Just finishing up the January series and ready to announce our next group Hypnobabies Class!
BlossomBelly Hypnobabies and Birth Doula Services will be teaching a group class in Santa Cruz, CA
starting March 18th, 1:30 – 4:30pm.
Please contact me to reserve your spot!
Beautiful Hypnobabies Birth Story! This mama went from “Why would anyone want natural childbirth?” …to…” I just had a natural pain free birth!”
Posted on a fellow Hypnobabies Instructor blog site, read the story here: http://prenatalcoach.com/inspiration-beautiful-hypnobabies-birth-story/
Hypnobabies allows our moms to be self- empowered: Hypno-Moms find that preparing for childbirth using the power of their own minds, tuning in to their bodies and babies, and trusting the birth process, allows giving birth to be an empowering, life-affirming journey.
– Hypnobabies
Announcing our next group Hypnobabies Class!
BlossomBelly Hypnobabies and Birth Doula Services will be teaching a group class in Santa Cruz, CA
Starting January 15th, 1:30 – 4:30pm.
Please contact me to reserve your spot!
Private classes are always available too.
Announcing our next group Hypnobabies Class!
BlossomBelly Hypnobabies and Birth Doula Services will be teaching a group class in Santa Cruz, CA
Starting October 30th 1:30 – 4:30pm.
Please contact me to reserve your spot!
Benefits of using hypnosis for childbirth – part 2
Many Hypno-mothers have shorter labors since hypnosis training can minimize discomfort and fear, and create less resistance between the birthing muscles. Using deep hypnosis, muscles in the body remain very deeply relaxed, which allows the uterus to work more effectively.
- From Hypnobabies
I’ve completed all the training and requirements and I’m just waiting for my certification to come through now! I will soon be offering Hypnobabies Childbirth Education classes right here in Santa Cruz. Check back for more information soon, or contact me to inquire…
UPDATE: Certified! Can’t wait to begin teaching….
Benefits of using hypnosis for childbirth – part 1
Expectant moms are “deprogrammed” from the typically negative childbirth stories and scenarios they’ve heard by participating in Birth Hypnosis classes and listening to audio CDs that actually re-train the inner mind in a very positive way. This allows them to remain relaxed and confident during pregnancy and to enjoy preparing for childbirth.
- From Hypnobabies
I finished the Hypnosis class and am one step closer to completing my requirements and training!
At this point, truly, I almost feel like a fool for not practicing self-hypnosis to enhance my own life before now. I’ve meditated for years and have reaped many benefits from spending time in a hypnotic state. Yet I haven’t used specific suggestions to change my habits, or my behavioral and emotional patterns. Why wouldn’t I want to be more at peace with my decisions? Why wouldn’t I want to feel more confident in my corporate work and in my birth work? Why wouldn’t I want stronger healthier relationships? Why wouldn’t I want to be free of negative thinking and the pain that comes from it? One thing I learned from this course is that hypnosis does all this and more. It works, there are scientific reasons it works, and I really am a fool if I don’t taking advantage of the power of my own imagination right now to create an even more amazing life for myself.
I am loving all this hypnosis! I can hardly wait for my next practice sessions, it’s so much fun. After years of meditation and putting myself into a relaxed trance state, I’m really enjoying leading my practice clients through the scripts and into hypnosis. Even my most stressed out family members tell me they feel good upon awakening. I’m realizing more and more just how much I am going to enjoy being a Hypnobabies childbirth instructor. I’m already a hypno-doula, qualified to support any mothers using hypnosis during childbirth. I can’t wait to add these childbirth classes to my list of services, and to help moms and families enjoy greater relaxation at their births using hypnosis.
My next assignment for my hypnosis class involved trying out the suggestibility tests with willing “clients”. That means my grown daughter and my husband for now. Last time my daughter and I tried this out we ended up laughing too hard to continue. But we did better this time! I haven’t memorized the scripts yet, so I just read them right out of the book, and she listened and relaxed and responded really well. As she imagined holding a bucket of heavy water in one hand and balloons in the other, her arms moved apart, one up and one down, until they were nearly vertical. Hey, maybe I can do this! We both thought it was fun!
And then I asked my husband. I tried several suggestions on him and guess what. NOTHING. His fingers didn’t move like magnets, his arms didn’t move with the balloons tied to the wrist. You are supposed to use your imagination honey! Let goooooo!! Nothing.
Obviously I still have a lot of practice to do. I am definitely going to stick with my daughter as my practice client for awhile until I am better at this and ready to take on my husband. On to the next chapter….
I’m continuing to work on my hypnosis class on my way to becoming a Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor.
My latest assignment was to try out some suggestibility tests – on myself first. It was a simple assignment and I did it easily in just a few minutes. But this simple task led to some complex thoughts. Taking the time to sit quietly, by myself, forgetting everything around me, reminded me of the years that I spent meditating. Every morning I spent 45 minutes in what was basically a hypnotic state. Because I did this faithfully every morning, it became second nature for me to enter that meditative state. All I had to do was sit down and I’d be there, feeling the energy running up my spine and letting my stress and worries take a break of their own for awhile. The most remarkable things happened in my life during those years that I was meditating, and I fully believe there is a connection. How did I let myself move away from this practice? It’s time to make time for this again. I know I will better be able to help my future Hypnobabies clients when I’ve been faithfully practicing my own self – hypnosis. Ooohhhhmmmmm!
Yes! I’m going to become a Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Instructor.
I’m already a hypno-doula, or Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis Doula. If you are pregnant, I highly recommend you check out Hypnobabies – a beautiful way to easily and naturally prepare for childbirth.
My first step towards becoming a Hypnobabies Instructor is to take a class in hypnosis. I’ve started my studies and plan to update here regularly on my progress.
First up, I had to read a book on hypnosis, other than the text-book I’ve been given for my course. The book I chose had lots of scripts for using hypnosis to help us in our every day lives. So my first hypnosis client? My daughter. Why not? Lean back in your chair honey, you are going to LOVE this.
I read the script out loud, trying to keep my voice fairly monotone. I tend to speak really fast so I worked hard at slowing down. “Relax your knees, your legs, your toes.” But my daughter kept giggling. And then I did too.
This is definitely going to take some practice.