Workshop Content During this three hour Yoga Birth Rehearsal with Doula, Childbirth Educator and Yoga and Meditation teacher Nadia Raafat, we will journey through the template of a normal physiological Labour from its onset to babe in arms and breastfeeding. As part of the birth rehearsal we will look at the following: Signs of [...]
This June, The Positive Birth Movement takes an honest and open-minded look at the role of dads and birth parteners in the Birthing Room. Earlier this month The Daily Mail published an article by author, childbirth guru and former obstrtrician Michel Odent criticising strongly the current trend for fathers to attend births. You can read [...]
Session 1 What is Mindfulness? How Does it Relate to Childbirth and Parenting. In this first session we will explore what Mindfulness is, what it is't, how it differs to meditation and how it can transform our experience. Because this course is about childbirth and parenting we will also explore how mindfulness can alleviate the anxieties and discomforts [...]
Directed Breathing, Touch, Massage and Acupressure for Pain Relief and Positioning for Labour and Birth. In this session we are learning some of the key natural pain relief methods for the Labour Process. Drop in £30 per couple. The partner comes at no extra cost to those booked onto the course. [...]
The Hormones of Labour - the template for a physiological Birth. We use the hormonal template as a way to understand both the experience of the woman and the action that is driven by the hormones. It offers a fascinating insight into Labour and leads to a deep understanding about how the hormonal template plus [...]