by Life Positive

In the race towards progress, humanity has left behind much of what was good and beneficial. We are now retrieving all that and returning to nature with a vengeance. This return is most apt in the area of childbirth, as nature has designed an impeccable process, which too much medical intervention can impede. Kasia Wierzbicka, a Polish hypnobirthing practitioner operating out of Mumbai, loves to quote Dr Michel Odent, author of Birth Reborn, and an innovative obstetrician with fresh new perspectives on the birthing process, who said, “To change humankind, it’s necessary to change the way we are born.”

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Kasia:Birthing without trauma Hypnobirthing is a technique for achieving a relaxed and stress-free childbirth. The programme developed around this technique is designed to make the parent-couple focus on experiencing the joy of childbirth. When a woman is consciously prepared and joyously looks forward to childbirth, her mind and body are in harmony. She is then in harmony with nature which functions in a well-designed manner.

Hypnobirthing is based on the philosophy that nature has designed the process of birthing meticulously, taking care of every aspect as one sees in the case of animal mothers. The body secretes different fluids in appropriate measure at the appropriate time to aid the process smoothly. The woman is taught to call upon the body’s natural relaxant, lessening or even eliminating the discomfort and the consequent need for medication.

Women who opt for hypnobirthing are amazingly alert, and in good humour during labour. They experience freedom from fear that helps them to relax the unyielding muscles to facilitate the process. The technique consists of self-hypnosis, special breathing and visualisation, which helps them replace their learnt fear of childbirth, with trust in their body. The mind and body then work in tandem making the whole experience natural and relaxed.

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