Active Birth Workshop - 1st March 2025

Service Description

Join Marcela, an experienced Doula, YogaBirth and Active Birth Teacher for a unique experiential birth preparation workshop for you and your partner to feel confident and ready and for the birth of your baby. The aim of this workshop is to offer you and your birth partner practical and useful tools to support you both during labour (whether it's your first or next baby), so you can follow your instincts, work with your body, your breath and your baby during labour and birth. In this workshop, you will gain deep but simple understanding of: - The wonderful physiology of birth and the anatomy of the pelvis and how babies journey through it during labour and childbirth - The fundamental and natural hormonal process that occurs during labour so you can be confident about what to expect - Why the birth environment and how you can optimise it through Active Birth - How to work with breath, movement and changing positions as labour deepens and birth progresses. - Together, you will learn various upright positions and how and why these can help you during labour and birth. - Techniques and methods that can provide you can use as alternatives for natural pain relief - How Active Birth can support you if you need medical pain relief or interventions We will work with lots of practical tools and particularly ways in which your birth partner can support you to stay mobile and practise upright birthing positions and movements to support this incredible active during labour so that you can work with your body and with the mighty force of gravity rather than against it. You will leave this workshop feeling less anxious or fearful, and filled with confidence in preparation for the birth of your baby, however you plan to give birth. Your partner will leave this workshop feeling confident in the many ways in which he or she can help you and truly support you during labour, understanding how to be helpful in preparation for the birth of your baby. You are welcome to attend this workshop at any point of your pregnancy, but most women find it most helpful from the end of the second trimester. You will be guided by Marcela, an experienced Doula and Yoga Teacher registered with the Federation of Antenatal Educators for almost a decade, a mum of three, who has trained directly with Janet Balaskas (who founded the Active Birth movement over 30 years ago). This workshop is open to a maximum of 6 couples. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch!