Hypnobirthing Australia™ Group Classes

 

$550 per couple

Please note that each space available on a course is ‘per couple’.

A great time to take the course is around the 30-ish week stage but it absolutely can be done before or after this time.

We include morning tea and lunch, plus a follow up birth plan review to consolidate your experience.

2024 Course Dates

Nov - In Person Course - BOOK HERE - *only 1 (couple) space left

Date: 23rd & 24th November - 9.30am - 4.30pm

Location: Killara

Dec - In Person Course - *fully booked* - contact us for a waitlist spot

Date: 7th & 8th December - 9.30am - 4.30pm

Location: Killara

2025 Course Dates

Jan - In Person Course - BOOK HERE

Date: 11th & 12th January - 9.30am - 4.30pm

Location: Killara

Feb - In Person Course - BOOK HERE

Date: 22nd & 23rd February - 9.30am - 4.30pm

Location: Killara

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Positive Birth Course Outline

UNIT 1 : Creating & Maintaining a Positive Mindset

  • Introduction to the positive mindset of hypnobirthing

  • How our brain is wired to birth

  • The role of our caregivers

  • The mind/body connection

  • What is self-hypnosis and how will we use it for birthing?

  • Our hormones are our friends

  • Understanding the physiology behind birthing

  • Fear-Tension-Pain syndrome

  • Causes of fear and how it affects our labour

  • Re-programming the sub-conscious

  • Our support team

  • Birthing environment

  • The language of empowered birthing

  • The power of affirmations


UNIT 2 : Our Toolkit for Birth

  • Self-hypnosis tracks

  • Birth music

  • Conditioning with scent

  • Hypnotic anchors and triggers

  • Releasing endorphins through massage & touch

  • Acupressure techniques for pregnancy, birth & breastfeeding

  • Visualisations for pregnancy, labour & birthing

  • The importance of facial relaxation

  • Relaxation Breathing - a skill for life

  • Surge Breathing - the best tool ever!

  • Techniques to help make your surges more comfortable

  • The ‘urge’ to push/bear down - Breathing/Bearing Down

  • Instant relaxation techniques


UNIT 3 : Preparation & Choices for Empowered Birthing

  • Bonding with baby

  • Birth Preferences - communication with your caregivers

  • Knowledge is power - common interventions & procedures

  • Questions to ask to assist in making informed decisions

  • Birth partner as advocate

  • ‘Guess Date’ - a normal range of pregnancy

  • Inductions - things you’re not always told

  • Achieving a natural start to labour

  • Maintaining a healthy diet

  • Preparing the body - staying active

  • Optimising baby’s position

  • Breech or posterior - options & positions

  • Self-hypnosis, meditation and deep relaxation techniques & scripts


UNIT 4 : Birth - Bringing It All Together

  • What to expect in the weeks and days leading up to birth

  • Signs that labour is starting

  • What to expect through labour

  • When to call the midwife/go to the hospital

  • Accidental home/car birth - what to do!

  • Birth partner’s role

  • Common procedures

  • Using water during labour & birth

  • Upright positioning, movement & birth positions

  • Special circumstances (Including caesarean birth)

  • Fear release

  • Vocalisation

  • Cord clamping & placenta delivery

  • Undisturbed bonding & breastfeeding time - skin to skin

  • What to expect afterwards

  • Self-hypnosis - Rehearsal for Birth

  • A practice routine - preparation for birth

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Included in all Hypnobirthing Australia™ Programs

  • An engaging and practical weekend - group courses run from 9.30- 4.30pm with other like-minded expectant parents.

  • Online and downloadable resources to accompany the program

  • Support via a private facebook group of like-minded hypnobirthing parents and facilitators.

  • Rainbow Mist MP3: a guided relaxation using hypnobirthing breathing, guided imagery, visualisations and subconscious prompting to condition your thoughts, release fears and build faith in your own ability to birth.

  • Affirmations for beautiful birthing MP3

  • Surge of the Sea MP3: a guided relaxation and self- hypnosis for Childbirth

  • The Kajabi App allows you to listen to MP3s anywhere anytime or download tracks to listen off- line.

  • ‘little book of Hypnobirthing’ ebook: a summary of the hypnobirthing philosophy, mindset and techniques.

  • Worksheets: including Cheat Sheets for Acupressure and Birth Partner, Breathing Techniques and Birth Preferences Template.

  • Extra Practice Videos: Facial Relaxation, Opening Flower Visualisation, Mini- Hypno Relaxation, Bubble of Comfort and Birth Rehearsal video.

  • Comprehensive ‘Extra Reading and Research List’: Knowledge is power so ensure use this to inform yourself to enable you to make the best decision for you (should the need arise).

  • Routine for Practice: up to 36 weeks and 36 onwards for a positive and empowering birth.

  • Inspiring and empowered Birth Video to demonstrate the hypnobirthing techniques in action.

  • Scripts for your partner to read (and/or record):  Bubble of Comfort, Rainbow Mist, Glove of Endorphins & Deepeners and ‘The Journey’- an Additional Fear Release.

Want to know more? Contact us and we’ll be happy to help

Educating families from all areas of Sydney including the CBD, North Shore, Northern Beaches, Inner West, Eastern Suburbs and more.Based on the North Shore, we prepare your for birth in all types of births in all types of environments, including home, birth centre and hospital. Many of our families are giving birth in hospitals like:

Royal North Shore Hospital Public St Leonards (RNS), Royal North Shore Private North Sydney, The Mater Hospital Wollstonecraft, Northern Beaches Hospital Frenchs Forest, Hospital for Women Randwick (RHW), Prince of Wales Private (POWP), Royal Prince Alfred Camperdown (RPA), Westmead Public Hospital, Westmead Private Hospital, Hornsby Hospital, The Sydney Adventist Hospital Wahroonga (SAN) … and more.