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Immune System
IMMUNE SYSTEM DURING PREGNANCY Guest blog by Joanna Nannini BA(Hons), DipION, MBANT, CHNC Registered Nutritionist During pregnancy a woman’s immune system adapts in order to protect mother ...
Nutrition and Movement in Pregnancy
NUTRITION AND MOVEMENT IN PREGNANCY Guest blog by Joanna Nannini BA(Hons), DipION, MBANT, CHNC Registered Nutritionist Nutrition and movement both play a key part in helping your ...
Nutrients in Pregnancy
The Consequence of Missing Nutrients in Pregnancy It's essential that a woman going through pregnancy take the right kind of nutrition, not just the synthetic ...
Gift Voucher
Looking for the perfect gift for your expectant friends or loved ones? Give them a Joyful Body Gift Voucher! A gift voucher card entitles the ...
Course OR Workshop
Hypnobirthing: Course or Workshop? What should I choose? I'm often asked the difference between the Hypnobirthing course and the Calm Birth workshop. Here's some info ...
Postnatal depression
How to tell if you have postnatal depression Postnatal depression (PND) affects many new mums and yet no one seems to want to talk about ...
Fertility and Conception
The use of restorative yoga and Access Bars® therapy can support women and men with fertility and conception on the path to pregnancy. Restorative Yoga ...
Top 3 Tips for Pregnancy & Birthing with Ease
There is a lot of information that comes at you when you’re pregnant. Almost everyone has decided there is a “right way” to be pregnant ...
Feeling Nervous About Childbirth?
Feeling nervous about childbirth? Will the pain be too much? I’m not going to lie to you: Childbirth is not pain-free. However, fearing the pain ...
Do Birthing Balls help during Labour?
A study in 2015 in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research reviewed the evidence for exercise with birth balls and found they offered “statistically ...
What is Pregnancy Yoga?
So, why should you practice yoga and hypnobirthing? Much like other types of childbirth-preparation classes, pregnancy yoga (or prenatal yoga) is a multifaceted approach to ...
Tips for having a baby without an epidural
At some stage you will be asked if you’re doing it naturally or with an epidural. Here are some tips for having a baby without ...
Positive Birth Affirmations
Affirmations (meaning a statement said with confidence about a perceived truth) have helped many women make both pregnancy and birth more calm and confident. An ...
How to breath during early labour
Learning how to breathing correctly can help you stay calm and focused during labor and prevents unhealthy breathing such as hyperventilation (breathing too quickly and ...
10 tips to be the perfect birth partner
A confident and supportive father can make an enormous difference to the birth of his child. He will be producing the hormones of love, which ...
Hypnobirthing Videos
Have you been wondering what hypnobirthing is all about? Would you like to see these amazing techniques in action? Hypnobirth of Sloane Hypnobirth of Jemima ...
NO FEAR birth
Have you been “programmed” into believing that childbirth equals pain? What happens when you think of something unpleasant or recall a painful experience? You probably ...
Pregnancy Yoga
What is Pregnancy Yoga? Much like other types of childbirth-preparation classes, pregnancy yoga (or prenatal yoga) is a multifaceted approach to exercise that encourages stretching, ...
Why choose Hypnobirthing
Why choose Hypnobirthing? Hypnobirthing enables you to work with your body to release fear and negativity, so you can come into a space that is ...
Pelvic Floor Exercises
Pelvic Floor Exercises During and After Pregnancy Pelvic floor exercises (PVE) can lead to shorter labour and a faster post-birth recovery Passing your baby through ...
Birthing partner tips
What tips would you give a birthing partner? There's lots of information in books and on the internet about how your birthing partner can support ...
Feeling Anxious about Childbirth?
Access Bars® can assist you in releasing the build-up of fear and anxiety that can often occur during pregnancy. Each Bars session clears the emotional overwhelm allowing a sense of peace and calm in your mind and body. Highly recommended during pregnancy as this will dissipate the build-up of thoughts, feelings and emotions about childbirth.
In addition, other benefits include feeling happier, a dramatic reduction in stress, a greater sense of peace and improved confidence. Especially relevant is the contribution to your baby being less programmed and more conscious.