Barefoot Birthing
Rachel is an accredited Hypnobirthing Practitioner and founder of Barefoot Birthing, offering group, private, and bespoke courses. Classes are taught online and in person, across South London and North Surrey.
The Barefoot Birthing course is unique in that it offers a full antenatal education alongside the incredibly powerful and effective Hypnobirthing theory and techniques.
The course is for expectant parents looking for a positive and practical birth preparation course, in a relaxed atmosphere, gaining an all-round knowledge and learning tools to support a calmer, smoother, and more comfortable birth.
All group and private courses also include an additional full postnatal course – the KOMU Beyond Birth Postnatal Online Course – providing lifetime access to expert advice ranging from your baby’s sleep, feeding, baby massage, to even introducing your baby to a pet.
The full Barefoot Birthing course includes:
– Full Hypnobirthing and Antenatal education
– 10 hours of live teaching, plus on-going support over phone/email
– Hypnobirthing theory and relaxation techniques, building confidence around birth, and understanding the mind body connection, and hormones in birth.
– Understanding your birthing options, the what-ifs of birth, and how your partner can support you every step of the way.
– How to prepare your body for birth, including how to create space in your pelvis, and supporting labour from start to finish.
– Prepare for all types of birth, including induction and abdominal birth should this be your journey.
– Pre-recorded KOMU Beyond Birth Postnatal Online Course.
– All courses include a goodie bag and access to a library of online resources
– Opportunity to hire a birth pool (free for couples completing a full course)
Barefoot Birthing also offers bespoke courses should be looking for a more tailored birth preparation.
For more information please get in contact or visit the Barefoot Birthing website.
Hypnobirthing & Antenatal
Group Courses
- Full Hypnobirthing and Antenatal Course
- Currently online (and hoping to be in-person from February 2021)
- 10 hours teaching (taught over 4 x 2.5 hours on Tuesday evenings via Zoom, or 2 x 5 hours on a Saturday/Sunday)
- Meet other like-minded parents expecting their babies at a similar time to you
- A chance to discuss and ask questions with Rachel as well as other parents on the same journey
- Includes KOMU Beyond Birth Postnatal Course (pre-recorded online course that you can watch before and after your baby is born)
- Courses are for expectant mum and one birth partner
£295.00
Private Course - including Beyond Birth Postnatal Course
- Full Hypnobirthing and Antenatal Course
- Can be at your home or via Zoom (in-person sessions subject to Covid-19 policy)
- 10 hours teaching taught over 2, 3, or 4 sessions at a date and time to suit you.
- Able to discuss and explore topics specific to your pregnancy and circumstances.
- Includes KOMU Beyond Birth Postnatal Course (pre-recorded online course that you can watch before and after your baby is born)
- Courses are for expectant mum and one birth partner
£395.00
Monthly Taster Sessions
Monthly taster sessions hosted via Zoom, typically on a Sunday morning.
Taster Session are great for:
- Understanding more about Hypnobirthing, or maybe introducing a partner who isn't familiar with hypnobirthing.
- What is meant by a positive birth and how to have one.
- Learn your first hypnobirthing tools to use for birth.
- Hear more about the Barefoot Birthing Course and what it uniquely offers.
- A chance to meet Rachel and get a feel for if she would be a right fit as your Hypnobirthing teacher.
£0
Bespoke Hypnobirthing Course
- For parents who have perhaps done a different antenatal course and feel something is missing from their birth preparation or maybe want to learn more about the 'Hypno' elements of Hypnobirthing.
- For parents who have done hypnobirthing before and want a refresher.
- For parents that are looking for something specific, such as preparing for a certain element of birth, such as releasing fear, or preventing tearing.
Please get in touch for an informal, honest, and open chat to explore these options.
Starting from £95.00
Barefoot Birthing gave me the tools to have the birth beyond my dreams 💓
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the 1to1 class with Rachel. She is a passionate font of positive birthing knowledge! We learnt so much over the 2 days with her; all about what hypnobirthing is, the tools we can use together in preparation (Hubby was happy to learn he’d have a pivotal role on the day too!), as well as relaxation techniques and affirmations. All the teaching materials were beautifully put together, and easy to refer back to. After the class, we felt completely at ease and EXCITED for the big day - whatever our birth had in store. We had so much more confidence, and understood we had options and could make decisions that were right for us and our baby. We felt so empowered by everything we learnt, we switched from a planned hospital to a home birth - best decision ever! The birth of our daughter was the most magical, positive experience. With hypnobirthing, we welcomed our daughter into the world in the most calm, confident and comfortable way imaginable. Get in touch with Barefoot Birthing, you won’t regret it.
Hannah - First Time Mum (Private Course)
An enormous thank you to Rachel having recently completed her online course via Zoom. The course really was everything we were hoping for, and a lot more. Doing the course together with my husband has really meant we are on the same page and in it together, and he has really taken the hypnobirthing principles to heart and we practice the relaxation techniques daily together, and he has already prepped the sign for the birthing room door! We are especially enjoying working through the 4th trimester material. Rachel has a wonderfully inclusive manner, and really makes you feel comfortable and able to ask anything. We never felt rushed or under pressure, and her passion for the topics was really infectious. We highly recommend Rachel and Barefoot Birthing, and are truly excited to put everything we have learned into action on the day.
Kelly - First Time Mum (Group Course)
Had a personal 2 hour refresher session for the birth of our second child. Rachel tailored the class to our needs and when I brought up concerns or hesitations from my experience with our first delivery, she addressed them not only with empathy but with solutions on how to handle should they arise again. My delivery was smooth and I felt confident going into it as a result of my consultation with Rachel. Highly recommend!
Carlyn - Second Time Mum (Bespoke Course)
Rachel was amazing, the course was stunning. Coming at this from a point of not really knowing what to expect or how it would work I am now in a position that I have recommended to ALL my friends that are currently having a baby. Not only is this course amazing to give you the skills and practices for both mum and dad to feel empowered but it truly explains the reality behind birth, all aspects of it. I can honestly say, hand on heart, that I feel like I am MUCH more prepared for the journey ahead, not only the best case scenario but all scenarios, further preparing mum and dad for babies arrival. We can only recommend this course and encourage anyone to at least have a conversation with Rachel to find out more about it and then make your own decision, you will not be disappointed. If I were to describe the course in 3 words I would say, empowering, illuminating and dare I say it necessary! This course will give you the tools or at least show you the tools that you can use to have a birth and birthing plan that lives up to your expectations. THANK YOU RACHEL. We feel prepared for the next chapter! - Oh not to mention the amazing pack that you get, not only for mum but some VERY useful cards for dad too!
Stephen - First Time Dad (Private Course)
