Celebration

Yoga and meditation ~ 1.5 hrs ~ $120
Pre-natal Yoga is the perfect way to feel more connected with your body and your baby, to feel stronger and more relaxed, both physically and mentally. Yoga also helps to increase your energy, circulation and open up the pelvis. In this personal class, you will experience gentle stretching and breathing, learning how to move your body to find good positions for childbirth. Meditation helps you to focus on your inward journey, using the breath as a powerful tool for healing, relaxation and letting go of any fear and anxiety.  Also beneficial for fathers and support team members.  

Belly dancing ~ 1.5 hrs ~ $120
In this session you will receive the intimate knowledge of the benefits of the 'belly dance' as a sacred tool toward assisting a woman on her birthing journey, through the emotional, physical and spiritual application of the dance. By bridging the gap between the primal or instinctive brain and the modern woman you will be physically inspired to open to having a conscious and aware birthing experience. Great music!  A fun, energising and empowering session for every woman to feel more comfortable with their pregnant body.

Belly/body painting ~ 1 hr ~ $95
In many older cultures, body painting and decoration has been a strong part of celebration, ceremony and initiation. Belly Painting is a modern derivative of this tradition. In this session you will experience joy, creativity and playfulness as you surrender your belly/body as a living canvas for artistic expression. Special Non-Toxic Australian made body paints are used to sponge, draw and paint your body. Partners are encouraged to join in the fun! You may wish to combine this session with a photo shoot or simply bring your own camera to document the fun.

Belly casting ~ 45 mins ~ $110 per belly
An opportunity to take home a life size memento of your pregnancy! Belly Casts – are a great way to celebrate your pregnancy, are a first imprint of your unborn child and a way to create a keepsake of your journey to motherhood. Ideally done in later pregnancy, casting is a gentle and relaxing process in which layers of plaster bandage are applied to your belly. A cast can be made in less then an hour and is like a second skin peeled off for drying. Or as a couple you may wish to have your partner create your cast with guidance.

Photo session ~ 2hrs ~ $300
Looking to capture you pregnancy experience forever?  Together with our professional pregnancy photographer you will explore your relationship to your unborn baby and beautiful pregnant body through the eye of the camera. You may choose to use the beach or the bush as your backdrop or use an indoor setting at your accommodation. The photographic session fee includes a CD of your images and six b & w or colour prints.

Blessingway Ceremony - 1.5hrs - $95
The ‘Blessingway’ is a Native American ‘Navajo’ Ceremony to honour the pregnant mother and prepare for the birth of a new member of the tribe.  The ceremony marks the ‘rite of passage’ from maiden to mother or the addition of a new sibling into the family. It is a time to offer positive words of wisdom to the mother and encouragement for the coming labour and birth.  Many women gain positive insights during this beautiful Ceremony which help to empower her through the labour and birth of her baby. (If you have a special object that you would like to place on the altar during the Ceremony please bring this with you)