Joymamma HypnoBirthing, Yoga & Meditation Sunshine Coast

Hi! I’m Carrie Jeff, creator of Joymamma.

I’m a Birth Doula, Hypnotherapist (ABH USA), Steering Committee Member for HypnoBirthing International in Australia, Active Birth Educator and an Experienced Yoga Teacher (EYT-200, RYT-500), Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT) and Continuing Educator Provider (YACEP) with Yoga Alliance. Joymamma is a Registered Prenatal Yoga School (RPYS) and Continuing Educator Accredited School (CEAS) with Yoga Alliance.

In 2021 I am diving into the study of Mind Performance Coaching, including Mindfulness Meditation, NLP, Hypnosis and Time Line Therapy.

From simple beginnings of teaching prenatal yoga in my home nine years ago, Joymamma has grown into a thriving community of women supporting women. I am honoured to provide space for these women as they move through the most sacred experience of their lives, to guide them through the ancient practice of yoga and meditation and how it can blend with the modern way of birth management.

I am also very excited to be able to train and mentor Yoga Teachers, midwives and other professionals working with pregnant women with my upcoming Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training, which consist of 85 hrs of specialty training that meets Yoga Alliance training standards.

Carrie, thank you so much for your friendship, guidance and wisdom over this past year. As I take the next step into my motherhood journey, I look back and see what a huge role you have played in shaping the mum that I am and the way I hope to parent in the future. From the bottom of my heart and soul, thank you. Amanda

Carrie, our beautiful friend & doula. What a gift to have you share this precious journey with us. There are no words of thanks enough for your strength, care, knowledge, support and love over the last week. You will forever be part of our story. All our love and thanks, Leesha & Zach

My husband, Steve (who teaches under his own business name YogaJak) and I closed our beautiful yoga studio in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast in September 2020. Covid has affected us all in many different ways and since the closure I've been determined to accept the reality of the situation and work with it, rather than against it. From Jan 2022, we are excited to be hosting private and group sessions in our new home in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

Dear Carrie, you truly are amazing. We are so grateful for all the support and guidance and inspiration you provided during our pregnancy and birth. We will never forget how you helped us shape the entrance of our beautiful baby boy into this world. Love and infinite blessings, Renee x

Dear Carrie, I've had 2 beautiful births and I have to give you credit for sharing your knowledge and calming energy - helping me to be in the right head and heart space for these births. When I first came to you in 2018 I was terrified of the pain of birth but after your classes I felt empowered and was able to have a beautiful natural birth with Callie. And Millie's birth was even more magical and empowering, I hope you feel my gratitude and appreciation to all that you do and all the energy you give to all of your mums. You're amazing! Love Ebony x

Classes and programs at Joymamma offer a calm and nurturing environment for those who want experienced, reputable and reliable individualised pregnancy, birth preparation and postnatal support. This offering is a unique and holistic way to help you approach birth and motherhood with confidence, strength and excitement!

"I'll bring to these sessions the tools and techniques I've developed over my years of pregnancy and birth support" Carrie Jeff

I can help you build confidence, strength and stamina to birth your baby!

I will challenge you to hold strong yoga poses, so you can practice being under stress, breathe correctly and not freak out.

I will educate you and your partner on how the female brain and body work during labour and birth - so you understand the process and are not scared.

I can teach your husband/partner important skills to give you the emotional and physical support you need during birth. Getting them involved can help bring you closer together and make it teamwork.

I will empower you both to lead your own birth and make informed choices to ensure that you are not being led down a road of unnecessary intervention, which can interfere with how the body wants to birth normally.

I provide evidence-based information on many pregnancy and birth topics.

I can help you find focus and energy as a new mum with gentle postnatal yoga; the healing and restorative qualities of these gentle classes allow for much needed time out for your own self-care.

I can help you
plan for one of the biggest days of your life
remove fears and anxiety surrounding birth
feel powerful and take control of your birthing experience
learn valuable tools for birthing and also parenthood

I've helped thousands of women on their journey to motherhood

and have been fortunate to attend some of their births

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.
Sarah

Motherhood brings major physical and emotional changes. Classes and programs at Joymamma provide women with skills to improve not only their birth experience – but also their LIVES.

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!
JACK

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

Joymamma has a supportive, private Facebook group of over 700 women who've prepared for their births with Yoga and HypnoBirthing

Sign up with Joymamma and you'll receive the invite to join the group and get priority invitations to many classes and courses before they come to the website.

"It is truly admirable what you do for mothers, teaching us to embrace birth with your hypnobirthing classes and connecting us with a supportive network of women after baby arrives. You are an incredible mentor, a wealth of knowledge and genuinely lovely to be around.

The confidence we gained from taking your classes contributed greatly to us having the birth we desired. Although my birth journey wasn't perfect and at times challenging it felt truly magical, wonderful and powerful and I attribute my calm, relaxed state of mind to the hypnobirthing techniques you taught to us.

Giving us the tools to achieve a peaceful natural birth was your gift to us and we will be forever grateful."
Nikki

​I've helped thousands of women on their journey to motherhood

Joymamma has a supportive, private Facebook group of over 700 women who've prepared for their births with Yoga and HypnoBirthing

I've helped thousands of women on their journey to motherhood