I’m not sure about hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Is Hypnobirthing safe?

Hypnosis is absolutely safe and often misunderstood, when in fact all of us, several times every day, go into a naturally hypnotic state.

Unfortunately, TV, film and stage portrayal of hypnosis have left a lot of people with a mistaken view of what hypnosis is, and what it can (and can’t) do.

Because this is such a common problem, we discuss it at my monthly taster sessions and on every course I teach too. When you do Hypnobirthing, you are using self-hypnosis techniques to help you tune out of distractions, reduce stress and allow your body to do what it is designed to do. It isn’t something I do ‘to you’, but a calm and relaxed state you learn to enter for yourself. You are fully in control at all times and, if you were needed to be alert at any time, you would be so, so it is completely safe.