Birthlight Birth Rehearsal Yoga Workshop

Birthlight These sessions have been designed to provide pregnant women and their birthing partners with practical yoga-based skills to help with each stage of labour.

Once the parents' natural fears are overcome they can guide their babies into the world with love and trust, and, with a partner's loving support, women can experience an 'empowered' birth.

Regardless of whether the birth is natural, assisted, or by C-section, these sessions aim to make the whole wonderful experience joyful and pleasant.

Workshop Topics:

Dissolving tension and pain at every stage of labour
An overview of the physiological process of labour and the role of the birthing partner
Preparing for birth with your partner: pelvis mapping
Comfortable labour and birth positions: discovering what will work for your body and your baby's presentation
Breathing techniques for pain relief and to maximise the effect of contractions
Massage & relaxation techniques to relieve fear and tension
Recognising when you are in labour
Movement during labour to conserve energy and facilitate the birth
Welcoming your baby and gentle birthing
Creating a safe and comfortable atmosphere at home or in hospital
Dealing with 'getting stuck' during labour- practical solutions
Coping with things not going to plan-acceptance and trust

» click here to read our testimonials

Easily the best four hours spent on a Sunday afternoon! Everything I needed to know was explained and demonstrated in friendly and comfortable surroundings. All I was taught by Rozy massively supported my role during the labour as the birth partner. I'm so grateful to Rozy for all the handy tips along the way!

Anne Hobbs

My husband and I did this and it helped us to see the labour as a team effort. We felt very close after the workshop and had a better understanding of what we could do to help each other through the experience. My husband also came away with some really useful ideas about relaxation through breathing techniques that will help him. It isn't just about pregnancy and birth, Rozy takes a much more complete approach and the workshop is extremely personalised, which you don't get anywhere else.

Amy

I would recommend this to everyone. Rosanna went over every kind of breathing exercise and birthing position possible, and taught my husband, all of which came in useful during the birth of my son. A much more realistic approach than the birth preparation classes that I attended at the local hospital.

Aside from the physical preparation, Rozy provided fantastic emotional support and I made some wonderful friends during my few months at pregnancy yoga. Needless to say, I also took baby yoga with my son... he'll be doing handstands in no time!

Natalie Jenssen

I wanted to write and say thank you so much for the birth preparation workshop Paul and I attended a couple of weeks ago. I think we said at the time how useful and interesting we found it - especially my husband who, it's fair to say, had been skeptical about how practical it would be before we went in. We found the workshop environment both supportive and intimate, and your leadership and guidance - as ever - inspiring and empowering.

Meg

Next workshop(s):

From 17:00 to 21:00 on 19.05.2012 in St Augustine's Church, Croydon, Surrey

Price: £35.00

One person/couple: £130.00

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