Mother and Baby
HYPNOBIRTHING COURSE
65 - 70% of HypnoBirthing mothers require no pain relief. It helps reduce the length of labour and the requirement for medical intervention.
The course includes 2 hours a week for 4 weeks with Hannah Hatherell who having trained as a Hypnotherapist had her own experience of Hypnobirthing with her second son. For more information and to read Hannah's blog on her experience click here You will also receive notes on the technique, a HypnoBirthing CD, hypnotherapy scripts that will help you to practice at home, drinks and nibbles. Groups will be small with a maximum of 5 couples and will offer the chance for you to meet and chat to others in the same position. The course is primarily aimed at future mothers but it is useful for their birthing partner to attend the first session and partners are very welcome at all sessions.
HypnoBirthing course beginning on the 29th July for 4 weeks. A relaxed and fun course run over 4 sessions, cost per couple is £350.
Baby Yoga
Baby Yoga courses are a great way to introduce your baby to the benefits of yoga with fun postures, holds, swings & gentle stretches to encourage tummy time, ease colic, improve digestion, promote sleep, & boost strength & coordination for rolling, sitting & crawling. There are also postnatal stretches & relaxing yoga breathing for you. Above all, it's a fun activity to share with your baby!
Suitable for babies from 12 weeks to 9 months you can book your place directly with Vici Hoban by calling her on 07951 573928.
For more information on baby yoga, visit Vici's website
Ante Natal Pilates
Dr Lesley-Anne Kerr teaches our ante-natal Pilates for Baby-A-Wake on a Monday evening at 6pm. Please contact us to book a trial class.
Mum and Baby Pilates
On Friday mornings, Jane Wake of Baby-A-Wake runs her fantastic Mum and Baby Pilates course. Bring baby along with you while you strengthen your body after birth and get ready to progress onto more strenuous classes.
For Mums and babies this class uses uniquely designed exercises that will strengthen and tone your tummy. Other lifestyle factors such as feeding, carrying and lifting infants that cause stress to the neck, shoulder as well as lower back areas are considered within this class. Your teacher will work with you individually and as a group using deep stretching and strengthening exercises to bring you back to shape and health. Includes...
* Consultation
* Individual assessment
* Nutritional information and advice
* Weekly exercise programme
* Home exercise programme and monitoring tools
* Baby Zones
The Complete Baby A-Wake Ante and Postnatal Programme is now available on DVD!
Pilates Flow
Adding to our Baby-A-Wake offering, we now have a new post natal class - Pilates Flow on Tuesdays at 8.30pm. Get baby into bed and come along for a mums only class for those who are continuing to grow stronger having already completed the Post Natal Pilates course.
For more information on either of these classes, please contact us
Baby Massage Courses
Our ever-popular baby massage courses run for 5 weeks and are taught by Diana Beaumont.
Diana qualified 15 years ago, with a LCM diploma in therapeutic massage, at the London College of Massage. She then went on to specialise in sports injuries, Indian head massage, pregnancy massage and baby massage. With a particular interest in treating women through the three trimesters of pregnancy and beyond, Diana trained as a baby massage teacher 3 years ago. Having two young children of her own, she has first hand knowledge and experience, of the enormous benefits of baby massage to both mother and child.
If you are interested in registering for our next course, please contact us
Therapies
We all know that good nutrition is essential for the development and growth of a healthy foetus and there is ever-growing evidence that exercise such as yoga can be highly beneficial both during and after pregnancy.
There are also a number of therapies that can assist you whether you need help conceiving (try medical herbalism, acupuncture, reflexology, NLP, hypnotherapy or nutrition therapy), you have a pregnancy-related injury (perhaps requiring physiotherapy), you want a natural way to induce labour (try acupuncture for example) or you would like some drug-free relief or support during labour (aromatherapy, reflexology or homeopathy). Once your baby is born, you may need some help to recover - for example, if you have sustained back or joint pain. As always, if you are unsure about the best course of treatment, please contact us so we can help.
