Courses and Testimonials
HypnoBirthing is taught to mothers and birth companion(s) in four 3 hour class sessions, or privately at the convenience of the couple. You will learn the whys and hows of HypnoBirthing: you will practice the breathing, the relaxation, and the visualizations that you will use during pregnancy and birthing so that you and your partner can both look forward to your child’s birth with confidence.
Tuition is per couple: £275 for a group course, £400 for a private course. Price includes the textbook, HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method; the “Rainbow Relaxation” and “Birth Affirmations” CD; and loads of useful hand-outs!
Details of courses are listed below. To register or for more information,
phone Allison at 0780 983 4275, or e-mail to allison@wisdomchildbirth.com
Five-Evening Courses in Bayswater:
These courses meet for 2 1/2 hours over five week-day evenings.
| Dates: |
2nd, 9th, 30th April and 7th, 14th May |
| 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th June and 2nd July |
Course times: |
6:30-9 pm |
Tube: |
Lancaster Gate or Paddington Underground |
What Mums Say About HypnoBirthing
"Allison is a wonderful, gentle, supportive teacher and her HypnoBirthing course was absolutely the best way to prepare for my daughter's birth, completely transforming my expectations and therefore probably my experience of birth. The first time we watched a DVD of HypnoBirthing mothers giving birth, I was astounded and inspired. You have to see it to believe it: the calmness, the gentleness, so very different from how it is portrayed in the media. As the course progressed I let go of my fear, began to trust my body and even started to look forward to a natural birth. This was huge progress for a woman who had been threatening to book herself in for a c-section under general anasthaetic!Practising the relaxation/self hypnosis exercises built my confidence and when the day came, it went wonderfully. Alice's birth in (lovely warm!) water was a beautiful amazing experience and at no point did it even occur to me to ask for pain relief. I felt relaxed and confident, and everything went exactly as we had hoped, just as I had visualised during the course, and only five hours start to finish! The midwife said it was a 'textbook delivery' and we went home six hours later. Our baby Alice has always been a calm happy baby and I am sure this is partly due to the lovely gentle birth she had. I wish all women could do this course."
Gigi, North London
"My husband and I decided we wanted a HypnoBirthing early on in the pregnancy. As we completed the course with Allison, the gentle atmosphere of the class had us looking forward to and excited about birthing our baby. When special circumstances made it necessary for our daughter to be born by C-section, Allison was there for our journey. Just minutes before they wheeled me into the operating theater, Allison gave me a beautiful HypnoBirthing affirmation. Not only did it allow me to surrender completely to this new birthing plan, it allowed me to release all my fears connected to having a caesarean birth. During the birth I felt such peace that I remember asking the anesthetist if he had given me a sedative with the epidural, 'No, that's all you' he replied. That's the beauty of HypnoBirthing; it's highly affective and adaptable to whatever plan you and your partner choose. Thank you to Allison and HypnoBirthing for making our birthing experience a beautiful one!!"
Kasye, Hampstead
"After the very traumatic birth of my first child I was convinced birthing shouldn't have to be so interventionist. I was looking for a way to make birthing feel more natural and empowering and HypnoBirthing worked for me. HypnoBirthing made me dedicate time to reflecting on my pregnancy and the birthing experience that I wanted to have. When I gave birth the experience exceeded all my expectations and was one of the most beautiful days of my life!"
Sabina, Bayswater
