BIRTH PARTNER WORKSHOP

The Soul Space & Yogibirds Yoga offer this warm, practical and confidence-building session designed to support both pregnant women and their birth companions in preparing for labour and birth. Blending biomechanics, psychology and evidence-based birth knowledge, this hands-on workshop gives you the tools, techniques and understanding you need to work together as a team on the day.

Across the morning, we explore how the labouring woman may want to move, position herself and breathe, and how partners can support those instincts with comfort measures, confidence and calm. You’ll learn simple, practical “tools” for working with labour sensations — including touch, massage, movement, breathwork and positioning — using everyday items such as birth balls, pillows and chairs.

The workshop also offers space for couples to connect, practise techniques together, and build a shared plan for birth. After the session, enjoy tea and cake with the group to ask questions, chat and meet other parents-to-be.

• How your baby and body work together through pregnancy, labour and birth
• Practical biomechanical principles to ease pregnancy discomfort and support optimal baby positioning
• Breathing, relaxation and mind–body techniques for labour and birth
• Labour massage, acupressure points and hands-on support strategies for birth partners
• Instinctive labour and birth positions — why they matter and when to use them
• How partners can offer emotional and physical support with confidence
• A friendly, in-person workshop (2.5 hours + social time)
• Resources to read and refer to after the session
• Interactive opportunities to try all techniques together
• Admission for two adults (pregnant person + one birth partner)

Sunday 1st February 

The Soul Space

109a Park Lane

Carshalton

SM5 3DX

10:00-13:00

Kate (right) and Jo (left) are incredibly passionate birth workers and mums, who between them have over 20 years experience supporting and guiding women through the sacred passage of matrescense.

Jo has been holding space for women since 2016 at The Soul Space in Carshalton.  Through her offerings of Pregnancy and Mum & Baby Yoga classes and Women's classes and Circles she has guided and supported hundreds of women on their journey to motherhood and created a community that fosters great friendships and connections that go way beyond their time in class.

Kate is a trauma informed yoga and mindfulness teacher and prenatal and postnatal FEDANT accredited Senior Birth Educator.  Kate offers Pregnancy and Mum & Baby Yoga sessions as well as Pregnancy Preparation workshops and Circles within her wonderful Yogi Birds Yoga community in Birmingham.

When is a good time to join this workshop?

Anytime from around 28 weeks until you go into labour!

Is there parking at the venue?

There's plenty of parking on Park Lane, Parkgate Road and Lavender Road

If you have any further questions, please email jo&thesoulspace.net