Saturday 12 July | 2:00–4:00pm | £45 (£22.50 for members)
Led by NHS midwife, hypnobirthing expert and yoga teacher Laura Hayward Alfia (@theauthenticmidwife)
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A grounding and empowering afternoon for expectant mothers—designed to prepare your body, calm your nervous system, and help you feel deeply connected to your pregnancy and upcoming birth.
Led by the brilliant Laura Hayward Alfia—an NHS midwife, yoga teacher, and founder of The Authentic Midwife—this two-hour workshop blends pregnancy yoga, birth education, and hypnobirthing techniques to help you feel more confident and in control as you approach labour.
Whether it’s your first birth or your third, this is your invitation to step away from the overwhelm and into your power.
What’s Included:
2:00pm – Opening Circle + Grounding Breathwork
A space to connect with other mothers, settle into the body, and create intentions for birth.
2:15pm – Yoga for Birth Preparation
A flowing, gentle movement practice designed to support optimal fetal positioning, open the pelvis, and release tension in the hips, spine, and pelvic floor.
3:00pm – Birth Planning 〰️ Informed & Intuitive
Explore the key elements of birth planning—from physiological birth to navigating hospital systems—and learn how to avoid the most common unnecessary interventions.
3:20pm – Hypnobirthing Tools + Relaxation Practice
Practice breathwork, guided visualisation, and hypnobirthing techniques to activate your parasympathetic nervous system and stay centred, even in the unknown.
3:45pm – Q+A + Tea + Takeaways
Time to ask questions, reflect, and connect—plus receive your GoodGood guide to preparing for a positive, powerful birth.
You’ll Leave Feeling:
Grounded and reconnected to your body
Informed about your choices and rights
More confident about the stages of labour
Equipped with real tools to manage pain and anxiety
Nourished, supported, and not alone in the journey
Who it’s for:
All pregnant women from 14 weeks onwards. No prior yoga experience needed.
Spaces are limited to 15 to ensure individual attention and a safe, intimate space to share and move.
About the Instructor: Laura Hayward Alfia
Registered Midwife, Hypnobirthing Practitioner, Antenatal Educator & Postnatal Support Specialist
Laura is a registered midwife, hypnobirthing practitioner, and antenatal educator with a passion for modern, holistic birth support. After years working across high- and low-risk NHS settings — most recently as a core midwife in a London birth centre — she now focuses on private birth work, offering women and birthing people a more personal and empowering experience. Laura holds a First Class Honours Degree in Midwifery from King’s College London and brings a grounded, evidence-based approach to everything she teaches — from hypnobirthing and antenatal education to postnatal debriefs and breastfeeding support.
Since becoming a mother herself in 2024, her work has deepened in both empathy and clarity. She’s passionate about protecting birthing rights, supporting physiological birth and planned C-sections alike, and helping people make informed, confident decisions about their care. Laura also teaches prenatal yoga at GoodGood Yoga, blending mindful movement with her clinical expertise to support women through every stage of pregnancy. Whether through private sessions, group classes or postnatal support, she creates space for women to feel seen, heard — and iconic — in one of life’s most transformational chapters.