Welcome to the wonderful world of Hypnobirthing!
If you are pregnant and would like to bring your new arrival into the world in the most enjoyable, relaxed and natural way possible then you have come to the right place!
Reuniting with your innate and natural power to give birth
This hypnobirthing course is all about you gaining a confident, calm and positive mindset in preparation for the amazing arrival of your newest family member. It really can be a time to relax into and treasure. Your body is incredible and fully prepared and designed to give birth, all you need to do is simply allow the process and not fear it.
Releasing your fear of birth
Why is it that as soon as you announce that you are pregnant people suddenly take it upon themselves to recount the horror and pain of their childbirth? It is almost as if the person who tells the most frightening tale wins some kind of award. It happened to me and I expect it has already happened to many of you reading this. Even the television documentaries around labour are sending out the message that the labour process is dangerous, painful and downright scary.
What effect does this actually have upon our pregnancy and our labour journey?
Many people spend their pregnancy in a sense of fear, anxiety and dread as they tentatively await what they have been led to believe, both on an unconscious and conscious level, will be one of the most dangerous and painful events of their life – the birth of their child.
Take time now to picture an animal giving birth. Is the animal screaming out in pain and does it seem overly distressed? Probably not.
The animal you have pictured is likely to appear calm, relaxed, and to be showing little or no sign of resistance. It is, after all a natural process and the animal does not overthink it. Now, with your rational mind engaged, do you think that the human birth experience should be any different?
Simply put, IT IS NOT!! Well, at least it doesn’t have to be if we approach it from a more natural, calm and trusting mindset.
The reality of childbirth can be a totally different experience when we re-wire the brain with more positive, honest and reality based beliefs that empower us and therefor remove our fear of childbirth.
That is where Hypnobirthing comes in to help so beautifully!
Changing your unconscious response to childbirth
It is now believed that up to 95% of our day is driven by our unconscious habits of thought. That includes how we feel, how we act, how we perceive the world around us and how we respond to it. It is our unconscious habits of thought regarding labour, which have developed from an early age, that cause us to be so fearful of such a perfectly natural and wonderful event, and yet many have completely lost sight of this fact.
When we experience fear or stress, even at a low level, our body produces chemicals and causes many physical responses that will only make the labour process much more painful and difficult for both mother and baby and the chance of medical intervention will increase significantly.
However, if we are feeling relaxed, confident and in control both our body and baby will get on with exactly what it is that they need to do. This is because the ideal chemical mix is created in the body and you are now in the perfect physical state for giving birth naturally and with little or even no pain.
This is where hypnotherapy comes in to play. With repetition and consistent engagement the hypnotherapy audio's and scripts provided in the course will replace all of your negative unconscious, disabling habits of thoughts with more positive, enabling and empowering ones. In doing this your fear and anxiety will be replaced with a sense of calm, clarity and confidence as you now start to look forward to the birth of your new arrival.
Other important parts of the hypnobirthing course
Within the course we will also cover all the different stages of labour and your options within these. Breathing exercises and visualisations are also provided and practiced with the session and at home which also help hugely during labour.
The course has an open and honest approach and will dispel many myths around how and why labour has become the medical emergency model it now is. Our unique human brain can indeed be both a blessing and a curse!
This hypnobirthing course is designed to run alongside the care of your midwife as they are most definitely experts in this field.
There is much, much more to this course so come along and find out!
Birthing partners
The course is designed for both you and your chosen birthing partner and both of you are required to be fully engaged and present in both the group and take home activities that are provided. This ensures that both parties enter into the birth relaxed, calm and empowered
Group sessions
Group sessions
The group session currently run on 4 consecutive Saturdays and are up to 3 hours in length,
Next course dates are as follows -
Saturday 17th and Saturday 24th of June and Saturday 1st and Saturday 8th of July 2023
Please email or phone me for availability and to book on to the course.
A maximum of 4 couples within each group. Cost of course - £250
Individual sessions
I also offer individual sessions either in the comfort of your own home (dependant on distance) or within my Hypnotherapy studio. This allows for much more flexibility and a more personalised delivery of the course.
Please e-mail me or give me a call to find out more and to arrange your first session.
Cost of individual course - £350
Extra bits
The cost of the course also includes your own copy of The Hypnobirthing Book, by Katherine Graves, relaxation audios and relaxation scripts to use at home and also ongoing support from me if you should need it in between courses and up to the birth of you new arrival!
The group session currently run on 4 consecutive Saturdays and are up to 3 hours in length,
Next course dates are as follows -
Saturday 17th and Saturday 24th of June and Saturday 1st and Saturday 8th of July 2023
Please email or phone me for availability and to book on to the course.
A maximum of 4 couples within each group. Cost of course - £250
Individual sessions
I also offer individual sessions either in the comfort of your own home (dependant on distance) or within my Hypnotherapy studio. This allows for much more flexibility and a more personalised delivery of the course.
Please e-mail me or give me a call to find out more and to arrange your first session.
Cost of individual course - £350
Extra bits
The cost of the course also includes your own copy of The Hypnobirthing Book, by Katherine Graves, relaxation audios and relaxation scripts to use at home and also ongoing support from me if you should need it in between courses and up to the birth of you new arrival!
KGH hypnobirthing is fully accredited by the Royal College of midwives.