WORKSHOP TIMETABLE 2023
There are no upcoming group workshops at this time.
Please enquire below if you’re interested in a
private birth session.
Mindful Active
Birth Workshops
Prepare for birth with skills that really work!
This practical and informative one day workshop is designed to help couples prepare for a natural active birth. You'll learn highly effective evidence-informed 'active' and 'calm' skills to help you approach your labour with greater confidence and calm. We'll show you how to transform worry into wisdom, fear into courage and doubt into focus and power.
Our Mindfulness-based approach to childbirth will help you reframe your experience of pain and help build self-efficacy, self-relience and confidence. Research shows that families who use Applied Mindfulness (AP) to prepare for birth have lower rates of orthodox pain relief and feel more in control of their birthing experience (Duncan. L, et. al. 2014).
At Womb In Bloom we know that birth favours a relaxed mother. We’ll show you and your parnter how to tap into natural inner resources to navigate your way through your labour artfully and masterfully.
Our workshops include traditional birthing practices that empower both women and men during the transition into parenthood. Gentle process work will help deepen your connection with your body, your partner and especially with your new baby!
Mindful Active Birth offers new parents a holistic approach to birth that has been shown to shorten the duration of labour by more than a third, can significantly reduce reliance on orthodox pain relief and result in fewer assisted births, less pain, and fewer episiotomies (Cochrane Review - Gupta and Nikoderm. 2000).
I look forward to helping you reach your full birthing potential!
At our workshop you will:
- Learn how a MINDFULNESS-based approach to birth can help you navigate your birth experience CONFIDENTLY AND FEARLESSLY
- Identify & work with your unique pain coping style.
- Develop a strong PAIN COPING mindset.
- Work effectively with your body, breath and mind to create a rewarding and satisfying birth experience.
- Learn VOCAL TONING and specific BREATHING TECHNIQUES to manage contractions.
- Discover effective BIRTHING POSITIONS for each stage of labour & for different birth presentations.
Discover & align with your CORE PARENTING VALUES to honour during your labour and as you begin your new journey as parents.
Who is this workshop for?
The Mindful Active Birth Workshop is suitable for new parents anytime from around week 26 in your pregnancy. We welcome husbands/partners, doulas and anyone who you plan to attend your birth. The one day format is especially good for second or third time parents looking to refresh their birth skills and learn a few more without a big time commitment.
Private Sessions
Our private sessions are more personal in nature and tailored to your specific needs and concerns.
The workshop is conducted over two 90 minutes sessions.
Pricing
Group Sessions - $348.00
Private Sessions - Please enquire.
REVIEWS
“Your Active Birth Workshop For Couples was the most powerful workshop I have ever done! The Active Birth tools you shared helped us achieve the birth of our dreams ... Thank you and I hope many more parents-to-be enjoy what you have to offer. It’s undeniably pure gold!”
“Thanks so much for the wonderful active birth workshop!
It helped us to take our confidence to a whole new level. We highly recommend this workshop to couples who want to face their fears and turn their birth into a memorable and enjoyable experience. Thanks Fiona!”
“Just a brief note to say a BIG thank you for a wonderful workshop!! We picked up loads of tips and you really reassured us about the beauty of natural birthing.... Ben is really glad he came along to better understand what I have been trying to communicate with him about what I want the birthing process to be for me/us ... a small breakthrough.”
“All your breathing and positions helped us both so much through labour. Because of that we had a completely natural birth with no complications. Thanks again for all your help and support!”