Breathe & Birth

Breathe & Birth is all about bringing breathing techniques to women who are pregnant. As a hypnobirthing teacher, I feel very passionate about sharing this information that all pregnant women need to be taught. From the feedback I have had from women who I have taught, mastering your breath is one of the keys to having an empowered birth. Your breath is your superpower during labour and I want all women to feel empowered as they birth their baby.

In light of the pandemic hypnobirthing materials are readily available and very accessible online which is great, but what you don’t get from this information is connection and practice that you would achieve with a group of women. With teaching hypnobirthing, you support the couples over the 4 sessions that you teach and I am available to support the couples as they approach birth, but in reality, women normally check back in with me in the last few weeks when they would have benefitted from reconnecting more regularly during their pregnancy to keep bringing them back to the knowledge they have learnt.

The aim for Breathe & Birth is a space for women to learn, practice and connect with other women to allow for anything that might be coming up during the different stages of pregnancy, to feel supported and heard.

This is a monthly session run on the first Thursday of the month. A 90-minute session to come together with other pregnant women, and some months, pregnant couples. Let us not overlook the dads, they need space too! Some sessions will include exciting collaborations looking to support men as they approach the birth of their child, in a different way than men are normally supported.

The evening will comprise of a welcome and then we will get straight into breathing. Starting with some breathwork practice to bring you into the space and session. You will be learning different breathing techniques, repeating some breathing techniques, practising to feel confident and at home with your breath, knowing which breath to tap into for the different stages of birth.

We will come back together as a group, I will provide some refreshments, allowing for some time to connect, share anything that anyone might want to share, followed by an information session by me. Again there is so much information out there for pregnant women but what I am hoping to bring is drip-feeding information to you throughout your pregnancy so that it allows you to consider the different aspects of your birth, pregnancy, and becoming a mum, the changes it has on you and your family dynamic, how you can look after yourselves, ways to support yourselves during your birth to ultimately feel empowered. We will finish the session with a beautiful relaxation or visualisation.

This is not a hypnobirthing course, yes there will be a crossover of some information, but this is preparation for birth learning tools for life that will carry you into parenthood, with an emphasis on breathwork, relaxation and an opportunity to form lasting friendships.

If anyone attending Breathe & Birth feels like they want to go deeper, or want to learn The Wise Hippo birthing program, you can book private sessions with me either as a couple or individually. Specifically, if you have feelings of anxiety around the birth or previous experience from another birth that is making this birth feel slightly anxious, then the work I do with women and couples is understanding where the fear comes from, the one to one approach makes it very personal to each woman/couple and in doing so embedding and retelling the subconscious a new story to help you approach your birth with confidence, feeling calm and relaxed or dare I say it excited for the birth! This is absolutely possible and what better way to feel about your birth.

These sessions will be a rolling 9-month course that you can come to as and when you feel you need to, or you are very welcome to come for the duration of your pregnancy.

Holding space for pregnant women allows me to support you throughout your pregnancy and offers friendship and connection with other pregnant women which is invaluable. At the same time installing confidence, breathwork practice and the all-important connection throughout your pregnancy journey.

First Thursday in the month from 1900 - 2030 hrs - £30