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THE BIRTHING JOURNEY
Build your toolkit to enhance your birthing experience.
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The Birthing Experience - setting clear intentions for your birth while remaining flexible to all possibilities.
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Cervical Dilation and Effacement- a representation of the process of dilation from 1-10cm.
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Am I in Labour?- signs of labour and warning signs of labour.
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Moving through Labour- exploration of the process of labour, stages 1 to 3.
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The Basics of Sphincters Law- understanding the correlation of emotions on our involuntary muscles.
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Creating a Supportive Environment- creating a comfortable birth space.
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Birthing your Way- finding your birthing position.
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AFTER THE BABY'S BIRTH
Support for unfolding as a mother.
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Now that You've Met your Baby- strengthening the bond.
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A Delicate Passage- nurturing the mother; post-partum recovery.
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Consider your Village- building your support team.
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First Traditional Food and Medicine- Breastfeeding.
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Closing- Ceremony of Memory, and meditation for delivery happiness.
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THE PAINFUL TRUTH
Enable partners to have expanded choices in the birth process, allowing them to make informed decisions for themselves and their baby.
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A Note on Pain- reframing your perception on pain.
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Preparing Yourself- exercises on breath, visualization, and meditation.
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Medical Safety Net- understanding the most common medical interventions that may arise during the birthing process.
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Natural Alternatives- approaches to stimulating labour naturally.
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Cesarean Birth- what to expect.
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HONOURING THE WISDOM WITHIN
Hone into your inner wisdom. Understand how your body works to birth your baby. Connect with your partner.
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Honouring the Wisdom Within- access your inner intelligence by taking a close look at the production and release of natural chemical messengers (hormones) that facilitate the birth of your baby.
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Understanding how your Body Works- physiological components (body parts) involved in the birthing process.
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The Primary Power behind Labour and Birth- working with contractions.
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Nourishing your Relationship with your Partner- conscious communication and listening between partners.
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A CONSCIOUS PREGNANCY
Accept responsibility for the environment of your body by conscious choice making.
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Welcome
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Introduction to Creative Expression - presentation of journal.
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Shaping your Experiences- nourishing mother and baby through sound, touch, sight, and taste.
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Soul Baby Communication - Tips to connect with your spirit baby
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Maintaining Harmony- respond to stressful situations with restful awareness. Practical exercises including meditation, affirmation/mantras, and yoga poses to reduce stress.
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Take Home Exercise- managing stress.
CONSCIOUS CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION COURSE
SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE
This course is rich in exercises designed as opportunities for self-discovery, like journaling, visualization, and meditation. Exploration in topics like physiology and anatomy, signs of labour and pain management prepare parents for the experience of childbirth itself. By attending this course, you make a deep commitment to restoring balance in your own life, while creating an atmosphere of love and nurturing for your family. Our class values ALL births, and all birth settings.
FEEL EMPOWERED
Awaken to the beauty and power inside your body. Motherwell recognizes and honours the spiritual significance of bringing forth new life. By attending this course, you will feel supported in prepping for birth on an emotional, spiritual, and physical level.
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