Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 2, Special Mega Annual Issue, 15 June 2018 | Page 10

related to children of both partners, healing which can pave the way for the child’s arrival. • In few cases, exploring mother’s perception towards pregnancy may also need to be explored at a subconscious level for any fear or phobia or anxiety regarding childbirth or child bearing/raising, as any such issue if present at a deep subconscious level will block her from pregnancy itself and in cases it may even result in miscarriage, as at deep subconscious level she is not ready to accept the pregnancy. Helping the Mothers-to-be: • Pregnancy brings about loads of physical, emotional and psychological changes in an expecting mother. Hypnotherapy can be a wonderful tool to help her navigate this experience in a calm, relaxed and healthy manner. • Initial bouts of nausea, frequent swelling of hands and feet, backaches and pelvic cramps etc. can be eased and healed using hypnosis, where in the mothers can be made in-sync with the changes in their body and mental-emotional aspects related to the pregnancy. • Mothers can be easily taught self-hypnosis for physical relaxation and calming of their anxieties. • Hypnotherapy can effectively be used to remove any fears/phobias or anxieties related to childbirth or pregnancy. Connecting with the Baby: • Mothers are ‘Connected’ to the baby not just in the physical sense but at a much deeper level. They ‘Connect’ at the level of ‘Energies’