I help pregnant women build confidence, strength and stamina to birth their babies!
JOYMAMMAsunshine coast, qld
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As a yoga instructor I prepare women physically for birth; focusing on creating more room in their pelvis for baby to get into a good position, building stamina to endure the intensity of labour, building strength in their legs so they can remain upright and active during labour, ensuring they breathe correctly and encouraging them to listen and trust their feelings and intuition and ultimately empowering them to make good decisions about their body, their baby and their birth. Yoga also provides women the skills to prepare mentally for birth; we know the mind gives up before the body does.
As a HypnoBirthing specialist, I help couples feel confident about the birth process which has become over-complicated and feared and give them tools and techniques to prepare them to have the best possible experience and to face any turn their birthing takes together as team. Channel 7 News has featured two stories from the Joymamma community; the birth of Maple and the birth of Lucy - and the Sunshine Coast Daily has featured the birth of George. As a doula, I accompany HypnoBirthing students into their birth space and help support them both physically and emotionally. It is an honour and a privilege to help couples who prepare and condition themselves to bring their baby into the world feeling empowered and in control. Birth is unpredictable and we may not get our perfect birth. Having skills to stay focused, present and grounded enables a woman to move through her labour with confidence, even if things don’t go according to plan. As a mother, I understand your feelings surrounding this big adjustment to your life; the inevitable fear of the unknown, how your lifestyle and relationships will change, the challenges you will face breastfeeding, the emotional roller coaster you’ll ride. |
Carrie is an amazing teacher and her kindness and love will help anyone that gets the chance to take part in one of her classes. Not only was she our teacher but at the end of it she became a friend whom you can trust and ask for help at any time. Renee |
Carrie's lovely nature and calming voice made me feel much more confident in my ability to birth. I felt loved and supported which is an amazing feeling when you're pregnant and feeling vulnerable. Ash |
I loved Carrie's gentle manner, her positivity, the depth of knowledge she has and how she was so passionate about teaching others about how amazing birth really is. |
I feel we are all extremely privileged to have Carrie/Joymamma available to us on the Sunshine Coast. With Carrie's love and support we achieved our beautiful birthing experience. Thank you! Thank you Carrie for giving me such valuable tools to navigate through pregnancy, prepare me for birth, and help me tap into the mental & physical strength I needed for my "marathon" labour....truly amazing. Bec |