What People Are Saying
“The hypnobirthing course with Aly was such a valuable and special experience for me and my partner. It really set me up to maintain a sense of calm and control that helped me to realize my dream of having a positive first time birth at home. I struggled with a lot of anxiety during pregnancy and the hypnobirthing techniques were also hugely useful as a tool to help me manage this. Aly is so great in meeting you where you’re at and tailoring the course to suit your needs. She created a lovely safe space that enabled me and my partner to explore and prepare ourselves for approaching the birth and parenthood together. The guidance that she gave us was very skilled, loving and compassionate. I was lucky, in that my birth did go the way I wanted it to. But I also think it was fantastic that she prepared you for a range of possibilities that could happen across the course of birthing. I think this is so good for helping to increase your confidence that you can manage whatever comes. Her course was hugely empowering. I can’t recommend it highly enough!” JH
“I can't thank Aly enough for the kindness and support she gave to me and my partner Jenny in the lead up to the birth of our daughter.
The sessions were well structured, informative and packed full of useful information around birth. I felt Aly combines her high level clinical knowledge and practice with homebirth as well as knowledge of alternative techniques really well in these sessions. The activities we completed in Aly's session were also really useful in understanding what we both needed to support each other in the lead up to and during the birth.
The hypnobirthing practices and techniques we learnt with Aly were also invaluable to my partner during her labour. Clearly everyone is different and different techniques will work for different people. However the breathing techniques we learned supported my partner through all of her contractions and allowed her to stay calm and in control the whole time, only needing gas and air for the final moments. The guided recorded hypnobirthing audios that Aly sent us were also really useful in helping (us both) feel calm and in control in the lead up to D’s arrival as we both found aspects of anxiety around this. Really recommend getting her support to give you that extra reassurance and guidance for yours and partners birth.” LS
“My children are 6 and 9. When Aly offered to facilitate a bone closing ceremony for me, my first reaction was, but I gave birth ages ago! But after a compassionate conversation, we agreed it was a good time to have closure and acceptance on physical and emotional changes since I entered motherhood.
Aly gave such a warm welcome and I felt so safe in her hands. She gave space to release any emotions I had and I really felt a sense of release throughout the ceremony.
I really recommend giving yourself this time to relax, reflect and nourish your mind and soul.” BC
“Although all my children are grown, when I talked to Aly about having a bone closing, I knew this ceremony was exactly what I needed. Aly welcomed me into her home and gently and compassionately performed the ceremony with me. I felt safe, held and loved. I was given the time I needed to express my emotions. I felt a lot of closure connected to my mother and felt a release of raw emotion I didn’t realise I had been holding onto. The ceremony was so beautiful, and I felt connected to myself in a way I don’t think I have before. I cried with sadness and happiness and acceptance of my life’s journey and the changes I have been through. Aly read a passage to me at the end of the ceremony which was truly beautiful and spoke to me deeply about being me, being a woman and being a mother. When I left, I felt like my mind and soul had been nourished and I felt a lightness which has stayed with me. I cannot thank Aly enough for taking me through the bone closing with love and understanding and kindness.” KS