Lisa Brandis  

What You Will Learn in our HypnoBirthing® Classes

 

Do you know why our program is run over 5 sessions, rather than a weekend course?

 

Your family deserve the best preparation.  

 

Self-hypnosis and deep relaxation are very effective birthing techniques. They are acquired skills that need to be learned gradually and practised between sessions.  This ensures that you have the time to develop the conditioned responses that make HypnoBirthing® The Mongan Method so successful.  There is no short cut, and this why our program is taught in five, 2 ½ hour sessions.

 

Over the duration of the course you will be building upon your skills, knowledge, experiences and practice, while being supported by Lisa Brandis who is a certified Hypnotherapist, Registered HypnoBirthing Practitioner, and Reiki Master/Teacher. 

 

Unit 1: Building A Positive Expectancy

• Introduction to the remarkable HypnoBirthing® philosophy

• The History of Women and Birthing

• Why and how you can have an easier, more comfortable, and safer birthing 

• How Nature perfectly designed women’s bodies to birth

• How to assist, rather than resist, your natural birthing instincts

• The vocabulary for calm and gentle birthing. 

• Visualizing gentle births by viewing beautiful birthing videos

 

Unit 2: Falling in Love with Your Baby/Preparing Mind & Body

• The remarkable mind of your newborn baby—Prenatal bonding techniques

• Rapid and instant self-relaxation techniques and deepening techniques

• Breathing techniques for labor and birthing

• Hypnotic relaxation and visualization

• Selecting the right care provider

• The Birth companion’s role in birthing

• Preparing your body for birthing with massage and toning

 

 Unit 3: Getting Ready to Welcome your Baby

• Preparing Birth Preference Sheets 

• Preparing the Body for Birthing

• Light Touch Labor Massage

• Your body working for and with you
• Avoiding artificial induction and achieving a natural start to labor

• Releasing negative emotions, fears and limiting thoughts.

 

 Unit 4: An overview of Birthing – A Labor of Love

• Onset of Labor – Thinning and Opening Phase

• Birth explained simply

• Settling in at the hospital or birthing center

• Preparing for home birth – or baby’s choice of birth 

• As labor moves along – passing time through labor

• Hallmarks of labor

• If labor rests or slows – Companion’s  prompts and activities

• As labor advances – birthing with your baby

• Protecting the natural birthing experience

• Birth rehearsal imagery

 

 Unit 5: Birth – Breathing Love - Bringing Life

• Moving into birthing

• Positions for descent and birthing

• Breathing baby down to birth

• Baby moves to the breast

• Family bonding with your baby

 

HypnoBirthing® – Mongan Method practitioners have been supporting families for the last 14 years here in Australia. Our practitioners hold the ‘Gold Seal’, ensuring that you receive the authentic program that is recognised by hospitals and health professionals in Australia. The HypnoBirthing® Institute’s faculty here in Australia has built strong connections with the Australian public and private hospitals, Obstetricians, Midwives and Associations to ensure that families are supported in our program. Look for the Gold Seal to experience the original and the best!