Preparing Your Mind & Body for Birth
The Birth Prep Workshop is a unique, hands-on workshop designed for women and their birthing partners in their second and third trimester who want to feel strong in their body, calm in their mind and confident in their ability to birth - with a clear toolkit they (and their partner) know how to use.
This workshop bridges the gap between knowing about birth and feeling ready for it.
You’ll learn:
Exactly what exercises and movement to focus on in pregnancy
How to use breath, acupressure, and positioning to support your body
What’s happening physiologically during labour and how to work with it
Practical, proven tools you and your partner can confidently use during birth
It’s informative, empowering and genuinely fun.
A truly collaborative birth preparation experience
This workshop is guided by a collaborative team of experienced practitioners, bringing together their expertise in one cohesive, supportive session:
A Doula
A Midwife
An Acupuncture-trained midwife
A Mumsafe birth & postpartum exercise specialist
Rather than separate appointments or siloed information, everything is woven together — so you leave feeling physically prepared, mentally grounded, and reassured that your body knows what to do.
Not your typical antenatal class
This is not a sit-and-listen workshop.
You and your partner will move, practise, try the tools, ask questions, and feel it all in your body.
You’ll leave with:
Clarity (no more guessing what to do)
Confidence in your body
A partner who knows exactly how to support you
And a practical toolkit you can use in pregnancy and during labour
What we’ll cover
This workshop is intentionally structured into two clear sections so everything feels easy to understand, practise, and apply.
Section One: Preparing your mind & body for birth
(Pregnancy Preparation for Second & Third Trimester)
In this first session, you’ll learn how to prepare your body and nervous system during pregnancy, with tools you can continue using right up until labour begins.
You’ll be guided through:
Birth-supportive exercises and movement to build strength, mobility and endurance
Floor-based and birth ball exercises you can safely practise at home
Movement that supports:
Growing strength where your body needs support
Opening and mobility through the pelvis
Releasing tension in the hips, back and pelvic area
Understanding how your muscles adapt during pregnancy and prepare for birth
Simple, effective breathwork to support relaxation, calm and nervous system regulation
Birth preparation acupressure points (including partner practice) to support the body in the weeks leading into birth
This section gives you clarity around what to practise, why it matters, and how to move forward feeling supported rather than overwhelmed.
Section Two: Understanding birth & using these tools in labour
(Physiology, Movement, Acupressure & Labour Support)
This section begins by grounding you in what your body is doing during labour and how to work with it not against it.
You’ll explore:
A clear, reassuring understanding of the physiology of birth
How labour progresses and what supports it
The fear–tension–pain cycle, how it can impact labour and practical ways to avoid or soften it
From here, everything becomes practical and embodied.
You’ll then experience and practise:
A simple labour movement circuit, including:
Birth ball exercises
Key labour and resting positions
Partner support for movement, positioning and comfort
Using acupressure in labour for support and relief
How and when to use a TENS machine, including pad placement
Using a birthing sling / rebozo for comfort, release and support
Breath and mindset tools for staying grounded, focused and supported during intensity
This section helps everything come together so when labour begins, your body and mind recognise what to do.
You’ll be supported by a collaborative team
This workshop is held by a small, experienced team offering complementary support:
Kathryn (Doula) - guiding the flow, breathwork, labour tools, positions and confidence-building support
Midwife - providing clear, reassuring insight into birth physiology and what supports labour progress
Acudeedling Midwife - teaching acupressure for both pregnancy preparation and labour, including partner techniques
Birth & Postpartum Exercise Specialist - leading safe, effective movement to prepare the body for birth and support recovery-informed strength
What’s included
2.5-hour small-group workshop
Hands-on practice with movement, breathwork, acupressure, birth ball, TENS machine & sling
Take-home resources you can continue using at home
Tea and light nourishment
Time for questions and personalised support
Ticket price - $155 per couple