HypnoBirthing

SPRING 2024 CLASS REGISTRATION

Classes run for four weeks, every Thursday from 5:30 to 8:30 PM, beginning on May 9th and ending May 30th.

Empowering parents to celebrate an enjoyable childbirth.

HypnoBirthing® – The Mongan Method – is the tried and true approach of relaxed, natural childbirth through pregnancy education, enhanced by self-hypnosis techniques.

When you take the class with me, you receive the added value of a professional counselor who is accustomed to helping families along with expert training in the philosophy and technique of HypnoBirthing. CONTACT ME to schedule your HypnoBirthing session today.

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What is HypnoBirthing?

HypnoBirthing empowers parents to be calm and in control during birth, allowing them to welcome their babies into the world in a “Celebration of Life.” HypnoBirthing is a rewarding, relaxing, stress-free method of birthing that is based on the belief that all babies should come into the world in an atmosphere of gentility, peace and joy.

When a mother is properly prepared for birthing physically, mentally and spiritually, she can experience that sort of happiness. A mother is able to birth her baby in an easier, more comfortable, and often pain-free, manner. Through a well-thought-out program of deep relaxation, self-hypnosis and education, HypnoBirthing returns to a woman the art of birthing in a way that allows her to summon her natural birthing instincts and to birth her baby in safety and with ease.

HypnoBirthing is based on the belief that severe discomfort does not need to be a natural accompaniment of birthing.

Birth is normal and natural. For healthy women and their healthy babies, it is not a medical event, it is a life experience.

What HypnoBirthing is NOT About:

HypnoBirthing is not about science; it is not about anatomy; it is not about doctors or nurses or midwives or even childbirth educators. It’s not about getting a mother through labor. It’s about mothers, birthing companions and babies.

What HypnoBirthing IS About:

HypnoBirthing is about cultivating respect for the rights and wishes of families to bring their babies into the world in a gentle and calm way. It’s about helping women learn to call upon their natural birthing instinct. It’s about inspired parents, learning to take responsibility for their own births.

“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.”
Japanese Proverb

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Nature intended women to birth children. Our bodies are made to birth flawlessly, without hurt, pain, or suffering just like other mammals, including horses, dolphins, dogs, and gorillas. Unlike other mammals, however, our thoughts can get in the way of our bodies.

We are conditioned to believe that birth is going to be painful, terrible, and sometimes dangerous by doctors, friends, family and the media. It is this negative belief around birth that makes us afraid.

When fear is present the body’s natural response to birthing is inhibited – in a state of fear adrenaline is released and sends the message that you are in danger. The body’s natural response in this type of situation is “fight or flight” which results in the blood flowing away from the uterus as opposed to going towards the uterus. As a result, the baby doesn’t receive the oxygenated blood it needs during pregnancy, the cervix tightens (the exact opposite of dilation) causing more intense uterine surges, and the body will stall or stop laboring which cues doctor’s to intervene.

Eliminate fear and reduce pain. This is the main concept of HypnoBirthing and the class will prepare you to keep your mind and body relaxed in order to birth your baby as nature intended.

Working with or without drugs for

a responsible childbirth.

Although the intention of HypnoBirthing is not natural childbirth, 3 out of 4 women who take HypnoBirthing classes birth their babies naturally without medical intervention. For those women who utilize medical intervention, HypnoBirthing prepares them to take responsibility for their birthing experience, resulting in contentment and empowerment.

Kind Words from Clients

Hypnobirthing Testimonial

"Jerami and I knew we wanted a class to help us feel relaxed and prepared for our baby's birth. After some research, we decided to take private HypnoBirthing classes with Lana. Initially I intended to use the HypnoBirthing techniques and also get an epidural, but after we finished the sessions, Jerami and I had changed our minds.

Lana welcomed any and all questions - and we certainly took advantage of that! She invited us to challenge her on any concerns we had on the HypnoBirthing technique. By the end of the sessions, we had the confidence that we could have the relaxing, peaceful birth that we wanted.

Lana is open-minded, knowledgeable, and very informed. Her relaxed personality made us so comfrotable and confident that we feel fully prepared and excited for our birth at the end of the month."

~Christie and Jerami

"My husband and I were determined to have a natural birth and although we had not read about HypnoBirthing before meeting with Lana, soon it became clear to us, that it represented the approach and mindset we wanted for the birth of our first child. The sessions we had with Lana in our home were rewarding, informative, and above all gave us the tools to embark on this journey with confidence and a sense of calm that we were looking for. Lana is a great listener, respectful, and knowledgeable, offering not only guidance but also answers and a common sense perspective on what was awaiting us.

The birth of our son Theo was a beautiful experience. Without drugs, Daniel and I welcomed him into the world in four and a half hours, knowing that HypnoBirthing had been the right choice and Lana the best instructor we could have wished for."

~Maria, Daniel, and Theo

"After taking a Lamaze class, my husband and I decided to explore HypnoBirthing. We weren't quite sure what to expect because we didn't know much about HypnoBirthing. Lana’s approach to HypnoBirthing helped us to learn what HypnoBirthing entailed. It is so family focused and has empowered us to be better advocates for ourselves and our baby. Taking the classes allowed my husband and I to learn so much about pregnancy, labor, childbirth, and relaxation. It not only changed our views on childbirth and labor, but it helped us to change views on how to approach parenting. Lana helped my husband and I become closer for the birthing of our child and also helped us to learn more about one another's parenting views."

~ Victoria and Daniel

"We learned so much from Lana and the HypnoBirthing classes. This is not only a method of birthing children, but also an outlook on life in general that empowers women, men, children, and society as a whole. In a culture where television, movies, and the media bombard couples with hysterical, violent, and unrealistic images of birth, we now realize that there is a peaceful and respectful way to bring our child into the world. Lana is not only a teacher, but also a healer. We feel privileged to have received her wisdom and guidance. We are confident and at peace and look forward to passing an imprint of love, peace, and comfort into our child's first moments of life."

~ Melanie and Will

"When I first contacted Lana I had a lot of questions about HypnoBirthing. I was instantly impressed by how much time she spent on the phone with me, providing me with more information and discussing whether or not HypnoBirthing would be a good fit. After speaking with her I was confident that working with her would be the right choice for us. The classes were really great and I can honestly say that both my husband and I benefited tremendously from them. We both feel that the program not only met our expectations but exceeded them. The sessions covered much more then the HypnoBirthing technique---Lana provided us with a wealth of useful information about childbirth in general and she also shared valuable insight from her own HypnoBirthing experiences. The information she provided made us feel more prepared for our baby's birth. I am so excited for childbirth and for the opportunity to employ all of the HypnoBirthing techniques I've learned. My husband and I will be forever grateful to Lana for providing us with the tools and knowledge we needed to feel prepared to welcome our baby into the world."

~ Lesley and Jason

HypnoBirthing Classes

Join a group of other expectant parents and create an empowering birth experience for your family.

Take HypnoBirthing and learn why mama’s bodies are intended to birth without pain, how to keep your mind and body relaxed during birth, and how to advocate for an empowering birth experience.