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WHAT IS HYPNOBIRTHING?

Birth can be an organic, joyful and even spiritual experience!

HypnoBirthing is Evidence-Based 

The Flagstaff HypnoBirthing course is taught over five weeks.  The curriculum is evidence-based and supported by current data, research and best-practice.  The program includes special breathing techniques, deep relaxations, affirmations, visualizations, meditative practices, attention to nutrition and positive body toning.

HypnoBirthing is for Everyone

All expectant moms 12 to 35 weeks pregnant are welcome to join the classes!  VBAC birthers and those planning a cesarean can also benefit from HypnoBirthing's wonderful breathing, relaxation, and visualization techniques!  A unique aspect about HypnoBirthing is that the curriculum doesn’t only apply to pregnancy and labor.  You will also learn tools that will help you as a new parent in your 4th trimester and beyond!

Hypnobirthing is Reconditioning

For most of our lives, we have been conditioned to believe that our bodies are broken, that birth is excruciatingly painful, that birth is something to be managed and controlled.  HypnoBirthing teaches that tension and fear DO NOT have to be part of your birth.  Most importantly, mothers learn that their bodies are not broken and that their birthing body knows exactly how to bring their baby into the world in a calm, gentle way just as nature intended.

HypnoBirthing is  Peaceful

During the course, we’ll watch several peaceful, emotional and inspiring birth videos.  Additionally, I will guide you through several relaxation and deepening exercises.  You will also learn three key breathing techniques as well as optimal positions for increased relaxation during labor and birth.  These techniques will not only give you the best chance to have the birth of your dreams, but are also incredibly useful in learning how to relax, be present, and overcome stress for the rest of your life.

HypnoBirthing is Transformational

When you discover the truth about your birthing body, when you witness positive birth videos, when you learn evidence-based information, when you release fear and anxiety… something shifts. 

 

You no longer buy into the fear-based rhetoric.  You no longer doubt your body or its ability to birth.  You no longer question your birth plan or your birth journey.  You learn how to advocate for yourself, for your baby, for your own personal birth experience.  Most importantly, you are able to connect deeply with an inner wisdom, an inner knowing— the truest part of yourself.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED?

  • 5 information-packed & interactive sessions

  • MP3 download card

  • Parent handout spiral notebook

  • Professionally written hypnosis scripts for your home practice

  • A set of birth prompts for your birth companion

  • Demonstration and practice of optimal birth positions

  • A guide to great pregnancy nutrition

  • Several deep relaxation techniques for use in daily life and during birthing

  • Special breathing techniques for use throughout labor and during birthing

  • ​A guide to successful breastfeeding and postpartum recovery

  • Support and guidance during your pregnancy, during labor and during your postpartum period. 

UNIT ONE

Setting the stage

  • Introduction to the remarkable HypnoBirthing philosophy

  • The History of 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

  • Why Birth Hypnosis?

  • Laws of the Mind that effect change

  • The vocabulary for calm and gentle birthing

  • Visualizing gentle births by viewing beautiful birthing videos

UNIT TWO

Prenatal Bonding + Preparing Your Mind and Body

  • Fetology:  the remarkable mind of your newborn baby

  • Prenatal bonding techniques

  • Navigating birthing options

  • Selecting the right care provider

  • Building your birth team

  • Rapid and instant self-relaxation techniques and deepening techniques

  • Breathing techniques for labor and birthing

  • Hypnotic relaxation and visualization

  • Preparing your body for birthing with nutrition and massage 

UNIT THREE

Self-hypnosis visualization and advanced deepening

  • Pregnancy Comforts: Daily Exercises, Movement & Spinning Babies

  • Supporting Baby in Optimal Fetal Positioning

  • Preparing Birth Preference Sheets

  • Labor & Birthing Visualizations

  • Deepening Hypnosis Techniques

  • Releasing negative emotions, fears and limiting thoughts

UNIT FOUR

Overview and summary of childbirth

  • Birth's perfect design

  • Birth explained simply

  • Onset of Labor – Thinning and Opening Phase

  • Hallmarks of labor

  • If labor pauses or rests –  tools for labor progression

  • The Role of the Birth Companion

  • Preparing your sacred birthing space

  • Protecting the natural birthing experience

  • Discussion of hospital policies: continuous fetal monitoring, cervical exams, induction 

  • Misconceptions about labor

  • Making informed decisions (BRAINS)

  • Birth rehearsal imagery

UNIT FIVE

Birthing – The final act and bonding

  • Answering the call to surrender

  • Moving into the birth phase

  • Positions for descent and birthing

  • Breathing baby down to birth

  • The Birth Matrix – nature's perfect design

  • Discussions on optimal cord clamping, fundal massage, active management of the placenta

  • First latch and placenta birth

  • The Birth Afterglow & Family bonding

  • The Fourth Trimester: Breastfeeding and Postpartum 

  • Birth as Medicine – Honoring the Postpartum Portal

"This course was transformative for me. It gave me the knowledge and tools I needed to be empowered, excited, and confident in my pregnancy and birthing journey.  

I realized a lot of my fear came from lack of knowledge about the labor and birthing process. The course taught me that by mentally preparing I can more easily work with my body to bring my baby into the world in a calm and joyful way."

 ~Breanne

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