HypnoBirthing® Classes

Revelstoke, BC

HypnoBirthing® - The Mongan Method is as much a philosophy as it is a technique. The concept of HypnoBirthing® is not new, but rather a "rebirth" of the philosophy of birthing as it existed thousands of years ago and as it was recaptured in the work of Dr. Grantly Dick-Read, an English obstetrician, who first forwarded the concept of natural birthing in the 1920s. The method teaches you that in the absence of fear and tension, severe pain does not have to be an accompaniment of labor.

You will gain an understanding of how the birthing muscles work in perfect harmony--as they were designed to--when your body is sufficiently relaxed. You will learn how to achieve this kind of relaxation, free of the resistance that fear creates, and you will learn to use your natural birthing instincts for a calm, serene and comfortable birthing.

Hypnosis is a naturally induced state of relaxation – a state of mind and body in which we can communicate positive suggestions to the subconscious mind. This part of your mind influences what we think, how we feel and the choices we make. It can actually control pain. While in hypnosis you can receive positive suggestions about birth, visualize the birth you desire and let go of fears about birthing and parenting.

There is no magic in achieving success with self-hypnosis. Almost anyone who chooses to can reach deep relaxation and redirected focus. Hypnosis is under your control. You allow yourself to enter the hypnotic state and have the power to come out at any time. The more often you practice this deep relaxation the easier and more quickly you will attain it in labour.

When you have your baby with HypnoBirthing®, you will not be in a trance or asleep. What you will experience is similar to the daydreaming or focusing that occurs when you are engrossed in a book or a movie or staring into a fire.

You will be conversant and in good spirits--totally relaxed, but fully in control. Awake throughout, you will be aware of your body's surges; but because you will have trained yourself to reach complete relaxation, you will be able to determine the degree to which you will feel the surges. You will experience birthing in an atmosphere of calm relaxation, free of the fear and tension that prevents the muscles of your body from functioning as nature intended them to. In this calm state your body's natural anesthesia, endorphins, replaces the stress hormones that constrict and cause pain.

Advantages of HypnoBirthing®:

Teaches deep levels of relaxation to eliminate the fear that causes tension and, thus, pain
Greatly reduces and often eliminates the need for chemical painkillers and drugs
Shortens the first phase of labor
Leaves mother alert, fresh, awake and with energy
Helps keep oxygen supplied to baby during birthing
Reduces the need for an episiotomy
Reduces and often eliminates fatigue during labor
Empowers parents with techniques to achieve a gentle, calm birth for themselves and their baby
Gives the birthing companion an integral role in the birthing
Embraces the concept of pre-birth parenting
Teaches breathing techniques that allow a woman to gently breathe her baby into the world without the violence of hard, physical pushing.

THE COMMITMENT: Practice is the key to relaxing easily and turning your birthing over to your body. CDs and scripts for your partner to read to you are provided for you to practice hypnosis at home.

WHEN SHOULD I START? You can start early in your second trimester or later in your pregnancy. You chose the class schedule that works for you. Leaving time to practice is very important. I will call you back for scheduling assistance.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This program is great for first time parents or those who have given birth before. Whether you are being cared for by a midwife or physician, having you baby at home or in the hospital, these classes are for you.

Further Information:

Please visit the HypnoBirthing® - The Mongan Method website:

http://www.hypnobirthing.com

Please watch this short film about Hypnobirthing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYgL0ZlHaUo