Active Birth is a way to take charge of your birth experience, learn about the miraculous design of your body and how to trust and follow it on the day! I invite you to discover your deep instinctual intelligence, learn how best to help your baby to be born and to have a more comfortable, relaxed and easier birth yourself.
My teaching will build your body memory, increase your potential to give birth naturally or to combine what you learn with other options for a better outcome. I recommend you start with deeply relaxing weekly Pregnancy Yoga Classes and/or book for an Active Birth Workshop or a HypnoBirthing Course which you can attend with a partner or solo.
My teaching will build your body memory, increase your potential to give birth naturally or to combine what you learn with other options for a better outcome. I recommend you start with deeply relaxing weekly Pregnancy Yoga Classes and/or book for an Active Birth Workshop or a HypnoBirthing Course which you can attend with a partner or solo.
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Janet Balaskas is the founder of Active Birth. Her innovative ideas have inspired parents and birth professionals worldwide. Obstetricians and midwives have a high regard for her work, and many have adopted her methods. She began her work as a pioneering birth educator and author in the late 1970's and founded the Active Birth Movement in the 1980's and published the Active Birth Manifesto.
However, if you book for these classes, you will receive a pre-recording of a different class with Janet each week and you will automatically be charged half price when you book (5 as part of a package and 6 for a single class). The recording will remain live over the whole weekend. I have been in your online yoga classes since week 16 and absolutely loved them!
Usually, when a woman is undisturbed relaxed in a peaceful and private environment, birth progresses well, without complications. We also know that on occasions mum or baby may need a helping hand. So we offer a broad range of information about the physiology of labour and birth, insights into common medical interventions and how best to use them, practice with labour and birthing positions, breathing and self-hypnosis.
During the pandemic we discovered, how effective and beneficial to learn Hypnobirthing online, in your own home, with the guidance and experience of a gifted teacher. Janet is renowned for her unique way of teaching Hypnobirthing, applied to the wisdom of Active Birth and has a deep understanding of every aspect of birth.
Be inspired by Janet's unique experience and expertise as the founder and creator of Active Birth. This workshop will guide you on a practical journey through labour until the first hour or so after the birth of your baby. The focus will be on how you can work with your body, your breath, your baby and your natural instincts.
Reviews (10)
Dominika Erazmus
Jan 16, 2022
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I'm so glad I attended Janet's yoga classes and Active Birth Workshop before my first birth. They gave me so much information, calm and confidence, and really contributed to me having a great, positive birth experience.
The yoga classes (via zoom) were very relaxing and introduced various positions for birth which I ended up using during labour with great results. I really looked forward to them each week.
The workshop was extremely helpful too and covered the physiology of birth and practical exercises for mother and the birth partner. They made me and my partner feel much more informed, confident
The yoga classes (via zoom) were very relaxing and introduced various positions for birth which I ended up using during labour with great results. I really looked forward to them each week.
The workshop was extremely helpful too and covered the physiology of birth and practical exercises for mother and the birth partner. They made me and my partner feel much more informed, confident
Martha Quigley
Jan 12, 2022
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I couldn't recommend this hypnobirthing course enough. Janet was so generous with her knowledge and wisdom without being prescriptive about what birthing should be. The course empowered myself and my husband and we felt confident and calm approaching our daughters birth. Covid restrictions in hospital threw a few curve balls at us and it was through the hypnobirthing techniques that Janet had taught us that I was able to remain calm and feel at ease, especially when unexpected complications arose. I am so pleased we did this course, as well as Janet's yoga classes which were wonderful at making
Louise Fitzpatrick
Dec 16, 2021
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I am very grateful to Janet for the Active Birth workshop that I attended. I can speak for my partner as well in sharing that we both enjoyed it very much and left feeling relieved, energised, inspired and excited about the journey ahead. I appreciated not only all of the content but also Janet’s approach and way of communicating everything - it felt very grounded and comforting! Both my partner and I very much enjoyed the practices as well. I felt a sense of relief in having the experiential practice and I appreciated the way that Janet explained and explored the role of the birth partner. I
Daniel Cotton
Dec 10, 2021
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The Hypnobirthing course has been a real eye opener for my partner and I. It’s definitely helped us feel more confident and relaxed about the whole process, whereas before it was a source of anxiety and stress. Janet explains everything in a warm and wise way, and has taught us a new way to think about the pregnancy and birth experience, so thank you!!!
Rachel Chaya Zisser
Jul 18, 2021
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Janet’s Yoga class and active birth course are wonderful. The Yoga keeps me feeling great throughout my pregnancy, if I miss a class I immediately feel it with random aches and pains. It is truly my favourite time of the week. Her approach to birth is life changing. I feel fortunate to be able to learn so much from her. Thank you.
Danielle Mitchell
Jun 17, 2021
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I thought my first positive active birth experience *could* have been a fluke but the Active Birth book by Janet Balaskas is my bible. I’ve just had my second more than positive active birth experience, following a c section, so a VBAC. It was another joyful experience thanks to Janet and her research and techniques.
I will Janet’s praises to anyone who will listen.
Janet -
I can’t thank you enough for opening my eyes to the female anatomy, understanding my body and the miracle it performs and sailing through all the stages of labour with a smile.
I am forever indebted to you! I want
I will Janet’s praises to anyone who will listen.
Janet -
I can’t thank you enough for opening my eyes to the female anatomy, understanding my body and the miracle it performs and sailing through all the stages of labour with a smile.
I am forever indebted to you! I want
Caz Stuart
Mar 25, 2021
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I gave birth to my first (and only) child at home thanks to the confidence that attending the Birth Centre and Janet's classes gave me. Janet was careful not to push any opinions on us. In my experience - she gives you the facts and empowers you to understand that birth is a natural process and to trust that your body knows what to do. A bit like eating - you don't digest by thinking about it - it's uncontrollable - your body does it naturally. I wish more women understood this and felt less worried about giving birth - as worry causes our body to tighten - the opposite of what we need when trying
Silvia Infestas
Aug 23, 2020
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I highly recommend the pregnancy yoga classes with Janet and her course on Hypnobirthing for Active Birth. My husband and I found this knowledge and practice sessions essential to have a beautiful pool birth where we were calm and enjoy every part of it. We'll always cherish these memories as first-time parents and we couldn't have been able to do it without Janet, Jill and the amazing team at the Active Birth Centre. Thanks for playing such a key supportive role for women/parents during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal. Eternally grateful!
Cara Clancy
Aug 08, 2020
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Janet's classes are fantastic, I did them throughout my pregnancy and really enjoyed turning up every week (albeit online) and the sense of comfort and continuity it provided me during my pregnancy (these things were really important to me during the pandemic). I've never really enjoyed yoga before - I always found it quite competitive and assumed I had to be really flexible to be good at it. But Janet's classes are completely different - she really encourages you to tune into and work with your own body. I loved the way they helped me connect with my body and my baby during pregnancy. I also remember
Izzy Field
Jun 25, 2020
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As a pregnancy yoga teacher myself, I only started doing Janet's zoom pregnancy yoga classes towards the end of my pregnancy once I had finished my own teaching. I was looking for a new class which I could learn from but still switch off in and turn off my own "teaching" brain. I instantly fell in love with Janet's classes on zoom and was quickly attending twice a week and learning more and more each week. The classes became my sanctuary each week - closing my bedroom door and having 90 mins to myself to unwind and relax in my own space. Pure bliss! Janet taught me brilliant new breathing techniques
