Looking for ways to have a calm, peaceful, gentle natural birth? Join Bilen and Chrysti of Metro HypnoBirth for our Fall class series at MINKA. HypnoBirthing®, the Mongan Method, is a complete childbirth education series taught in a format of five 2.5 hour classes over five weeks. You will develop an understanding the bio-physiology of pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum. You and your birthing partner will learn methods of rapid relaxation, fear release, visualization, affirmation, self-hypnosis and different breathing techniques to increase your comfort and confidence. You learn about many ways to help you stay focused on the birth you want, through physical comfort and emotional coping techniques. We create an intimate experiential learning environment, where everyone feels welcome! The opportunity to dive deep into the materials, daily practices and building community with other expecting people is truly invaluable.
Here are a few words from participants:
"We LOVED it. The content was great! I particularly liked that you had us watch those labor videos because I would have never had the guts to do it. I have always been into hypnosis, and I really think it works and is a perfect tool for labor. Thank you!! Changed our entire perspective--basically, thank goodness we found you guys. It was also just so nice to meet all the other couples. The whole thing was just really quite a pleasure and to be honest, I am sad it's over!" - MaryLynne & Dan
"The class was great! Bilen and Chrysti created an open, fun, and welcoming environment for our class of 5 couples. They have a commanding knowledge of all things HypnoBirthing and their depth of experience shines through in each and every class. Classes FLEW by. Both my husband and I feel prepared, calm, and armed with information and tools. The class was empowering and really helped us feel confident about having conversations with our caregiver and visualizing our birth day." - Camilla & Mike
“My wife and I have taken almost every parenting related class we can find and fit in as part of becoming new parents. So grateful for our neighbors recommending HypnoBirthing and that we found this particular workshop led by Chrysti and Bilen! They were amazing and the experience of the workshop was truly transformative. Looking forward to our Birthing day with calm and excitement and to applying what we learned long past our Birthing day.” - Sarah & Angela
The fee for the series includes all materials, including book, audio track and other print/digital media.
Below is an outline of the units covered in the series:
Unit 1 – Building A Positive Expectancy
- Introduction to the remarkable HypnoBirthing® philosophy
- The History of Birthing
- Why and how you can have an easier, more comfortable, and safer birthing
- How Nature perfectly designed 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 tries to nurse
- Family bonding with baby
If you have questions, please email info@metrohypnobirth.com or call (347) 915-3463
Registration fee: $500 per couple
Dates/times: 6:30 pm - 9 pm on Tues Nov 21st, 28th & Dec 5th, 12th and 19th