What is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is not "the work of the devil" as someone may think. It is a natural state of mind and most of us, even though we don't recognize it, enter a hypnotic state many times a day.

For example, daydreaming focused concentration when watching a move or reading a book, road hypnosis, deep relaxation and meditation or any redirected focus.

We can become environmentally conditioned through both positive and negative messages coming in the form of suggestions.

The hidden hypnotists in our lives are the people who plant suggestions from the time we are born; our parents, siblings, relatives, teachers, and friends.

Suggestions are at the root of all our behaviors, self-esteem, motivation, career status and our overall success or failure.

All hypnosis are self-hypnosis, even when facilitated by a therapist.

Self-hypnosis refers to a person's working alone or with a relaxation tape or other aid. It’s a method that can be safely used through guided imagery and visualization.

''All that you are is the result of all you have thought.''

Buddha

HypnoBirthing, what is it?

HypnoBirthing is an antenatal education program that teaches parent’s deep relaxation, visualization and self-hypnosis, which then promote a calm pregnancy that prepares you for a safe and comfortable birth.

It will help you to see the birth as a natural process and will build the trust and confidence in yourself.

HypnoBirthing can help you to manage the physical and psychological challenges of your pregnancy and birth.

The strength and abilities you naturally have will be released to bring your baby into the world in a calm and gentle way as intended by mother nature.

''What the mind of (wo)man can conceive and believe, the mind of (wo)man can achieve.''

W. Clement Stone, businessman, author.

Medical professionals now recognise the benefits it offers women, babies, families and society as a whole.

The feedback from HypnoBirthing mums, midwives and doctors, who witness births every day, is a testament to the difference it makes.

HypnoBirthing is effective for all types of birth, home, water, hospital, birthing centre, and caesarean.

These are some of the elements you will learn in the structured yet informal classes that are not covered in most antenatal education sessions.

What are the benefits of HypnoBirthing?

HypnoBirthing babies generally get a higher APGAR score, they do not cry but smile straight from birth and have better sleeping and feeding behavior.

Research shows that HypnoBirthing significantly reduces cases of PND.

*APGAR Score is an assessment of overall newborn wellbeing. The APGAR test is done after delivery and scores are recorded one to five minutes from birth.

* PND - post-natal depression.

What we will teach?

The secret to success?

Rules of the mind:

1. Rule one:    The mind can hold only one thought at a time.    Opposite thoughts cannot be held simultaneously, therefore, affirming positive thoughts creates a positive outcome.
2. Rule two:    Thought precedes reality.    What one says is what one gets. Intention creates experience.
3. Rule three:    For every thought or emotion there is a related physical response.    Thoughts that are imprinted into the subconscious create a biochemical response within the body, hence, over a period of time we can create our own health or illnesses with conditioned responses. The rich get richer; the poor get poorer.
4. Rule four:    New programming in the subconscious is always more powerful and always wins out over the past programming when the two are in conflict.
5. Rule five:    Once a thought is accepted and acted upon, behavior becomes easier with each subsequent similar thought.     Continued reinforcement of a positive thought or action tends to make the thought more readily accepted and it becomes easier for additional suggestions of the same nature to be accepted.
6. Rule six:    Once thought is accepted by the subconscious mind, it remains until it is replaced with another.

''Imagination is more important than knowledge.''

Albert Einstein, physicist.

Daily practice! No excuses!

Role of the HypnoBirthing practitioner

We provide non-therapeutic services therefore our title is ''Hypnotist'' and not ''Hypnotherapist'' as we do not independently work with medical or mental disorders and we do not ''diagnose'', ''treat'' or ''prescribe''.

Our role as a Hypnotist is clear. We will teach you how, through a state of relaxed concentration, suggestions and imagination you can achieve a beautiful and serene birth without fear, tension and anxiety.

You can use these invaluable techniques of visualization and relaxation again and again.

Helping you to deal with almost any problems, challenges and issues, or simply to relax and enjoy this wonderful world of self- hypnosis.

Teaching positive thinking, increasing your enthusiasm for self - improvement will benefit you and those around you.

HypnoBirthing classes

As part of the four week course, couples receive:

The advantage and confidence of a trained instructor experienced in the Original Marie Mongan HypnoBirthing Programme.