BIRTH WISDOM PARTNERS WORKSHOP
SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER 2-5PM
Battersea Yoga Studio 
 This is the second event in the Birth Wisdom Series at Battersea Yoga studio with doula and perinatal yoga and mindfulness teacher Nadia RaafatIn this second workshop focusing on Empowerment through Knowledge, we turn to the labour itself and how you and your birth partner can navigate the birth process with deep trust, autonomy and patience.
[b][i]At this workshop we will cover:[/i][/b]
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[*]The hormonal physiological template of normal childbirth
[*]How disturbing the physiology of labour impacts your birth and breastfeeding?
[*]How to support and encourage birth physiology through wise choice/management of environment and Inner nervous system regulation
[*]A host of hypnosis, mindfulness and yoga based relaxation skills
[*]Touch, massage, rebozo and acupressure relief
[*]Optimal Maternal Positioning and partnered holds
[*]How to discern between complications and variations on normal. When to accept intervention and how to manage intervention
[*]Advocacy - how to navigate your way through the maternity service with kindness and sovereignty.
[*]The postpartum hours and optimising the fourth stage.
[*]Each pair receive a take home manual filled with birth wisdom, useful resources, home practices and a simple guide to the experience.
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[b][i]Solo birthers warmly welcomed.[/i][/b] Price £40  / 2 Person £75 

MORE INFO & BOOKING LINK:
[url]https://www.batterseayoga.com/battersea-events/birth-wisdom-and-inner-preparation-workshop-the-gateway-to-pregnant-and-maternal-empowerment​​​​​​​[/url]

[b]About Your Teacher:[/b]
A mother of 4, and a registered birth doula, with over 50 births behind her, Nadia is also a pregnancy, birth and pelvic health specialist. Initially trained in Pregnancy Yoga, Birth Preparation and Baby Yoga with Birthlight International and Postnatal yoga with YogaBirth, she has completed many further professional trainings with specialists in the pregnancy field including Ingrid Lewis, (VBAC training) Gail Tully (spinning Babies, Debra Pascali-Bonaro (Orgasmic Birth) Stephanie Larson (Dancing for Birth), International Midwifery Inc (Birth Skills), Biomechanics for Birth and more.
She is the author and producer of Yoga & Mindfulness for Pregnancy & Birth DVD - a five class DVD programme which brings Mindfulness alongside Yoga to Pregnancy.
She is the founder, course creator and lead teacher on the Battersea Yoga Yoga & Mindfulness for Pregnancy & Birth Teacher Training.
She also teachers an 8 week holistic programme called Healing and Awakening the Female Pelvis.