Birth Courses
As a Boulder County doula, I provide personalized, evidence-based birth education designed to help you feel confident, informed, and fully supported. Whether you're preparing for your first birth or welcoming another baby, my private courses offer practical tools, up-to-date research, and compassionate guidance tailored to your unique needs.
Private HypnoBirthing® Course
HypnoBirthing® teaches deep relaxation through gentle self-hypnosis, guided breathing, and visualization — helping you approach birth with peace, confidence, and trust in your body’s natural instincts.
Over five sessions, you and your birth partner will learn practical tools to reduce tension, ease discomfort, and replace fear with calm preparation. This is a complete childbirth education course designed to empower both of you for a positive, connected experience.
You’ll learn:
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How to deeply relax and reduce tension through self-hypnosis
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Breathing techniques for every stage of labor
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Visualization and relaxation scripts to support calm confidence
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How your partner can provide active, meaningful support
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How to work with your body’s own built-in pain management system
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Ways to navigate your birth environment — whether at home, birth center, or hospital
Each course includes:
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Five 2.5 hour private classes per series
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Designed for the birthing person + partner (and any additional support members)
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Materials provided, including:
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The HypnoBirthing® Book by Marie Mongan
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HypnoBirthing spiral-bound guide
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Audio recordings for self-hypnosis practice
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Course Options & Investment
Virtual Course (anywhere): $800
Private online sessions via Zoom — flexible scheduling and full support from the comfort of your home.
In-Person Course (Boulder County, CO): $1000
Private, personalized sessions in your home or a local space — ideal for hands-on learning and direct practice together.
Taking the Hypnobirthing course with Virginia was a truly empowering experience. Her calm and grounding presence perfectly matched the nature of the course, creating a peaceful and supportive environment right from the start.
Katrina
Calm Under Pressure Course
A private, evidence-based workshop focused on how physiological birth unfolds paired with nervous-system support, visualization and breathing techniques, and informed decision-making through labor. Offered exclusively to DoulaNova
birth clients.
Course Investment
3-Hour Birth Skills Intensive:
($260 daytime; $300 evening)
