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Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP)


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Hi Mums to be - just a quick post to see whether anyone could be interested in attending a Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (mbcp) workshop in the new year- towards the end of Jan?


I got interested in this approach, as an alternative to hypnobirthing, after coming upon Nancy Bardacke's book: 'Mindful Birthing'. In a nutshell mindfulness preparation is all about alertness in the present moment and learning to cope with all parts of your emotional and physical experience, rather than trying to change this. Hypnosis, on the other hand, is about learning how to deeply relax mentally and physically very often using the power of imagery to help cope/distract.


The workshop would be run over a full weekend or 2 separate weekend days and facilitated by a really wonderful midwife who trained with Nancy Bardacke herself, and who is based up North, but would be willing to make the trip to London,to teach me and others, if we can drum up enough interest. The idea is for preggos and their partners to attend together and there would be a cost for participation, yet to be determined, but similar to what it costs to attend a whole weekend hypnobirthing course.


Here are some links to more info: http://www.mindfulbirthing.org/, http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/mindful_birth/ .


Get in touch if you want to know more! Thanks so much! Jasmine

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