“Thanks for providing such a great class to first time mums like me. If it hadn’t been for the yoga I would have entered the birth scared and freaked out!” G.M
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“I had a very short 4 hour labour which was easy to manage with some of the strategies we learnt with you” S.F
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These pre-natal and post-natal yoga classes encompass so much more than just the yoga itself. In addition to physical energy and strength, I have discovered a support network, an excellent source of information and reading material, friendships and a positive environment that inspires women to confidently birth and parent their children in their own way….
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I just wanted to tell you how invaluable the techniques we learnt about in class were during the birthing process. I was able to use many of the active birth positions and found these really helped with the first stage of labour. Julia’s class aims to celebrate pregnancy but also highlights how important preparing your…
Doulas:Creating good birth support
Doulas are becoming more and more popular in Australia and many women find having a doula attend their birth and support them pre and post natally makes a significant positive difference to their experience, and research supports this view. In Canberra we are lucky to have some wonderful doulas, you can find their details on…
Aromatherapy for Pregnancy, labour and birth
Many women love to use aromatherapy during pregancy, labour and birth, however there is some controversy over which oils are safe to use. It’s wise to check with a qualified aromatherapist and she can also often make up some oils specifically for labour. There are many wonderful therapists in Canberra, one is Suzie Williams (suzie@essencehealing.com.au)…
Creating a Birth Space:How to enhance the birth process
Dr. Sarah Buckley is an inspirational GP in Brisbane who travels around Australia lecturing about natural birth, birth hormones and many other interesting topics. If you would like to have a free copy of her e-book “Ecstatic Birth” please go to her website www.sarahbuckley.com it is well worth reading. Her book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering…
Birth Beliefs: How what we believe affects birth
We all have different beliefs and attitudes towards birth that we may have learned from our mothers, the media, general cultural influence and some of these beliefs may not serve us. Sometimes these beliefs are deep in the subconscious and can come out during labour and birth. One way to counteract those you are aware…
Active Birth and Yoga: Yoga as birth preparation
Janet Balaskas has greatly influenced the return of women choosing their positions for labour and of taking a more active role in how they would like their birth to be. She founded the Active Birth Centre in London and is the author of several books, the best known of which is New Active Birth. …
