Complementary Therapies

There are a number of activities and treatments which will be of great benefit to you during your pregnancy. See some suggestions below:

HypnoBirthing

Yoga

Pilates

HypnoBirthing

“HypnoBirthing® allows you to experience birth in an atmosphere of calm relaxation, free of the fear and tension that prevents the birthing muscles of your body from functioning as Nature intended them to.” Source: http://www.hypnobirthing.co.uk/what_is_hypnobirthing.shtml

Hypnobirthing Therapists in the Midlands/Warwickshire area:

Bernie Allport
Mobile: 07764167450
Email: bernieallport12@hotmail.co.uk
URL: www.hypnobirthing.co.uk
Address: Nuneaton/Bedworth/Exhall/Coventry/North Warks/Sth Warks/Leics/B'ham borders
Additional Info: HYPNOBIRTHING "TIME 4 BIRTH"
Local midwife/HypnoBirthing practitioner offering:-
Tension relief through deep relaxation
Imagination & visualization skills for a gentler birth
Mongan method of HypnoBirthing - suits any type of birth
Exclusive & expensive it's not - enriching & energising it is!
TIME to prepare adequately with the Mongan prescribed 5 week course in
Nuneaton/Bedworth/Exhall/Coventry/North Warks/Sth Warks/Leics/B'ham borders.

Janay Alexander
Business Name: Divine Intentions
Business URL: www.divineintentions.co.uk
Tel: 01926 316 401
Mobile: 07824 386 488
Email: janay@divineintentions.co.uk
Address: 6 Dale Street, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5HL
Additional Info: Divine Intentions HypnoBirthing® specializes in helping expectant mothers have a comfortable and enjoyable birthing experience. HypnoBirthing enables you to remain in a deep state of relaxation before, during and after birth, bringing birthing back to the way nature intended. For details on a peaceful and calm birth please log onto: www.divineintentions.co.uk

Claire Carter-Greaves
Tel: 07875560524
Email: carter-greaves@blueyonder.co.uk
Business URL: www.naturalbeginning.co.uk
Address: Solihull, West Midlands

Sheila Barratt-Smith D.Hyp MBSCH
Business URL: www.gentlebirth.co.uk
Email: mygentlebirth@aol.com
Tel: 01562 882662
Address: Harborne/Stourbridge

Lee McCormack
Business URL: www.hypnobirthbirmingham.co.uk
Tel: 01213 504556
Email: leemccormack2@hotmail.com
Address: Birmingham

Clare Taggart
Business URL: www.beautifulbirths.co.uk
Tel: 01785 824907
Email: clare@beautifulbirths.co.uk

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Yoga

“Yoga, when combined with a cardiovascular exercise such as walking, can be an ideal way to maintain fitness when you're pregnant. When you stretch or do yoga, you're toning your muscles and limbering up with little, if any, impact on your joints - good news for pregnant women.

Yoga is also beneficial because it helps you breathe and relax, which in turn can help you adjust to the physical demands of labour, birth, and motherhood. One of the first things you learn in a yoga class is how to breathe fully. The breathing technique -- known as ujayi -- requires you to take in air slowly through your nose, filling your lungs entirely, and exhaling completely until your abdomen compresses. Learning how to do ujayi breathing primes you for labour and childbirth, because it trains you to stay calm when you need it most. When you're afraid -- during labour, for example -- the body produces adrenaline and shuts down the production of oxytocin, a hormone that makes labour progress. Yoga training will help you fight the urge to tighten up when you feel the pain, and show you how to breathe, instead.” Source: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/fitness/yoga/

Yoga Instructors in the Midlands/Warwickshire area:

Angela Blowers
Tel: 024 7641 0136
Email: blowers@blowers.f9.co.uk

Janet Dobbie
Tel: 01788 860987
Email: janet.dobbie@tiscali.co.uk
Address: CV23 0DD

Richard Gordon
Business URL: www.bwywestmidlands.org.uk/richardgordon.htm
Tel: 01926 330208
Email: richardpgordon@ntlworld.com
Address: CV32 7HN

Mrs Janet Cooper
Tel: 01384 861733
Email: janetcooper@blueyonder.co.uk
Address: DY9 0YQ

Mrs Elizabeth Duckworth
Tel: 07952 167914
Email: eliz_reiki_yoga@yahoo.co.uk
Address: B30 2AA
Additional Info: Classes in Mere Green and Walmley

Mrs Susan Prosser
Tel: 0121 743 5839
Email: Susan.g.Prosser@xoserve.com
Address: B92 8SD
Additional Info: I teach Hatha Yoga and Pregnancy yoga

Miss Maureen Howell
Tel: 07901 828 826
Email: maureen.howell@birmingham.gov.uk
Address: B20 1DP

Monica Douglas-Clark
Business Name: Monica Douglas-Clark
Tel: 07876 591190
Email: yogaoftheheart@hotmail.co.uk
Address: Sutton Coldfield, B76 1LH
Additional Info: Yoga for pregnancy classes will be starting again in Sutton from Wednesday 6 February 2008. 8 - 9.30pm. Sebastian Coe Leisure Centre, Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Penns Lane, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1LH. Come and enjoy a relaxed, friendly space during pregnancy from 16 weeks on, share your experience with other mums to be and prepare yourself mentally and physically for birth with yoga postures, breathing practices, relaxation and meditation. I will be running the classes in four week blocks payable in advance. Each 4 week block will be £28 payable by cash or cheque at the beginning of the first class. Just bring a pillow/cushion and a blanket. Mats and blocks are available at the Centre.

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Pilates

“Because Pilates targets the tummy and pelvic floor muscles and these muscles can weaken during pregnancy, Pilates exercises can be useful. Many Pilates exercises are performed on a "hands and knees" position, and this is an ideal position for pregnancy. It helps to take a lot of stress off your back and pelvis and towards the end of your pregnancy can help to position your baby ready for delivery.” Source: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/fitness/pilates/ Pilates Instructors in the Midlands/Warwickshire area:

In Shape Fitness & Pilates
Business URL: www.inshapewithanne.co.uk
Tel: 01788 813644
Mobile: 07905 718136
Email: anne@inshapewithanne.co.uk
Address: Rugby Osteopathic Centre & Dunchurch Village Hall
Additional Info: Pilates for Rehabilitation at the Rugby Osteopathic Centre: One to One and Small Groups. Pilates for Fitness: Dunchurch Village Hall. Day and evening sessions available.

Pilates with Gail
Tel: 07980 044479
Email: pilateswithgail@hotmail.com
A ddress: venues in and around Coventry and Warwickshire including group matwork classes for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced in Earlsdon, Coundon, Holbrooks, Brinklow and Burbage. Additional Info: 1:1 sessions available and 1:1 pilates in pregnancy sessions in the comfort of your own home. Please contact Gail for more details.

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