What is birth?

Why is there so much fear present around labour and birth?

The Fear-Tension-Pain cycle

How does fear affect the birth process?

PRINTABLE: Your Body is a Robot, taking instructions from the mind. How fear affects the workings of the uterus...

How can you release your fear around childbirth?

What happens during hypnosis?

Hypnosis fits in-between being wide awake and fast asleep. It is a normal state.

AUDIO TRACK: The Convincer

Holly and Etienne and try out the convincer...

Your amazing uterus

The love cocktail of hormones

FOR DURING SURGES: Surge Breathing

AUDIO-TRACK: Surge Breathing

FOR DURING SURGES: Surge Breathing with Affirmations

AUDIO-TRACK: Surge Breathing with Affirmations

FOR DURING SURGES: Rainbow Breathing

AUDIO-TRACK: Rainbow Breathing

FOR BIRTH: Breathing and Pushing your baby out

PRINTABLE: Pregnancy, Labour & Birth Breathing Crib Sheet

ADD ON: Acupressure Points and the Breath

FOR COOLING AND CALMING DOWN: Left Nostril Breathing

FOR OVERWHELM: Box Breath - 4-4-4-4

FOR INVIGORATION: Humming Bee Breathing

FOR MORNINGS: Wakey Wakey Breath

FOR BEDTIME: Relaxation Breath 4-7-8

Your cervix has a voice

Two useful Mindfulness techniques: Open Awareness & Focused Attention

AUDIO-TRACK: An Exercise in Mindfulness

Bag of Tricks and Counter-Irritants

Examples of counter-irritants

Relaxation, Rhythm and Ritual

Back Massage and the TENS Machine

Laughing gas takes the edge off

Setting up your birth space

Music for labour

Enhancing labour with aromatherapy oils

PRINTABLE: Aromatherapy Information Sheet

Mother and Baby: You are doing this together

Choosing your care providers wisely

Your birthing cheerleaders!

What not to say in labour

INTRO: Listen to your body and your baby's way

Birthing positions cannot be predicted: Trust your body.

Positions to help backache in labour

Holly and Etienne breathe together...

AUDIO-TRACK: Circular Breath of Bliss with your partner

Tips for practice: a daily ritual

Research and Resource Links

Surrender into your birthing time

Relax Into Birth every day

PRINTABLE: Relax Into Hypnobirthing Every Day - Listening Schedule Information

Track 1: Lotus Relaxation

Track 2: Pregnancy Affirmations

Track 3: Birth Part 1- Cervix Thinning and Opening

Track 4: Birth Part 2 - Pushing Your Baby Out

Track 5: Fear Release Visualisation

Track 6: Safe Place Visualisation

Track 7: Birth Partner Affirmations

Breathing: Equilibrium Breath

Breathing: Surge Breath

Breathing: Surge Breath with Affirmations

Breathing: Rainbow Breath

Breathing: Circular Breath of Bliss with your partner

An exercise in Mindfulness