HypnoBirthing – Taking the world by calm
Pain free childbirth under hypnosis? Yeah right! I’ll believe that when I see it. Well guess what? I did see it, and I was totally blown away. Here is a revolutionary technique that turns childbirth into the breeze that it should be, instead of the “medical procedure” that it has become. A few weeks ago I attended the birthing of “Savannah” who came into this world as peaceful as could be. Her mother was the first “graduate” of the HypnoBirthing method in Bali. A three hour almost pain-free labor isn’t bad going for the first child.
A Celebration of Life
The HypnoBirthing Childbirth Method is as much a philosophy of birth and life as it is a technique for achieving a relaxed, stress free (and most often, pain-free), and rewarding method of birthing. When the mother is properly prepared for childbirth, with the mind and body in harmony, nature is free to function in the well designed manner that it does with all other creatures. When a mother has her baby by utilizing the HypnoBirthing method, she is not in a trance or asleep. She will be profoundly relaxed but still alert, aware, and fully in control. The birthing companion is allowed to be a true participant who provides direction and loving support for the mother and can fully enjoy and appreciate the miracle of life. HypnoBirthing teaches the mother and the birthing companion to release all the fear based programming, how to trust the body and work with it, and how to stay free of the harmful emotions that lead to the constricting, pain-causing fear.
HypnoBirthing teaches you:
-Everything you need to know to achieve a safer, easier, and more comfortable birth.
-To discard the myth that pain is a necessary part of labor.
-What's wrong with labor as it exists with most other childbirth methods.
-Techniques of deep relaxation to help you eliminate the Fear + Tension = Pain equation.
-How a Mother's body is naturally designed to conceive, nurture, and birth the baby with ease and comfort.
-Natural ways to bring about birthing without artificial induction.
-How the mother & birthing companion can create a birthing environment that is calm, serene, and joyful rather than tense, stressful, and painful.
-Gentle birthing techniques that allow the mother to simply andgently "breathe" the baby into the world without the violence or trauma of hard pushing.
-How the mother's natural birthing instincts may be used to birth the baby in the way that most mirrors the way nature intended.
Pregnancy Massage – Sharing the joy
During pregnancy, women suffer from all kinds of ailments, including heartburn, backaches, swollen ankles, aching muscles, breast soreness and fatigue. Traditional medicine offers few means of alleviating these problems. Also, women may feel increased stress due the psychological effects of pregnancy, which include changes in body image, concerns about the baby’s health, motherhood and the challenge in this life-changing event.Through simple massage techniques, most of these symptoms can be alleviated. Massage can relieve tension during pregnancy, help prepare for labor and make the postpartum period less difficult. During pregnancy, massage can safely, comfortably and effectively relieve stress and the discomforts of pregnancy. This is an excellent way to involve the birth partner in celebrating the growing life and the mothers changing body.
Benefits of Massage During Pregnancy
-Massage will help prepare for an easier delivery. Self massage to the perineum increase flexibility and elasticity.
-Massage stimulates glandular secretions, stabilizing your hormonal levels and making their side effects less severe.
-Massage on the legs can control varicose veins and the draining effect of massage helps reduction of edema (swelling) of the arms and legs.
-Increasing the general circulation gives a rise of blood to all areas of the body, including the placenta. This brings greater nutrition to the tissues of the body and enhances waste product removal.
- “Lazy” red blood cells ling the vessel walls are reintroduced into circulation, thus increasing the red blood cell count. This is especially important to women with anemia. The increase in the red blood cell count also helps to eliminate fatigue, as more oxygen-carrying hemoglobin is released into the bloodstream.
-The lymphatic system circulates faster and more efficiently. The result is more energy and less fatigue.
-The strain on the muscles of the lower back, abdomen and shoulders can be greatly reduced through massage. This is especially helpful in the last trimester.
-Muscle tone can increase with regular massage. Muscle spasms and knots are easily released, and muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints enjoy greater flexibility. This is especially helpful during labor.
-Massage sedates the nervous system, producing much needed rest and relaxation. In the uterus, the baby feels the same way. Nerves are soothed and insomnia can be relieved.
There are now skilled international therapists here in Bali who can teach you how to safely massage the pregnant mother. Simple techniques are taught, focusing on pressure points to be used and avoided and working on the areas of the body that the mother is experiencing the most discomfort: in the lower back, swollen legs or sciatic pain. Techniques are also taught to be used during labor to help ease childbirth.
For information on either HypnoBirthing or Pregnancy Massage please contact the Holistic Healing Center on 766 259.
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Kim Patra is a qualified Registered Nurse and Midwife that has been living and working in Bali for almost twenty years. She now runs her own private practice and medical referral service from her Kuta office. Kim is happy to discuss any health concerns with you and she may be contacted via e-mail at info@chcbali.com”.
