Positive Postpartum Workshop – Prepare for Your Fourth Trimester
Welcome Parents
The Positive Postpartum Class: Support for the Journey of Early Parenthood
Postpartum is a uniquely intense and transformative time—filled with new challenges, unexpected emotions, and moments where it can feel like you’re constantly being stretched to your limits. This short course is designed to make that journey feel a little more manageable, a little more supported, and more empowered.
In this workshop, you’ll gain:
- Insightful Information – Learn what’s really happening in your brain during this season of change – it’s called Matrescence! Understanding the “why” behind your experiences helps you respond with more self-compassion and confidence. Gain a deeper understanding of your emotional state and discover how to work with what you’re feeling, rather than against it.
- Effective Tools & Strategies – Discover practical methods to release stress, ease anxiety, and bring a greater sense of calm into your daily life as a parent.
- Quick & Simple Techniques – Reset your energy, feel re-inspired, and access calm—fast. These techniques are made for real-life parenting, where time and headspace are often in short supply.
The Positive Postpartum Workshop is a 3-hour program split into two 90-minute sessions. One version of the course is designed for parents-to-be and another version is designed for those already with babies and/or young children.
You’ll learn how to:
- Use simple self-hypnosis and relaxation tools,
- Make the most of limited sleep,
- Stay grounded and calm during tough moments,
- Cultivate mindfulness and find your focus.
This is a fun, practical class where we blend inspiration, education, and hands-on tools you can use immediately—no matter how busy or tired you are. Whether you’re navigating newborn life or toddlerhood, this course is here to help you feel more centered, more capable, and more you.
Included in the workshop: handouts and 6 audio tracks to use to help you make the most of the practical techniques.
** Please note it is not necessary to have any experience with self-hypnosis, relaxation or meditation in order to join and benefit from the class. All you need is the desire to be relaxed.
There are two different workshops designed for all types of mothers :
– a workshop for parents expecting their first baby and
– a workshop more relevant for parents of baby and / or other children.
Your investment is usually $99 but these workshops are kindly funded by The Village and The Wright Family Foundation
“I really enjoyed this class, as it gave me more confidence in my ability to succeed in the next stage of motherhood. Being able to stay calm in stressful parenting moments is very difficult. I instantly knew I would use some of the techniques, and I have. Calm Mama is definitely the right name for this course and it has become my mantra to myself on a daily basis I will take a deep breath and say ‘calm mama, calm baby’ and it’s true. I wish I had done this course at the beginning of my step mum journey 7 years ago!!
Freya
“You will not regret doing this course. It was like pressing the reset button for me. I am so much more conscious of my feelings and thoughts on a daily basis now”
Aimee
How is self-hypnosis beneficial for new parents?
Rapid Relaxation: Hypnosis provides easy to learn techniques to quickly relax your body while creating mindfulness and balance.
Positive Emotional Resources: Quick self-hypnosis techniques allow you to tap into positive emotions even on difficult days.
Deep Relaxation and Hypnotic Time Distortion for Sleep: Whether you have five minutes or five hours to catch some rest, hypnosis helps your mind and body make the most of the sleep you have.
Confidence building, inspiration: for the tough times and the knocks life throws at us as mothers. Confidence and positive suggestive tools for successful breastfeeding.
Mindfulness : how to appreciate the moment, see light within the tunnel and work with/ accept / be with whatever is thrown at you.
“I honestly don’t know how to thank you enough for putting on this course. I cant put into words how much you have done for my family and I.
Its been 3 weeks since I did the course and every day I have laughed more, smiled more and I have honestly enjoyed every moment of being a mum. Having had pretty severe post natal depression and anxiety for the last 2 years, this class could not have come at a more perfect time (ok so maybe 2 years ago would have been better), but I was ready to make change.
I have felt love for my wee man and a need to have him in my life, calm, and fulfillment for the last 21 days. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to use your tools for my needs at the time. Thank you for giving me three hours of time for myself, and thank you for giving the three people living under our roof their title of “family”.
Emma
“I remember writing some feedback about the class before I had my baby Emma, but I want to say how much it has positively impacted my life as a new mum now. I think it’s so so so so so important that people do this class because it has honestly saved my life.”
Sarah
I feel like I have a lot of tools to now use when in a stressful situation of being a new mum and will be able to calm myself quickly. I liked hearing other expectant mums share, many of their concerns resonated with mine but it was also empowering to hear what they were looking forward to. I liked hearing that the worries I had were very normal and how to reset them”
Hannah
“Thanks for a great session last week. I will definitely be putting these resources to good use over the coming weeks and months Strategies for coping with stress lack of sleep and anxiety are vital for any mum and the class offers just that”
Amy
“I’m still listening to the relaxation tracks 5 months on. When I need to get to sleep during the day, it’s been so helpful.”
Gen
Who is this class for?
Parents-to-be : Learn how to better cope with your ever changing and evolving journey. Designed for parents pregnant with their first baby, this is a safe space to join like minded parents to feel more confident and prepared in beginning your journey.
Parents with growing babies, toddlers and preschoolers: This version is designed to help mothers find balance and energy throughout the early years of motherhood and possibly preparing to extend the family. We provide practical tools (along with inspiration) that you can use when your buttons are being pushed, you’ve got no time for yourself and you’re being pulled in many directions. Many mums say it’s like this class allows them to hit the “reset” button.
Your investment is $89 which includes $40 worth of relaxation/hypnosis tracks to keep, along with handouts and scripts.
Classes run on Zoom, weeknights 730pm – 9pm
Next course starts 12 June 2025
contact helen@positivebirths.co.nz to register your interest.
