HypnoBirthing® Classes are taught in a format of five, 2 1/2-hour classes. If you are very near to your birthing time, I can make special arrangements for individual classes with you.
What You Will Learn in HypnoBirthing® Classes:
At each class you will watch how beautiful HypnoBirthing can be, here are many samples for you to be inspired throughout your pregnancy. http://www.youtube.com/user/HypnoBirthingVideos
Unit 1: Building A Positive Expectancy • Introduction to the remarkable HypnoBirthing® philosophy • The History of Women and Birthing • Why and how you can have an easier, more comfortable, and safer birthing • How Nature perfectly designed women’s bodies to birth • How to assist, rather than resist, your natural birthing instincts • The vocabulary for calm and gentle birthing. • Visualizing gentle births by viewing beautiful birthing videos
Unit 2: Falling in Love with Your Baby/Preparing Mind & Body • The remarkable mind of your newborn baby—Prenatal bonding techniques • Rapid and instant self-relaxation techniques and deepening techniques • Breathing techniques for labor and birthing • Hypnotic relaxation and visualization • Selecting the right care provider • The Birth companion’s role in birthing • Preparing your body for birthing with massage and toning
Unit 3: Getting Ready to Welcome your Baby • Preparing Birth Preference Sheets • Preparing the Body for Birthing • Light Touch Labor Massage • Your body working for and with you • Avoiding artificial induction and achieving a natural start to labor • Releasing negative emotions, fears and limiting thoughts.
Unit 4: An overview of Birthing – A Labor of Love • Onset of Labor – Thinning and Opening Phase • Birth explained simply • Settling in at the hospital or birthing center • Preparing for home birth – or baby’s choice of birth • As labor moves along – passing time through labor • Hallmarks of labor • If labor rests or slows – Companion’s prompts and activities • As labor advances – birthing with your baby • Protecting the natural birthing experience • Birth rehearsal imagery
Unit 5: Birth – Breathing Love – Bringing Life • Moving into birthing • Positions for descent and birthing • Breathing baby down to birth • Baby moves to the breast • Family bonding with your baby
