HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Education

Service Description

HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Education Birth doesn't have to feel scary. It can feel calm, grounded, and even powerful — no matter where or how you deliver. HypnoBirthing® is an evidence-based, five-week childbirth education course that teaches you how to work with your body rather than against it. You'll learn real breathing techniques, deep relaxation, and practical mind-body tools rooted in the science of how fear and tension affect birth — and how releasing them changes everything. A note on hypnosis: This isn't Vegas-style stage hypnosis. It's guided self-hypnosis — a deeply relaxed, fully conscious state where you can release deep-seated fears, rewire the story you've been told about birth, and access the calm that's already in you. You're always in control. You can come out of it at any time. This course is for every birth path. Home birth, hospital birth, epidural, planned cesarean, VBAC — the tools work in all of those situations. On a surgical table or in a birth tub, you can still regulate your nervous system, stay connected to your baby, and protect your experience. This is especially powerful for anyone carrying fear from a previous birth, and for partners who want to feel genuinely useful rather than like a bystander. What you'll learn: • Breathing techniques for surges, relaxation, and birth breathing (not pushing — breathing the baby out) • How to release fear so that tension and the perception of pain can follow • The true physiology of labor — understanding contractions as surges working with you, not against you • Affirmations, visualization, and how to access a calm nervous system anywhere • How your partner can anchor, advocate, and create a calm space — including exactly what questions to ask if interventions come up What's included: • 5 weekly classes (2.5 hours each) • HypnoBirthing® book by Marie Mongan • Guided relaxation recordings • Parent workbook with affirmations, scripts, and birth preference templates • Weekly support emails and educator guidance Partners are encouraged to attend. The skills they gain — guiding breathing, anchoring calm, advocating for your birth space — make a real difference. Scholarships available. No one turned away for lack of funds.