Class Schedule & Registration Information

Group Classes

Saturdays:
Jan 10 thru Feb 7, 2009   1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Space is limited so register early!

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Registration:

The HypnoBirthing course is presented in a series of five, 2 1/2-hour classes or a series of four, 3-hour classes. The course fee includes personalized training with a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, the book HypnoBirthing® A Celebration of Life, by Marie Mongan, two relaxation CDs, and multiple informational handouts.  A $50 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration.  The entire course fee may be paid in full at registration or no later than the end of the first class.

HypnoBirthing is an approved childbirth education program. All or a portion of your course fee may be reimbursable by your insurance company. The classes are for mom and her birth companion. Since this is an intensive course and relaxation and focus are required, children are not permitted to attend.

Call or email now to register and reserve your seat in the next class.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

UNIT #1: Building a Positive Expectancy
• Introduction
• HypnoBirthing®
• Rational for comfortable birth
• How the uteruss work
• What’s wrong with labor?
• How fear affects labor
• Origin of Pain Concept
• Hypnosis and deep relaxation/creating positive birth outcomes
• HypnoBirthing® videos of labor and birth

UNIT #2: Falling in love with your baby/Preparing mind & body
• HypnoBirthing® Stories Video 3 and 4
• Prenatal bonding techniques
• Relaxation and visualization for birthing
• Rapid and instant relaxation techniques
• Breathing techniques for birthing
• Progressive, instant and deepening techniques
• Hypnotic relaxation and visualizations

UNIT #3: Getting ready to welcome your baby
• Looking at your estimated due date
• Making hospital, home or birthing center plans
• Preparing the body for birthing
• Light touch birthing massage
• Birth Stories Videos 5 and 6
• Preparing your birth preferences sheets
• When baby is ready
• Avoiding artificial induction of labor
• Your body working for you and with you
• Releasing negative emotions, fears and limiting thoughts

UNIT #4: Overview of childbirth—a labor of love
• Birth Stories Video 7 and 8
• Onset of labor—Thinning and Opening Phase
• Arriving at the hospital
• As labor moves along!
• Birth Companion’s role
• If labor rests or slows
• Protecting the Natural Birthing Experience
• As birthing advances—nearing Completion
• Birth Rehearsal Imagery

UNIT #5: Birthing—Breathing Love, Bringing Life
• Birthing Video
• Mother nears Completion—thinning and opening phase ends
• Birth explained simply
• Breathing baby down
• Birth of the placenta
• Bonding with your baby
• Forest Fantasy Metaphor

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