18/02/2026
During the latter weeks of each of my pregnancies, I would diffuse lavender and Clary sage constantly, especially during meditation and practising my self-hypnosis in preparation for birth.
Little did I know back then, that I was re-wiring my nervous system and creating my own scent anchor for almost immediate relaxation.
These last couple weeks, I have been dealing with a fair bit of stress and my nervous system has been stuck on fight and flight for what feels like days!
I had done all my usual practices, along with some chiropractic work, and although it was working to drop me back into my parasympathetic nervous system, I could feel myself still struggling.
I found a bottle of Clary sage oil when cleaning up this morning and decided to pop some in the diffuser.
Almost immediately I could get the change.
💚My body and my muscles instinctively began to relax.
💚My breathing slowed and deepened. My breath was reaching my diaphragm and no longer just in my chest.
💚My mind quietened
💚Heck, I could even feel my gut switch on and start digesting my breakfast!
This is the power of hypnosis! Results still happen years later! I had practised it so much when I was pregnant, I literally changed the neural pathways in my brain so that every time I smell Clary sage my body instantly responds and begins to relax.
And this is why I love teaching hypnosis for birth, and why I know it works.
Hypnosis during labour, often used in Hypnobirthing, functions by consciously modulating the autonomic nervous system (ANS) to move the body out of a "fight-or-flight" state and into a "rest-and-digest" state.
Hypnobirthing deepens your relaxation, and helps you manage the physical and emotional challenges of labour and birth.
Want to know how hypnobirthing can help you have your own positive birth experience?
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