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HypnoBirthing® Natural Childbirth Classes
A series of 5 classes, taught in downtown Healdsburg. Includes everything you need to know to achieve a safer, easier, and more comfortable birth. You will learn relaxation and self-hypnosis techniques to eliminate the fear and tension that cause long labor and pain, replacing it with confidence, calm, and comfort.
Course Highlights:
- How the mind and emotions affect the body
- Why labor hurts and why it doesn’t have to
- Releasing fear – the enemy of labor
- Preparing your mind and body for birthing
- Visualizations for labor
- How to avoid artificial induction and episiotomy
- Developing ultimate depth relaxation
- Understanding the stages of labor
- Preparing your Birth Preferences
- Achieving a natural onset of labor, free of drugs or intervention
- Tapping Nature’s own epidural
- Breathing your baby down for birth
- Using your natural birthing instincts to birth your baby in a way that most mirrors the way nature intended
- Creating a more integral role for the birthing companion
Cost: $250 per couple.
- Price includes textbook and 2 CDs and the price for you and your birth companion(s) to attend all 5 classes.
- One optional private hypnotherapy session with Alicia is included.
- Class size is limited, so preregistration is required.
- A $75 deposit holds your place in the class.
For more information, or to register, contact Alicia Mutch:
(707) 431-1844.
info@aliciamutch.com
http://aliciamutch.com
About Alicia Mutch:
Alicia has been teaching HypnoBirthing® natural childbirth classes in Sonoma County as a Certified HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator (HBCE) since 2001. Not only does she have many years of experience in teaching these classes, but she also brings the resources of several disciplines to her HypnoBirthing® classes. She holds a B.A. in English from UC Davis. She is also a Certified Hypnotherapist (CHt) as well as a Doula and a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, specializing in pregnancy and postpartum massage.
