Welcome to the RELAX into BIRTH programme with Doula Charlene. Learn valuable relaxation techniques for a more manageable birth:-)
Charlene is the founder of the Relax Into Birth programme and is a WOMBS trained doula. She is a Hypnotherapist (non medical) and has a degree in Journalism (2003) and writes for a host of South African women’s monthly magazines, including Longevity and Life Healthcare. She also offers holistic massage using Colour Therapy through Reflexology and Usui Reiki Ryoho for pregnancy and the postnatal period.
When Charlene fell pregnant, she could not believe nor trust her body to attempt natural birth, but through education and encouragement, she changed from planning an elective caesarean in hospital to having a homebirth with an independent midwife and doula in attendance.
“Working as a doula and creating the Relax Into Birth programme has given me a very practical perspective on birth. My aim at every birth is to mirror exactly what the mother needs in any given situation, so that the experience she has is a positive one,” she says. “My experience has taught me how important it is to educate and support mothers through their pregnancy, labour and birth so that they know they have options available to them to make informed decisions at every point on their birthing journey.”
VISION:
TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER AND INFORM WOMEN ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS AND RIGHT TO A CALM, WILD AND WONDERFUL BIRTH EXPERIENCE, FOR NATURAL AND CAESAREAN BIRTHS.
MISSION:
TO DO MY BEST TO FACILITATE BETTER BIRTHS THROUGH EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN TO EXPERIENCE THEIR BIRTHING DAY AS THE MOST MEMORABLE, TRANSFORMATIVE AND EMPOWERING EVENT IN THEIR LIVES; NO MATTER WHAT TURN IT TAKES; FOR NATURAL OR CAESAREAN BIRTHS.
