mother
mountain
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fearless, empowered & intuitive birth
Hypnobirthing & Antenatal classes, belly painting, moxibustion & mother blessing ceremonies
Confident calm & supported - your birth, your way
Hello, and congratulations on your pregnancy!​
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I’m a home birth midwife, international doula and hypnobirthing practitioner with a wealth of experience to help you prepare for birth in a way that feels right for you—whether it’s your first baby or a new approach to a next birth.​
💛 No one-size-fits-all hypnobirthing.
Instead, I guide you through practical, evidence-based techniques to help you meet any situation with calm, confidence, and inner strength.​
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✨ What you’ll gain from our sessions:
✅ A clear understanding of labour, birth & postpartum—how your body and hormones work with you
✅ Techniques for relaxation, focus & partner support
✅ An open space to explore your hopes, fears & expectations—no question is too small or too big
✅ Tailored support for home birth, hospital birth, or caesarean birth​ mapping
✅ Bespoke hypnobirthing soundscapes
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There’s no ‘perfect’ birth—only your birth, your way.
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If you're curious, skeptical, or simply looking for down-to-earth, practical support, you’re in the right place.​
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I also offer:
🌿 Moxibustion for breech babies
🎨 Belly painting & mother showers
🚠Smoking cessation in pregnancy
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Ready to feel prepared and empowered? Let’s talk. 💛
Hypnobirthing - the science of a calm, confident birth
Hypnosis has been used for pain management, surgery, and psychotherapy for centuries—and it’s just as powerful in birth.​
But let’s clear up a myth: hypnobirthing isn’t about being “put under” or clucking like a chicken. It’s about learning how to relax deeply, stay in control, and trust your body—because where the mind goes, the body follows.​
Ever driven home without remembering the journey? Or zoned out during a repetitive task? That’s your subconscious at work—the same part of your brain that controls automatic functions like breathing and fear responses.
Hypnobirthing teaches you to rewire your mindset around birth, so instead of fear and tension, your body follows a path of calm, confidence, and ease.​
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✨ What you’ll learn in my hypnobirthing course:
✅ Proven hypnosis techniques to reduce anxiety and pain
✅ How your body & hormones work with you in labour
✅ Breathwork & relaxation methods for a smoother birth
✅ Active birth techniques to keep labour progressing naturally
✅ Partner support strategies so they know exactly how to help​
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This isn’t about a ‘perfect’ birth—it’s about giving you the tools to handle whatever path your birth takes, feeling in control every step of the way.​
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📖 Curious about the science? Studies show that hypnobirthing can reduce the need for interventions and increase positive birth experiences.
Read more here: Study on the benefits of hypnobirthing.​
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Ready to feel calm, prepared, and empowered? Let’s talk. 💛
"A weekend full of oxytocin, thanks to the amazing Maryla. The set up, so great for a pregnant woman to spend time near water. The scenery, relaxing, refreshing and invigorating to walk in the beautiful Welsh landscape. Those long walks we took were the best to discuss what labour might be like whilst admiring the nature around us. Maryla described in full details what an induction of labour might be like, (with a potential emergency cesarean at the end so kind of hard stuff) as we walked up this little mountain with the promise of a very beautiful sunset at the top surrounded by the ruin of a medieval castle. This scenery is now ingrained in our minds and induction will be forever associated with the beauty of going up this mountain. The best way to envision and take in what birth might be like without fear and with lots of breathing, especially going up the mountain!There was lots of laughing, cuddling, hypnobirthing, exercises, delicious hearty food, great conversations, and fun all around which made this antenatal weekend packed with joy and so easy to take in! We now feel prepared, very chilled and positive about the birth, regardless of how it ends up being. We would highly recommend it to parents to be as a luxury little holiday with bonuses before entering babyland. Giving Maryla all the stars!!!"​ S & S
"We booked a full weekend of hypnotherapy sessions with Maryla for my husband and I. We absolutely loved it. Her sessions were very informative, we learned so much and she helped us to feel prepared and calmed on the day I gave birth to my son. Her sessions were also fun, we laughed, played and had an amazing relaxing time with her. Her tips and suggestions really helped us and thanks to her we had a wonderful natural birth. I would highly recommend her. She is an outstanding, knowledgeable and very professional!" C & K ​
"Maryla's support was invaluable for understanding more about the labour and birth experience and helping me and my partner to feel empowered to make informed choices. Maryla was warm and professional and made us feel really at ease. She answered all our questions really thoroughly, put our minds at ease and encouraged me to have the confidence to plan for the birth I wanted. She also provided us with some really helpful resources to further our understanding and develop a positive view of birth. All this really helped on the day and the birth went really well!" T & J ​
"How BRILLIANT it was! We discussed how valuable the session was for hours over dinner. Thank you for your enthusiasm, engagement and superb teaching style. We are very glad to have benefitted from such an informative session. We will be sure to recommend your services!" S & J
How I Can Support You
Whether you already have other antenatal classes booked, or whether this will be the only one you take, no matter! We provide a holistic antenatal education within the sessions, with emphasis on informed choice and consent.
From private classes online or in your own home, to group classes or community taster days, to weekend intensives or the standard recommended four sessions making up 12 hours of teaching time, I will try to cater to your needs.
Using hypnobirthing techniques to engage your whole body and all of your senses, you will learn techniques that will relax you, relieve anxieties, release unconscious fears and prepare you for the birth of your baby. We will focus on you and your birthing partner working together as a team, listening to each others' voices and using touch to create familiarity and lasting positive triggers.
Time spent focusing on you, on your body, on breathing in and out, on your relationship with your birth partner, on your birth partners' worries, deepening your knowledge, decreasing circulating stress hormones... All of these combined make for a warm and relaxing environment for everyone involved.
I chose KGH Hypnobirthing Training because it is accredited by the Royal College of Midwives. It is a pragmatic and hands-on method, based on the latest research and, most importantly, it encourages informed decision-making and kindness.
Celebrating postnatal bodies, the postnatal ward, postnatal life and the 'cuarentana', food not flowers, simple post-natal exercises, breastfeeding and your choices, and many, many more...!
Just because class is over, doesn't mean I won't be around to answer any questions you forgot to ask or point you in the right direction if you are unsure of something. Maybe you just need to hear a hypnobirthing method again - that's okay, I'm here!
The politics of birth, human rights in childbirth, dancing labour, anatomy and physiology, how your uterus does her thing and how to help her, myths, perineal massage, breathing techniques for labour, calmness and grounding techniques, how to be the best birth partner ever, avoiding negativity, making informed decisions, the Lay of the Land, birth mapping, affirmations, breastfeeding and so much more!
As soon as you are ready! Many women attend their first session and begin practising at home at around 28-30 weeks, but some have deep anxieties about birth and so begin much earlier. Hypnobirthing works best when you practise daily over a few weeks, so as soon as you feel you are ready to start, come along!
"..none of this matters to the mountain, which remains at all times it's essential self..."
- Jon Kabat-Zinn