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HypnoBirthing Classes

Overview:

The HypnoBirthing® Childbirth method is as much a philosophy of birth as it is a technique for achieving a satisfying, relaxing, and stress-free method of birthing. HypnoBirthing uses self hypnosis which is a naturally induced state of relaxed concentration—a state of mind and body in which we communicate suggestions to our subconscious mind. This part of our mind influences what we think, how we feel, and the choices we make.

There is no magic to achieving success with self-hypnosis.
Anyone who chooses to can reach deep relaxation and redirected focus.

When having your baby with HypnoBirthing, what you will experience is similar to the daydreaming or focusing that occurs when you are engrossed in a book or staring at a fire. You will be conversant and in good spirits—totally relaxed, but fully in control. You will be aware of your body’s contractions, but will be able to determine the extent to which you feel the surge. Your body’s natural anaesthesia (endorphins) will replace the stress hormones.
When it is time for your baby to be born, you will be fully awake and involved.

HypnoBirthing® teaches you, along with your birthing companion, the art and joy of experiencing birth in a more comfortable manner. When a woman is properly prepared for childbirth and when mind and body are in harmony, nature is free to function in the same will-designed manner that it does with all other creatures.

You will be fascinated as you view HypnoBirthing® films showing labouring mothers, awake, alert and in good humour as they experience the kind of gentle birth that you, too, can know when you are free of the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome.

You will Learn:

• Techniques of deep relaxation to eliminate the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome
• Natural ways to bring your body into labour
• To create and control the body’s own natural anaesthesia..
• To practice deep relaxation during and between uterine surges.
• To use your natural birthing instincts to birth your baby in a way that most mirrors the way that nature intended
• How you and your birth companion can create a calm, serene, and joyful birth environment.
• To create a more integral role for the birthing companion.
• The importance of prenatal and perinatal bonding.

With HypnoBirthing®, you will be aware and fully in control, but profoundly relaxed.

Class Dates:

Class Details:

Your HypnoBirthing class includes:

• Your own copy of the 302-page HypnoBirthing Text, HypnoBirthing-- The Mongan Method
• 5 information-packed class meetings, helping you to understand how and why labour can be manageable
• 5 professionally written scripts for your home practice
• 2 CDs for your relaxation, stress reduction, and bonding (Including the program cornerstone disk, Rainbow Relaxation)
• Handouts for planning your Birth Preferences
• A set of Birth Prompts for your birth Companion
• Demonstration and practice in optimal birth positions
• Classes dedicated to building birth confidence by reducing and eliminating fears
• Several deep relaxation techniques for use during birthing, plus
• Well-paced instruction designed to build your confidence and help you to have a safer, easier, and more comfortable birthing
• Special calm breathing methods for use throughout labor and during birthing
• The advantage and confidence of the Mongan Method reputation for top-quality birthing preparation

Please Note

It is recommended you take this class in your second trimester. You will be able to use what you have learned from the first class, putting the techniques into practice to prepare for your birth. Class size is limited, which allows for group interaction and collective learning. Please bring 2 pillows to make yourself comfortable. HypnoBirthing® is a trade name and registered trade mark for a copyrighted childbirth education program, owned by Marie Mongan

Facilitator Biographies:

Tami Tozeland is a certified Hypnotherapist, certified birth doula, certified HypnoBirthing Educator as well as a certified childbirth educator. She has worked with Birth Roots for 7 years and has been attending births during that time in Winnipeg. Her Hypnotherapy training was completed long before she became a birth doula and childbirth educator and she feels the two services complement each other perfectly. Tami’s career goals include supporting birthing families to have the best experience welcoming their baby’s into their families as possible.

Tammy Young has been a part of Birth Roots since 2002. She is a certified HypnoBirthing Educator, a certified DONA Birth Doula, and a Birth Roots Doula mentor. Tammy first took a HypnoBirthing class with the birth of her second child in 2001. Her own positive birth experience with HypnoBirthing lead her to want to support other woman through their own births. Today, Tammy loves teaching new families about HypnoBirthing, the power of our minds and birthing bodies.

Testimonials:

Parent Testimonials:

"HypnoBirthing gave me a most priceless gift—a childbirth experience that was free of fear."

"Nothing can describe the beauty of our birthing experience with HypnoBirthing. I never dreamed after having two children with another method that I could have so easy a labor."

Medical Testimonials:

"This is the way all babies should come into the world. It’s beautiful. Keep up the good work."
"I’m a labor and delivery nurse. I work in the field of obstetrics every day. I can hardly believe my eyes as I watch HypnoBirthing mothers in labor. It’s amazing!"
"I’ve been delivering babies for twenty years, and I’ve never seen anything like this method. It’s incredible."

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