Childbirth Education & Birth Techniques Series
4 sessions in San Francisco, Live On-line, or Video RecordingsUsing hypnosis, relaxation, meditation, breathing, the power of your mind, and the connection with your baby to give birth the way that nature intended. In this series, I teach women and their birth partners who want a non/low intervention birth, everything I think they need to know and practice for labor, birth, and immediate postpartum in the hospital, home birth or birth center.
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Class Details
18 hour series | $575 per couple
| In Person in San Francisco | Live On-Line | Video Recordings | |
| Yes to Birth! Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Audio Relaxation Program ($60 value) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Yes to Birth! booklet (priceless) | hardcopy | e-book | e-book |
| 20 minute private session with Rachel over video conference | ✓ | ||
| Make new friends with other like minded parents | ✓ | ||
| You can take Rachel’s classes in-person San Francisco at the Jewish Community Center and are available live-online for participants from anywhere in the world. | ✓ | ✓ |
All of Rachel’s Birth classes are taught in San Francisco at the Jewish Community Center and live-streamed for participants from any where in the world. Please note that participates doing the Live On-Live will not interact with any of the in person participants and will only be seeing Rachel Yellin during the session.
In Person In San Francisco
- Yes to Birth! Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Audio Relaxation Program ($60 value)
- Yes to Birth! booklet – hardcopy (priceless)
- $25 off one 2-hour Depth Hypnosis Therapy session with Rachel
- Personalized access to Rachel in class, by email or phone
- Make new friends with other like-minded parents to be – building community
- Be fully present, engaged and prioritized with your partner
Live On-Line
- Yes to Birth! Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Audio Relaxation Program ($60 value)
- Yes to Birth! booklet – ebook (priceless)
- $25 off one 2-hour Depth Hypnosis Therapy session with Rachel
- 10 minute private call with Rachel via email or phone
- Limited access to recorded sessions
- Attend this class from anywhere in the world
All of Rachel’s Birth classes are taught in San Francisco at the Jewish Community Center and live-streamed for participants from any where in the world. Please note that participates doing the Live On-Line will not interact with any of the in person participants and will only be seeing Rachel Yellin during the session.
Frequently Asked Questions
How In Person Works
You are encouraged to take this in-person series if you live within a reasonable distance of the JCCSF. If you need to miss one or two classes, notify Rachel in ADVANCE and arrange to receive a video recording of the class. It will be important for you to watch the missed class before the next class.
Each Class will take place at The Jewish Community Center of SF
3200 California Street @ Presidio
San Francisco, CA 94115
In Person class size is 15 couples.
How Live On-Line Works
You are encouraged to take this class if you live too far away to attend in person or have a work schedule that prevents you from attending 2 or more classes or being on time.
Each Session will be held using Zoom Video Conferencing.
Be the EXPERT of your body.
Harness your COURAGE and STRENGTH.
Become the parent you ADMIRE.
You and your partner will get:
- An understanding of the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of birthing
- A set of practices to help you integrate the relaxation, breathing, hypnosis and mind-training techniques.
- Information and skills to have the best chance of a low or non interventive birth while knowing what could take you off that path.
- A deeper connection to yourself, your partner, and your baby so that you can navigate the birth from a foundation of love.
- Knowledge about the routine birth and postpartum procedures that occur in all birth locations.
Tentative Class Schedules
PLEASE NOTE:
Our intention is to restart our in-person childbirth education classes in November. Please note the tentative dates and contact our support team with your name, estimated due date, and phone number to reserve your spot today!
November
Tue, 11/03, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Thu, 11/05, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Sat, 11/07, 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Sun, 11/08, 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Video Recordings are available now
For $425, you will receive:
- Videos of the full course through dropbox
- Audio Relaxation Program
- Course booklet
- 20 minute private session with Rachel.
If the in-person class registration is full
Please contact our support team to be added to the wait list.
Live On-Line space is available for registration now.
Not able to make any of these classes
in person or live on-line?
Please contact Rachel to receive video recordings of the classes plus course materials.
Yes to Birth! Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond Audio Relaxation Program
Can’t make the series, intensive or private class? Get the primary practice tool that Rachel offers.
Class Content
Theory
- History of birth
- Different ways birth can look
- Birth procedures
- The ways animals give birth
- Physiology and hormones of birth
- Understanding your beliefs and fears about birth
- Choices around birth location and birth team
- Effect of language and thoughts
- The karma of birth
- Birth as an Initiation
Relaxing Birthing Techniques
- Self Hypnosis and guided relaxation
- Breathing to support your body and focus your mind
- Deepening your connection with your birth partner
- Keeping your nervous system calm in labor
- Encouraging baby to be in a symmetrical position
- Signs your labor might be starting
- What happens after labor starts
- How to go towards the sensations of labor
- How to change positions or locations smoothly
- Moving your baby down (pushing)
Process
- Benefits of having a doula along side your birth partner
- Advocating for yourself and your baby
- Communication with friends/family and medical providers
- Cord clamping, placenta birthing, perineal care
- Managing special medical circumstances
- Assessing necessity of interventions/protocols
Family
- What the partner should (and shouldn’t) do
- Newborn procedures
- Taking care of yourselves after the birth
- Connecting with your baby
- Your first moments with your baby
- Create a better long-term relationship
Class Schedules
PLEASE NOTE:
Our intention is to restart our in-person childbirth education classes in November. Please note the tentative dates and contact our support team with your name, estimated due date, and phone number to reserve your spot today!
November
Tue, 11/03, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Thu, 11/05, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Sat, 11/07, 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Sun, 11/08, 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm
In-person and live online class dates are in the works. Please contact our support team with your name, estimated due date, and phone number, and we will be in touch to let you know what classes are available.
Video Recordings are available now
For $425, receive:
- Videos of the full course through dropbox
- Audio Relaxation Program
- Course booklet
- 20 minute private session with Rachel.
If the in-person class registration is full
Please contact our support team to be added to the wait list.
Live On-Line space is available for registration now.
Happy Parents
My husband and I connected on a deep level
Rachel provided so much information about preparing for birth, giving birth, what to expect at the hospital and then what to expect after you come home with your baby. She keeps it real too, telling you the facts that allows you to make informed choices And she can be really funny when it gets into the awkward stuff:-).
We truly OWNED our birth experience
The class fostered more love, communication, and understanding that made my husband and I grow even closer. The self-hypnosis exercises helped me easily go into a very introspective state. During labor and birth, I connected with my primal self, which was huge in terms of staying focused. My husband was able to support me in ways I had not imagined.
An Expert and Kind Soul
As the dad-to-be, I thought I was prepared for the birth of our son, but AFTER Rachel’s class I was 100% ready no-questions asked. Her teachings helped me to guide my discussions with the hospital staff and coach my wife through the later parts of a beautiful and natural birth.
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