BirthBody - ActiveBirth HypnoBirth
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BirthBody Hypnobirth

Know you should relax but not sure how?
Hope to avoid drugs in labour?
Want alternatives to medicated pain relief?
Would you like to make your baby's birth a positive experience?

If you answer yes to some of the above questions then it might be worth taking the time to learn some skills that can help you prepare for the kind of birth your hoping for and relaxation skills that you can use before, during and after you baby's birth.

BirthBody Preparation Sessions Help You:

Balance mood and energy

Experience more rest and better sleep

Feel more relaxed and positive

Feel more calm, confidant and in control

Tap into your body’s natural pain relief

Feel connected with baby before birth

Hypnobirth Preparation

Prepare for Birth using Self Hypnosis
Learn:

Self Hypnosis

Active Birth Positions

Breathing

Relaxation

Visualization
These sessions are useful if you have attended NCT or other birth preparation sessions or have previously given birth.

Complete Birth Preparation

Prepare for Birth using Self Hypnosis
Plus: Learn to work with the Birth Process
Learn:

Self Hypnosis

Active Birth Positions

Breathing

Relaxation

Visualization
Plus:

Understand what happens during Birth

What to expect

How to work with not against the birth process

These sessions are useful if you want to understand the birth process and use relaxation and self hypnosis.

Antenatal Hypnotherapy

Sessions Individually Tailored to Address Specific Concerns

If worries or fears are getting in the way of you enjoying your pregnancy then Antenatal Hypnotherapy can help.

Arrange a Free Consultation
Find out if this might be helpful for you

Classes

Currently Taking Bookings for Private Preparation Sessions & Antenatal Hypnotherapy
Classes will be announced for May Dates soon

Six steps that can really make a real difference to pregnancy and birth:

Relax

Breathe

Slow down

Stop Stressing

Use Visualization

Practice Positive Thinking

Take positive steps within your control
If you can, start to practice the above steps.
When you are lead a busy life it isn’t easy to bring these steps into your daily life

BirthBody preparation sessions, classes and CDs help you to make these steps part of yours and your baby’s life

You can learn to Access the inward state of mind you will experience during birth

Come to sessions on your own or with your Birth Partner and/or Doula

I have helped women and partners prepare for a variety of birth experiences including:

* Active Birth
* Breech Birth
* Caesarean Birth
* Epidural Birth
* Drug Free Birth
* Home Birth
* Hospital Birth
* Medical Birth
* Pain-Free Birth
* Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC)
* Water Birth

Some of the things I have helped women and partners with:

Planning for a Positive Birth Experience:
* Learn to look Forward to Birth
* Techniques for Relaxation
* Pain Reduction
* Strategies for a drug free birth

Help Reducing:
* Fear
* General Anxiety
* Hospital Phobia
* Needle Phobia

* Birth Anxiety
* Birth Trauma
* Previous Traumatic Birth

Help Finding Information and Support:
* Doula
* Independent Midwife

* Turning Breech Baby
* Turning Posterior Baby

* Understanding Previous Birth
* Understanding the Birth Process



I developed the BirthBody approach to preparing for birth with hypnotherapy and self hypnosis and have been helping women and couples since 1992.

In addition to being a fully qualified Hypnotherapist I am a Holistic Childbirth Educator and have studied birth physiology with Dr. Michael Odent Active Birth with Janet Balaskas and Hypnobirthing with Marie Mongan, founder of the official HypnoBirthing Institute in America.

I am a member of the Association For Pre- & Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH), the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) and The Hypnotherapy Association (HA).