BIRTH PREPARATION FOR YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

Gentle, Informed, Embodied Childbirth Education

Birth is one of the most profound experiences of your life—and your nervous system knows it. When we feel safe, informed, and supported, our bodies remember how to birth with more ease and less resistance.

This course is designed to help you work with your body’s innate wisdom rather than against it. Through evidence-based education and gentle nervous system regulation tools, you’ll learn to create the conditions where birth can unfold more naturally.

Whether you’re planning a home birth, hospital birth, or something in between, these tools support you in any setting and adapt to whatever turn your birth takes.

WHAT WE’LL EXPLORE TOGETHER

Nervous System Foundations
Understanding the physiology of birth through a nervous system lens—how safety cues, stress responses, and regulation shape your experience

Breath & Body Practices
Simple, accessible breathing techniques and movement patterns that support your body’s natural rhythms

The Mind-Body Connection
Visualization, self-hypnosis, and relaxation practices to help you stay grounded and present

Partner Support
How your birth companion can co-regulate with you and advocate for your choices

Nutrition & Nourishment
Supporting your body through pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum weeks

Birth Physiology
What’s actually happening in your body during labor and how to work with each phase

Comfort Tools
Positions, massage, and other non-pharmaceutical pain relief options

Birth Choices
Navigating interventions, special circumstances, and informed decision-making

The Fourth Trimester
Bonding, feeding, and regulating together as a new family

WHY THIS APPROACH?

When fear and tension show up in birth, our nervous systems can interpret labor as a threat. This activates stress responses that can actually slow or complicate the process.

But when we feel safe, informed, and supported, our bodies soften. Oxytocin flows. Muscles work in harmony. Your baby and your body communicate in the ancient dance they were designed for.

This isn’t about having a “perfect” birth or never feeling pain. It’s about giving you tools to stay resourced, to make choices from a grounded place, and to trust the profound capability of your body—whatever unfolds.

WHAT PARENTS EXPERIENCE

Research and experience show that when birthing people feel safe, supported, and connected to their bodies, they tend to experience:

– Less fear and more confidence approaching birth
– Reduced need for medical interventions
– Shorter labor phases
– More alert, responsive babies
– Easier initiation of feeding
– Lower rates of postpartum mood challenges
– Greater satisfaction with their birth experience

THE SIX FOUNDATIONS

This program weaves together six essential tools:

Relaxation – Training your nervous system to find safety even in intensity

Breath – Anchoring practices that keep you present and reduce pain perception

Visualization – Using your mind to prepare your body

Self-Hypnosis – Accessing deeper states of calm and focus

Affirmations – Rewiring limiting beliefs about birth

Education – Understanding what’s happening so you feel informed, not scared

COURSE JOURNEY (5 Sessions)

Week 1: Building Trust
Exploring fears, releasing what doesn’t serve you, and building confidence in your body’s wisdom

Week 2: Connecting
Bonding with your baby and preparing your mind and body as a team

Week 3: Going Deeper
Advanced relaxation and visualization practices

Week 4: The Physiology of Labor
Understanding each phase and how to work with your body

Week 5: Birth & Beyond
Bringing it all together, plus preparing for the postpartum transition

BIRTH PARTNERS WELCOME

Birth is not meant to be done alone. This course creates space for you and your partner to deepen your connection, practice together, and build confidence in your ability to support each other.

Your partner will learn how to help you regulate, advocate for your choices, and be a grounding presence. These aren’t just birth skills—they’re parenting skills.

HOWEVER BIRTH UNFOLDS

These tools serve you whether you have an unmedicated birth, an epidural, or a cesarean. The goal isn’t to follow a rigid plan—it’s to feel resourced, informed, and connected to yourself and your baby through whatever your unique birth brings.

You deserve to feel safe in your body. You deserve to be informed. You deserve support.

Let’s prepare together.

CLASS DETAILS

5 weekly sessions | In-person
Investment: $350 per couple
Includes all course materials and guided practice recordings

Ready to prepare for your birth? 

Register for the Spring 2026 Series