Mindful Births

Lisa was an excellent Hypnobirthing coach and we would highly recommend her services. The course was thorough, her demeanour warm and encouraging, the resources easy to use and understand, and ultimately all proved invaluable to our birth experience.

Mindful births allowed me to have my dream birth! With Lisa’s amazing support I felt calm, in control & ready to take on whichever plan my birth took me in. Fortunately for me I had the birth I wanted (a water birth in the most perfect environment) - I know a lot of it is down to medical circumstances but I believe my calm mindset which Lisa helped me achieve made this all possible. Lisa provides information in a easy, digestible format & also makes the sessions really fun (my husband really enjoyed it too)! Would 100% recommend!

My partner and I are so glad that we decided to sign up to the hypnobirthing class. I was really nervous about giving birth but Lisa gave me the tools, knowledge and guidance on how to have a positive birth no matter which form we were led on. After the first class I had a big mindset shift and felt totally calm, in control and ready to meet our little guy.We also met some really great couples in the class, who we are still in close contact with.I would highly recommend this course to any expectant parents!

I did Lisa's Hypnobirthing class to help me prepare for birth and can honestly say that it helped me so much during labour. My son's birth went completely differently to plan (from a planned homebirth to an emergency csection) and hypnobirthing helped me to calmly accept each new change and to feel in control of every decision along the way. Nothing went to plan, but with the tools i had learned from hypnobirthing i ended up having a very positive birth experience nontheless. Lisa's course was lovely, full of knowledge about birth (from multiple scenarios), and a great introduction to hypnobirthing techniques and breathing. She is super knowledgeable and passionate about the subject while making it really accessible and digestible. My husband and I are super glad we did the course and do think it made all the difference in the birth of our son. If you're looking for a tool to help you stay grounded and in control in labour I highly recommend hypnobirthing with Lisa. The midwives even commented on how rhythmic and calm my breathing was during contractions :)

Thanks so much @Mindfulbirths for supporting us on our journey. In the first week you asked us to describe our feelings about birth – ‘Worried’, ‘conflicted’, ‘confused’ and ‘painful’ – you had your work cut out with two nervous first time parents! What ensued was a wonderful month of interactive, insightful and inspiring sessions which after a month flipped our feelings to ‘confident’, ‘calm’, ‘excited’ and ‘informed’. Your guidance has been invaluable. Thanks so much again, we’re looking forward to putting everything we’ve learnt into practice.

We really enjoyed the hypnobirthing course with Lisa and found it so useful in feeling prepared for birth and during the birth itself. I would recommend any pregnant woman to take the course A.for the techniques to use during labour and B.for being prepared with the right information to be able to make informed decisions throughout. I really think my birth would have gone very differently had we not done it! I was able to get to 9cm dilated just at home and mostly while my partner was asleep next to me haha. It was also great to meet other couples who we are still in touch with now! Thanks again Lisa :)

I contacted Lisa at Mindful Births early on in my pregnancy with my first baby, as I was terrified of giving birth and had previously always wanted a c-section out of fear. I had been recommended hypnobirthing by a friend, but wanted to find a teacher that was down to earth and not too ‘airy fairy’, as both my and my husband were very cynical - enter Lisa! She was really relatable, and backed up her teachings and advice by pointing us to evidence and research, which was important to us. Lisa encourages birth partners to join all classes, which in hindsight was imperative - both my husband and I felt very knowledgable and confident when I went into labour. After my classes with Lisa I did a U-turn in terms of what labour I wanted and my dream labour would have been in a birth pool in a birth centre, but I loved that Lisa was factual and non-bias- she wasn’t pushing us to have a home birth for example. My labour did not go to “plan” but thanks to our classes with Lisa we were able to adapt to this and were able to remain positive as we’d discussed and planned for most eventualities, so we still felt in control. My husband had the confidence to ask questions and felt able to make decisions based on what Lisa had taught us. I’d recommend Mindful Births to all pregnant couples - there is SO much more to it than breathing techniques (which is actually only a minor part!) and Lisa is so knowledgeable and supportive! Thank you again Lisa xx

Thanks to the course my partner and I had some great tools for labour and birth, and felt so much more prepared and at ease leading up to it. Lisa is brilliant at what she does and I can't recommend her sessions enough!

I loved Lisa’s hypnobirthing course and would highly recommend to others. The sessions were fun, informal, full of information and practical techniques for birth. I felt empowered to have the birth I wanted and used the techniques successfully in my own labour. Lisa herself is calm and presents the information with such warmth. I felt able to ask questions and particularly liked that she was non judgemental towards my decision to be induced in hospital. I still found all the course relevant and I managed to have a vaginal birth with TENS, gas and air and hypnobirthing techniques. Thanks Lisa