Childbirth Education and Services 

Hypnosis for birth will teach you how to remain completely calm and at peace, yet empowered during your labour, regardless of where you are birthing.

It also assists you in understanding the importance of how to ‘surrender’ to the ‘intensity’ of the contractions, which in turn will assist you to trust in your body’s ability to labour and give birth – naturally!

‘During my many years of working with women, I have found the use of hypnosis in preparation for labour to be the most successful way my pregnant clients can learn how to breathe, surrender and let go mentally and physically in preparation for labour’.

As a result of learning hypnosis for birth you will feel:

• mentally strong and empowered about your imminent labour experience
  
• confident about going into labour
• excited about your labour journey and meeting your beautiful baby
• completely calm and at peace with yourself in the lead up to your childbirth
• fearless about the ‘pain’ as you will learn skills in how to surrender completely to the ‘intensity’
• that you can trust your body and its ability because you will be reminded that you have everything you need physically, to give birth

As a Hypnobirthing® and certified Advanced Hypnosis practitioner

There are many techniques and methods that Gabrielle uses when it comes to pregnancy massage. Gabrielle strives to provide the best pregnancy massage you will ever experience. I will make sure you feel comfortable and relaxed in each and every massage session. This enables you to totally relax, let go, and release any tension you have in your body. It also assists you in mentally slowing down your mind and connecting with you and your baby in a calm peaceful way. If you have any worries, stress, or questions you can ask Gabrielle and she can assist you to gain clarity mentally if this is what you need.

I assure you that my unique pregnancy massage services will give you:

• Complete comfort by enabling you to lie 'belly in the hole' using a pregnancy massage table that supports your belly in an expandable sling. My aim is to make sure there is no bending or hyper-extension of your lower back.
• Total relaxation by supporting the weight of the baby through the lower back and pelvis and allowing your body to completely relax.
• Make sure your breasts are comfortable using a special breast pillow.
• The gentle release and relaxation of tired, tense, and overworked muscles in the lower back, gluteus maximus, and hamstring areas.
• A beautiful whole-body experience of massage and healing which includes feet, head, and face.
• A peaceful space for inner thoughts, peace, reflection, and connection with your baby with ambient lighting, lavender massage oil, and soft relaxation music.

The specialty massage that I offer is Induction Massage to gently nudge my clients into labour naturally, using homeopathy, pressure points, Clary sage oil/ hot towels, and hypnosis visualisation.

The Couples workshop is designed to empower you and your partner/birth support person and essential skill him/her up to be a man/doula, so he/she can step up knowing exactly what their role is as a support person for your labour journey so you can experience the best possible outcome, where you feel well educated, strong mentally, but also able to breathe and surrender through your contractions.  I also incorporate the use of Hypnosis in preparation for your labour journey and suggest you listen to my scripts that are gifted to you at this course. The use of Hypnosis is totally underestimated in its potential to assist women in labour and is one of the most powerful tools a woman can use!

I will assist you to gain clarity with what you want to create for your labour journey and assist you to understand the many choices you have available to you, which leads to the most empowering experience for the both of you!

I will also educate your partner to be the best possible support he/she can be, come your baby’s birthday or night!

 In this workshop I will cover:

• Hypnosis for use during your labour
• Breathing and surrendering technique
• The Fear Tension Pain syndrome – What it is and how to avoid it
• How the uterus works
• The Laws of the sphincter
• The fight or flight hormones of labour
• What is wrong with Labour?
• To write down your 10 top birth wants and needs list for your labour
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Childbirth education skills to inform and empower in a positive way include:

• Creating the birth, you want and desire
• How to create a natural birth experience
• What Tummy and Ball time is and how do they assist with Optimal Foetal Positioning!
• What your birth support partner/people need to know
• Labour massage- the secret formula that works!
• How to remain calm and relaxed, producing endorphins and oxytocin
• You will try active labour positions and see how they feel to you
• Signs and symptoms for each stage of labour and what they feel/look like
• Organising your labour bag – what do you really need for labour?