Directory

Practice Name: Mother Earth Birthing

Location of Service: Morayfield (QLD)

Hi my name is Astrid and I fell in love with Hypnobirthing during my research paper as part of my Doctorate degree in Midwifery.  Hypnobirthing aligns beautifully with all the current evidence and research which has been the driving force behind my desire to become a Hypnobirthing Practitioner.

I am very passionate about midwifery and supporting women and their families through the journey of pregnancy and birth.  I am dedicated to empowering women and their support network with hypnobirthing techniques that are evidenced and researched based.  I am committed to supporting women to create a positive birth experience for themselves and their precious newborn babies.  I have experienced first-hand the power of the mind and how using hypnotic techniques can enable you to create an experience that is undeniably empowering.

I bring 26 years of combined nursing and midwifery experience to my Hypnobirthing Clients. I continue to work as a midwife in the public health sector on a part time basis.  Working as a Hypnobirthing Practitioner has enabled me to offer women and their support network a unique program that empowers women with the tools and evidenced based education to create positive birth outcomes.

Practice Name: Alison Kennedy

Location of Service: Eltham, VIC

My name is Ali, I am mumma of three – Neville, Vander and Sonnet – life is busy and beautiful!

I am a Hypnobirthing Australia practitioner and I also teach yoga for women, specialising in pregnancy and postnatal support.  Throughout each of my pregnancies and labours I found the practices of hypnobirthing and yoga so empowering and nourishing and I feel it is important to share these tools with other mothers.

After studying with Hypnobirthing Australia for my third pregnancy in 2020 I had an incredible birth experience and I am so excited that I now get to share these tools with women and their partners.

It is more than a childbirth education course – it is a pathway to discover true inner strength and access the superpowers that we all hold within.

Birth is transforming, awesome, sacred and powerful.  I am in awe of this experience and the transformation of motherhood, matrescence.

You will never regret putting effort and thought into preparing for your birth.  With preparation, practice and connection to inner resources and outside support you will be on track to have a positive, empowered birth.

It is my passion to connect you with all that you are, just as you are, so you can ride the waves of birth and of life.

Practice Name: Healthy Pregnancy

Location of Service: Melbourne, Carlton North, VIC

I’m Rosie, a mum, women’s health physiotherapist and childbirth educator. I love my husband Scott and our daughter Emilia. I play hockey and I make ceramics. I did not fully understand the profound impact that childbirth would have on me, until we had our beautiful daughter Emilia.

I have always been interested in helping mums have a healthy pregnancy. I am the only health professional in Australia who has post-graduate qualifications in both Sports Medicine and Pelvic Floor & Continence Physiotherapy. This puts me in a great position to work with mums like you; who want to understand your body and have faith in your own powerful ability. You are an information-seeker and want the best for yourself and your baby.

I believe the focus of any childbirth education should primarily be on positivity and learning evidence-based practice for the body and mind, to give the mother and her support person confidence. I wish all mothers & their support had access to this information, so they both feel empowered to make healthy choices and are excited to birth their baby!

Practice Name: Katie Low

Location of Service: Ballarat, Sebastopol, VIC

My name is Katie and I have been a registered midwife for the past decade (where has the time gone?!) I am passionate about all things Midwifery with a focus on labour and birth. I love being able to care for couples multiple times as they grow their family. I decided to become a hypnobirthing Australia practitioner to educate and empower couples to have a positive and rewarding birth experience and can’t wait to get the positive birth program out into my community.

Practice Name: Bella Mama

Location of Service: Whanregarwen, Northern Victoria, VIC

Zoe is a mother of three beautiful girls, postpartum doula certified through the Newborn Mothers Collective, a registered yoga teacher and Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner.

Zoe has long been an advocate for nature’s way after 12 years working in government specialising in environment and climate change policy and a personal passion in permaculture (a sustainable system of living that emphasis production of food at home), Ayurveda (an ancient healing system in India that emphasises prevention of disease through maintenance of health through diet, mindfulness and lifestyle) and yoga. It was after the hypnobirth of her third child ‘Bella’ where Zoe was inspired to take a big leap forward in pursuing her dream work in helping women trust their natural instincts to birth and mother.

To that end, Zoe is now the proud owner of a small business called Bella Mama that provides hypnobirthing instruction, postpartum education and postpartum care. Zoe offers mother centred care to women that brings together her love for hypnobirthing, ecological eating, ayurvedic lifestyle and nutrition and yoga. Using a gentle, supportive and nourishing approach, Zoe’s sole aim is to assist expectant couples prepare emotionally, physically and practically for their journey into parenthood.

Practice Name: Holistic Touch Physio

Location of Service: Newcastle, Merewether NSW

Hi, I’m Katrina Evans. I have 35 years of experience as a physiotherapist after graduating from the University of Sydney in 1986.I work with all ages and occupations, and I have a special interest in women’s and occupational health.

As a mother of three adult children myself, I understand and have experienced many facets of pregnancy, childbirth and raising healthy, happy children whilst trying to maintain my own career.

I am passionate about helping people achieve their goals using my holistic approach to optimum health, physchologically, socially and physically. This includes that of the pregnant woman, her partner and their baby.

I have postgraduate university qualifications in Pain Management and Mental Health Care, as well as extensive training over the years in holistic counselling, hypnotherapy, NLP, exercise prescription and Pilates.

My education, experience and passion for what I love to do has led me to become a Hypnobirthing Australia Childbirth Educator and I hope to empower you and your family to enjoy and experience an amazing pregnancy and childbirth by teaching you the wonderful strategies developed by Hypnobirthing Australia.

Practice Name: Hypno-Yogi

Location of Service: Kardinya, WA

Gemma is extremely passionate in empowering women in pregnancy, birth and for motherhood. She believes that every woman has the right to have a positive birth story.

She understands that it doesn’t always go to plan, however she firmly believes that you do have a choice in how you perceive the situation. Gemma connects with the woman and birthing partner to ensure both are supported and feels safe, comfortable, relaxed and powerful in making decisions when it comes to their birth of their baby.

Gemma has fallen in love with educating and supporting women to have a positive, joyful birth experience.

She is an experienced midwife working in a Family Birth Centre in a public hospital.

Gemma has the confidence in her theoretical and practical knowledge of childbirth because she has real life experience of labour and birth. She incorporates the hypnobirthing positive birth program concepts to all her clients during their pregnancy and birth.

As a yoga teacher, she brings an added extra dose of calmness and tranquillity to her delivery of the Hypnobirthing Australia childbirth education program.

Gemma wishes you the best ‘birth’day for your family.

Practice Name: BirthWrite

Location of Service: Maroochydore, QLD

Practice Name: Village Birth

Location of Service: Torquay & Surf Coast (VIC) @ The Perinatal Hub

Hi I’m Talia… a clinical Pilates instructor and studio owner, birth doula, Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner, founder of Village Birth and co-founder of The Perinatal Hub, Surf Coast.

My professional experience has seen me working with people’s physical and mental wellbeing for many years, in many settings. What I’m most passionate about now is helping women to understand their mind-body connection as a simple but powerful tool, that can positively impact their journey through pregnancy, childbirth and into parenthood.

As a mumma of two and a birth doula, I’m on a mission to help other mumma’s have normal, beautiful, positive and empowered birth experiences. My approach to teaching is very open, warm and intuitive, as I believe we all have different needs and there is no right or wrong, just what’s right for you.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theperinatalhub/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theperinatalhub/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/villagebirthsurfcoast/

Practice Name: Art of Hypnobirthing

Location of Service: Proserpine (QLD)

My goal is for you to embrace the natural flow and rhythm of your labouring body and be trusting in yourself that your body will function as nature intended. I have been a registered midwife and nurse since 2016. During this time I have done extensive study in breathing and relaxation from freediving to yoga to hypnobirthing. I have seen the wonderful effects of hypnosis in practice as well as in myself. I provide antenatal classes that incorporate proven techniques to help your mind work with your body during your delivery. You will be taught how to break the fear-tension-pain response through these techniques enabling you to calmly accept the sensations during labour and be trusting wherever your birthing journey takes you.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artofhypnobirthing/

Practice Name: acumedica

Location of Service: Glenelg (SA)

Hi I’m Dr Cathryn Costa an Acupuncturist, Naturopath, Nutrition lecturer, Child birth educator and certified Hypnobirthing Australia ™ practitioner.

Initially I started out as a Registered Nurse and found my passion in women’s health, natural fertility, pregnancy, birth and beyond as a naturopath and acupuncturist. As an advocate for all things healthy with the backing of evidence based midwifery care, this has led me to undertake an integrative approach to pregnancy and birth. With this I aim to help women and their partner’s achieve their hopes and dreams.

Thus Cathryn brings to her hypnotherapy and hypnobirthing workshops her experience, knowledge, wit and wisdom of different modalities both modern and traditional.

In turn you walk away being informed, educated, excited, confident and empowered to choose the birth that you desire.

As a recent study published in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2020 confirmed that:

“Women who attend professional childbirth classes during pregnancy had increased odds for successful spontaneous vaginal delivery and lower rates of instrumental delivery”

So…………..

If you are after a positive birth experience

If you feel I am the right fit for your pregnancy journey and empowered birth

If you would like to take the next step to becoming educated, supported and confident as a mumma

If you are feeling overwhelmed with all the information out there

Then I would love to help you

ACCREDITATIONS:

Cathryn is registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency), CMBA (Chinese Medicine Board of Australia) and is an active member of AACMA (Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association).

Cathryn holds a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and is a degree qualified Naturopath and Nurse.  She has also gone on to do further study in Women’s Health with a focus on Fertility, IVF Support, Pregnancy and Birth.

Practice Name: New Beginnings Hypno Birth

Location of Service: Hamilton (QLD)

Shannon is a Passionate Hypnobirthing Practitioner, Beauty Therapist, Photographer & Creative Director. She has attended many births over the years supporting women with their incredible journey into motherhood and has had the privilege to photograph and document many of these births.

Pregnancy and childbirth have always been a special interest to Shannon and understanding the physiological changes a women’s body experiences. Shannon has a wealth of knowledge to support women through all stages of their journey.

Whether you are a first time mum or you are healing from a traumatic birth Shannon is here to give you all of the tools and knowledge Hypnobirthing Australia has to offer.

She welcomes you to come along to her studio in Hamilton and learn with other like minded families. If you cannot attend one of her Classes she offers in home training. One of the benefits of this is you will be taught in a familiar comfortable environment.

As her journey into childbirth education expands she has began the likes of energy healing. Shannon takes a special interest in Indigenous health & outcomes and offers Culturally appropriate classes for anyone who Identifies as Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (please get in touch).

Shannon leaves us all with a simple message “ why be ordinary when you are designed to be extraordinary”.

FIND ME ON:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/New-Beginnings-Hypno-Birth-1054104604691257/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/newbeginnings.hypnobirth/

Practice Name: Little Maia Wellness

Location of Service: Armidale (NSW)

Belle has been a Registered nurse since 2003 and throughout her time working in settings such as Emergency, ICU and Paediatrics, she held onto her passion for Primary Maternity Care and Adult Education. Belle is extensively trained as a Lactation Consultant and Child Health Advisor working on parenting and breastfeeding telephone advice lines since 2010. Belle brings her wealth of knowledge into private practice where people now have access to her privately and on their terms. She is certifying as an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and a Paediatric Massage Consultant to complement her Hypnobirthing Australia classes making her a complete pre and post-natal educational support unit for your growing family. She looks forward to accompanying you on your parenting journey!

FIND OUT MORE:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littlemaiawellness/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/little_maia_wellness/

Practice Name: Birth Coach Nikki

Location of Service: Byron Bay (NSW)

Hi, my name is Nikki,

I am a certified birth doula, childbirth educator and hold a Diploma in early childhood education. As a Mother of two beautiful daughters and a grandmother to two grandchildren, l am truly passionate about women’s health and wellbeing. I have been supporting women and their families for over 20 years.

My interest in Hypnobirthing was developed while studying for my doula certification, alongside that my own daughter used it as a resource towards a healing second birth. Recognising the value of the program, I began my certification towards becoming a Hypnobirthing practitioner as it aligned with my beliefs as a birth doula.

I am immensely proud to be a certified Hypnobirthing practitioner in my area.

My goal is educating mothers and their partners with the knowledge, techniques, and the tools to empower them towards a positive birth.

FIND OUT MORE:

Website: https://birthcoach.com.au/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/birthcoachnikki

Instagram: @birth_coach

Practice Name: Sarah Dubsky

Location of Service: Croydon (VIC)

Practice Name: Amelia Mayrose Hypnobirthing 

Location of Service: Brighton (VIC) & Online (via Zoom)

Practice Name: TFD Services

Location of Service: Rosemount and Rockhampton (QLD)

Sara brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to empower women in their birthing process. Sara has been a registered Psychologist for over 15 years as well as fully trained Hypnobirthing Practitioner, Hypnosis Practitioner and Trainer, and NLP Master Practitioner, Coach and Trainer.

Through this unique combination of powerful skills, Sara is able to assist individuals to master their mindset and create significant change in their lives. Sara understands the power of the mind body connection and assists women and their birthing partners in their journey of pregnancy, and post-partum to both mentally and physically prepare and thrive in the journey of parenthood.

Sara believes that every woman deserves to have an empowering birth. By learning and embracing Hypnobirthing, mothers and birth partners are equipped with the tools and techniques to make this a reality. Sara is honoured to teach expectant mothers and birth partners the benefits of Hypnobirthing and to be part of their journey towards a calm positive birth.

FIND OUT MORE:

Website: https://www.tfdservices.com.au/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TfdServices

Practice Name: Peaceful Mind Hypnotherapy

Location of Service: Castle Hill (NSW)

My name is Rie.  I am a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner and Aura-Soma Registered Practitioner. I am also a Mum to a beautiful daughter.

My interest in Hypnobirthing stems from my childbirth experience which involved an emergency caesarean. I wasn’t fully informed or prepared which caused me to put a lot of the control and decision making into the hands of medical professionals.

With knowledge comes power. My role is to support and empower you with confidence, knowledge and to ease discomfort through a range of techniques that can be applied during pregnancy and in the birthing room – transforming your birthing experience into a positive and treasured moment in life where you are in control. I would love to assist pregnant women and birth companions to develop confidence during pregnancy and the birthing experience, and ultimately more confidence within themselves as parents and human being. How amazing it would be to start this new chapter in life empowered and in tuned with your inner strength.

Practice Name: The Haus Of Health

Location of Service: Selby (VIC)

You already have all of the magic within!

Hi, My name is Angelina Morino, a mumma of one, I am a qualified Hypnobirthing Australia practitioner, a Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher, Personal Trainer and trained in Yin Yoga.

Hypnobirthing enables you to unlock your inner power and allows your mind to traverse to a higher field of relaxed awareness. It will help you enrich, not only your birthing experience, but also your life experience. Hypnobirthing keeps your mind determined and focused, bringing you in to the present moment, and, helps you navigate your pregnancy and birth with confidence and positivity.

Join me online or in-person, either one-on-one or in small groups. We can work through your personal goals and I will be there to help you achieve them along the way. A multidisciplinary studio, located in the leafy suburbs of Selby, The Haus Of Health also offers, Meditation, creative therapies and classes, movement and pregnancy massage.

I am passionate about helping women and birthing partners realise the strength that lies within. To feel empowered and equipped with knowledge, armed with practical and soulful strategies for preparing both the mind and body for this exciting chapter in your life.

FIND OUT MORE:

Website: https://www.thehausofhealth.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehausofhealth

Practice Name: Ahava Birth

Location of Service: Toowoomba/ Highfields (QLD)

Leah is a qualified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner based in Highfields / Toowoomba.

Her interest in hypnobirthing developed after hearing whispers around the birthing suites on her midwifery placements and through her work as a Birth Doula supporting women who were fond of this method. She is a Registered Nurse and on her way to completing studies to become a Midwife. She is a qualified Birth Doula through Childbirth International and completed her Bachelor in Nursing at The University of Southern Queensland.

She is passionate about doing all that is within her power to enable women and their birth partners to beautifully transition into the season of becoming parents. Her aim in doing this is through creating a foundation of love, free from fear and full of empowerment. Her hope is that all women will discover the beautiful source of power they possess and feel inspired to have confidence in their bodies. She longs to see all women in her care confidently envision their ability to walk into motherhood knowing they are strong, secure and feeling nurtured throughout the process.

Leah would love to take you through the Hypnobirthing Australia course privately and work with you as you learn, relax and feel confident about your baby’s birth. If you are also looking for a birth doula to work with you during your pregnancy, attend your birth and be able to support you postnatally, she is able to provide caring and intuitive educational, physical and emotional support throughout, Highfields/Toowoomba, and also in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, QLD.

Contact her for more information.

mobile: 0419297076

email: leah@ahavabirth.com

website: http://www.ahavabirth.com

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ahava.Birth/

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahava.birth/

Practice Name: Your Power – Your Birth

Location of Service: Alderley, Brisbane (QLD)

Hello and Congratulations on taking the first step towards a positive birth experience for you and your baby.

My background is in international education with two decades of experience in training.  However, since personally experiencing birth I was drawn to a career as a Hypnobirthing Australia ^TM practitioner. My experiences of birth come from 2 opposite ends of the spectrum. #1 –  a highly medicalised birth (c-section) and #2 – a powerful natural birth (hypnobirth) and feel I have a profound understanding and appreciation of both.

My passion lies in allowing every mother-to-be the opportunity to truly know that it’s possible to give birth in a calm and empowering way regardless of any past experiences or what she has been conditioned to believe. My desire is to help women trust deeply in the innate wisdom of their bodies, to understand how the brain plays an integral role in the birth process. And at the same time, to appreciate the wonders of the medical system.

I gave birth to my two babies in my early 40’s. By having a caesarean and then a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) I’m now acutely aware of available options and choices for parents in either of these situations.

By arming women and their partners with knowledge and tools to confidently navigate their childbirth journey and to understand the physiological processes of the body during labour and birth, leaves both mummas and partners feeling empowered. They are then able to make informed decisions resulting in positive births.

The labour and birth experience are imprinted on a woman and her child for the rest of their lives and it is so exciting to know that this process can be powerful and positive, no matter the circumstances.

The birth of a child is a wonderous event. In your preparation to give birth it would be a joy and privilege to offer you vital learning tools, healthy encouragement, wisdom and insights and much laughter.

Feel free to contact me directly for further information on class times.

esther@yourpoweryourbirth.com.au |Ph  0431 834 384

FB: YourPowerYourBirth | INSTA: your_power_your_birth

Practice Name: Limestone Coast Hypnobirthing

Location of Service: Mount Gambier, SA

Hi there!

I’m Bri, a Registered Nurse and Midwife and mumma to one gorgeous babe.

As a passionate Midwife, I have nurtured, cared and supported various Hypnobirthing Australia women and birth partners in both the city and now in my country hometown of Mount Gambier. Throughout practicing as a Midwife- I believe being a Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner is my exact match.

Working as a Registered Midwife I have supported many women and birth partners and there is one thing I’m driven to do- ensure women and birth partners are provided with choice and are able to positively enjoy and love their birthing journey, in any way that may be! I’m a huge believer in a healthy and positive mindset to enable women not to face birth with fear, but to love their birth journey and the beautiful experience it can be.

Providing women and birthing partners with up to date and evidence-based information promotes having knowledge as power and guides women to autonomy in their birth journey.

I’m ready to empower and guide women to release their fears around birth through one positive birth journey at a time.

Practice Name: The Positive Birth Place

Location of Service: Gippsland Region, Traralgon, VIC

Practice Name: Embrace Hypnobirthing 

Location of Service: Rosedale (VIC)

Practice Name: Essential Birth Tribe

Location of Service: Coolangatta, Gold Coast (QLD)

Claire is a Registered Nurse and mum of two who is passionate about birth and antenatal care.

Claire believes all women should have access to empowering birth education and loves helping to create beautiful birthing experiences for mother’s and their birthing partners. She believes that knowledge is power and can prepare you to achieve your dream birth, however that looks.

Claire thoroughly believes that a positive and empowered birth can have a profound impact on the postpartum period and that the foundation on which motherhood is built begins in pregnancy.

Claire is based in Coolangatta and can be contacted at http://www.essentialbirthtribe.com.au or via claire@essentialbirthtribe.com.au.

Practice Name: Birthing Kindness

Location of Service: Oxley (QLD)

Practice Name: Rebirth Your Mind

Location of Service: Sale (VIC)

Renae is a Registered Midwife/Nurse who is currently working in Central Gippsland. Through her 8 years of experience as a Midwife in metropolitan, rural and also remote areas, she could see first-hand the deficit in knowledge and confidence surrounding pregnancy and childbirth. Renae strives to empower women and their birth partners by working alongside them to develop a greater understanding of pregnancy, birth and motherhood. She is passionate about creating a more positive pregnancy and birth experience for you!

Renae is easy going and approachable and encourages you to reach out and contact her if you have any further questions.

Find out more:

Instagram: @rebirthyourmind

Practice Name: Belly Birth and Bubs

Location of Service: Manly & Thornlands (QLD)

I’m a mother to a beautiful little ‘hypnobub’ and I’ve always had a passion for birth, but after the beautiful birth of my son I finally found my calling. I took a drastic turn in my career and invested all my passion in becoming a Hypnobirthing Practitioner to help women achieve the birth they desire and deserve.

Being able to help couples during this magical time of their lives is a dream come true. I look forward to helping you learn techniques to use during birth and gain the knowledge needed to help build your positive calm birth plan.

It can often be hard to trust your own instincts especially through modern maternity practice, however, through hypnobirthing you can learn to trust your body again and have confidence that it will lead you through the process. You’ll gain the knowledge and understanding to release your fears and ‘let go’ to the birthing process.

I offer courses in Manly, Brisbane, but I have a passion project being offered through limited spots in Thornlands. Private and online classes are also being offered if you would prefer the comfort of your own home, wherever that may be in the world.

I look forward to working with you and your partner during this journey please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Find out more:

Website: bellybirthandbubs.com

Facebook: Belly Birth and Bubs

Instagram: @bellybirthandbubs

Practice Name: Sister to Sister Birthing

Location of Service: South Granville (NSW)

My birth name is Shyloh and I chose the name Sumayyah several years ago.

I am a doula graduate of Nakhlah Childbirth International.

I am passionate about women’s health and managed Mother Nourished Wellness Centre for Women for 3 years. I am also now one of the directors of Nakhlah Childbirth International. I’m a Mizan Therapist, childbirth educator and passionate about natural alternative medicines.

I currently live in Sydney Australia where I attend births all over the Sydney area.

Before I was a trained doula I was asked by many friends to attend their births. I was honoured that they asked and of course I accepted, through these experiences I found my calling to educate women in their times of pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. I am now proud to call myself a Hypnobirthing practitioner and excited to move forward in another new way to help all the mums out there. I truly believe that better birth experiences equal better loving, mothering and nurturing environments which produce better, healthier, happier families which produces better communities which equals a better world. I am excited to be part of changing the world one birth at a time.

Find out More:

Website: https://www.muslimsdoulas.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistertosisterbirthing/
Instagram: @umm_omar_doula

Practice Name: Australia Yoga Academy

Location of Service: Prahran (VIC)

Melanie Mackintosh is co-owner of the Australian Yoga Academy in Melbourne, Victoria (http://www.australianyogaacademy.com). Melanie is delighted to be offering the Positive Birth Program through Hypnobirthing Australia from AYA’s location in Prahran, where she has been teaching both prenatal and postnatal classes to mums and their birthing partners since 2010.

Melanie is one of Australia’s leading prenatal and postnatal yoga teachers. It is her most joyous teaching experience to support mums in their preparation for birthing and in the time after having given birth. Melanie is so excited to be adding Hypnobirthing to the skills that she can share with mums and their birthing partners as they prepare for the most momentous event in their lives – meeting their baby!

Melanie has been a yoga teacher since 2006 and is the Director of Education at AYA; Australia’s most renowned yoga teacher training school. Melanie leads foundation level yoga teacher training as well as professional development for experienced teachers in the areas of prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher training, all around Australia. She is a contributor to the women’s health online community, The Drop In (https://www.dropbio.com/), talks prenatal yoga on podcasts (https://podcast.flowartists.com/episodes/melanie-mackintosh/) and is presently establishing the Prahran branch of the Positive Birth Movement.

Melanie’s greatest achievements are her two beautiful children, born calmly and joyously using yoga and hypnobirthing techniques. Melanie’s greatest wish is for every family to experience the benefits of yoga and hypnobirthing so that babies may be born in an empowered, serene and safe manner.

Find out more:

Website: https://australianyogaacademy.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AustralianYogaAcademy

Instagram: @australiayogoacademy

Practice Name: Glow your Family

Location of Service: Springwood, QLD

Kirra is a passionate and enthusiastic childbirth educator with extensive experience in teaching and hypnotherapy. After the incredible birth of her own little hypnobub, she embarked on a journey to empower others on their path to parenthood.  Click here to view Kirra’s birth story. Kirra understands first-hand the importance of inclusive care from pre-conception to birth and beyond, supporting parents and families from all walks of life.

Kirra is dedicated to making hypnobirthing the ‘norm’, believing all parents deserve to have a positive birth experience no matter the circumstances. She will guide you with tools and knowledge to ensure you look forward to your birthing day with joy, confidence and clarity. Kirra will help you prepare your mind and body for what it is naturally designed to do and empower you to unleash your innate glow as you embark on this amazing, life-changing journey. Your babies entrance into the world will be gentle, calm and positive because you will be prepared to make informed decisions with the invaluable support of your loving birth partner.

Kirra is here to help you embrace your true glow through private and group sessions being held in the south-east Brisbane region. Live online sessions will also be available as an alternative option. Kirra will work with your personal circumstances to ensure you receive the best childbirth education experience possible.

Kirra looks forward to supporting your growing family on this beautiful path – please visit http://www.glowyourfamily.com.au

Practice Name: Angela Marshall Acupuncture

Location of Service: Brisbane, Mansfield, QLD

As an acupuncturist and mother myself one of my key passions is helping women throughout all stages of fertility, pregnancy, labour and post-partum. Providing them with the tools, knowledge and confidence that allows them to have not just a positive pregnancy, but a positive and calm birthing experience as well.

As a mother of four, I have had four very different pregnancies and birthing experiences and know what it is like to feel unsupported, worried and anxious. With my work as an acupuncturist, I see many women throughout their entire fertility and pregnancy journey and see a lot of overwhelm and worry among these women. For me personally hypnobirthing is about broadening my skillset and being able to expand the services that I offer my patients, to help them feel supported and to be able to feel empowered to create not only a positive pregnancy, but a positive labour experience.

I also know that acupuncture on its own cannot do everything so being able to have an extra skill to help mothers to harness the power of the mind, to feel relaxed and to listen to their own body’s natural wisdom, is something that is very important to myself, my values and how I choose to support my patients. Offering this course which is in alignment to my way of practicing will ensure my patients have the tools and knowledge to assist them in having a birth experience they will want to remember.

Practice Name: My Hypnobirthing

Location of Service: Melbourne, Camberwell, VIC

Hi! I’m Michelle. I am a Hypnobirthing Mumma to two little ones. I am a partner, sister, friend, and qualified teacher with over 13 years of experience. I am here because I have a passion for positive and empowered birth!

I fell in love with Hypnobirthing after completing the Hypnobirthing Australia™ course and using the techniques to birth my second child. I went on to have the most amazing natural birth and felt so empowered by this experience that I just had to help others realise their dreams of a positive birth too!

I am so excited that I get to share Hypnobirthing Australia’s Positive Birth Program with women and their birth partners. I am passionate about supporting women to embrace the power of the mind-body connection during labour and birth. Through the course I ensure mothers are fully equipped with the skills and tools necessary to achieve a positive birth. Partners are supported to become a strong, knowledgeable and positive force, and a great asset to the birthing woman advocating for their care throughout the birth process. At completion, women and birth partners both walk away with a thorough understanding of the birth process, options available and a practical ‘tool kit’ of skills and strategies that can be used to achieve a positive birth no mater the circumstances.

I offer the Hypnobirthing Australia’s Positive Birth Program group classes in the Camberwell and surrounding areas. I am also available to come to you for private one-on-one sessions, held in the comfort of your home.

Please get in touch to find out more!

Practice Name: Beyond Birthing

Location of Service: Melbourne, Caroline Springs, VIC

Hello Mama to be!

My name is Sarah and I am a registered Nurse, Midwife and Certified Childbirth Educator. I have over 10 years experience within the birthing world which includes having two babies of my own; one hospital birth and one home birth. Having a diverse range of experience, I have cared for women and families from very high risk to very low risk. No matter your circumstances or how you envision your journey into motherhood, every woman deserves to have an empowering and positive experience. I believe this starts with being as informed and as supported as you possibly can be. As a Midwife caring for Hypnobirthing couples, I saw the advantages this program made for them. These women birthed with so much knowledge, strength and confidence in their own ability and it was always so beautiful and inspiring to witness. It was at this point that I knew I had to incorporate this into my own practice. Being able to offer this program as well as newborn, breastfeeding and postnatal support in the home, I can prepare and support women for every aspect of their journey. The Hypnobirthing Australia philosophy synchronises perfectly with my Midwifery philosophy. I am so passionate in being able to show families how truly beautiful birth is. Being there to inform, advocate and empower women to birth their babies with confidence and positivity so it is an experience they will cherish forever is my ultimate goal.

Instagram: @the.midwifemummy

Practice Name: Earthbound Babies

Location of Service: Northern Rivers, Clunes, NSW

Amy is a mother of four living in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.

Her fascination and obsession with birth came after the homebirth of her first daughter back in 2010. This birth was the turning point in her life. After her experience, she wanted to make it her goal to spread the positive birth message to the world and to introduce more people to Hypnobirthing as she was 100% convinced that Hypnobirthing was the reason why she had such a beautiful and calm birthing experience. It wasn’t until she was pregnant with her third baby, however, that she decided it was time to pursue her passion and make birth work her career. She went from being a commercial lawyer to a Hypnobirthing Practitioner and Birth Doula and hasn’t looked back since.

Amy has been a Hypnobirthing Practitioner and Birth Doula for the past five years now and it’s her passion to help others awaken their own innate birthing power and to help them have a positive and calm birth experience.

Practice Name: Positive Birth Canberra

Location of Service: Canberra, Watson, ACT

My name is Eloise, I am a mum of 3 young kids, a midwife and a nurse. After previously working as a paediatric nurse for many years, it was my own births that inspired me to become a midwife, and now a hypnobirthing practitioner.

I think having a baby is one of the most amazing, empowering experiences and has the potential for transformation and personal growth. I believe all women and babies deserve a safe, positive and fulfilling birth experience, no matter how it unfolds.

I hope to support women and families as they step into their power, reclaim their choices and realise what they are capable of. In a society where birth is often feared or hidden away, I strongly believe that quality, evidence-based antenatal education is key!

Practice Name: Dear Uterus

Location: Servicing Port Stephens and Maitland

My name is Samantha and I have been a passionate educator for many years. I Passionately believe that women are strong and innately capable of birth. Birth can be the most empowering and transformative experience of your life and the power to do it is already within you – Let me help you unlock it.

 I have a Bachelor of Science and a graduate Diploma of Education and have taught high school science for many years. When I hypnobirthed my own son earth side, I just knew the power this program has to prepare women for a positive birth and wanted to teach women and empower them to have the birth of their dreams.

Practice Name: The Mustard Seed Midwife

Location of Service: Gold Coast, Currumbin, QLD

Hi, my name is Frankie van der Sluis.

I am a qualified midwife, wife and mother to two adult children. I have always enjoyed providing childbirth education and this has been a big part of my career working in Midwifery Group Practice.

I was first introduced to the concept of hypnobirthing as a student midwife.  Immediately I recognized how powerful the mind is and how a birthing woman using self-hypnosis can journey through her labour with incredible control.

This led me to my discovery of Hypnobirthing Australia’s ‘Positive Birth Program’.  As I witnessed women who had attended the program go on to have an empowered and positive birth experience, I decided that it was time for me to become a practitioner myself and integrate this into my practice as a midwife.

I am passionate about supporting women’s choices in their maternity care and helping them to achieve a safe and as natural as possible normal physiological birth.  I hope to see a change in how women and their families view birth, without fear and with the feelings of self-determination, autonomy as they welcome their baby’s earthside.

Find out more:

Website: https://themustardseedmidwife.com.au

Instagram: @themustardseedmidwife

Practice Name: Ritual Being

Location of Service: Kallista, Dandenong Ranges (VIC)

Hello there! My name is Natalie and I live in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges of Victoria.

I am so glad you have stumbled across my page and it’s so lovely that you’re here!

As a hypnobirthing mother myself, I understand the importance of a calm & positive attitude towards childbirth, especially for those who suffer from anxiety in general or anxiety surrounding birth and the pre/post natal stages.

I was fortunate enough to be supported by a handful of fantastic women during my pregnancy journey, which helped ease my anxiety and gave me the opportunity to have the most wonderful, positive birthing experience.

But the most important person in the room (besides me, of course) was my partner, Taylor, who knew how to truly support me in every possible way thanks to Hypnobirthing.

I am so thankful that I now have a huge interest & passion for everything childbirth, as it matches in perfectly with my background in Naturopathy studies.

Currently, I am studying to become a Doula because I loved giving birth so much – and I never thought in my wildest dream I’d ever say that! I believe more women need to feel supported and their wishes truly respected and heard when in the birthing space.

I enjoyed my experience as a first-time mother so much, that I decided I needed to spread the message and help others who may be feeling fearful or unsure about childbirth and the lead-up.

It is also very important that your birthing partner knows how to support you in the right way and this is exactly what the course offers. In my opinion, there is no better course that offers such valuable information for both the birthing mother and their birthing partner.

I am so passionate about hypnobirthing and positive birth and I hope you will be too if we are lucky enough to share this course together.

Please feel free to contact me to have a chat if you’ve got any questions at all. I wish you all the best on your journey and hope to hear from you soon x

Find out more:

Website: https://www.ritualbeing.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ritual.being

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ritual.being/

Practice Name: Kahlia Couper

Location of Service: Edgeworth (NSW)

My name is Kahlia Couper and I am from Newcastle NSW. I am a qualified Naturopath, Nutritionist & Herbalist, and now proudly a Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner. I am greatly passionate about bringing excitement, confidence and calmness to couples for their beautiful birth.

Practice Name: A Calm Space

Location of Service: Blenheim, Marlborough (NZ)

Hello! My name is Andi Stringer, and I am a mother of two living in the beautiful region of Marlborough. New Zealand. I am a Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner and Yoga teacher. I am passionate about holding space for woman through pregnancy, birth and into motherhood. I have a degree in Occupational Therapy and bring this holistic approach to wellbeing with me through all avenues of life.

My passion for pregnancy and childbirth came about after the birth of my first child. Her birth was the turning point in my life, after my experience, I wanted to make it my goal to hold space for other women and help them in their own journey, to discover their strength and inner calm that we all have within us. I wholeheartedly believe that I had such beautiful birthing experiences for both my children because of the essential role hypnobirthing played. Although I am passionate about physiological birth, I teach the Positive Birth Program in a realistic way, which prepares women and partners for any turn that birth can take.

I am so honored that I get to share Hypnobirthing Australia’s Positive Birth Program with women and their birthing partners. Pregnancy, birth and motherhood are incredibly sacred, intimate and transformative rites of passage. It’s a time that deserves devotion and embrace like no other. It is my passion to support you to be all that you are, however you envisage your birth to be, wherever you are on your journey.

Find out more:

Website: http://www.acalmspace.co.nz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acalmspacenz

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acalmspacenz/

Practice Name: Rock Your Birth

Location of Service: Macarthur Region, Buxton, NSW

Katie is a proud mum or 3, soon to be 4. Her passion for pregnancy & birth was reignited during her third pregnancy & at that point she knew this was her calling. Katie decided to pursue doula training and childbirth education as a way to help encourage families to achieve their desired birth & support families during the fourth trimester. She is very excited to spread the word on positive birth & cant wait to hear from you.

Find out more:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rockyourbirth4

Instagram: @rockyour_birth

Practice Name: Fearless Birth

Location of Service: Melbourne, Carrum Downs, VIC

I have been a midwife since qualifying in 2001. Prior to this I was a nurse working in women’s health. My training commenced when I was a mother of three young children. I am now also a grandmother of one little boy. I trained in England and came to Australia in 2005 and have worked in both the private and most recently public sectors.

The university I trained at believed that midwifery is an art form rather than a true science and I aim to be mindful of this in my practice. No two labours or births are the same. It is the best and most privileged job in the world to help a new family meet their baby.

As a midwife and a hypnobirthing practitioner I will give you the information and tools to have a positive experience during your labour and birth.

I inject a sense of humour into all my teaching. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than meeting new people and sharing some wisdom.

Practice Name: Kaia Birth

Location of Service: Sydney, Vineyard, NSW

Practice Name: Karen Searle – Art of Intuitive Birthing

Location of Service: Chermside, Brisbane (QLD)

Hi I’m Karen, I am a registered midwife and have had the privilege to be at many births, supporting and encouraging families into this transition to parenthood.  Over 20 years I have worked in many areas and have seen over and over the benefits of excellent childbirth education and preparation in creating positive and empowered births. Having myself attended many births using Hypnobirthing techniques when I was working in the UK.

The moment I found out about Hypnobirthing Australia, the fabulous range of quality course materials, methods and tools they give to help facilitate positive birth, along with the ethos of empowering mothers and their birth partners I was hooked. The passion I have for empowering you towards your own positive birth experience with this course is insurmountable, no matter how or where you choose to birth.  I look forward to meeting you and supporting you on your path to positive, empowered birth!

Practice Name: The Birth Symphony

Location of Service: Fulham Gardens

I’m Rachel and I am passionate about every woman deserving the birth of their baby to be a positive, empowering experience.

Being a midwife of almost 10 years, I have supported many women who have achieved harmonious births through attending the Hypnobirthing Australia program.

Hypnobirthing Australia understands the different elements for a positive birth. It is here where you and your birth partner will become equipped to compose your own unique birth story. I know Hypnobirthing Australia’s techniques work. I’ve tried and tested it personally, twice over, and I’m looking forward to doing it again one day.

Having worked in many different areas of Midwifery, I understand that medical complications are sometimes a part of your journey. However, I feel confident that with the knowledge, tools, support and preparation that you will receive attending Hypnobirthing, you will still achieve a positive birth, despite what turn your pregnancy and birth may take.

I am passionate about normalising the physiology of labour and fostering biological/gentle mothering. You are simply enough, more than enough for your baby and despite all the clever marketing out there, all the gadgets and propaganda available; all you truly need is knowledge, tools to stay calm, preparation and support.

I would so love to support you on your journey.

Practice Name: The Baby Network

Location of Service: Perth, Murdoch, WA

I am first and foremost an advocate for women and families.  It is my strongest personality trait, and I am compassionate, respectful and kind in my approach.  I have more than 30 years’ experience in healthcare, and am a mother of three daughters, a Registered Nurse and Midwife, an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), a trained yoga teacher and have a MSc Health Leadership.  I am very proud and excited to be a certified Hypnobirth Australia Positive Birth Program Practitioner.

My firm belief is that all women can have a positive birth experience, and that the four key ingredients to positive birth are:

• Information and education
• A kit of tools and techniques to call upon during your birth
• Authentic and personal support, and
• Belief/trust in your body and your preparation for birth.

By enrolling in the Positive Birth Program, you are gaining a sound understanding of the process of labour and birth and the choices you will have.  The tools you gain put you in control, and empowered to make informed, calm choices at every point in your birth experience.  The positive birth program is THE comprehensive preparation for birth package that all women deserve.

Practice Name: Barefoot Birth and Chiropractic

Location of Service: Melbourne, Carrum, VIC

Hi, I’m Esther a chiropractor and birth enthusiast. During my chiropractic career I have enjoyed supporting women through their pregnancy and helping prepare their bodies for birth. I love being the positive support for them and helping them believe in their bodies ability to birth.

I was attracted to teaching Hypnobirthing Australia™ as another way of helping support women to have a positive birth experience. I want to help you and your birth partner remove the fear surrounding birth, create a strong bond between you and empower you to have a positive birth. By the end of the course I want you and your birth partner to feel educated and empowered to have a positive calm birth.

Practice Name: Bump to One

Location of Services: Mount Gravatt

As a Mum, I believe that giving birth is the most wonderful miracle and that the birth journey should be a positive experience.  As a hypnobirthing practitioner, hypnotherapist, registered nurse, and trained midwife I believe that I can offer you precisely that. I feel passionate about giving people the knowledge and resources required, to enable confidence and empowerment at this special time of life.

Birth is just the beginning of so many wonderful, yet sometimes, challenging experiences.  That is why, after the birth I offer informal community-based meetups. This will allow for connecting with other like-minded parents and will have the occasional guest speaker.  The focus is on the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of each participant. I am very much looking forward to meeting you and getting to know you. I cannot wait to show you how to have the best birth experience possible and be a part of your ongoing journey into parenthood.

Practice Name: Nurturing Multiple Toes

Location of Service: Stanhope Gardens (NSW)

Hi, My name is Rebecca

I am a Registered Midwife, Registered Nurse and a Mother of Gorgeous Fraternal twin boys.

I began my journey as a midwife wanting to help change the way women perceive birth but also to be part of such a wonderful time in a families life, it is a beautiful time and  I so grateful that I have been able to be there for so many births.

I was lucky enough to have an amazing Obstetrician who supported me in my choice to have a vaginal twin birth. I will be forever grateful for all his support, knowledge and kindness.  So now it’s your turn, I would love to be apart of your birthing journey and help you achieve a positive birth just like the one I had. I will be there to support, encourage and instil knowledge in you journey through hypnobirthing.

Find out more:

Website: https://nurturingmultipletoes.com.au/

Instagram: nurturing_multiple_toes

Practice Name: Elephant in the Womb

Location of Service: Templestowe, Victoria

Hi and Welcome to expecting families,

My name is Bridie and I have lived in Melbourne for 7 years now.

I am a Registered Midwife and doula, and am currently studying a Graduate Certificate in Sex, Health and Society. I am particularly passionate about women’s health and healing journeys.

My desire to become a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner stemmed from the realisation that many pregnant people felt scared, anxious or unprepared about birth and/or transitioning into parenthood. This became more apparent during COVID-19 with little face-to-face contact available for pregnant people. I know many families felt forgotten in the system and are not receiving the education they deserve.

I know that birth can and should be a joyful, empowering and ecstatic part of your life.

I acknowledge that for some people, giving birth has been traumatic. I hope that this program will allow for a transformative and healing experience for subsequent babies, if that is you.

I am committed to teaching childbirth education that is positive and honest – so that you can learn to unlock your primitive powers and feel confident and supported. I absolutely recommend this program to anyone and look forward to meeting you soon.​

Practice Name:

Location of Classes: Castlemaine, Victoria

Stacey fell in love with the positive power of birth after the calm, natural and short deliveries of both of her children. Although her births weren’t hypnobirths, it just goes to show how invaluable it is to have a positive and confident mindset. This is not the case for everyone and for that reason Stacey wants to introduce the Hypnobirthing Australia program to other women and couples.

From Stacey’s experiences of elation, euphoria and empowerment, this is where Discover Hypnobirthing evolved. Stacey believes that with support from their partners, expecting women can achieve their childbirth dreams by being educated, prepared and inspired.

Stacey also has extensive experience as a Spa Therapist including pregnancy massage and aspires to become a certified pregnancy massage specialist alongside the Hypnobirthing Australia program she offers.

Classes are held in Castlemaine, Central Victoria in a group, private, or combinations of group/online or group/private sessions.

If knowledge, support, tools and preparation sound like what you desire, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch and allow her to show you the ropes.

Practice Name: Birthology

Location of Service: Sydney. Bankstown, NSW

Emerging from my two empowering births thinking ‘wow! let’s do that again’ led me to study childbirth education.

My desire is to support womankind in rewriting the default narrative that a woman simply carries the baby and the medical professionals do the rest.

My role is to simplify the elements of birth and help you understand that your role is greatly intuitive and the female body’s capacity is beyond measure.

My passion is sharing the fundamentals of a peaceful, positive birth which I believe are preparation and determination – this course is your prep covered. Determination, is what brought you here.

Together, we will erase any generational curses and rewrite YOUR birth. And your daughters. And your daughters, daughters.

I do this because I believe that a peaceful birth will gently guide you into a peaceful motherhood.

Practice Name: Fran Morris

Location of Service: Bondi (NSW)

Aren’t we women incredible? I certainly think so! As a Mum of 4 young Hypno-babies, I have first-hand experience of how Hypnobirthing can transform our birthing experience into something magical and empowering.

A British national and Mum of 4, I am currently living in the Eastern suburbs teaching yoga and Hypnobirthing. I am passionate about women’s health, positive birth and community. I believe it takes a village to raise a family and living so far from my village, I am all about building links, community and a nurturing network of like minded folks.

As well as a Hypnobirthing practitioner, I am also a yoga teacher. I am passionate about using yoga in hand with Hypnobirthing to prepare our bodies for a healthy pregnancy and birth, both physically and mentally. This will ensure you are both strong and relaxed when the time comes. Get in touch to see when my next course is running. I cannot wait to meet you and talk about all things positive birth!

Practice Name: Bloom Mothers

Location of Service: Melbourne, Essendon, VIC

Hello and welcome!

I’m Laura – Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner, student midwife, Pilates and Yoga teacher, pregnancy/birth coach and mother.

I am here to help support you to have the most positive, empowered birth experience possible, regardless of what type of birth you want to have, or what path things might take.

I was pregnant and had my daughter Scarlett in 2020 during Covid-19 when we were in a strict lockdown in Melbourne, and there were so many rules and restrictions impacting all facets of life, including having a baby. However, despite all of that, I still had the most INCREDIBLE and EMPOWERING birth experience – which I attribute in large part to the fact that I had done so much birth education and preparation.

I know first-hand that the Hypnobirthing course helps birthing mothers and their birth partners feel positive, confident and excited about bringing their babies into the world, and empowered to make choices that are right for them.

If you are interested in working with me and would like to explore if we’d be a good fit, please feel free to reach out – I’d love to have a chat, answer any questions you have, and see if we are a good fit! I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Practice Name: Positive Birth Canberra

Location of Service: Canberra, Forrest, ACT

My name is Nicole and I am a Registered Midwife working in the Australian Capital Territory. I became a Midwife prior to having a child of my own because being with women was a philosophy that resonated profoundly with me. Since becoming a mother, my passion for Midwifery has grown and my belief in the power of women has deepened. Birth is a transformative process for women and their families, and my choice to teach Hypnobirthing stems from a desire to assist people in achieving a positive birth journey.

Practice Name: Birth and Soul

Location of Service: Daylesford, VIC

Rhiannon is a Mother of two beautiful girls, a passionate Midwife and a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and Childbirth Educator. Whilst pregnant with her first daughter, Rhiannon seen the true gap in support that was offered to the wider community for modern, evidence-based childbirth education in her area. This drove her passion to become a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner to support her wider community to have the opportunity of a positive pregnancy and birth.

Rhiannon holds the belief that every pregnancy is an individual journey, she has been involved with families from all walks of life and recognises two pregnancies cannot be compared. Rhiannon will take the time to ensure the guidance and support is personalised to meet your needs as a family, ensuring families have the access to evidence based information that is relevant to our current times. Women should feel empowered, confident and calm; no matter what path your pregnancy, labour or birth may take you on.

Rhiannon looks forward to meeting you and having the opportunity to empower and support you throughout your pregnancy journey.

Practice Name: Canberra Hypnobirthing and Lactation Care

Location of Service: Canberra, Belconnen, ACT

Amanda Dermody has been a Registered Nurse since 2006 and a Registered Midwife since 2008.  She qualified as an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2019 and prides herself on practicing with a whole person, woman centred approach.  Amanda is also a mother of 3 and it was a combination of her own birth experiences and her experiences as a midwife, that gave her the push to become a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner.

Amanda thoroughly believes that birth can, and should, be a positive and empowering experience for all women, regardless of how a baby is born.  Amanda recognises how imperative antenatal education and preparation is, and the profound role that this plays in a woman’s birth experience.  She is passionate about working with women and their support people to aid in achieving optimal and satisfying birth experiences,

Amanda has seen the incredible impact of the Positive Birth Program in women she has cared for during labour and birth, and believes that it is the positive change needed in the antenatal education world.

Amanda is excited to be a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and is looking forward to discussing with you the preparation for your own positive birth.

Practice Name: LoveCo Baby

Location of Service: Melbourne, Elsternwick, VIC 

Practice Name: Nourishing Mothers Doula

Location of Service: Canberra, Braddon, ACT

Practice Name: The Positive Birth Collective

Location of Service: Cairns, Smithfield, QLD

Hi, I’m Steph, the founder of The Positive Birth Collective, a certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner, positive birth advocate and mum of two. After the beautiful births of my two little ones, I felt called to help other mothers feel empowered, educated and excited to birth, however they choose to bring their baby earthside. I know firsthand the difference hypnobirthing can make to a mother’s birth experience and believe all women deserve a beautiful, positive birth experience where they feel calm, in control and supported. My classes are held in small groups in Cairns, privately in your home or via Zoom and give you the confidence, knowledge and tools you need to trust your body, release any fears (in your conscious or subconscious mind) and face your birth with excitement. I can’t wait to support you on your journey!

Find our more:

Website: https://thepositivebirthcollective.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePositiveBirthCollective

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepositivebirthcollective

Practice Name: Beginning with Birth

Location of Service: Taupo (NZ)

Hello and Welcome,

My name is Emma Leather I am a mother of three, a childbirth educator, Registered Nurse and Paramedic.

I am an experienced health professional and have delivered care in a range of out-of hospital an in hospital situations as a paramedic and Registered Nurse. I wholeheartedly believe in hypnobirthing and know that it really works.

I found hypnobirthing to be hugely beneficial in my own personal journey as a mother. I did the Hypnobirthing Australia course before the birth of my first child. I went on to have three hypnobubs, all of which where extremely different birthing experiences. My first was a drug and intervention free birth of my daughter. My second was a hospital induction of my son who was born prematurely and my third was an emergency caesarean section of my son also born prematurely at 31weeks.

In my experience hypnobirthing is a holistic, considered and evidence-based approach to childbirth that empowers woman to achieve a positive birthing experience. I am passionate about the health and wellbeing of mothers and it is my wish for all mothers to feel valued, cared for and nurtured in pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Practice Name: Queen Bee Birth

Location of Service: Dawesville, WA

How do you envision your perfect birth?

Would it look relaxed, supported, safe, powerful…even beautiful?

How do you want to FEEL as you meet your baby?

Imagine strutting into motherhood with that total inner knowing and confidence in your capabilities to ride the highest highs and lowest lows just as you did in labour and birth.

My name is Kristy Day and I am a wild advocate for birthing women. It it is my life’s work to help provide birthing mothers the best opportunity to achieve a birth that though may not always go as planned, is still a positive and transformative experience that was calm and on your terms.

I am a mother of 3, doula and Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner located in the Mandurah region. I am not ‘woo’ in any sense of the word and will be teaching parents the art of hypnobirthing that I wish I had explored in my pregnancies many moons ago. We don’t just teach you how to tap into this incredible state of relaxation, we teach you your birth rights as well as how to navigate the often tricky system to work best for you and your baby.

This is YOUR birth.

How do you want to remember it?

Practice Name: Positive Birth Initiative

Location of Service: Gold Coast, Coomera, QLD

My name is Steph, I have 3 adult children and 4 beautiful grandchildren. I qualified as a Midwife in the UK before moving to the sunny Gold Coast in 2003.

With a passion for education and improving birth outcomes, I am on a mission to help all women achieve the empowering positive birth experience that they deserve.

I know that women have an innate ability to birth, and that good preparation can help them to realise this. I believe that with the right knowledge and support, parents are able to feel fully equipped and ready to confidently meet their baby no matter how their birthing journey unfolds.

Working extensively in continuity of care, I have been able to witness the success of Hypnobirthing Australia`s Positive Birth Programme. I have seen how it empowers parents to take control of their birth experience and achieve their desired birth. I have also seen how parents can enter parenthood free from trauma even when their birth did not turn out as planned. This philosophy aligns with my own and I am so excited to be able to share this incredible knowledge and help make the difference that is so desperately needed.

Practice Name: Birth, Baby and Beyond

Location of Service: Servicing Footscray and Heidelberg (VIC)

Practice Name: Nurturing Doula

Location of Service: The Gap (QLD)

Bringing you a positive, nurturing, and mindful path to your birth and your transition to parenthood.

Welcome to my page, I’m Abbey a wife, mum and doula.

I love spending time with my beautiful family & friends, going on beach adventures, Pilates, meditation, essential oils, connecting with people and celebrating the “big little wins” in everyday mum life.

I’m incredibly passionate about creating a nurturing space for you and your partner. Informing you all about birth, your options, your rights and working with you so you can create your very own preferences.

It’s so important for birthing parents to feel prepared, heard, safe and loved going into their births.

You can contact me via phone, email and Instagram (abbeybraithwaite)

Much love & support, Abbey

Practice Name: The Birth Nest

Location of Service: Perth, Oakford, WA

My name is Alana and I am an experienced Midwife who has worked all over Western Australia. I am a wife and mother of 2 beautiful children. I believe I have one of the best and most rewarding jobs in the world and being a part of any woman’s birth journey, antenatal, labour, birth or postnatal, is a privilege I don’t take lightly.

I passionately believe that good childbirth education is the first step in creating a positive, calm and empowering birth which I have seen first hand. As a Hypnobirthing Practitioner I am able to provide you and your support partner with the knowledge, tools and resources for you to achieve this no matter how your baby comes into the world. Removing fear from childbirth and creating a positive journey. We all deserve to walk away from our birth with a positive story we want to share and never forget.

Let me help you on your positive birth journey.

I offer group and private classes throughout Perth, if you are interested please get in touch, I look forward to hearing from you. Alana x

Practice Name: All Heart Hypnobirthing (Market Strategy Pty Ltd)

Location of Service: Joondalup (WA)

Hi, I’m Bec and I want to help you achieve your best birth! Before becoming a Mum, I was a Midwife and becoming pregnant myself in 2011 gave me an insight into the way I’d seen many women approach childbirth. Scared!

For me it wasn’t a case of ‘fearing the unknown’. It was actually the fear of everything I did know! How often I’d seen birth over- medicalised and interfered with.

I knew I didn’t want to approach my birth with this mindset. It was then that I discovered Hypnobirthing – and I am so glad that I did! I’ve experienced firsthand the amazing benefits of Hypnobirthing in all three of my births.

The power of this program is its evidence-based content AND its ability to give you a positive mindset. It gave me the knowledge and tools to birth MY way – and the belief that no matter what happened – I would be able to calmly face anything.

Every woman deserves to experience a positive birth. Couples benefit greatly by arming themselves with the tools to achieve this. I am so excited to combine my knowledge and experience to deliver all that Hypnobirthing has to offer for you.

Find out more:

Website: https://www.allhearthypnobirthing.com.au/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allhearthypnobirthing

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allhearthypnobirthing/

Practice Name: Primal Roar

Location of Service: North Fremantle (WA)

Hi there, I’m Tanya. I live in Perth with my partner and our beautiful blended family of 5 children. I am a Registered Midwife, Registered Nurse and a certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner.

I have a passion for helping women to achieve the birth that is right for them and their family and respect that this will look different for everyone. My wish is for all women to be empowered after the birth of their baby and to be able to transition into the role of mother with confidence and self-belief.

A woman’s body is amazing and its ability to grow, birth and nurture a baby is the worlds greatest miracle. Hypnobirthing will help you to understand the physiological processes your body is going through during this journey and this information will help form the basis of your trust in the process.

It a privilege to be a part of someone’s birth journey, if you feel Hypnobirthing is right for you I would love to be part of yours.

Practice Name: Complete Midwifery Care

Location of Service: Taigum (QLD)

I am a dedicated Private Practice Midwife & mother, practicing independently!

I am a woman/midwife who loves to support and nurture other women in pregnancy to achieve a normal birth by feeling safe, protected and heard.

Being a midwife for over 14 years now, the last 6 years in private practice – seems like a lifetime! But I have worked hard to build and evolve my practice in such a way that I still find each and every birth unique and special.

Practice Name: Lemon Tree Wellness

Location of Service: Alice Springs (NT)

As an experienced Remedial Massage Therapist who specialises in pregnancy, postpartum and infant massage and as an Optimal Maternal Positioning Educator, I bring you a deep understanding of the body and movement. As a Birth and Postpartum Doula and a woman who has experienced difficult deliveries and postpartum issues, I bring you my passion for education and empowering you through your birthing experience.

I believe that every birth is as unique as each child that is birthed, and I care deeply that you are well supported before and after giving birth. Your birth and postpartum experience has lasting effects on not only your child, but you and your family.

My role as a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner is to give you the tools and support you need to feel confident and empowered about your birthing experience. While birth is certainly unpredictable, it is not unpreparable. I work one-on-one and offer group classes both virtually and in-person.

“Giving birth should be your greatest achievement not your greatest fear.” ~ Jane Weideman

Practice Name: Whole Mama Australia

Location of Service: Graceville (QLD)

Practice Name: Sydney Psychology Centre – Gladesville

Location of Service: Gladesville (NSW)

Emma Spencer is a  perinatal psychologist, birth doula and mum with a passion for supporting women and their partners through the amazing transition that is birth. Emma has 19 years experience working as a Clinical Psychologist with a focus on child, adolescent, developmental and perinatal psychology. Her focus is on early intervention and the support of her clients to achieve their potential and quality of life goals.

Having spent many years supporting women with mental health and trauma post birth, Emma trained as a birth doula in 2019 to help provide support to women during their pregnancy and labour and to mitigate their risk of developing mental health complications post-partum. She was fortunate enough to work with clients who had completed the Hypnobirthing Australia course and witnessed the difference this made to their attitude and experience during labour and birth.

Emma is so excited to be able to offer group and individual Hypnobubs courses in person at Gladesville and where appropriate via telehealth. She is a fierce advocate for parents rights to have the birth that they desire, and understands the power that the right mindset can have on your birthing experience.

Practice Name: Whole Heart Hypnobirthing

Location of Service: New Farm (QLD)

Hello, my name is Erin and it is my privilege, to welcome you to the Positive Birth Program.

I am a Registered Nurse, Yoga teacher and most importantly, a mother to my beautiful daughter.

Being pregnant and surrounded by countless negative attitudes towards birth, I knew I wanted something different to the stories I had heard.  I also wanted to give my baby a calm and positive start in life.  And so, I found Hypnobirthing Australia.  The course instilled in us, the confidence that we needed to have the birth that we wanted, on our terms.  After experiencing an incredibly empowered and natural birth, I knew in my heart, that it was my mission to support other women to trust in their body and their baby to achieve their own positive birth.  I want these women to then tell their own positive story of birth, which is, the most incredible journey of all.

Practice Name: The Bare Birth Co

Location of Service: The Southern Highlands & Macarthur region (NSW)

Practice Name: Birth Matters

Location of Service: Mildura (VIC)

Welcome all Mums and Mums to be!

I am Rhianna, a Registered Midwife, Childbirth Educator and Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner who lives in Mildura and absolutely loves supporting women and their families in feeling empowered and excited during labour and birth.

Having trained as a Midwife in Adelaide at private, country and large metropolitan hospitals and since practicing as a Midwife in gorgeous Mildura, I have gained extensive experience in providing pregnancy, postnatal, newborn and breastfeeding support.

I have a passion of empowering women and their families in making evidence-based decisions with the overarching goal of a safe and positive birthing journey for mum, bub and family.

My teaching approach is very open, warm and welcomes all different people with different wishes, learning needs and goals of labour and birth.

I am so excited to have become a Hypnobirthing Australia Childbirth Educator and cannot wait to share the magic of hypnobirthing with my hometown, the beautiful community of the Mildura District.

Practice Name: A Birth Inspired

Location of Service: Wallacia (NSW) – Servicing Western Sydney Area including Penrith & Surrounds

I’m Cassie Cuthell! I am so glad we’re crossing paths and I get the opportunity to facilitate your Hypnobirthing journey.

I wear many hats in my day-to-day (Wife, Mum, Training Manager, Business Owner) and have a decade of demonstrated skills in training and education. I’m especially grateful to also be a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner servicing the Western Sydney area.

Birth is incredible. Birth is magical. Birth is transformational.

It is a memory that you will carry with you for the rest of your life.

Your birth experience is not just something that happened to you and then it is over. It is about who you are, who you become, how you define yourself, how you transcend and how you proceed into your future.

I feel strongly about providing comprehensive birth education, tools, resources, and strategies necessary to set parents up for success on their journey. Knowledge really is power, and nothing is more powerful or magical than an empowered and informed birthing Mother!

I want to inspire a positive birth that is uniquely you! If our views on positive birth are aligned and you would like to know more, I’d love to hear from you.

Find out more:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abirthinspired/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abirthinspired/

Tik Tok: @abirthinspired

Practice Name: Following Birth

Location of Service: Maitland (NSW)

I am Victoria. A Hypnobirthing Australia practitioner, solo mum, yoga teacher, maternity photographer and aspiring midwife. Experiencing birth, the wildly unique and empowering experience it can and should be, was a catalyst for my life. I wanted to be a part of the movement that supports women to have a positive birth. I am humbled to have the opportunity to work with soon-to-be and new mums as well as birth partners.

Birth, as a rite of passage is a defining day in starting your new life with your baby. Every mother, partner and baby are entitled to a positive, transformative birth experience, no matter what journey labour might take.

I am passionate about working with you and your wishes to develop tailored, effective and approachable tools to elevate your birth. I offer both private and group options for the Positive Birth program and other packages. Please contact me with any questions you may have, I look forward to working together.

Find out more:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Followingbirth/

Instagram: @followingbirth

Practice Name: A Life In Bloom Photography

Location of Service: New Beith (QLD)

As a birth photographer and doula I have witnessed many births, with some not going to plan due to the parents not being aware of how positive their birth can be. My own birth journeys with my four babies were widely varied in interventions, rules,duration, care providers and my own wishes. I am thankful for all four experiences, which has made me realize that it is our right to birth the way we plan to, to birth feeling relaxed, calm and in control.

Being a hypnobirthing practitioner felt like the perfect accompaniment to my business to help parents have their positive birth experience, one  that will be magical , empowered and memorable. There is no better job than being able to provide support, knowledge and tools that will educate parents into preparing for a positive birth.

Find out more:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alifeinbloomphotography/

Practice Name: Made to Birth

Location of Service: Kilmore (VIC)

Hello, my name is Kasey Chalmers, a Paediatric Nurse, Midwife and most importantly a mum to my two beautiful children.

I had both my kids prior to becoming a Registered Midwife and a certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner with both of my births leaving me feeling inspired to help other women and their birth partners to achieve a birth that leaves them feeling empowered and strong, just as I had felt.

I completed a calm birthing course whilst pregnant and went into labour excited and ready to embrace the experience. I understood that birth was a normal physiological process and had the tools in my tool box that ultimately enabled me to have two very beautiful, empowering births.

I am passionate about educating new mothers and their support people, just like you, to know what tools are available to support your labour and birth – whatever that may look like to you.

As both a midwife and hypnobirthing mama myself, I know that birth can be unpredictable and take many turns, but with the right preparation you’ll be ready to embrace whatever challenges comes your way. Together, we can change the current perception of birth one positive experience at a time.

Practice Name: Haven – Holistic Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond

Location of Service: Launceston (TAS)

After working as a registered nurse on a busy surgical ward, I soon discovered I had a strong desire to working with women and babies. I qualified as a midwife in 2017 in Launceston, Tasmania.

Working extensively in the antenatal setting and on the birth suite in 2019-20, it was evident to me that there was a lack in antenatal education available for women and their families. Many women who I would meet during the antenatal period were fearful of their upcoming births and didn’t have trust in their bodies.

I gave birth to my son Jimmy at the end of 2020. I felt empowered and strong during my birth and had such an amazing experience. This has given me even more drive to support and empower other women and their families in any way I can to experience a positive birth. I believe birth is one of the most significant experiences that can happen in a woman’s life and it is through education and support that it can truly amazing!

Find out more:

Instagram: @haven_birthing

Practice Name: Birth Matters 

Location of Service: Mildura (VIC) 

Welcome,

Firstly, if you are reading this congratulations.

I am Christie a former paramedic, current student midwife and current Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner. Having spent over five years in the pre-hospital setting I have since entered the word of midwifery and childbirth education. I believe in empowering individuals to take control of their healthcare experience. As a Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner I aim to support women and their families to gain the tools and skills necessary to achieve the best possible birthing experience. As a partnership my sister Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner Rhianna and myself hope to provide Mildura and the greater Sunraysia community with the opportunity to access the benefits that Hypnobirthing Australia has to offer.

If you require any further information or would like to meet either myself or Rhianna, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Christie

Practice Name: Lioness Labours

Location of Service: Karalee (QLD) 

My name is Margie and I am passionate about positive thoughts and actions producing positive birth experiences for parents and birth partners. I’m a huge advocate for supporting parent’s mental health through pregnancy, labour and beyond. Hypnobirthing helped me shape my expectations and release my fears around pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. I felt prepared for my child’s birth (2020) because I knew my options and had already made choices well before the day I went into labour.

I had a beautiful, positive birth with hypnobirthing where I felt strong and fearless. My goal now is to be the best Hypnobirthing Practitioner I can be to help other women nurture their power and spread the word of positive births. By embracing the Hypnobirthing Australia™ Program, I believe you can harness your own power, release your fears and enjoy a positive birth no matter what turn your journey takes.

Practice Name: Sacred Birth Space   

Location of Service: Highton (VIC)

I am a mother, nurse, friend, daughter and sister. I am fortunate to be surrounded by strong, inspiring women and I wish to carry on their legacy. I am joining the positive birth movement to help others believe in themselves and their ability to birth their babies. I have come to realise that too many women are fearful of childbirth. Having had an extreme shift in my own beliefs, I have made it my mission to help other women change theirs. I want women to find their inner strength and realise they too can experience the magic of childbirth in whichever method they chose.

Hypnobirthing education is as much for the support person as it is the mother. They are often unaware of how important their role is. Their ability to provide comfort and safety allows the mother to do what she was designed to do. Birth can be unpredictable but with the tools you both learn through hypnobirthing you will be prepared to calmly meet whatever turn your birthing takes. I want the day you meet your baby to be the first positive step towards a healthy and happy parenting journey.

Instagram: @sacredbirthspace_

Facebook: scacredbirthspace_

Practice Name: Beautiful Birth Stories 

Location of Service: Frenchville (QLD)

My name is Shanowah Wyatt, I am 29 and from Rockhampton.  I am a stay at home mum who also happens to be obsessed with empowering and supporting women to achieve Beautiful Birth Stories.

My passion for child birth education and empowerment ignited after I used the Hypnobirthing Australia techniques for birth of my first baby in 2014 and my second baby in 2018. We calmly and gently birthed, to our own rhythm, surrounded by love and relaxation. I felt strong, educated, powerful and supported. I knew all of my options before going into labor so I was able to make informed decisions. My births very intimate, positive and truly awakening. My babies born into the world and I was born into a mother, strong and capable, who trusted herself and believed in her inner strength.

Beautiful Birth Stories, is a space for all women in CQ on their journey to motherhood. Welcome, come and learn about your body and how it is designed for birth. Come and connect with yourself, your birthing partner and  your baby.

My goal is for every mamma and her support person that attends Hypnobirthing Australia classes with me, to leave feeling empowered and confident and excited for their birthing day.

Practice Name: The Birth Temple

Location of Service: Blaxland (NSW)

Find out more:

Instagram:@thebirthtemple

Facebook: @thebirthtemple

Practice Name: Nurtured Mind Hypnobirthing

Location of Service: Victoria Point (QLD)

My name is Verena, I am a Registered Nurse and a mum of 3.

I experienced a traumatic birth with my first baby and therefore know the importance of women and their birthing partner being informed, empowered, having the knowledge and skill for a positive birth experience, whether you choose to birth vaginally or via caesarean section.

Working in the operating theatres and supporting new mums after their caesarean birth sparked my interest in becoming a hypnobirthing practitioner. I am passionate about teaching and childbirth and am excited to be able to support women and their birthing partners during pregnancy now as well.

I am located in the Redlands area where I offer personalised one on one sessions as well as group classes.

Practice Name: Empowering Births

Location of Service: Blacktown (NSW)

Originally from the UK I moved to Australia in 2012. I fell in LOVE with the beautiful country, the people & the relaxed alternative lifestyle. I knew this was the place my HEART was going to call HOME.

My adventure in alternative health started back in 2007 when I qualified as a Swedish Massage Therapist. Upon arrival in Sydney, I continued my journey working at a yoga retreat and studio.

Over the years I have focused my energies on areas that claimed my spirit & completed my diploma in pregnancy massage & graduated from the Australian Doula College, as a certified Birthing & Postnatal Doula.

I feel incredibly honoured to have already helped empower women over the world in their transition into motherhood. This has only encouraged me to continue to expand my knowledge & become a Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner.

I live by my business moto of ‘Your body, your choices, your birth’ & strive to make all birthing women & their families feel heard & supported in their choices.

After joining the world of motherhood myself in 2019 I have fallen in love with my job all over again.

I look forward to supporting your pregnancy journeys & the safe arrival of many more little miracles in the future.

Love Always, Cat x

Practice Name: Embrace Positive Birth Education

Location of Service: Bellbowrie (QLD)

When I first fell pregnant 10 years ago, my GP asked if I had private health insurance. I did. I was promptly given a referral to the nearest private hospital and advised to choose my obstetrician.

I did not know midwives even existed, let alone that a midwifery continuity of care model is the gold standard in maternity care. Many people still do not know this now well-established, undisputed fact.

I am now a registered midwife, mother to two with one on the way. I am deeply passionate about advocacy and empowering women and their support people to embrace their childbearing journey through pregnancy, birth and beyond.

It is my wish that every couple emerge from their birth experience feeling empowered, confident, safe and well- both physically and emotionally. Sadly, too many women emerge from birth feeling traumatised, bewildered and shocked. I want to be part of the solution, and reach women before they hit the birth suite.

I’ve found Hypnobirthing Australia provides that opportunity with the Positive Birth Program. Comprehensive and evidence-based, it shares the knowledge, tools, and preparation to support women to have the most positive birth possible- not by chance, but by their own informed, empowered choice.

Practice Name: Nurture your Bump

Location of Service: Warwick (QLD)

Practice Name: Wonder

Location of Service: Varsity Lakes (QLD)

Hello, my name is Sarah. I am a midwife, mental health worker, qualified Hypnobirthing practitioner and breastfeeding counsellor and am very passionate about supporting women throughout their pregnancy, birth and eventually parenthood. Seeing hypnobirthing techniques being used first hand while working in a midwifery practice in Belgium, I couldn’t wait to start spreading this wonderful message.

I am a proud mum of a beautiful little girl who was born during the most peaceful and empowering natural birth while using hypnobirthing techniques throughout.

I believe all parents deserve to have a positive birth experience while feeling confident and empowered when welcoming their baby earthside. I can’t wait to be a part of this journey and help you have the birth you deserve.

Practice Name: Unearth Wellness

Location of Service: Mackay, Rural View (QLD)

Hi, I’m Chloe, mama of two little loves, living our wholesome life in the sunshine, soaking in each other’s love and warmth. They are my home and the earthmovers behind all I do. I am a certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner Childbirth Educator, teaching the Hypnobirthing Australia™ program.

I believe that every woman should be given the chance and support to unearth her full potential. Having used hypnobirthing techniques for myself, I understand first-hand the confidence it ignites within. I share the evidence-based knowledge and techniques to help mothers believe in the innate abilities of their bodies for a calm, empowered birth.

My mission is to provide an inviting and loving space for mothers and mothers-to-be, to release their fears, realise their strengths and feel empowered through the stages of pregnancy, birth and motherhood. I strive to help women realise the power of Hypnobirthing and to make the natural and beautiful experience of child-bearing a positive one.

Practice Name: Birth Mind Body

Location of Service: Frankston South, VIC

Hi I’m Jae, a mother of 3 and after the birth of my first child I dived right into Hypnobirthing to go on to have successful VBAC’s.

I have lived on the Mornington Peninsula for over 20 years. I love the lifestyle it offers, being able to travel to the beach, wineries, restaurants and nature reserves, there are so many unique stores and places still to be discovered. With my family and fur baby we love exploring all that it has to offer.

Hypnobirthing and the Positive Birth Program was truly an awakening for me. It taught me how to trust my body, my instincts, trust my support person, release and let go of any fear surrounding birth. Every expectant mother should be offered this course, not only to learn birthing techniques but to also to know her rights during birth.  I cannot wait to teach this course to expectant mothers so they can to be empowered and impassioned about birth and motherhood.

Practice Name: Positive Birth Space

Location of Service: Devonport, TAS

I’m Hannah; a teacher (BEd), a childbirth educator (HPCE) and a mother to my very own hypnobub.

I have always been passionate about Health and Wellbeing in both my personal and professional life. Through my pregnancy and the birth of my son I also found my passion for childbirth education. With no local Hypnobirthing practitioners available to me during my pregnancy, I was inspired to become a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner myself. I value the importance of providing women and birth partners with knowledge, tools and techniques they can use to experience a positive and empowering birth.

With almost a decade of teaching experience to draw upon, I feel so privileged to now be able to teach Hypnobirthing Australia’s Positive Birth Program to as many mothers and birth partners as I can. I offer classes through different modes such as face-to-face and online (ie. via video calls) and I am flexible to work with the needs of your family. Contact me at Positive Birth Space for more information. I can’t wait to hear from you and support you through this beautiful, transformational phase of life.

Practice Name: risebirth

Location of Service: Zilzie, QLD

My name is Amber Polkinghorne, and I am the proud owner of risebirth. I am a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia Childbirth Educator and I also have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. As a proud mama living in Central Queensland, I am passionate about supporting the women in our community to access the tools and education they need to have a powerful birth experience. Hypnobirthing transformed my birth story and transition into motherhood, and I would love to share this knowledge with you. With my background in Psychology, I pride myself on being able to hold space for your story and your journey and support you on this oh so important road to parenthood. I believe in your innate ability to give birth and I can’t wait to meet you.

Practice Name: Blue Luna Doula 

Location of Service: Scarborough (WA)