most during this course is the “Fear-Tension-Pain" cycle. This theory is that when we are fearful it creates tension in our bodies, and tension leads to increased pain. Tension is also extremely unhelpful during labour because if our muscles are tense it is very hard for them to birth our baby. This is just an example of what we will be learning about during my course.
Most people don’t know what happens in our bodies during labour and birth, it's something we are never taught and that we must go looking for for ourselves. So, signing up for this course will help you understand the process better, and therefore trust it more. You can be sure it is a very safe, inclusive and unbiased environment. We will also be doing lots of relaxing and practicing these powerful techniques!
Another very important part of the course is discussing your birth preferences. I don’t like the term “birth plan” as anyone who has given birth before will know its something that cannot be perfectly planned. And if something changes, you don’t want to feel like your plan has changed. However, having preferences, and visualising those scenarios can be very helpful during your labour, and it also makes sure that you feel comfortable and safe throughout the entire process.
Overall, my course aims to empower you, make you feel more at ease and relaxed, and show you just how incredible your birth experience can be. Through hypnobirthing you can see how much influence you have over the process and how you can stack the odds in your favour of having the birth you dream of. It is a life-changing investment in yourself and your baby.
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