Birth + Parenting Classes
If you’re wanting some education on what to expect for your unique journey, our classes and courses at The Village Collective are relaxed, fun, and cover all the vital formation that gives you the tools to make informed decisions throughout your birth and feel confident entering your introduction to early parenthood.
Our offerings cover birth, baby days and infant feeding. If you are searching for an offering that you cannot see a future date please fill in the form at the bottom of this page.
Upcoming Offerings
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Facilitated and taught by our full spectrum Doula and Founder Kathryn Stoneman (Mamma Nurture).
You won't learn just breathing and relaxation in this course, you will learn how to amplify the effect of these using hypnosis, alongside some powerful and simple birth mindfulness.
We will prepare both of your mindsets ready for an empowering birth, learning how to reframe birth, release any fears and worries you may have and give you the practical and phsyical tools, resources and support you need for a confident and calm birth.
You will both leave this day feeling so incredibly prepared both practically and emotionally for your birth with a huge amount of new knowledge.
Topics we cover in the
Mindful Hypnobirthing Course:Psychological process of birthing and how your mind and body works together
Breathing techniques and mindset training
Creating an oxytocin toolkit
Releasing fears, worries and reframing birth
Anchoring and imagery to create a calming space and mindset
How to stay calm and alert with self-hypnosis
Reducing intervention with simple changes to your birth plan and your language
Physical toolkit for your partner to support your birth
What's included in the day:
Online version of the Mindful Hypnobirthing course valued at $99
Take home worksheets and mindful gifts to use for your birth
Hypnobirthing sound tracks
Option for me to record your personal visuallisation as created in the course
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Held each month, these beautiful mornings are calm, nurturing and nourishing for pregnant mums no matter what stage of pregnancy from 6 weeks 40 weeks you are all welcome!
Each gathering starts with a mindful practice, followed by sharing in a beautiful supported circle. I share practical tips and tools on a different area of birth or postpartum. We finish the Gathering off with a restorative meditation. I will also bring along some homemade goodies to enjoy and warming tea.
The Gatherings are an amazing opportunity to connect with like-minded mammas-to-be and find beautiful friends to journey through into motherhood with!
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Birth + Feeding + Newborn Education
Empowering, realistic, evidence-based antenatal classes taught by experienced and highly qualified Registered Midwives, an IBCLC Lactation Consultant with further credentials in Child and Family Health.
You're in safe hands!
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Held bi-monthly by our IBCLC Lactation Consultant and Midwife Harriet
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Preparation For Life With A Newborn
Newborn Education - think decoding behaviours and cues, learning about how you want to feed your baby, sleep + settling tips and tricks.
If you’re wanting to know what to do after birth, once baby lands in your arms - this class is for you.
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