A complete course for mind-body birth preparation.
LEARN TO WORK WITH YOUR BODY FOR A CALMER BIRTH
This approach combines deep relaxation techniques with antenatal basics, including massage and movement for labour, offering you a broad range of accessible tools to access during different stages of labour.
• REDUCE YOUR WORRIES AROUND BIRTH
• GAIN CONFIDENCE IN YOUR OPTIONS AND CHOICES
• WORK WITH YOUR PARTER AND BEGIN PREPARING TOGETHER.
"Thank you so much for the birth workshop, it came in so handy during labour! The counter pressure on hips and a few other moves were just a life saver at the time. It really gave my husband confidence to support me in the moment."
Why hypnobirthing?
Hypnobirthing is a childbirth preparation method that uses self-hypnosis, deep relaxation, and breathing techniques to manage pain and fear during labour and delivery.
The idea is that by managing levels of stress hormones, you can give yourself the best chance of allowing the body's in-built system to set you up for a good birth. Techniques are simple and adaptable to different people and different birth situations, you don't need to have any particular skills, knowledge or experience already.
I'm Emilie, a doula, antenatal and yoga teacher with over 15 years experience of working with birthing families.
Through this course, we'll explore how the mind and body work together in ways that help you understand what's happening when and why. You'll get practical experience of a range of tools that can be used at different satges of labour, plus access to a bank of resources that you can use to explore and deepen your learning at home.
"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)
What's included?
LEARNING
This course includes over 12 hours of learning:
• mindfulness
• hypnobirthing
• massage
• active birth
• antenatal education
RESOURCES
• Birth card deck for you to keep
• 30 minute 1-2-1 with Emilie
• Themed info packs
ACCESS
An online bank of videos covering:
• movement in pregnancy
• hypnobirthing
• birth anatomy
PLUS
+ audio for mindfulness + hypnobirthing files
COMMUNITY
access to our WhatsApp group + meetups
• 1 social meeting after course ends
• 1 social meeting after birth
DISCOUNTS
Client discounts on massage and movement sessions with Emilie.
‘Being fully present from one moment to the next during labour requires courage, concentration and the love and support of the people around you.’
Jon Kabat-Zinn
This course is perfect for you if you have worries
about giving birth and would like a practical approach you can start now.
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS...
How long does it take to learn? When should I start?
What's included?
I'm planning a caesarean birth, will this still help?
Where are sessions?
"You can't stop the waves,
but you can learn how to surf."
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Early Summer 2024
in-person in Frome (Somerset, BA11)
SUNDAY 26th MAY
10am - 5pm
online
SUNDAY 9th + 16th + 23rd JUNE
7.30pm - 9pm
Includes Q+A session, learning and practice time - recordings will be available.
early booking - save 30% use the code 'JUNEARLY'
(limited availablity - code won't work when places are full)
• 2 early booking places left •
NB If there aren't sufficient bookings for a group course to run you'll be transferred to a private course.
NEXT COURSES:
SUMMER • SUNDAY 21st JULY (in Frome) • 28th JULY / 4th AUGUST / 11th AUGUST (online)
EARLY AUTUMN • SEPTEMBER 8th & SEPTEMBER 15th - all in person in Frome.
AUTUMN • SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER (in Frome) • 27th OCT / 3rd NOV / 10th NOV (online)
Private courses available
Prefer a bespoke course?
If you need something to work around your availability, access or timings - this could be a good option for you. Packages can be tailored to include massage, yoga, biomechanics or embodied coaching options.
© 2023 - Emilie J Rowell / the body doula