Stephanie Larson, the visionary founder of Dancing For Birth™, is a renowned expert in childbirth and movement. Her revolutionary childbirth method has helped countless women and birthing individuals achieve blissful and effortless births. Birth professionals can attend the Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training to learn and utilize this proven method. Parents worldwide can also benefit from the powerful combination of fitness, childbirth education, and celebration offered in Dancing For Birth™ classes taught across seven continents. Join Stephanie in empowering your body and birth experience through movement and instinct.
In this episode:
Stephanie Larson is the visionary founder of Dancing for Birth, a revolutionary childbirth method that promotes blissful birth through movement and instinct
Stephanie's personal experience of dancing through labor inspired her to create Dancing for Birth and help women give birth with ease and pleasure
The importance of following your body's sensations during labor and how movement can help with childbirth pain relief and promote a positive birth experience
The euphoric potential of birth and the role of movement and dancing in releasing happy hormones like oxytocin and endorphins
Using dance as a tool to connect with and love your body during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and celebrating the body's capabilities
Key Takeaways:
Childbirth is natural and can benefit from movement and dance
Caregiver approach can impact the birth experience and outcomes
Empowerment can come from trusting one's body, intuition, and making personal choices
Sensing labor can help honor the body's needs and provide space and positioning for birth.
Dancing during labor releases endorphins and oxytocin, creating a positive birth experience.
Pregnancy, birth, and postpartum are ideal times to connect with and love your body by celebrating it
Connect with Stephanie:
Website: https://www.dancingforbirth.com/
Tweetable Quotes:
“If we feel something in our body and then we follow that, then we're really honoring how our body needs to birth and how our baby needs us to birth.” - Stephanie Larson
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