Active Birth Workshop

_Prepare for labour with skills that really work!_This practical and informative one day WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO HELP COUPLES PREPARE FOR A NATURAL ACTIVE BIRTH. You'll learn highly effective evidence-based 'ACTIVE' AND 'CALM' SKILLS TO HELP YOU APPROACH YOUR LABOUR WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE, grace and ease. We'll show you how to transform worry into wisdom, fear into courage and doubt into focus and power.  _"Calm, Activity - each has its use."_ _~ Shaku Soen, Zen Master_ Our Mindfulness-based approach to childbirth will help you reframe your experience of pain and help build self-efficacy, self-relience and confidence. Exciting new research shows that families who use Mindfulness to prepare for BIRTH HAVE LOWER RATES OF ORTHODOX PAIN RELIEF AND FEEL MORE IN CONTROL OF THEIR BIRTHING EXPERIENCE (Duncan. L, et. al. 2014). At WOMB IN BLOOM we know that BIRTH FAVOURS A RELAXED MOTHER. We’ll show you and your parnter how to tap into natural inner resources to navigate your way through your labour from a place of calm, intention and trust. This practical hands-on workshop is ideal if you; 1. Have been attending prenatal yoga and keen to know how to apply all the Yoga & Mindfulness tools you've been learning in class to help manage the intensity of labour. 2. Would like your partner to feel more confident and competant in supporting you during your labour. 3. Are wanting to develop a Birth 'Tool-Kit' with a range of effective evidence-informed 'Active' & 'Calm' Birth Skills. ACTIVE BIRTH OFFERS NEW PARENTS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO BIRTH THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO SHORTEN THE DURATION OF LABOUR BY MORE THAN A THIRD, can significantly reduce reliance on orthodox pain relief and result in fewer assisted BIRTHS, less pain, and fewer episiotomies  (Cochrane Review - Gupta and Nikoderm. 2000). Here's what you will learn ... ☆ How a MINDFULNESS-based approach to BIRTH CAN HELP YOU NAVIGATE YOUR BIRTH EXPERIENCE CONFIDENTLY AND FEARLESSLY ☆ Develop a strong PAIN COPING mindset  ☆ Work effectively with your body, breath and mind to create a rewarding and satisfying BIRTH EXPERIENCE ☆ Use VOCAL TONING and specific BREATHING TECHNIQUES to manage contractions ☆ BIRTHING POSITIONS FOR EACH STAGE OF LABOUR & for different BIRTH PRESENTATIONS. ☆ Discover & align with your CORE PARENTING VALUES to honour during your BIRTH AND AS NEW PARENTS We're looking forward to helping you reach your full birthing potential! EARLY BIRD PRICE - $269  REGULAR PRICE - $289