Why I am SO passionate about teaching positive childbirth education Do you share this same passion? Hypnobirthing Australia™ is looking for some very special individuals, with a passion for positive birthing, to join our team as Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioners. Our Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner Training is a 21 hour live course (over 3 full… Read More
Babies love birth affirmations too!
I love it when Hypnobirthing Australia parents send in video footage of their positive birth preparation, practice and births. 🙂 Here’s a little video, shared by Hypnobirthing Australia mum Roseann, as she prepared for her birth using the affirmations from our Surge of the Sea album. You can read also read some beautiful hypnobirthing stories… Read More
I Started My Labour with an Audio Track! (Audio induction, anyone?)
Dear Melissa I wanted to write and thank you for the Baby, Come Out! mp3 track. At 10 days beyond my ‘guess date’ there was an element of pressure building. I had a medical induction booked in within the next 48 hours (although I had no intention of attending this particular appointment given baby and I… Read More
A Mother’s Right to Birth on Country – A Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner and Midwife’s Perspective
Hypnobirthing Australia’s Indigenous Childbirth Education Program is taught via aboriginal health services and through specialist Practitioners throughout Australia. This unique program supports and celebrates aboriginal mothers and birth partners, in their passage to parenthood. Written by Heather Collins This is where the journey started. A journey of healing, so powerful and sacred that to write… Read More
Looking for some beautiful music to play during your birth?
I often receive messages from mamas that I have taught, asking for guidance in choosing some music for their birthing playlist. Parents often ask for the details of the artist of the background music from of our Hypnobirthing Australia tracks. I recommend Christopher Lloyd Clark. He is an Australian artist who specialises in meditation music…. Read More
Remember… a little bit of practice every day makes ALL the difference
We really want to give you every opportunity to build your confidence and excel in your hypnobirthing preparation. And that is why we are offering you this opportunity to upgrade to a private session with your own Certified Practitioner at a very special price. In your private session you have the chance to discuss any… Read More
Welcome to the Course!
Hello there! I’m Melissa Spilsted, director of Hypnobirthing Australia™ and I’d like to personally welcome you to our program! You are already making some great decisions are you prepare yourself for one of the most important events in your life, and your babies. The way we bring our babies into the world can have a… Read More
Choosing your birth colour
In our Hypnobirthing Australia classes, we encourage mothers to choose an anchor ‘colour’ for deep relaxation. Some mothers choose one whilst listening to their hypnobirthing albums and some find that they have already been attracted to a particular colour throughout their pregnancy. When I mentioned this in the class that I ran over the weekend, hypnomum Jade said that she had… Read More
Dance that Baby Out to Induce Labour
Mums come up with all sorts of inventive ways of naturally inducing labour. This mama decided to boogie baby out to the tune of ‘Thriller’! ?
Screaming during birth
I often tell mothers who are attending our Hypnobirthing Australia and Hypnobubs classes that we can ‘think’ that we are making a LOT more noise during labour, than we actually are! This is feedback we received from a new mum who recently birthed her baby after completing our online course. My labour progressed very quickly. I arrived at hospital… Read More