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Conscious Birth Antenatal Course (including Hypnobirthing)

A Calm, Connected & Empowered Way to Prepare for Birth

Are you longing for more than just medical information, something that speaks to your heart, mind, body and soul?

The Conscious Birth
Antenatal Course

The Conscious Birth Antenatal Course is a gentle, grounded, and deeply supportive in-person weekend journey for you and your partner to prepare for the birth of your baby with calm confidence.

Over three transformative days, you’ll experience a unique blend of trusted Hypnobirthing® techniques, holistic tools, practical education, and emotional support.

This isn’t just about information; it’s a nurturing space to explore your fears, process your feelings, and build deep trust in your inner wisdom and choices.
So you can move through pregnancy and birth feeling empowered, connected, and truly well-resourced.

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Facilitated by Theoni Papoutsis

Created and facilitated by Theoni Papoutsis, a seasoned doula, bodyworker, Hypnobirthing educator, and guide with over 30 years of experience, this course offers a nurturing space to learn, reflect, and connect with your body’s wisdom and your unborn baby.

Because your birth matters.
Not just how it happens, but how you feel while it’s happening.

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Why Conscious Birth?

This course is designed for women and couples seeking a meaningful and mindful approach to childbirth.

Whether it’s your first baby or your fourth, if you’re ready to release fear, connect with your inner wisdom, and be guided through evidence-based tools and embodied practices, you’re in the right place.

Conscious Birth is a connection.

To your body, your baby, your partner, and your intuition.

Conscious Birth is a choice.

Knowing your options and being at the centre of your birth.

Conscious Birth is calm.

Learning to soften the nervous system and cultivate inner stillness.

Conscious Birth is confidence.

Through education, preparation, and a supportive community.

Conscious Birth is courage.

To be present with whatever your unique birth brings.

What You’ll Learn

Together, we explore what it means to birth from a place of trust, clarity, and presence, and by the end of this course, you will:

Understand what’s happening in your body during labour and birth
Release common fears and build real confidence
Practise proven tools for staying calm and focused (breathwork, visualisation, mindfulness and movement)
Learn about the mind-body connection and your body’s innate wisdom
Prepare your birth partner with supportive roles and techniques
Deepen your connection with your baby and your partner
Create your own powerful and positive birth story

What’s Included

This is more than a weekend course; it’s a container of ongoing support and soulful preparation, where you’ll receive:

Emotional support through a WhatsApp support through your baby’s first year
Access to The Mother’s Village Telegram community
Guest Expert contributions: Integrative Nutrition Coach, Homeopath, Lactation Consultant, Pelvic Floor Physio, included in the spiral-bound book.
Healthy, nourishing recipes to support your pregnancy and postpartum recovery
Colour-coded labour charts to help you navigate each stage
Deepen your connection with your baby and your partner
An extensive Pregnancy & Postpartum Resource List
Real birth stories from other women who’ve walked this path.

Part 1 The mind-body connection

– History of Birth
– How the uterus works to birth your baby
– Why doesn’t the uterus work effectively in modern times
– Words affect the mind. Mindful language versus medical language
Childbirth without Fear: Grantly Dick-Read
The symphony of hormones and the nervous system
Andy’s home birth story
We are mammals too
Communicating with your baby
Understanding the mind-body connection
Hypnosis and the mind-body connection
Hypnotic anchoring
Birth imprinting
The tools we will explore
Being Centered, with exercise
Breathing tools: surge breathing and practice
Lemon visualisation
Poem: What is Normal Birth

Part 2 Preparing the mind and body

Preparing the body for birth
Mindful eating
Moving the body
Postures
The woman’s pelvis
Big babies
Positioning baby
Sleeping on your left-hand side
Squatting as a daily practice
Perineal massage
Ella’s Birthing center story
Preparing your mind and emotions
Ways to bond with your baby
Tracey’s Home Birth story
Where is your baby in this experience
Preparing siblings and yourself for baby
Body scan practice
Light Touch massage for endorphins
Visualisations
How to use these visualisations

Part 3 Deep understanding of fear & trust

What is fear?
Fears, concerns, and worries
Connect with your baby exercise
Creating a state anchor using NLP
Exploring trust, mindful inner reflections with a partner around fear
Planning your birthing day party from your senses
Unexpected challenges
Poem

Part 4 Planning for labour and birth

Birth preferences: where are you now?
What are your baby’s birth needs?
Breath for feeling overwhelmed
Birth intentions versus Birth preferences
Choosing a caregiver
The role of a Doula
The third trimester cheat sheet
Preparing for Birth breathing practices
Birthing bag for mom and partner
Physiological labour and birth demystified
Fetal monitoring in labour
Sexuality of birth,
Labour and birth positions
Partner support
Supported squatting positions partners
Birth breathing practice
Birthing the placenta
What to do with the placenta
Baby is here
Apgar score
Birth preference checklist
Caesarean birth checklist
Natural induction checklist

Part 5 Being empowered

Navigating choices
Loving kindness meditation
Exploring pain
Sensations of pain exercise
What do you do to accept the process of pain
Ice exercise for labour practice
Fear release and empowerment visualisation
When things don’t go according to plan

Part 6 Fourth trimester

Cheat sheet for what does baby really need
Breastfeeding
The first 40 days
Preparing for postpartum
Baby massage partners bonding time
Caring for baby
Paediatrician versus Homeopath
General info about babies health
The next journey begins

Resources

Daily commitments, practice & checklist
Pregnancy Yoga practice and meditation
Conscious birth positive statements
Theoni‘s recipes,
healthy superfood chocolates
Chocolate cake
Oat and date Ball recipes
Doterra essential oils
Homeopathic mom and baby kit
Pregnancy resources, Books, YouTube, Websites, FB
Parenting resources, Books, YouTube, Websites, FB
Questions to ask your caregiver
OB/Gyne, Midwife and Doula
Contributions by;
Homeopathy by Dr Vicki Compere
Holistic health for pregnancy by Jean Berkus
Breastfeeding resources from Samantha Crompton
Pelvic physiotherapist Shirin Motala
Setting your GPS
Sensations of pain words to prompt you
Acknowledgements
Gratitude
Testimonials
Reference
Labour and birth colour coded fold out chart

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My promise to you

On completion of this course, you will have the tools to calm your nervous system and awaken your confidence, and feel supported.

You will feel supported, both individually and as a family unit so that you can feel prepared and connected for birth.

I will help you shift from fear to trust
I will gently guide you back to your body’s wisdom.
I will hold a space where your questions, hopes, and concerns are welcomed and honoured.

Conscious Birth: Inner Wisdom for Modern Mothers spiral-bound book

Included in the course is a copy of my spiral-bound book, its a companion to your journey.

This beautifully crafted guide blends HypnoBirthing, mindfulness, Pregnancy Yoga, and sacred wisdom with practical tools and checklists, offering reassurance and clarity for every step of the journey.

With gentle prompts, empowering stories, and honest insight, it’s a trusted companion throughout your pregnancy and beyond.

It’s more than a book; it’s a resourceful guide that
supports connection, calm, confidence, choice,
and courage, helping you prepare for birth with
presence and power.

Buy book here

“I walked into Theoni’s room at 25 weeks pregnant, filled with fears and anxiety about the big day I have to bring my child into the world. I was afraid of the pain and all the negative possibilities that I had been seeing other women experiencing online, and wasn’t sure if I’d be able to follow through with my desire for a “natural” birth.

I am glad to say that her teachings have totally changed my perspective and reaffirmed my sense of strength in my womanhood as a whole. I now know that not only has my body been immaculately designed to birth my baby, but that I can also choose to make it a safe, calm, and joyful experience too.

Theoni’s holistic approach to birthing has opened me up to trusting my mind, body, and spirit to do what they are supposed to do when my child arrives. I am grateful for that confidence and looking forward to meeting my baby with a smile.“
– Thando Khumalo

Conscious Birth Course Format & Dates

In-person weekends Linden, Johannesburg

2026 Dates

Days & Times

Fri 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Sat 8.30am – 1pm
Sun 8.30am – 1pm

Dates

Jan 23-25
March 27-29
May 29-31
July 24-26

Online options available for personalised support
Digital self-paced course coming soon

Investment per couple: R3600
Secure your place with a R1500 deposit | Balance due at start of course

Your Next Step

If you’re ready to feel held, prepared, and deeply connected to your body and baby, this course is for you.

Courses are kept small to support your journey and learning. Space for 3-5 couples.

Book now to secure your space or contact me for more information.

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