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 [...]
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 Second Stage of Labour has a very different feel and purpose to it. This is the time when the baby moves from the open womb into the birth canal and journies to be born. It is characterised by the fetal ejection reflex which brings with it a totally different [...]
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 [...]
BECOMING MOTHER: Bringing Mindfulness to Pregnancy Yoga with Nadia Raafat A half day session for Yoga teachers working with pregnancy to explore using Mindfulness in pregnancy yoga and birth education. The afternoon will include two short mindful flow classes; one floor based and the other upright and dynamic. The yoga sessions will be followed by a [...]
Who needs the overwhelm factor of the London Baby Show when we have a fabulous one on our own doorstep? I am delighted to be participating once again in this great local and FREE event for expectant parents and parents of newborns to toddlers brought to you by Baby Intuition, Neighbourhood Midwives and Hello Mums. [...]
Becoming Mother's Nadia Raafat is delighted to offer (in conjunction with Birthlight) for the second time this year her one day training: Bringing Mindfulness to Pregnancy Yoga - a CPD for Pregnancy Yoga teachers and trainee teachers at the Synchroncity Yoga Studios in south London Pregnancy Yoga is inherently a mindful practice cultivating self-awareness and self-knowledge, [...]
