BirthSkills
BirthSkills :: Childbirth Preparation Program for Calm, Confident, Welcoming Birth
I am delighted to announce the arrival to Melbourne and Victoria of the BirthSkills Childbirth Preparation Program created by Dr Shari Read. Shari is an Australian mind/body therapist specialising in preconception, pregnancy and postnatal care.
BirthSkills is a comprehensive, independent childbirth education program. In an informal workshop setting we’ll demystify the process of birth; share strategies to create a calm atmosphere during labour; and learn tried and true relaxation and active birth techniques. The focus is on mind/body communication - how you can use your thoughts to work effectively with your body during birth. The BirthSkills program is structured around five key themes:
Awareness Beliefs – Appreciate the process of labour and how your body is equipped for birth; Learn how fear affects your labour and what you can do about it; Understand how to work with your birthing hormones to encourage the progress of your labour.
Trust - Cultivate trust in yourselves and in one another; Techniques for working with each stage of birth; Experience the benefits of deep relaxation; Language for calm, confident, welcoming birth; Terrific strategies for your partner and birth companions to feel empowered and involved.
Work – Learn simple and effective breathing practices, superb massage, affirmations, imagery and visualisation techniques for relaxation; Understand the principles of active birthing and what it really means to “let go” in labour.
Choices – Be inspired by the breadth of your birth choices; Natural therapies for pregnancy and birth; Birth plans and ways to express your preferences; How to move forward when things dont go quite to plan.
Welcome - Prenatal bonding techniques as an initial step to making conscious parenting choices; Your new baby; Initiating breast feeding; Early parenting and the importance of building solid support networks.
BirthSkills Options :: BirthSkills workshops are held as private sessions in the comfort of your own home, with the time structured to suit your needs.
Option #1 :: The full BirthSkills package offers around 10 hours of contact time. For $550 pregnant women and her birth companions receive Shari’s beautifully written and illustrated BirthSkills Book, CD & folder of support notes (RRP $89:95 set); and to help augment your learning concession rates to attend my prenatal yoga classes at Kundalini House. Follow-up phone and email support with Nina.
Option #2 :: For regular participants of my Mediation for Pregnancy & Birth classes, I can offer the BirthSkills program for $480. This comes with all of the above inclusions and we can run the program for around 6 hours. Please note, you will need to attend at least 4 mediation sessions or one of my Active Birth :: Prenatal Yoga for Partners Workshops to be eligible for this option.
Concession rates for the BirthSkills program are available for single mamas, students, and health card holders, please call to discuss your circumstances.
I am so pleased to join Shari in sharing her wonderful BirthSkills program with birthing women. BirthSkills has enriched my teaching and deepened my appreciation for the infinite subtleties of pregnancy and birth. Its always a joy to share insights into birth with pregnant women. To witness the gentle unfolding of their appreciation for their own innate birthing wisdom. xxn
Please contact me to book your BirthSkills session. For more information about the BirthSkills program give me a call on 0432078899 or visit www.BirthSkills.com.au