MARCH 2, 9, 16, & 23
6PM
16 Vannah Ave, Portland ME
No matter how you are planning to birth, or even if you have no plans, this class will help you be more confident as you prepare.
This course is an investment in yourself, your baby and your family. What we hear, time and time again, are that the relaxation techniques learned in this class will benefit you for a lifetime. This is not a class to merely "get you through labour". You and your partner will call upon these skills again and again as you journey through pregnancy and parenthood.
Course includes:
* Your own copy of the 302-page book, HypnoBirthing– The Mongan Method
* 4 information-packed class meetings
* 5 professionally written scripts for home practice
* MP3s 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
* A hypnotic session in building birth confidence and eliminating fears
* Several deep relaxation techniques for use during birth
* Well-paced instruction designed to build your confidence and help you to have a safer, easier, and more comfortable birth
* Special calm breathing methods for use throughout labor and during birthing
Method.
We teach the original HypnoBirthing® method developed by Marie Mongan which is relaxed, naturally focused childbirth education. It is a comprehensive childbirth course teaching specific techniques to access your instinctual birthing body which knows how to birth safely and gently.
Comfort.
Your partner will also learn how to support you through labour. HypnoBirthing does not promise that your birth will be pain free, but approximately 70% of women using HypnoBirthing experience a comfortable birth. HypnoBirthing can be used anywhere you choose to birth; in a hospital, birth center or in your home.
Technique.
While your body does possess the intuition to birth this way, understanding our modern and local birth culture, customs and care is key to your success. This series covers all original course material as well as offering additional techniques to ensure you are confident using HypnoBirthing® through your labour in the venue you've chosen. As soon as your registration is complete, you will also have the benefit of personalized mentorship in your HypnoBirthing practice.
Classes include one copy of the HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method book, all class materials and audio tracks. Class times vary and run between 2-2.5 hours
There are no refunds or cancellations, though tuition can be transferred to another participant or session.