BIRTH
Mind
My purpose is to prepare, encourage, comfort, guide & support your:
Our bodies are shaped by the experiences and actions stored within our memory. I provide different solutions through the birthing process so that your mind can work with your body for a confident and less painful birthing experience.
HypnoBirthing techniques to manage pain and limiting beliefs
Recalling affirmations to improve focus, and to lessen pain & anxiety
Providing support, guidance and reassurance to your birthing partner
Providing advocacy to support your choices at every step
Providing choices in the event of unpredictable outcomes
Helping you through the mental blocks that can disrupt the body’s progress
Body
During birth, I provide continuous support, hearing your concerns, fears, questions, and preferences. I provide different solutions to support your body so that you can feel comfortable and empowered.
HypnoBirthing techniques to manage pain
Breath work to keep you calm, focused and centered
Rebozo to provide relief and to move baby into a good position
Positions for natural births & epidural births for your comfort & baby’s progress
Comfort touch & massage to ease your pain, relieve nausea and work with contractions
Warm compresses or cool cloths to soothe you
Helping you to the bathroom
Provide nourishing snacks and fluids to help your stamina
Provide support and guidance for your birth partner or team
Create a calm and uplifting atmosphere
Empower you in every aspect of the birth
Spirit
Giving birth is a transformative and deeply spiritual event during which you will have access to altered states of consciousness that allow you to expand your perspective on life, and allow you to receive your baby. I provide different solutions to support your spirit through the birthing process so that you can use the altered states of consciousness for a more comfortable birth.
Guiding you through the altered states to progress through every stage
Music therapy
Affirmations and/or prayer
Aromatherapy
Light therapy