The HypnoBirthing Class Series
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Class I |
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What is HypnoBirthing® |
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An easier and more
comfortable birthing |
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Hormones of Pregnancy |
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Hypnosis Techniques |
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Creating A Special Place |
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Positive Expectancy |
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| The
HypnoBirthing® Philosophy |
| How Your Uterus
Works |
| What's Wrong
with Labor |
| Current Images
of Birthing |
| How fear
affects your labor and the uterine muscles |
| The Laboring
Mind |
| Psycho-social
associations: Fear-Pain-Tension |
| Create positive
birth outcomes and enhancing endorphins |
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Giving Birth: The
Endocrinology of Ecstasy |
| Hypnosis + Deep
relaxation = Positive Birth |
| Hypnosis:
Historical perspectives |
| Hypnosis
experience and visualizations |
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Class II |
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Prenatal Bonding |
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Connecting With Your Baby |
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Preparing Your Mind and Body for Birthing |
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Hypnosis Techniques Part II |
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Perinatal and Postnatal Bonding |
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Prenatal, Perinatal and Postnatal
Bonding |
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Original Feelings |
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Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle Choices |
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Mon and Dad connect with their baby |
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Preparing Your Body for Birthing |
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Breathing, Relaxation and Deepening |
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Hypnotic Relaxation |
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Imagination |
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Visualizations |
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Special Place Associations |
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Deepening Techniques |
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Breath Awareness |
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Knowing your Unborn |
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Light Touch Demonstration and practice |
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Birthing environment and support |
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Breathing Your Baby Down: Laboring Down |
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HypnoBirthing® Birth Video and Knowing the Unborn |
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Class III |
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Getting Ready to Welcome Your
Baby |
| Birthing Companion
Techniques |
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| Optimal Fetal Position |
| Developing Your Birth Plan |
| Hypnosis Techniques |
| Working with Unusual
Situations |
| Releasing fears
Visualization |
| Valve Control
and Localizing Hypnosis |
| Specific
Hypnosis Techniques and practice
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| Discussion of
fears and limiting thoughts
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| Mind
Concentration on only one thought at a time |
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Class IV |
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Birthing--Breathing Love,
Bringing Life |
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Postnatal Bonding with
Your Baby |
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HypnoBirthing®
Labors Video and Birth Into Being |
| Questions about Labor and
Birthing |
| Deepening and specific
visualizations as needed
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| Coping with labor and labor
distractions |
| Laboring Down for a
Smoother Birthing |
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Class V |
| Finishing up your birthing and preparing for
parenthood |
| Birthing Rehearsal |
| Putting it all together |
| Postnatal Bonding with Your Baby |
| Experiencing and preparing for Labor Day |
| Affirmation and healing visualization |
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HypnoBirthing®
Institute Class Series |
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Pat is a Certified Nurse Midwife
(retired)and Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified
HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educator Certified Educator, and
HypnoBirthing Fertility Therapist 
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