The Original Mindful Mamma®️
Hypnobirthing Teacher Training
Evidence-based hypnobirthing teacher training, trusted by midwives, doulas, psychologists, therapists and yoga teachers.
Taught by Sophie Fletcher, clinical hypnotherapist and doula with over 20 years' experience, and bestselling author of Mindful Hypnobirthing, Mindful Mamma and Mindful Menopause.
Established in 2008.
Book a free call with SophieFor professionals who want to become deeply confident using hypnosis and mindfulness for birth
You already understand birth. You may already teach hypnobirthing, or use hypnosis in your own practice and are ready to learn a much more hands on and adaptable approach to hypnosis.
What brings most people here is a sense that something is missing, and that women deserve tools which still hold when birth takes a different path.
This training goes further than most. Over two live days, in a group of no more than eight, you practise hypnosis yourself: voice, language, suggestion, imagery, and working on the spot. You get to test them, ask questions and build confidence.
If you are a yoga teacher or have a background in complementary therapy, you already work with breath, attention and the body. This training gives that work a grounding in hypnosis and mindfulness for birth, and shows you how to teach it.
If you would like to know whether it suits you and the way you work, book a call with me. It's a relaxed conversation, I'll show you the materials, and you can ask whatever you need to.
What happened to the hypno in hypnobirthing?
As hypnobirthing has grown in popularity over the last 20 years the hypno element has been diluted in favour of relaxation, breathing, massage and "mindset tools". But as its application for birth is diluted, the evidence body for hypnosis is growing.
I am a clinical hypnotherapist and supervisor with over 20 years' experience, and a doula. You are taught hypnosis by someone who practises it.
I focus on:
- effective hypnosis training so you are confident in your ability to apply hypnosis safely
- teaching you hypnotic language and self-hypnosis, so you can work on the spot and are not relying on reading scripts
- making sure you know how to use the tools with people if things take a different path so they can still have a positive experience
- hypnobirthing techniques I see used commonly that are not suitable for birth
- current research and thinking around hypnosis, and why it is so effective.
- the difference between hypnosis and mindfulness when it comes to birth
You are given a set of core scripts, so you have something reliable from your first class. You are also taught hypnotic language itself, so you are never dependent on them, and can adapt a script for the woman in front of you.
Over the last 20 years perinatal mental health teams, hypnotherapists, midwives, in the NHS, psychologists, doulas and even those who have used the techniques themselves have been through this course.
Book a call and I'll walk you through the resources, the support and the approach.
Rachel Croll, midwife
I absolutely loved my hypnobirthing teaching with Sophie Fletcher. As a midwife I loved learning to connect the science and hormones to the brain and its phenomenal power. Thank you Sophie for shaping my midwifery and personal journey.
Dr Nicky Grace, independent midwife
I recommend Sophie Fletcher’s hypnobirthing course to all my independent midwifery clients because I love Sophie’s calm, kind and evidence-based approach. I have witnessed many instances where Sophie’s methods have been helpful for women, in the hospital and home birth settings.
Stephanie - Practitioner
Between my personal experience with hypnotherapy and the hypnobirthing course I did with you, I was amazed by how powerful hypnosis and hypnotherapy are! Thank you for this wonderful course and opening my eyes to its power.
“I discovered Mindful Mamma after looking after a primip in labour who appeared to be doing hypnobirthing but without any complicated techniques.
She coped brilliantly with a long difficult labour and claimed it was due to her class. Over the next couple of years I realised I could almost predict who had prepared with Sophie's techniques - they were so calm and coped well with whatever labour threw at them.
I really believe it is the most useful Birth preparation available. It suits all types of people and all intrapartum situations. It also has the added bonus of teaching life skills which are invaluable in those early days of parenthood.”
Valerie – Community Midwife (RCM Member)
“I would just like to commend you on designing and running such a really fantastic course! It really has empowered both of us. Most of our fears about birth have disappeared already.”
“I can’t thank you enough for the techniques you have given us. We have recommended you to our friends. The birth of our son is a day we remember every second of and will cherish forever. Thank you.”
What you'll be teaching
The training is based on the core Mindful Mamma® Hypnobirthing course which is a 6 hour class.
- There are 7 sections and 7 objectives based on aspects of education that create powerful shifts in confidence for the couples you teach.
- Each objective comes with a core script and techniques laid out in a handbook, and you learn the hypnotic language to adapt them. This can be run as a day class, over 2x3 sessions, or 3x2 sessions
- The classes can be delivered privately or in small groups of up to 5 couples.
- As you become more confident you can adjust aspects working more authentically.
- You'll be trained to understand and use hypnosis, understanding nuance, with follow up support to ensure that you are confident.
- You'll be able to adapt hypnosis skills for caesarean birth, VBAC and other aspect of birth. As a clinical supervisor I can support you in this.
Day 1
Practical application live online
Hypnosis practical day, we go deeper into applied hypnosis. This is what will give you the confidence in skills and be able to adapt them.
You'll learn about the brain, voice, language, suggestion, hypnotic imagery, self-hypnosis, storytelling, rapid on the spot hypnosis, and why these aspects of hypnosis matter for birth. And you get to have a go with me there to answer questions and guide you every step of the way.
Small groups with cohorts no more than 8 make it a deeper training than most. Your hypnosis skills are supported by continued learning and the option to attend monthly coaching for 12 months.
Day 2
The Class live online
We go through the class as we would on a day teaching to parents.
The practical hypnosis experience from Day 1 is applied and you start to see how the framework comes together and how gentle but powerful the class is.
We explore practical aspects of teaching live on line. It's surprisingly interactive and dynamic with lots of discussion.
You learn how to demonstrate techniques and hold a group, as well as learning to be trauma aware with certain approaches.
Self-Guided
Learning and resource platform
Discover the learning platform full of resources. It's broken down into sections with videos, resources and more.
It deepens the live training, by teaching you more about the history of hypnosis, with step by step videos to go over the live training, a birth knowledge base, and how to set up your class.
You can start doing the self-guided learning the minute you purchase the course. It's also available on an app. You have access to other recordings of trainings that can broaden your portfolio.
Post-Training
Reflection and certification
After training you book a reflection and then a 1 hour consolidation session with me where you build your confidence. We can go through the hypnosis tools or even brainstorm setting your business up.
Then you complete a reflection on your first class whether group or private. You'll receive a certificate for CPD, a practitioner badge for your website and social media and you'll also be listed on the matching service for clients.
Contact is continued through monthly coaching or a small community where you can tag me, ask questions, share media posts you want boosted or even do a one thing a week challenge to grow your business.
How Mindful Mamma Hypnobirthing® compares
This is not just another teacher training. Here’s what sets it apart:
✅ Ethics first - evidence-based, safe, professional, it successfully went through the RCM accreditation process and is approved by Doula UK
✅ In depth learning - groups of less than 8 mean discussion based learning and real opportunities to test and talk about the tools.
✅ Mindfulness and Hypnosis - in depth hypnosis instruction for flexibility, read this article which touches on the ways in which you can use the tools I teach
✅ Robust psychological framework - evidence based structure and depth that appeals to therapists and health professionals
✅ Pro-Choice - Adaptable for all pregnancies and births
✅ Clinical Supervision - you can book ongoing supervision and mentoring
✅ Trauma-informed - awareness of techniques that can activate trauma in pregnancy and during birth.
✅ 12 months support* - Support that helps you get your business off the ground and build your skills
Why I charge what I do
I charge what it costs me to run this training well, and I think a a lot of the pricing in this field is inflated.
As a hypnotherapist, my own professional development has always been within reach, and I want the same to be true for the people who train with me. Midwives and other essential workers are not well paid, and many of the people who come to me are starting out or paying for this themselves.
I could charge a great deal more, and people tell me I should. I'm also aware that some of the best trainers are overlooked because their fees are modest. But overcharging for training doesn't sit well with me. I love teaching this work, and I would rather excellent training was something a good practitioner could say yes to.
So look at the credentials, the hours, the testimonials and who is teaching you, then judge it on that.
Will it pay for itself?
Teachers who train with me typically charge between £250 and £350 per couple for a group class, and around £500 for a couple taught privately. That is for six hours of face to face teaching, with the online course, the community and a copy of Mindful Hypnobirthing included for their clients.
On those figures, two private couples cover the cost of the training. So does a single group class of three or four.
You can teach as soon as the weekend is over. I suggest starting with a trial class for a friend, or for a couple at a reduced fee, and being open that you have just trained. It is the quickest way to find your feet, and we go through how it went in your one-to-one session.
Your first class costs you nothing in materials. Your pack includes five access codes for the parents' online course and five class journals, enough for your first five couples.
How quickly you build from there depends on you, the amount of work you put in to grow your business and where you work, and I won't pretend otherwise. The monthly group sessions are there for the questions that come up as you go.
Who this training is for
Places are offered to people who already work with others professionally: midwives, doulas, yoga teachers, complementary and talking therapists, and experienced teachers and group trainers.
It builds on skills and ethics you already use, so it isn't suited to someone starting from scratch. If you are not sure whether your background fits, book a call and we can talk it through.
With 12 months ongoing support and skills development
£800
November 2026 fee, or four payments of £200. The next training is on 24 and 25 April 2027, at £900.
Secure your place and get started todayNext live dates for 2026 training are:
November 28th and 29th (just 5 spaces left)
2027 dates
April 24th and 25th | September 18th and 19th | December 11th and 12th
Every training is live online, 1pm to 7pm UK time on both days.
The timing is chosen to work across Europe, the US and Canada: 2pm to 8pm Central Europe, 8am to 2pm Eastern, 7am to 1pm Central, 6am to 12pm Mountain and 5am to 11am Pacific.
Why Train With me?
I've lost count of the parents I've taught and teachers I've trained over the last 20 years.
The power of hypnosis for pregnancy birth and early pregnancy is overshadowed by the focus on "hypnobirthing for pain free birth" or the assumption that it's for uninterrupted physiological birth.
This is something I want to change.
When you learn with me you benefit from my experiential knowledge and the training I have done myself over the years. Not just hypnosis, I've been on retreat with incredible people such as Thich Nhat Hanh, which is why I also want teachers to understand the difference between hypnosis and mindfulness for birth.
If you have done another course and don't really feel you have tools that you wanted or you want to go deeper into what is possible with hypnosis and mindfulness, then this is the course for you.
Someone birthing should not be thinking about which breathing technique to use, and when. Or worrying about whether they are getting it right. Hypnosis should be automatic, conditioned so you don't "try to do it" you just do it.
Preparation should be perfecting the tools, finding the one that works, then conditioning them so they happen without thinking.
One breath beautifully conditioned, one or two techniques perfectly practiced, a playlist ready to go, clarity in decision making, a powerful belief in birth that has been reset at a subconscious level, a partner that is fearlessly supportive.
The neo-cortex should be switching off so they are able to focus their attention in a way that supports their body.
Join me in revolutionising hypnobirthing and making it accessible for all new parents, and help them shape a positive experience of birth.
Ali - Pre and postnatal yoga teacher
I just wanted to say how much I am enjoying the content so far, this is something I have had on my mind since becoming a pre and postnatal yoga teacher since 2018 & I honestly don’t know why it’s taken me so long but I know that I have found the right teacher, the non scripting completely feels right to me. I am finding it so interesting, I can’t put my laptop down!
Penny
I had my first glowing review from my client in November, it will be on social media later this week. She delivered her own baby in her bath in under 2 hours! and she said it was all down to the confidence I gave her, I was so thrilled!
Kerry
We had our last session on Saturday and it was so amazing, thank you so much for this wonderful training. Things didn’t go to plan with their first baby and they both now feel hugely confident and in control. When she came out of the shoulder anchor hypnosis she had tears rolling down her face but was smiling, and said “thank you - that was beautiful, I know now we can do this because we are together”.
Book a free video call
You can book a free call and have a chat about whether this is the right course for you. You'll get a tour of the course and all the materials so you can see just how many materials are available and how they are laid out. Get your questions ready!
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What you'll get .....
This isn't a weekend tickbox this is a complete journey:
✅ 15+ self-guided online modules covering hypnosis, mindfulness, and psychological foundations
✅ Affiliation with a bestselling author and Mindful Hypnobirthing and Mindful Mamma read by over 100k people
✅ online training weekend with Sophie
✅ Private 121 consolidation session post-training
✅ 20+ core hypnosis scripts and audio tracks that you can record in your own voice, with the language skills to adapt them for each client
✅ professionally designed client resources and teaching materials
✅ Monthly group mentoring calls and a discount on 1:1 supervision
✅ 12 months inside the Mindful Masterminds community to grow your business confidently, with a group coaching session each month
✅ Ongoing support - including new tracks/scripts tailored to trainee needs
✅ Only 24 places a year, in groups of no more than eight
Secure your space for NovemberLouise - Mindful Hypnobirthing teacher
Louise is a successful practitioner in Dundee, Scotland for many years. She's a fantastic teacher and has worked hard to build up a great reputation within her area.
Hear what she had to say about the course and her experience of the journey.
Feel supported.
I train in groups of no more than eight, and only 24 practitioners a year.
- You'll get direct support from me
- Your questions are always answered
- You'll feel part of a community of like-minded professionals
- grow your business with just one thing challenges in the community
- There are resources for just about anything. And if they don't exist I have the skills to create them.
- Options for private mentoring and business support
Why practitioners choose this hypnobirthing teacher training
"As a clinical psychologist I wanted a course that fitted alongside my style of working and was grounded in evidence."
"I trained with another provider and this was entirely different. It was a much more comprehensive approach to hypnosis and so many more tools".
"I loved that this was about real skills I could use with parents straight away."
"Sophie is profoundly generous with the tools she teaches, some of the biggest birth influencers have trained with her and built success on the work she has done with them."
"I wasn't sure how my first class would go, but I couldn't believe how well it had all gone in, I listened to my confident practitioner track before the class, and I was absolutely buzzing afterwards".
6 hours live training online is the minimum you should be doing if you are using hypnosis. This is why I have 12 months support afterwards, and monthly group coaching to grow your skills and confidence.
You need to understand what it is, the evidence that supports it, and how you can adapt aspects of hypnosis specifically for pregnancy and birth. But importantly you have to feel confident in teaching it, for those you are teaching to benefit from it fully.
It is different from mindfulness and you'll learn subtle ways in which these techniques can play different roles during birth.
Also importantly, you need to understand how to keep your clients safe. With this you will be able to add hypnosis to your portfolio or start a new business entirely.
All you need to bring to this is your passion for birth.
Next live dates for training are:
2026
November 28th and 29th
2027
April 24th and 25th
September 18th and 19th
December 11th and 12th
Live online, 1pm to 7pm UK time on both days.
12 months ongoing support
£800
November 2026 fee, or four payments of £200. The next training is on 24 and 25 April 2027, at £900.
Secure your place and get started todayBook a free clarity call
If you have any questions you can get in touch with me. You can book a free 30 minute video call and we can talk through whether this is the right course for you and the way you work.
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How you learn.
There are multiple ways you learn. It's a system set up to support you from the minute you sign up to the end of your 12 months (if you have chosen the support option)
How you earn.
There are several ways you earn money through the material you are taught. As a teacher myself I know that different options can help meet the needs of different clients.
How you teach.
This a flexible course designed to fit your life, and your clients...and your background and training. Download this to find out what resources you will have at your fingertips.
In house training for midwifery and perinatal mental health teams.
If you are part of a team who are interested in delivering courses or tailored approaches to peri-natal hypnosis or mental well-being within your trust please get in touch. I teach on the spot techniques, how to use hypnotic language for reducing anxiety in specific scenarios.
Get in touchFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
How do I know if this course is right for me?
Is the course flexible?
How do I get support?
Can I recreate your course online and use your trademark?
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What qualifications do I get?
I'm a clinical hypnotherapist and supervisor with over 20 years' experience, and a doula. I love supporting teachers to grow into the best teachers they can be.
I am registered with the National Council for Hypnotherapy, which means I meet its professional standards and CPD requirements. I have also been awarded a Fellowship in recognition of services to the hypnotherapy sector.