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The Full Wise Hippo Birthing Programme
Why Hypnobirthing?
I am a Wise Hippo Birthing Programme Instructor - the "hip way" to have your baby! The
Wise Hippo Birthing Programme is a fantastic new, modern and effective hypnobirthing
programme designed to give you not only tools for birth, but tools for all aspects of your
life. I felt instinctively drawn to The Wise Hippo Birthing Programme as the
hypnobirthing programme that I wanted to teach, as quite simply, its ethos and aims
mirror my beliefs about birth, with the importance of a woman's birth experience being
at its foundation. I have experienced the empowerment of hypnobirthing in my
children's births and want to share this knowledge with as many women as possible!
Hypnobirthing in part, shaped my view of birth - it enabled me to connect with myself,
my pregnancy and my babies, to believe in my inner strength and innate ability to give
birth, to achieve a sense of empowerment and control and to grab every ounce of
"normality" I could in the face of society's ideals, medical interventions and the
misguided opinions, expectations and beliefs of others. Birth awareness is currently very
active and the potential for change in the way women birth is huge and The Wise Hippo
Birthing Programme is very much already part of this change and I am honoured and
excited to be part of something so special and life changing!
“Mother’s nature knows best.”
Everything I teach on The Wise Hippo Birthing Programme is based on physiological and
medical fact and is how the mind is already working. In fact there isn’t anything new to
learn, I am just taking what the mind is already doing and looking at it from a different
perspective, making sure that you are utilising your mind in the best way possible to
support a more comfortable and positive birth experience. The programme empowers
your birthing journey and teaches you to become an expert in calm and relaxation - it
builds your birth knowledge, increases your confidence, promotes choice and ensures
informed decision making. With the ethos that giving birth is a state of mind, by completing the course, you will be best placed to have the
birth that is right for you, your partner and your baby on the day and to birth your baby calmly and comfortably.
The Wise Hippo Birthing Programme is a complete 10 hour programme that runs as 4 x 2.5 hour classes. You will also receive a workbook
and 6 x mp3s to support your practice at home. I run courses throughout the year - offering 1:1 sessions in the comfort of your own home
or in small groups, at a neutral location within Midlothian. In addition to the full 4 session programme, I also offer an Introduction to The
Wise Hippo Birthing Programme and a Relax, Breathe and Birth session. For more information about the full Programme and other sessions,
including its ethos, topics covered and the MP3s please visit www.thewisehippo.com
“Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear.” ~ Jane Weideman
"Fear can be overcome only by Faith" ~Dr. Grantly Dick-Read