“hypnobirthing helped us realise that you can use your mind to take yourself to a place of safety and security regardless of where you are”
Dear Kat Our dimple-cheeked boy was born hollering in the early hours of 24 June at 42 weeks. I felt his head as he emerged, covered in thick fuzzy hair, and soon afterwards he was…
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“It really felt like for me like I was very involved in our baby’s birth”
Hi Kat, We’ve been meaning to get in touch since our daughter was born four weeks ago. Her name is Leonie Rosa Grace and she is the most wonderful, delicious little thing. First of all,…
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“hypnobirthing helped me stay relaxed and in tune with my body for the delivery of my wonderful baby”
Dear Kat, I hope you are well. Just wanted to drop you a quick email to let you know that my baby boy showed up a little earlier than expected, exactly a week ago today…
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“I really couldn’t believe that it was all going so well and smoothly, and that we might actually be going to have the baby at home!”
Dear Kat I’ve been meaning to write and say thank you so much for your session with us back in the Spring, and to tell you that all went well with the birth of F,…
Read More“things were so intense and fast, but curiously I started to sing a series of long notes”
Hi Kat, Sorry this has taken so long to write, I wanted to make sure I could do it justice and having three kids doesnโt really allow for much down time! This is so long…
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Want what you want with your WHOLE heart, but WITHOUT attachment to getting it.
I’ve been reflecting on this idea as the summer sporting events ramp up a notch and thereโs a lot of expectation, hope, and desire. How do the England team and tennis players at Wimbledon manage…
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I saw off the “advanced maternal age” brigade
Hey Kat I thought you’d like to know that our sweet baby Maia arrived on 15 May. At home. Four hour labour. Felt fantastic. Right on 42 weeks so I saw off the “advanced maternal…
Read More“Tell them that they really can choose their own experience – no matter what happens around them”
Hi Kat, Just to let you know that we wonโt be able to attend the class tomorrow night as baby had other ideas! He was born at 10pm in Friday June 8th. Heโs small at…
Read MoreโThe midwives kept saying, โoh yeah, the 3rd ones – they are different!โ and they were right.โ
And now heโs here! 9 days later than expected – I always thought 3rd babies wouldnโt be later than the previous ones – but little Elias Bodhi proved us wrong. The midwives kept saying, โoh…
Read MoreDelighted to be (kinda 🤣) name checked on #bookshambles podcast yesterday. #whyhypnobirthingmatters #hypnobirthing #birthprep #pregnancybrainisreal #birthinlondon #pregnancy
Read MoreโIt was truly the best birth we could have hoped for, and scooping our son out of the water, into my arms, was a remarkable experience.โ
Dear Kat,We were surprised by the early arrival of a baby boy on 4 March – born at 38 weeks and 2 days, and weighing in at 7lb.He was born into the water at the…
Read MoreCouldnโt resist celebrating Spring Equinox with tonightโs hypnobirthing group at @thewellgarden. This room was custom built for my groups, we donโt just learn, we live hypnobirthing. Itโs been said on more than one occasion that…
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Read MoreHeโs here! Welcoming William Walter to the world born 9th March… Iโm so very honoured to share news that โmyโ 750th baby has come safely and joyously into the world… Huge congrats to Natalie and…
Read MoreโI wouldnโt actually change any of it as itโs been such a journey… I feel I can do anything now.โ
I was convinced heโd arrive early but maybe not quite as early as he did (5 weeks), Iโd put bets on the blue moon. On the Friday (waters broke on the Sunday) I came home…
Read MoreโThanks to hypnobirthing, we were able to go with the flow and confidently make new decisions as we went along.โ
Hey Kat! THANK YOU! Our baby boy decide to break my waters five weeks early, and I ended up being induced at UCLH after experiencing zilch contractions for a good few days afterwards. (The original…
Read MoreThe perfect introduction to hypnobirthing for those you love. A goodie bag from Berry and Bloom with handy pocket-sized-but-packs-a-punch โWhy Hypnobirthing Mattersโ to dispel myths and inspire confidence, a select playlist of hypnobirthing recordings to…
Read MoreHeart full. 🙏❤️ I am blessed to be able to โworkโ with incredible people at a wondrous time in their life. We all have a different journey and Iโm constantly inspired by those Iโm fortunate…
Read MoreHypnobirthing – mums love it, dads love it, babies love it, and midwives love it! Link in ☝🏻☝🏻bio☝🏻☝🏻for hypnobirthing bookings #getready #getinformed #getinspired #birthprep #birth #pregnancy #hypnobirthing #hackney #hackneydowns #positivebirth #hypnosis #mindfulness #whyhypnobirthingmatters #antenatal #mumtobe…
Read MoreWhen a birth story begins with the words โI was inducedโ itโs hard not to then assume a certain path is going to unfold. This past week I did 3 birth debriefs, amongst which I…
Read MoreI hear this a lot from couples doing hypnobirthing with me and it was said Sunday eve as another group came to the end of their four week course. Itโs not that one place is…
Read MoreI share my top 5 tips for birth preparation with Birth Stories Podcast
I share my top 5 tips for birth preparation with Birth Stories Podcast Wrap your ears round this new podcast where I share my top 5 tips for preparing for birth. Iโve been on the…
Read MoreBeautiful session today with a new mama 40 days postpartum. Such an auspicious day with imbolc reminding us thereโs a glimmer of spring but winter still prevails . Weโre called to slumber and nourish but…
Read MoreGod I love the people I work with. Check out this poster created by an expectant dad for his partner to help through birth, incorporating their visual resources and affirmations. We got together this evening…
Read MoreThere is no normal…
I took a tumble on new years dayย (and no I hadn’t had a drink!) It was a pretty stupid fall but without real apparent damage. So aside from the shock it became a bit of…
Read MoreWhateverโs going on in your mind, your body or your environment… Link in ☝🏻☝🏻bio☝🏻☝🏻for hypnobirthing bookings #getready #getinformed #getinspired #birthprep #birth #pregnancy #hypnobirthing #hackney #hackneydowns #positivebirth #hypnosis #mindfulness #whyhypnobirthingmatters #antenatal #mumtobe #takingthehippyoutofhypnobirthing #london #antenatal #classes…
Read MoreWhen it’s day 23 of your cycle and you have your pants of pessimism on + it’s low new moon energy and things seem dark. Then you get a text and the light comes beaming…
Read MoreI have a hypnobirthing course beginning @thewellgarden January 14th, the perfect opportunity to begin afresh in pregnancy and your birth preparation. Iโm already working with couples expecting their babies in May so donโt delay as…
Read MoreHi Kat I hope all is well with you. Just to let you know that our little (well 9lbs!) Eloise was born in October. Thanks to our hypnobirthing refresher and most of our last experience,…
Read MoreAhead of tomorrowโs gift giving, food and drink extravaganza, I thought it timely to consider connecting with an attitude of gratitude. The bio-psycho-social-spiritual benefits of gratitude are myriad. Cultivating conscious contact with thankfulness is a…
Read MoreI meet many clients who are searching for certainty in life. The truth is nothing is certain. In the limbic system of the brain, deep within the temporal lobes, there are two small almond shaped…
Read MoreChristmasโฆ. The imagery around it in our society is that of a life just so bloody perfect isnโt it? Cookie cutter christmas of a joyful family, the perfect food, the perfect gifts, the perfect feelings…
Read MoreThe concept of rooting down to rise up is something intrinsic in most of the yoga sessions I do. Everything starts with a strong base and grows from there. One cannot fly without first being…
Read MoreStories matter, you see. Itโs not simply that we like to tell stories, and to listen to them: itโs that narrative is hard-wired into us. Itโs a function of our biology, and the way our…
Read MoreTaking bookings now for hypnobirthing courses beginning in January @thewellgarden Hypnobirthing is different from other kinds of antenatal preparation; itโs not just about knowledge transfer. Whereas other antenatal courses are purely informational, hypnobirthing starts there…
Read MoreTodayโs New Moon is a time of seeding intentions and of opening to the new possibilities that are brought by another lunar cycle. With the season of both festive parties, winter bugs and illnesses in…
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