Active Birth Couples Workshop
with Kaitlyn Sandona
Are you currently pregnant and looking to enter labour feeling calm, relaxed and empowered?
Have you had a baby before but looking for a birth experience where you feel more in control, relaxed and excited? Embark on a transformative journey towards a confident birthing experience with our active birth couples workshop. Whether you're expecting your first child or aiming for a more controlled and joyful subsequent birth, we're here to guide you every step of the way.
Have you had a baby before but looking for a birth experience where you feel more in control, relaxed and excited? Embark on a transformative journey towards a confident birthing experience with our active birth couples workshop. Whether you're expecting your first child or aiming for a more controlled and joyful subsequent birth, we're here to guide you every step of the way.
Stretch Yoga Holland Park
Sunday 18th February
12:00pm - 4:00pm
$200 per couple
(includes a free cotton Robozo wrap!)
Sunday 18th February
12:00pm - 4:00pm
$200 per couple
(includes a free cotton Robozo wrap!)
Unified Birth: Active Preparation for Expecting Couples
Our Active Birth Workshops are run by our Prenatal yoga teacher and breastfeeding counsellor Kaitlyn Sandona.
Kaitlyn, a proud mama of her own, will guide you and your birth partner through a practical workshop filled with hands on exercises, discussions and active participation preparing you, and your birthing partner, for birth - exploring how the labouring person might want to move, position and breathe, and how the birth partner can play an active role in encouraging different techniques, employing massage, acupressure and more.
You'll be shown practical ‘tools’ for working with pain in labour, including touch, movement and massage preparing you for birth.
In this small group educational class we'll explore how as a team can work together to use mind-body techniques throughout the labour process.
This 4-hour interactive workshop will include:
Who is welcome to attend?
The birthing person and anyone who you might want to support you in labour
This might be:
What stage of pregnancy should I be in?
Most pregnant people attend this workshop in their third trimester, so that the techniques are fresh in their minds, however please feel free to attend from your second trimester onwards.
We generally don't recommend booking within 3 weeks of your due date in case your baby decides to come a little early (however please let us know if that's the case as we may be able to slot you in at the last minute!).
What are the costs?
Our Active Birth Couples Workshops are $200 per couple. Enrolments are limited to 6 couples per workshop.
This includes a 4-hour face-to-face workshop and a free cotton Robozo wrap
A break for lunch is provided, where we will offer tea, coconut water and/or water. Please bring your own lunch, and any snacks or drinks you would like! We kindly ask that you don't eat in the studio space during break, but we do have a lovely courtyard and nearby parks and cafes.
Email info@stretchyoga.com.au with any questions or contact us on 07 3210 6886!
Kaitlyn, a proud mama of her own, will guide you and your birth partner through a practical workshop filled with hands on exercises, discussions and active participation preparing you, and your birthing partner, for birth - exploring how the labouring person might want to move, position and breathe, and how the birth partner can play an active role in encouraging different techniques, employing massage, acupressure and more.
You'll be shown practical ‘tools’ for working with pain in labour, including touch, movement and massage preparing you for birth.
In this small group educational class we'll explore how as a team can work together to use mind-body techniques throughout the labour process.
This 4-hour interactive workshop will include:
- Understand the stages of labour, important hormones and how to optimise them for a wonderful birthing experience
- Information on interventions, birth plans/preferences and maps and help in making informed decisions through the birthing process
- Helping to empower and get you excited about giving birth by reframing fear, setting intentions and using positive affirmations
- Helping to empower your support person and help them frame their role on the big day
- Meditation for birthing
- Postures and breathing for labour and birth
- Massage, acupressure and rebozo techniques for labour
- Information on the golden hour (the hour after birth), and information about initiating breastfeeding (Kaitlyn is a certified Breastfeeding Counsellor)
Who is welcome to attend?
The birthing person and anyone who you might want to support you in labour
This might be:
- Both expecting parents
- Same-sex couples
- Single birthing person with any support person, friend or doula
- Mother and daughter, or sister and sister
What stage of pregnancy should I be in?
Most pregnant people attend this workshop in their third trimester, so that the techniques are fresh in their minds, however please feel free to attend from your second trimester onwards.
We generally don't recommend booking within 3 weeks of your due date in case your baby decides to come a little early (however please let us know if that's the case as we may be able to slot you in at the last minute!).
What are the costs?
Our Active Birth Couples Workshops are $200 per couple. Enrolments are limited to 6 couples per workshop.
This includes a 4-hour face-to-face workshop and a free cotton Robozo wrap
A break for lunch is provided, where we will offer tea, coconut water and/or water. Please bring your own lunch, and any snacks or drinks you would like! We kindly ask that you don't eat in the studio space during break, but we do have a lovely courtyard and nearby parks and cafes.
Email info@stretchyoga.com.au with any questions or contact us on 07 3210 6886!
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ABOUT KAITLYN SANDONA
Kaitlyn comes from a background in community development, with a Bachelor of Sociology majoring in Development from UQ. She has been a yoga teacher since 2016 (RYT 350hr), and has completed multiple Postgraduate specialist yoga trainings Prenatal training through Bliss Baby, Restorative Yoga Training through Byron Yoga Centre, and the Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga and Active Birth Training through Mindful Birth Yoga. Kaitlyn is also a qualified Breastfeeding Councilor through the Australian Breastfeeding Association. Kaitlyn is proud mum to her son Harry born in 2017 and lives on the southside of Brisbane with her husband Justin and her chickens. |
