That’s right, I’m selling my house at the moment and finding a new home to buy. Yes, I spend around 4 hours a day on Rightmove (no joke!) Why is that site soooo addictive?!

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In this house moving fiasco there have been so many things that remind me of important lessons I’ve had over the years about running a Hypnobirthing business.

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So if you want some solid gold Hypnobirthing business tips, read on…

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1. People buy from people. Yep, I know the houses that we view don’t come with their current owner (thank goodness) and yet whether I like and trust them matters.
   When the owner is warm, friendly and honest I tend to like the house more and feel more confident about dealing with them should we want to put an offer in. If this is important in buying homes, just think how important it is in selling services ie selling your Hypnobirthing courses.
   When we allow people to get to know us a little, they feel like they know us, they trust us...

They ask how your LITTLE business is going.

When times are harder in life or business, they suggest you give your business up. I wonder if they’d do the same if it was a job for someone else?

They ask you what you are going to do with all your extra time now that little ____ is at preschool.

They see the investments that you make in your business such as additional learning, coaching, and support as a personal indulgence.

Any of this sound familiar?

I’ve certainly experienced this in my almost 9 years in business.

Now, in my early days of business I kind of thought that once my business proved itself to be a success, more people would take it seriously. Whilst, this is partly true there is still a huge difference in how people speak to my husband about his business as opposed to mine.

My youngest child recently started primary school. It’s the first time ever I don’t have children at home Monday to Friday 9-3....

Let’s be honest, for so many of us, deciding what to charge for our services is HARD! It can be a real stumbling block and come with all sorts of feelings. From feeling uncertain to feeling guilt.

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I’m guessing this is the first time you have had to put a value on your time and what you offer. Therefore, it is no wonder it comes with all the emotions. Add to this that so many of us have grown up with some huge beliefs about receiving money. (Let’s delve into that some other time)

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Here are ten common mistakes I see Hypnobirthing teachers making when it comes to pricing.

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Read on so that you can avoid these pitfalls in your pricing…

‌1. Giving “mates rates” to everyone they even slightly know. No one expects us to give freebies or special offers. They are booking because they trust us and know that we are good at what we do.

‌2. Assuming no one can afford their services. Constantly blaming...

Kirsten tells her story 

Kirsten trained with us to become a Hypnobirthing teacher with the ambition of making sure women like herself had the opportunity to feel in control and have a beautiful birth. 

Tell us a bit about you, your background and why you trained to become a Hypnobirthing Teacher

I felt really passionate about supporting women through this journey and showing them how calm and genuinely easier it can be to enjoy birth with the power of hypnobirthing. I felt really robbed of natural fertility, as a IVF mum (IVF warrior) I just wanted women like myself to have the opportunity to feel in control, and really have that beautiful birth after what can be a very challenging time leading up to pregnancy.

What have you done so far to build your business? How do you balance this with your life?

I’m really proud of my website (www.bumpsandbeginnings.com), and Instagram. Although sometimes it feels like I’m preaching...

Taking a passion and making it a career. 

Hannah built a Hypnobirthing business whilst on maternity leave.

Hannah trained with us to become a hypnobirthing teacher in May 2022 due to the lack of flexibility she was experiencing in her full-time job. In this blog post, she shares her story with us about creating a business on maternity leave.

I’m Hannah and I’m the founder of The Contemporary Birth Company. I have two little girls, 2.5yrs and 8 months old at the time of writing. I’ve always been terrified of anything medical. I (used to!) have a major phobia of needles and would pass out having blood taken so when I got pregnant with my first daughter, I was obviously terrified of giving birth!

I am a Behaviour Analyst in my employed work and everything I do has to be rooted in science, backed up by evidence and data so when someone suggested I read a Hypnobirthing book I was quite skeptical. My work trains me to be skeptical,...

The inspiring Hannah Wallis from Little Rosebuds trained with us at the end of 2022 to become a Hypnobirthing teacher and since then her business has gone from strength to strength. In this blog, Hannah shares with us how she has created such a strong brand in such a short amount of time. 

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you decided to train to become a hypnobirthing teacher?

I'm Hannah, 32 from South Yorkshire. Wife, Dog mom and due in December with our first baby! We also love a good house renovation and have just completed the renovation of a 1960's bungalow! Many of my friends and family know me as a personal trainer and fitness instructor, and for the last six years this is where I have built my wonderful business and client base. In 2020 I found myself (along with the rest of the world) forced into lockdown and had to make a decision on where to take my business. So overnight, I took all of my classes onto zoom and spent 3...

Julia trained with us to become a Hypnobirthing teacher to complement her doula training, here she tells us why this is a perfect match and shares some tips for those who are wanting to become Hypnobirthing teachers too. 

I am Julia, a Mum of two, a Doula and Hypnobirthing teacher, living in Leeds, West Yorkshire, my business is Baba Doula Services. I am really passionate about supporting expectant parents, helping them to have a positive birth experience, by feeling calm, confident and in control. I have always had an interest and passion in pregnancy and birth. After I became a doula, I knew I wanted to do a hypnobirthing teacher training course. I had read and heard about how powerful hypnobirthing is and the positive mindset for birth, that it creates. Hypnobirthing courses are different to antenatal courses, which don’t teach you about the power of the mind, the mind body connection during birth and how to have a calm birth. The mind controls a...

Ruth Wookey became a Hypnobirthing teacher, whilst on maternity leave. Read about her business journey below...

I’m Ruth, I live with my husband and two daughters in Littleborough, Rochdale, and up until very recently, I was a Secondary school English teacher! I discovered hypnobirthing during my second pregnancy when I attended a face to face group course in my local area. I found it fascinating! I read so much about birth during my pregnancy and really enjoyed preparing for the birth! Then, when I had my baby (and not just a positive, but genuinely a transformational birth, by the way!) I just didn’t stop reading! I found myself reading more birth books whilst feeding and listening to birth podcasts whilst out walking or driving around! That’s when I thought, I’m not done with this, am I? I knew that hypnobirthing wasn’t just something I’d done for myself and my daughter, but probably something I wanted to be a big part of my life in the...

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Why pregnancy yoga and Hypnobirthing are the perfect combination

The lovely Kim Mousley from BirthBodyBreathe, one of our LYB graduates explains to us why pregnancy yoga and hypnobirthing are a wonderful combination for pregnancy and birth. 

Pregnancy yoga and Hypnobirthing are the 2 things that really transformed my experience of the pregnancy-birth-parenthood continuum. They both have so much to offer through this transformative time of life…and combined they are even more powerful!

In short, Hypnobirthing is a complete birth preparation course. Pregnancy yoga is a specific type of yoga designed to prepare you physically, emotionally and spiritually for birth.

Though they are distinctive in many ways, there’s so much overlap between the 2!

• both will teach you breathing techniques to calm your mind and body
• both will teach you about your body, how it works and how to support its physiology
• both will help you find...