The Janet Balaskas Active Birth Workshop & Birth Skills Workshop

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DATES: This workshop is run as a group workshop when enough people are interested.

Alternatively this workshop can also be run as a 3 hour workshop or as a part of a 6 hour Antenatal Course privately in your home.

The ‘Janet Balaskas Active Birth Workshop’ looks like this:

  • The Benefits of Active Birth
  • The Pelvis and how it’s designed for birth
  • The Uterus and how it works
  • Understanding each phase of labour, the birth process and the hormones involved
  • The birth environment – creating the optimal space to birth
  • Breathing awareness and how to stay calm and relaxed
  • Voicing your fears about birth and letting them go
  • Induction
  • Active Birth movements & Positions for labour and birth, how to involve your partner
  • Visualisations and Affirmations (similar to those used in Hypnobirthing)
  • Massage techniques and pressure points for labour
  • Remaining active with medical interventions and exploring natural pain management options, including the use of water and other natural therapies (the Active Birth Handbook details other pain relief options such as Gas & Air, Pethidene etc)
  • Natural ways to get labour going if it slows down
  • The third stage of labour – delivery of the placenta, delayed cord clamping benefits
  • Welcoming your baby, the first hour and bonding
  • Each couple will receive a copy of the book ‘New Active Birth’ by Janet Balaskas to take home and keep. Plus handouts provided by me.

You will receive the Active Birth Handbook – ‘Preparing for Labour & Birth’ by Janet Balaskas

Cost: £90 PER COUPLE or £60 for a single attendee/additional birth partners

Location: FARNHAM – THE STUDIO Durham House Chiropractic Clinic

 

2018 WORKSHOP DATES:

please email me with your interest in these dates:

TBC

If these dates are not suitable, I can deliver the Workshop Privately in your home

 

I also offer the following as a group workshop:

Active Birth Skills Workshop

This workshop contains the essentials of Active Birth for you and your partner

DATES: this workshop is run as a group workshop when enough people are interested. Alternatively this workshop can be delivered in your own home over 1.5-2hrs privately

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Whats covered:

  • The Benefits of Active Birth
  • The Pelvis and how it’s designed for birth
  • Active Birth Movements & Positions for labour and birth, how to involve your partner
  • Visualisations and Affirmations (similar to those used in Hypnobirthing)
  • Massage techniques and pressure points for labour
  • Breathing techniques for you and your partner
  • Exploring natural pain management options such as water and other coping strategies
  • Ways to get labour going if things slow down
  • Welcoming your new baby – the first hour

Location: FARNHAM – THE STUDIO Durham House Chiropractic Clinic

Cost: £90 per couple (£60 per single attendee/additional birth partners)

 

2018 DATES please email me with your interest in these dates:

TBC

If these dates are not suitable, I can deliver the Workshop Privately in your home