If you know how to be in labor, you'll have nothing to worry about.
But if you don't know how to be, how are you going to do?
It probably doesn't take much for you to imagine what labor might be like, no matter if you have given birth already or not. You have heard about painful contractions, and have listened to stories that tell of long labors and trial. And every time you have given your attention and empathy to those stories you have asked yourself: What would I have done? How would I get through something like this? How will I be in labor?
Being in labor, giving birth and mothering will rock your world – it truly is like being in the middle of an earthquake. The world around you will be shaking but you don't have to lose your footing and be shaken and tumbled about with every wave.
If you know how to stay centered, you will gain an unparalleled strength to face, move through and re-emerge triumphant from even the most challenging labor.
The Yoga Way to Birth provides you with the grounds and structures to cultivate a way of being that will serve you in birth and parenthood. Combining Eastern spiritual disciplines with contemporary body-mind-practices establishes this class as a unique offering for all new parents looking to deepen their capacity to be more self-aware, more grounded and present in labor, birth and beyond.
Topics and Practices of The Yoga Way to Birth
- How your mind works and how to work with your mind
- How to follow your body in labor
- Getting clear about the birth you want
- How to recognize fear in labor and how to stop the fear-pain cycle
- Movements and positions for a comfortable and efficient labor
- Your baby's experience and participation in labor
- Physical, emotional and spiritual labor support
- Meditations for an equanimous birthing mind
- How to use breath and sound in labor
- How to recognize and remove obstacles impeding the birth you desire
- How to steer clear of assumptions in labor
- What to do when labor doesn't go the way you want
- How to establish mindful communication to nurture your relationship after the birth of your baby