April Supportive Caregiver Training

Shari Lyon from Belly2Birth is a 5 x award-winning Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner. Shari has been teaching the Hypnobirthing Australia Program for 8 years and taught over 700 couples and has personally used the techniques for her own 2 births.

In this one-day intensive workshop on Wednesday the 1st of April 2020 will start at 9am and finish around 4pm. The training will be held in Seminar room #1 at the Gold Coast University Hospital Education Department. There will be a break for Lunch and short tea breaks throughout the day.

• Introduction to the positive mindset of hypnobirthing
• Causes of fear and how it affects labour (psychological, emotional, physical)
• How caregivers can best help and support hypnobirthing parents
• What is hypnosis and how it is used through pregnancy and birth
• Re-programming the subconscious – conditioning techniques used
• The importance of a calm birthing environment
• The language for empowered birthing
• Releasing endorphins through touch
• Introducing our toolkit for birth – breathing, visualisation, relaxation
• Self-hypnosis techniques – how parents use them through pregnancy and birth
• The power of triggers, anchors, suggestions and self-hypnosis during birth
• Prompts that can be used during birth
• Birth Preferences – the importance of open communication, negotiation and respecting women’s choices
• Special circumstances
• Releasing our own fears and reservations
• Techniques and tools to manage stress. Deep relaxation techniques for caregivers (caregivers need nurturing too!)