Hypnobirthing Courses
Most hypnobirthing teaches you to zone-out. This course includes tools to help you tune in too.
Feeling anxious about birth?
Learn practical tools to stay calm, grounded and in control.
Hypnobirthing in Frome, Bristol & online - for all birth types.
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Worried about giving birth and looking for a calm, practical approach?
Maybe you're nervous and unsure of how to get into the relaxed state you've heard about - especially when life's often stressful.
This approach combines deep relaxation techniques with embodiment practices to help you feel calm and grounded.
I'll teach you a range of accessible tools to use during different stages of birth that can help you and your birth partner meet labour with a deeper sense of self-trust, presence and resilience.
More than 'just relaxing' - you'll learn some solid, practical tools for when things don't go to plan.
To help you stay connected and make the best decisions for you.
These techniques aren't only a gamechanger for birth, but for the ride that is life with a newborn.
Group courses in Frome are held in a cosy home setting and include a simple lunch and refreshments.
Maximum 3 couples per session for a relaxed, conversation-led and personal experience.
Private sessions are arranged in your own home or online at a time that suits you.
These sessions are perfect if you or your partner have specific worries or past experiences that could use support. They're also great if you're busy and want something that fits into your schedule.
- Reduce your worries around birth
- Gain confidence in your path, options and choices
- Work with your partner and begin preparing together
"Thank you so much for the birth workshop, it came in so handy during labour!
It really gave my husband confidence to support me in the moment."
"Hypnosis-based interventions improved women's emotional experiences and outlook towards birth, with less anxiety, increased satisfaction, fewer birth interventions, more postnatal well-being and better childbirth experience overall."
- Hypnosis-based interventions during pregnancy and childbirth and their impact on women's childbirth experience:
A systematic review (Castaros & Wendland)
Not sure yet?
Join a free prenatal mindfulness session with Emilie, monthly online sessions - pay what you feel or free if you need it to be.
"You can't stop the waves,
but you can learn how to surf."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
This course is perfect for you if you are worried about giving birth and would like a calm, practical approach that you and your birth partner can start using together.
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS...
How long does it take to learn hypnobirthing? When should I start?
Many people choose to start between 25 and 30 weeks, but some start sooner (or later!) Starting round about then will give you a good chance to practice the techniques and let them be really familiar.
Starting sooner only means you have more time to practice.
I've seen clients benefit even if they've only had a couple of weeks to practice before baby arrived.
What's included?
- access to MP3’s to practice
- the support and depth of small in-person group learning
- doula in your pocket - group WhatsApp during the month
Where are sessions?
I cover London, Bristol, Bath and Somerset as well as offering sessions online.
When are the sessions?
I'm currently offering sessions by-request for group and private sessions. That means if there are a a few couples in your yoga or NCT class who are keen, we can likely arrange something that is timed to fit in with that.
I'm planning a caesarean birth, will this still help?
Absolutely, these tools are adaptable to different settings and your right to choose what's best for you is very much welcome and respected.
Hypnobirthing can be used for: c-birth, VBAC, water birth, HVBAC, first babies, labour after a tricky birth, home birth, hospital birth, birthing at a midwifery led unit.
If you have worries about particular interventions, these techniques can help you stay relaxed should they become necessary.
I've done / booked NCT - is this the same?
No, it's not. We don't cover all the possible scenarios or discuss all the medical options in this course. So many people do NHS or NCT sessions (or did with their first baby) and it makes so much sense for me to focus on the mind-body connections with you.
Here's we'll be focussing on hormones, stress responses and nervous system regulation - how to help guide yourself into a calm state in order to facilitate calm decision making, a supportive birth environment and inner trust.
So does this replace an antenatal course?
No! But it's a great complement to one.
Antenatal classes are really valuable to help you navigate the medical bits of maternity system work, and get a sense of your options. Here we'll be focussing on the calm side of birth prep, if you want more support with specific birth choices or specific coaching around confidence I would love to help with those and the best way to explore that os with me as a birth coach
I've had a difficult past experience - is this for me?
I've worked with people who've had negative experiences in hospital, fear of birth, traumatic past births and other past trauma.
Depending on where you're at and what you need, either a group session or a private hypnobirthing course could work really well for you. Message me if you have any questions.
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