color:rgb(155, 187, 89)">Natural Beginnings offers a range of birthing classes to accommodate all your needs.

Compassionate Birthing and Intuitive Birthing are two types of birth preparation classes that helps you and your partner feel prepared for your labour and birth however it unfolds.

"The only predictable thing about birth is that it is unpredictable"

What you will get from Compassionate Birthing (8hrs) and Intuitive Birthing (15+hrs):

- You will learn how mindfulness & relaxation are key to an easier labour and dealing with the twists and turns of labour.
- You will feel more confident coping with pain after learning specialized breathing techniques for all stages of labour.
- You will know how & why it is important to boost oxytocin, the main hormone that drives labour.
- You will be taught positional techniques to assist baby into the best position prior to the start of labour or if labour stalls.
- We will assist you with creating your birth wish list and how you can advocate for this.

- You will feel more prepared for postpartum

- Both courses include a 2 hr live zoom session that guides you through a "practice labour”, in the realistic setting of your home. This enables you to practice and refresh all the tools and techniques that you have learnt. This means that you can attend the courses at any stage of pregnancy, knowing that you will have a chance to be reminded of all the practical tools and techniques close to your baby's due time, when you choose a date that suits you.

Intuitive Birthing (15hrs+) is a full hypnobirthing and more comprehensive course and in addition to the above you will:

- Explore all the above in greater depth and learn more techniques.

- Learn to use self hypnosis to give yourself the best chance of the birth that you want

- Discover how to better support each other emotionally through birth and beyond

- Have access to 3hours + of recorded guided visualisations, scripts and affirmations that support your birth preparations

- Be given the Marie Mongan hypnobirthing book

Above all, after both courses, you will look forward to labour and birth feeling like a team that's able to cope with anything.

"Every parent should do this course" (reluctant to attend 2nd time dad)

Compassionate Birthing is a 1 day course (6hrs) with the additional 2 hr zoom practice labour.
Dates:
Sunday May29th 9.30 - 12.30pm & 4 - 7pm
Sunday August 21st 9.30 - 12.30pm & 4 - 7pm
Sunday October 30th 9.30 - 12.30pm& 4 - 7pm

A suggested donation is between $250 - $350 per couple

Intuitive Birthing is a 2 day course (10.5hrs) with the additional 2 hr zoom practice labour.

Dates:

July 16th/ 17th: Sat 16th 3.30-7pm & Sun 17th 9.30-1pm & 4-7.30pm

September 17th/ 18th: Sat 17th 3.30-7pm & Sun 18th 9.30-1pm & 4-7.30pm

November 26th/ 27th: Sat 26th 3.30-7pm & Sun 27th 9.30-1pm & 4-7.30pm

A suggested donation is between $450 - $550 per couple

Zoom sessions are scheduled for the 1st Saturday of every month 4-6pm.
These are best to attend as close to 'full term' as possible (37 weeks)
You can attend as many as you like!

PLEASE NOTE - THIS VENUE IS UPSTAIRS!

You can select your date by purchasing the relevant ticket at the checkout.

The course is paid by donation and/or energy exchange. If you are of financial hard ship please be in touch to make an arrangement for alternative energy exchange (time, services, products). Pay what you can or what you would love to. Payment plans can be arranged with prior arrangement.

"When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change" MARIE MONGAN

I look forward to working with you, your birth companion(s) and your baby(s).

YES! birth companions are vital in this process

Please contact me if you would like to know more

Katie

0226381497

naturalbeginningsnz@yahoo.com