About Hannah
Yoga teacher, hypnobirthing practitioner, midwife and Mum of two.
My mission at Attuned Yoga and Birth, is to empower expectant and new parents with information and holistic tools to positively navigate the joys, challenges and changes experienced during pregnancy, birth, and postnatal recovery.
Why yoga?
Yoga means union. Yoga, breathwork and meditation have supported me personally through the last 10 years as a woman and mother, navigating modern life.
With over 25 years of experience and training within the pregnancy and birth arena I became increasingly aware that pregnant, birthing and postnatal women need the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional support that yoga practice brings, particularly at this transformative time in their lives.
Not only does yoga equip you with movement for strength, stability and release, plus breathing techniques to soothe your nervous system and reduce stress, it also allows you to feel calm and in control, and enables you to make decisions from a place of centredness rather than from reactivity which is crucial for yourself and your baby.
Yoga also prepares the body physically for birth, strengthening the body, preparing the pelvic floor and making space for the baby to grow and be born more easily, and helps the body and mind to strengthen and recover after birth.
Why Antenatal + Hypnobirthing?
Birth education and preparation is vitally important for birthing women and their partners. Knowledge is power, understanding what is happening during labour, birth and the immediate postnatal period can ensure families feel informed and in control.
Adding knowledge about how the mind works, ways in which to master mindset, including breathing, relaxation, hypnobirthing and visualisation, plus information on how to prepare the body physically, means my preparation courses are comprehensive, inclusive, holistic and are suitable to prepare birthing people for all types of birth.
Through my midwifery experience and from research I am very aware that fully prepared parents, who have a balanced birth preparation course find birth a much more positive birth experience. I believe all parents and babies deserve this and that is my motivation to provide the high quality birth education and preparation.
Why Attuned Yoga and Birth?
There are so many options for pregnancy and postnatal yoga, and birth preparation available and each one has value, however you need to find one that you relate to and that suits your lifestyle, enabling you to receive the right support and information for you.
Attuned Yoga and Birth has been developed through a combination of my personal and professional experiences. I have seen first-hand that high quality yoga and birth preparation in the perinatal period is very much needed.
Modern society is hectic yet often it is our wellbeing that takes a back seat. With varying needs of many jobs, people working flexibly with different hours or shifts, plus the demands of family life, maintaining relationships with friends and running a home, online yoga provides an accessible option for many people to tend to their physical and emotional wellbeing. I too use online memberships for my own practice.
With all of this in mind, I have created an affordable and accessible membership where classes are can be accessed anytime, anywhere as it suits you, whilst retaining livestream options so that you can be part of a community and receive direct support.
Birth preparation is offered in-person (area depending) and livestream, in groups and privately, providing flexibility to meet varying needs.
Qualifications
Dip HE (Midwifery Studies), Registered Midwife (UOC, NMC) – 2002
BSc (Hons) in WBIS, Midwifery and Leadership (UOC) – 2007
Hypnobirthing Teacher Training, DipHb (KGH) – 2021
Breathwork Practitioner Training (Yoga Alliance approved) – 2022
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training (Yoga Alliance approved 200 hours) – 2022
Pregnancy and Postnatal Birth Balance Method Yoga Teacher Training (Yoga Alliance approved) – 2024
Beyond Birth Mental Wellbeing Practitioner Certified Training 2021
PGC Business and Management for Senior Leaders (WBIS, UOC) – 2019
Postnatal Birth Balance Method Yoga Teacher Training (Yoga Alliance Approved) – 2025
Hypnosis for Birth and Fertility Professionals (ongoing)
I also hold an Enhanced DBS Certificate (ongoing renewal programme), I am registered with Yoga Alliance and insured by EMDUK and Westminster.
Please note I am insured and provide Attuned Yoga and Birth Services as a Pregnancy and Postnatal Yoga Teacher and Hypnobirthing Teacher, not as an Independent Midwife, therefore you will be directed to your own midwifery and medical team for individual midwifery care and medical advice.
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