Hypnobirthing classes to release tension around labour and give birth in Netherlands with confidence. For you and your partner, designed for a calm, smooth and positive birth. Flexible, profound and friendly.
About the hypnobirthing teacher (EN/NL)
Originally being trained as a Hypnobirthing Teacher in the UK, Marise knows how to deliver a complete and profound hypnobirthing class in English. Even though being Dutch herself, her international orientation and background as a Human Geographer and expat abroad makes her keen to guide international couples in the Netherlands. The more diversity, the better!She has developed her own Hypnobirthing method especially designed for giving birth in the Netherlands. Besides being a hypnobirthing teacher, she’s also a holistic therapist specialised in woman’shealth and hypnobirthing mother.
What sets this hypnobirthing course from the Netherlands apart?
5 hypnobirthing mp3s and exercises with solid hypnosis basics (breathing, visualisation, anchors) - Also available in Dutch
English Hypnobirthing Pro Book
Additional holistic body-mind techniques for relaxation during childbirth (including labour massage techniques)
Comprehensive tools for informed decision making and give birth in your own control
Zooming in and out: Dutch birth care in an international context
Extensive sources and references for further reading
Supplemented by the online course with > 60 on-demand videos to revisit everything at your convenience
Live group hypnobirthing course with like-minded parents to embark on a birth journey together.
In-depth explanation by the hypnobirthing teacher and learning together
Conscious time to prepare for childbirth
Practice together as a couple: it strengthens your bond on the way to birth
The location of the hypnobirthing course in Utrecht is Kinderboerderij Nieuw Rotsoord at Rotsoord 20, and is easily accessible by car, bicycle and public transport (close to Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn). During the winter you may enjoy the warmth and coziness of the pallet heather and in spring and summer the green surroundings, the location being situated next to the vegetable garden De Briljant and the green children's farm with lots of animals.
February 2023: Wed 1-8-15-22 18:45-21:15 (Utrecht) - Nederlands
March 2023: Wed 8-15-22-29 18:45-21:15 (Utrecht) - English
April 2023: Wed 5-12-19-26 18:45-21:15 (Utrecht) - Nederlands
May 2023: Sat 13-27 10:00-16:00 (Utrecht) - English
June 2023: Wed 7-14-21-28 18:45-21:15 (Utrecht) - Nederlands
No time or convenience to attend to the live group course? Then I will come to you for a private course! In the greater Amsterdam / Utrecht area
Personalising the hypnosis and relaxation techniques to work for you
Really being able to ask and share anything you want, in complete confidence
With Dutch and English speaking hypnobirthing teacher very accessible for international / mixed couples
Where? All locations - at the comfort of your home - that fall within 1 hour public transport time from Utrecht, including Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, Gorinchem, Montfoort, Vleuten, De Meern, Harmelen, Maarssen, Breukelen, Abcoude, around Amsterdam Zuidoost and Amstel station, Bunnik, Houten, Zeist, Driebergen, De Bilt, Bilhoven, Soesterberg, Den Dolder, Hilversum, Amersfoort, Woerden and Gouda.
Marise gently and openly guides the group. She gives space to all questions, thoughts and emotions. It was inspiring to attend her hypnobirthing class as a doula!
You will receive information about the birth process, so you know what to expect. We will also talk about your pregnant body and what nature has designed it to do and we will discuss the role of your birth partner, so that he or she can fully support you. Starting point in your personal intention for childbirth. Because every woman, every pregnancy and every baby is unique.
2. Practice practice practice
With explanations from your hypnobirthing teacher, you will work on breathing and visualisation techniques,
positive birth affirmations and scripts,
touch and massage techniques and last-but-not least
the use of positive anchors (and then some more extensively than average, because anchors are the basis of the hypnotic effect).
3. Navigating in birth care
You will learn the ins-and-outs of Dutch birth care and tools to navigate in it. This hypnobirthing course is also suitable for mothers in special circumstances, such as breech presentation - advanced age of the mother - birth by caesarean section - stargazers - longer pregnancies - group B strep infection.
4. The birth
We will discuss your wishes for giving birth and go through the options during labour step-by-step. You will learn to breathe gently downwards and how to feel where your cervix is allowed to open gently and smoothly. And what exactly is a lotus birth? And a golden hour?