Mindful Birthing
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Welcome!
Intro to the course
Medical disclaimer
Resource Library
Beliefs about Birthing
Understand Birth - Module 1: Foundations
Mindfulness overview, and our first meditation practice
Essential Mindset Shifts
Embodiment Practice: Releasing Neck & Shoulders
Embracing the Unknown
Understand Birth - Module 2: Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy of pregnancy
Physiology of Birth: Baby's First Home
Physiology of Birth: The Amazing Uterus
Physiology of Birth: The Bony Structures
Physiology of Birth: Physiological birth in a nutshell
Physiology of Birth: Cord Clamping
Physiology of Birth: Fetal Positioning
Embodiment Practice: Connecting with your Pelvis
Birth in the Squatting Position (video)
Understand Birth - Module 3: Labor Process
Labor Process Overview: Sensations and Hormones
Preparation Stage
First Stage Labor: Opening
Second Stage Labor: Descent of the baby, pushing, and birth
Third Stage Labor: Placenta
Find Your Flow - Module 4: Coping & Comfort
Self-Reflection: Coping
Everyday coping techniques
Top 10 Tips for Birth Partners
Comfort Measures: Basics
Relaxation & Attention
Sound & the Voice
Smell & Touch
Water & Emotions
Tried & True Tips for Transition
Find Your Flow - Module 5: Breath & Body
Abdominal Breathing
Ujjayi Breath
Horse Breath
Birthday Breath
Root-down Breath
Positions for Labor & Birth
Optimal Fetal Positioning
Using the Birth Ball
Find Your Flow - Module 6: Mind-Body Preparation
Embodiment Practice: Grounding in Goddess Pose
Birth Video: Birth Day
Meditation Practice: Body Scan Relaxation
Embrace Your Experience - Module 7: Decision-making and Communication
Tools for Decision-Making, Working with a Doula
Birth Plans & Birth Priorities
Self-Advocacy in the Context of Health Disparities
Questions for selecting a care provider/birthplace
Meditation Practice: Working with Affirmations
Embrace Your Experience - Module 8: Information is Power
Avoiding Tearing
Compassionate use of Epidurals
Induction
Creating a family-centered cesarean
Unexpected Outcomes
Embrace Your Experience - Module 9: Mind-Body Integration
Embodiment Practice: Rooting up Fear
Embodiment Practice: Cultivating Balance in Tree Pose
Module 10: Preparing for Postpartum & Closing the Circle
The fourth trimester
Feeding your baby
Meditation Practice: Lovingkindness
Thank you!
Personal Consultation
Course Evaluation
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Course
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Embrace Your Experience - Module 7: Decision-making and Communication
Embrace Your Experience - Module 7: Decision-making and Communication
Mindful Birthing
Buy now
Learn more
Welcome!
Intro to the course
Medical disclaimer
Resource Library
Beliefs about Birthing
Understand Birth - Module 1: Foundations
Mindfulness overview, and our first meditation practice
Essential Mindset Shifts
Embodiment Practice: Releasing Neck & Shoulders
Embracing the Unknown
Understand Birth - Module 2: Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy of pregnancy
Physiology of Birth: Baby's First Home
Physiology of Birth: The Amazing Uterus
Physiology of Birth: The Bony Structures
Physiology of Birth: Physiological birth in a nutshell
Physiology of Birth: Cord Clamping
Physiology of Birth: Fetal Positioning
Embodiment Practice: Connecting with your Pelvis
Birth in the Squatting Position (video)
Understand Birth - Module 3: Labor Process
Labor Process Overview: Sensations and Hormones
Preparation Stage
First Stage Labor: Opening
Second Stage Labor: Descent of the baby, pushing, and birth
Third Stage Labor: Placenta
Find Your Flow - Module 4: Coping & Comfort
Self-Reflection: Coping
Everyday coping techniques
Top 10 Tips for Birth Partners
Comfort Measures: Basics
Relaxation & Attention
Sound & the Voice
Smell & Touch
Water & Emotions
Tried & True Tips for Transition
Find Your Flow - Module 5: Breath & Body
Abdominal Breathing
Ujjayi Breath
Horse Breath
Birthday Breath
Root-down Breath
Positions for Labor & Birth
Optimal Fetal Positioning
Using the Birth Ball
Find Your Flow - Module 6: Mind-Body Preparation
Embodiment Practice: Grounding in Goddess Pose
Birth Video: Birth Day
Meditation Practice: Body Scan Relaxation
Embrace Your Experience - Module 7: Decision-making and Communication
Tools for Decision-Making, Working with a Doula
Birth Plans & Birth Priorities
Self-Advocacy in the Context of Health Disparities
Questions for selecting a care provider/birthplace
Meditation Practice: Working with Affirmations
Embrace Your Experience - Module 8: Information is Power
Avoiding Tearing
Compassionate use of Epidurals
Induction
Creating a family-centered cesarean
Unexpected Outcomes
Embrace Your Experience - Module 9: Mind-Body Integration
Embodiment Practice: Rooting up Fear
Embodiment Practice: Cultivating Balance in Tree Pose
Module 10: Preparing for Postpartum & Closing the Circle
The fourth trimester
Feeding your baby
Meditation Practice: Lovingkindness
Thank you!
Personal Consultation
Course Evaluation
5 Lessons
Tools for Decision-Making, Working with a Doula
Birth Plans & Birth Priorities
Self-Advocacy in the Context of Health Disparities
Questions for selecting a care provider/birthplace
Meditation Practice: Working with Affirmations