A Celebration of Life   Hypnobirthing Class      click to register for class About HypnoBirthingÒ: The HypnoBirthing Childbirth method is as much a philosophy of birth as it is a technique for achieving a satisfying, relaxing, and stress-free method of birthing.  HypnoBirthingÒteaches you, along with your birthing companion, the art and joy of experiencing birth in a more comfortable manner.  You will learn to call upon your body’s own natural relaxant and thus lessen or eliminate discomfort and the need for medication.  When a woman is properly prepared for childbirth and when mind and body are in harmony, nature is free to function in the same will-designed manner that it does with all other creatures. You will be fascinated as you view HypnoBirthingÒfilms showing laboring mothers, awake, alert and in good humor as they experience the kind of gentle birth that you, too, can know when you are free of the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome.  HypnoBirthingÒteaches you how to trust your body and work with it, as well as how to free yourself of harmful emotions that lead to pain-causing fear and unyielding muscles. HypnoBirthingÒwill teach you the art of using your own natural birthing instincts.                  What People are saying….                “HypnoBirthing®has changed the way I practice obstetrics.” -Dr. Jeffrey Segil, FACOG, NH                 “Outstanding! Easy-to-learn relaxation and breathing patterns guided me through a five- hour, pain-free labor. I will treasure the experience forever!" -Kim Sweers, FL                “Thanks to HypnoBirthingÒand the support I received, my baby’s birth was wonderful.  I was confident and free of fear.” -Kristin Miranda, NH   HypnoBirthing® Advantages    Teaches deep levels of relaxation to eliminate the fear that causes tension and, thus, pain  Greatly reduces and often eliminates the need for chemical painkillers and drugs  Shortens the first phase of labor  Leaves mother alert, fresh, awake and with energy  Helps keep oxygen supplied to baby during birthing  Reduces the need for an episiotomy   Reduces and often eliminates fatigue during labor   Empowers parents with techniques to achieve a gentle, calm birth for themselves and their baby   Gives the birthing companion an integral role in the birthing    Embraces the concept of pre-birth parenting    Teaches breathing techniques that allow a woman to gently breathe her baby into the world without the violence of hard, physical pushing.