Mindful Mamma™

Mindful Mamma™ - One day birth preparation class
What is the difference between the classes?
Mindful Mamma™ Express Class
HypnoBirthing® – the Mongan Method

Mindful Mamma™ - One day birth preparation class

This one day express class teaches you the elements which we feel to be the most important for you to know about. These are things you will not be taught in any other standard antenatal classes. However, they are critical for a good birth. If you are scared of birthing, this will impact on your birth. If you are calm, you maximise your chances of a great birth. Because reassurance and calm are vital for a good birth, we specialise and prioritise this. After this class, you will feel calmed, reassured and empowered.

Andy wrote, after taking this class: "I would just like to commend you on designing and running such a really fantastic course! It really has empowered  both of us, to the point where most of our fears about birth have disappeared already. We have always wanted to go down the natural birth route, but felt that there was not enough support & advice out there about how to do it drug and pain free. Your course, although short, covered pretty much all aspects that I felt were missing from our antenatal classes & many more. Vic now feels a lot more confidant, and I actually feel like I have a proper role in the whole event, other that driving her to the hospital & sitting on the rolling chair! "

Benefits:

• Learn to feel calm and positive about your birth
• Release your fear of birthing and parenting
• Give your birthing partner a special and important role for this special day - he needs to be calm too!
• Learn amazing and powerful techniques for instant relaxation which you will be able to use on the day
• Addressing the pain issue -learn how you can harness your own coping skills for managing your labour

You will receive a Mindful Mamma™ birth cd set recorded by Sophie and Mia based on the best techniques for relaxation and guided visualisation that have been used successfully for years by women who have achieved a calm birth.

Combine this course with other standard antenatal classes if you want to - or just do this one. We don't talk about what could go wrong, interventions or medical equipment (if we were teaching you how to drive a car, we wouldn't talk about what kind of accidents you could have, as it would be unsettling and unnecessary), but everything else is covered.

We work in close contact with Independent Midwives, the National Childbirth Trust and other therapists, including acupuncturists, bowen therapists, reflexologists, doulas, and aromatherapists to help you achieve the birth you want.

The course costs just £99 per couple which includes pregnancy and birth cd and all your handouts.
Click Here to find out the most convenient class for you.

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What is the difference between the classes?

See our table and read further details below:

Please note that the Mindful Mamma express class is not a shorter version of HypnoBirthing. The techniques, CDs, handouts and course content are different for both classes.

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Mindful Mamma™ Express Class:

You want the basics listed above, taught quickly and simply. This class has been expertly created by Mia and Sophie, drawing on their extensive experience.

As part of this course you will receive the Mindful Mamma birth preparation CDs written and recorded by Sophie and Mia using the most successful relaxation and guided visualization techniques (also available separately for £10 as an MP3 download or £15 for a CD).

This course was deigned to be accessible and affordable The cost is £99 for both of you for a whole days tuition and guidance.

Mum can come alone if preferred. For more details of course content, click here. For dates and venues, click here.

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HypnoBirthing® – the Mongan Method:

You want the full and comprehensive course - the official Mongan course. Over 12 hours of education, exploration, and skills building. You want the important antenatal stuff – how to write a birth plan, what to have with you on the day, what the three stages of labour are.

You also want the special bits – how and why birth doesn't have to be awful, how to harness the power of your mindset using self-hypnosis, how to help yourself towards a fear free and rewarding birth experience.

You will receive the official book - HypnoBirthing: A Celebration of Life, and the CDs to accompany this course. It is taught over five evenings or four Sunday mornings and costs £265 per couple. For more details of course content click here. For dates and venues, click here.
  
For more details of the HypnoBirthing course, click here.

For details of all course dates, please email me at:

sheila@gentlebirth.co.uk

or call me on:

01562 882662