Natal Hypnotherapy™
Natal Hypnotherapy™ is dedicated to making conception, pregnancy and child birth a positive, wonderful and empowering experience. Natal Hypnotherapy™ is the UKs leading provider of hypnosis for conception, pregnancy and child birth having helped over 10,000 women through courses and hypnosis CDs.
In your normal awake state you use a part of your mind which evaluates all things around you and is rational, critical and analytical. That is the conscious part of the mind.
However when you are in a daydream like state (hypnosis) another part of your mind becomes more active. That is the subconscious and is the part of you that is responsible for all the things we do automatically, such as the beating of your heart, hormone production, elimination system and giving birth. In addition it is the part which stores all your memories, emotions, fears and anxiety.
Using hypnosis, you can access the subconscious easily to deal with, and overcome fear and anxiety associated with pregnancy and labour, and to increase self-confidence and trust in your body's natural ability to give birth.
By practicing Hypnosis (being deeply relaxed and listening to positive suggestions and imagery) daily before the birth, you are effectively "rehearsing" or "experiencing" in your mind a calm, instinctive birth over and over again. As the mind does not know the difference between things you have imagined and reality, when the actual birth begins, your mind and body are familiar and comfortable with the rehearsed responses and so reacts accordingly. In addition, the hypnosis is conditioning your body to be relaxed and calm no matter what is going on around you.
Therefore, the hypnosis suggestions create a pre-programmed response for the birth which is to be relaxed, involved and in control, being conversant when necessary and aware of the experience. Being so relaxed leaves no room for the fear and tension, which are the main cause of pain. This calm state increases your natural pain killers (endorphins), increases the flow of oxygen to your baby and to your muscles, so making contractions more effective, which in turn reduces the need for intervention.
For more information about this course please refer to the Course Information page. For frequently asked questions about the course please refer to the FAQ page.