Hypnobirthing courses (in English)

About Alejandra

I am passionate about empowering women in their experience of birth.

I’m a mom of two lovely girls. The transformation I have made during this process and becoming a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me.

With both births I imagined the most ideal pictures in my mind. Unfortunately with both it ended up with unplanned medical intervention in the hospital. What was very apparent though, is that even though things might not always be plain sailing, you can experience this in the most powerful, loving and beautiful way.

Also, your mind-set can make a big difference in how you experience this. Both of my birth experiences were beautiful, loving and very relaxing and even with the intervention I managed to follow my own intuition and use the hypnobirthing techniques.

How you can do this for yourself, during your birth, I will teach you during one of the 1-day courses in Amsterdam which I would love for you to attend with your partner.

The course includes relaxation- and breathing techniques, visualisations, fear release, affirmations and much much more.

Come and join us and empower yourself in the journey of birth.

I look forward to sharing these tools with you during one of my enjoyable courses. Enjoy your pregnancy and looking forward to hopefully meeting you soon!

You can read more about Alejandra on her English website: Stralende Mama English Site

About Krist’l

Hi, I am Krist’l D’haene from Belgium. I am a holistic birth worker, a midwife/doula at first and now offering a variety of services so that you can experience pregnancy and parenthood at fullest thanks to mindful support for your body, heart and soul.

I teach floor/water yoga, hypnobirthing, childbirth education, baby swimming and offer Thai/Ayurveda/baby massage, craniosacral therapy and Ayurveda food and lifestyle support.
I am currently based in Bangkok. I live in SE Asia since 1996 in Laos, Thailand and Cambodia, mostly working as a midwife with different organizations. I manage to speak the languages and get insight in the culture and the birth/postpartum traditions. I gave birth to my son in Bangkok in 2002.

About Elke

During my pregnancy I was scared of giving birth. Different thoughts went through my mind such as, that the baby was not going to fit, that it would be very painful and eventually interventions would be necessary. It felt like a bad idea to go into labour for the first time whilst fears and negative thoughts filled my mind. Luckily Helianthe (founder of Mucha Mama) was there to help me.

At 30 weeks pregnancy I booked a private Mucha Mama Hypnobirthing Course. The exercises were easy to do and very effective and enjoyable. By doing the course I gained the confidence that giving birth could be easy, that I could be relaxed and that it could be a beautiful experience. I also gained trust in myself and in my body.

The birth of my beautiful son went very smoothly. The time it took from the first contraction until I was able to hold my baby was only 4 hours in total. It was a wonderful birth and people were very surprised about how quickly it went. No doubt that this became the most beautiful day in my life. I look back on it with a lot of joyful feelings.

As a Mucha Mama Hypnobirthing Teacher with her own positive experience, I love to share hypnobirthing with you. I can help you towards your own positive and beautiful birthing experience.

During the hypnobirthing course I will take you though all the techniques and information you need to stay relaxed and feeling in control during your birth. We will practise with deep relaxation, positive affirmations/visualisations, breathing techniques, calming massage and releasing fears and negative thoughts. The course is very practical and the exercises are very relaxing, even for the daddy-to-be.

I hope to meet you in one of my courses.

Lotte & Juan about Evelinn

Evelinn is a very nice and down to earth teacher. We surely enjoyed this day with her and will go home feeling more confident, positive and in control about giving birth.
Thank you!

Lotte & Juan

Julian & Crystal about Evelinn

Thank you for being our instructor. You made us feel comfortable to express ourselves and do the exercises. You wer also very encouraging and positive. Good luck in the future.

Julian & Crystal

About Helianthe

Helianthe Rusken DCH DHP MBIH is an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, a qualified HypnoBirthing practitioner, trainer and author of the boek Bevallen met Hypnobirthing.

Helianthe has great energy and a lively manner. She teaches with passion and  loves showing couples how to achieve an easier, positive and calm birth. She has over 16 years of  experience as the one of the first hypnobirthing practitioners in Europe.

Helianthe:Our mindset is important with everything we do in life, especially during birth! Fear can be in the way of the natural process, whilst confidence and trust supports it.

Helianthe has used the hypnoBirthing tools and techniques with the birth of both of her sons.  As she had never given birth before and was affected by friends and families’ negative birth stories, she was still somewhat sceptical and still not 100% sure whether birth could be somewhat different than what you see in most movies.

By practising the relaxation and breathing techniques, listening to the hypnobirthing audio sessions and following the program, her first son was  born in hospital without drugs or intervention, a natural birth that took only just under 4  hours. The second time she was pregnant she decided to give birth at home and gave birth naturally to her youngest son in a record-time of 1,5  hours.

Helianthe is the founder of Mucha Mama

About Naomi

Hi, congratulations on your pregnancy and how lovely you found this page! Pregnancy and giving birth are miraculous to me… The first time I witnessed a woman giving birth was magical. I will never forget the moment her baby was actually born. The few seconds of doubt, the disbelief, the amazement of the fact that this was actually a real human-being being born, was so special.

I had two very different experiences when my babies were born. After the birth of my son I wanted a different experience for my daughter. That’s how I came across hypnobirthing. The birth of my daughter was a beautiful, quick home-birth in a birthing pool, just how I imagined. It wasn’t until then, that I realised the importance of the journey and how giving birth determines the start of your career as a mother, but above all how incredibly empowering it can be.

I like to combine knowledge and science with passion and emotion, and I like to give you a full day of focusing on your pregnancy and giving birth. During the course I will help you both prepare for birth in a positive way.

Pleased to welcome you at one of my courses!

Naomi is mother, singer, parental coach and passionate about everything regarding birth: rights, physiology, protocols, communication during your pregnancy and the birth of your baby. She has been active in several work groups, including work groups from the KNOV. She attended workshops and lectures from Sheila Kitzinger, Francoise Freedman and Ina May Gaskin and delved into the physiology of labour.

“Whenever and however you intend to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body and your spirit for the rest of your life”

– Ina May Gaskin

I don’t believe there’s any such thing as a perfect birth. I believe in working with women to find out what will make their birth joyous and empowering, and then giving them the tools to do just that. No right or wrong, just solid and non-judgmental support Birth happens in all shapes and forms. Some births are straightforward, others are complicated. Some are fast, some are slow. What you’ll learn with hypnobirthing is that the Mucha Mama Hypnobirthing course, and in particular my commitment to personalize each course to each couple, in a nurturing way, which means that each birth will be unique and positive because the parents, not only have the tools to remain calm and in stay control, but also to make right up until the moment you’re holding your baby.

Hypnobirthing isn’t a superpower and it doesn’t require a particular power flower belief system. It is entirely logical and with my guidance, alongside plenty of practice and commitment on your side, you can and will have a birth like this. If this relates to you, feel free to book a free skype session to experience what hypnobirthing is like or have a birth chat with me to discover your options.

About Mandy

Congratulations with your pregnancy!

I am Mandy Zuidhoek and I used the effective and easy hypnobirthing tools and techniques with the natural birth of my beautiful daughter and in everyday life.

I studied developmental psychology and I know that a healthy mental attitude about birth and motherhood is very important.

I will take you through the journey in small groups, or in a private course, to learn deep relaxation and positive visualisation in a calm and relaxed setting. In the hypnobirthing course I will learn you practical and effective tools and techniques to help you be emotionally as well as physically prepare for a positive, relaxed and calm birth. Pregnant couple tell me they like my voice during the exercises. And a familiar and nice voice also helps you to relax more.

Hi Mandy

When my birth partner and I heard the word “Hypnobirthing” we were sceptical it would be very meditative. We followed the hypnobirthing course because we heard good (delivery) stories about hypnobirthing and about Mandy the hypnobirthing teacher. Mandy is a good and wonderful trainer, she is positive and has so much knowledge! Realising that what we now know had life changing positive effects was unbelievable. The memories of a positive birth behind me, give me the strength I am capable of anything. Thank you!  much love Katie.

Hi Mandy,

Thanks a lot for the lovely course. We learned a lot and feel much more confident about our birth. I will surely get in touch if I have more questions.

Regards, Sara