MamaBe® Authentic Birthing

 I just wanted to send word to let you know that our baby boy has arrived. He is in perfect health. The delivery went very well and I am very grateful to you because the skills I worked on in classes with you were extremely helpful and got me through it. I was induced last week and was able to manage the pain entirely through the breathing exercises you taught me as well as some of the positions we learned in your workshop. 

We welcomed a beautiful baby girl via successful VBAC –she is such a relaxed little lady. Thank you so much for your Preparing for Childbirth course. I felt so empowered, having the skills I needed to cope with the intense contractions of induced labour, and I could see how confident Zac felt to partner me. The class gave us a shared vocabulary of coping mechanisms and really set us up to share in the birth experience. We really can’t say thank you enough.

Clearlight is warm and relaxed, and the workshop helped us feel prepared and excited to meet the challenges and adventure of childbirth! It was an excellent preparation, with really helpful, positive and non-judgmental presentation of useful information. The supplemental information (pdfs) are really nice to have to synthesize information. We also really appreciated the inclusive language! 

 I just wanted to say thank you very much for the wonderful childbirth preparation workshop. It has really helped me feel better prepared for the birth and more equipped with tools to manage the pain! It was also really enjoyable and a nice way to share in the process with my husband! 

 We used every single tool during labor which made the three days of labor tolerable and intervention-free as we originally wished. Thank you so much for everything.

 L'accouchement s'est hyper bien déroulé en maison de naissance. Ton cours d'accompagnement m'a bien aidé à lâcher prise. Si bien que la petite est sorti en moins de 4 heures suites à la première contraction!!! 

 I have to say a major THANK YOU for the couples prenatal class that my husband and I did with you. I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy totally naturally, just the way I wanted and I know a big part of that was the preparation we had in your course. So thank you!!!

  I really can't thank you enough for all you did to help me prepare for the labour. Although it had its challenges, I have been looking back on the birth day with so much fondness. I'm so proud of what we achieved that day...I was so empowered and my husband and I were a true team. Your workshop totally gave him confidence to play an active role that day. And my goodness, you did not lie about the deep guttural moan and how much it helps. It got me through 12hrs of active induced labour without an epidural. I kept saying to myself over and over "this too will pass". And it did. All to say the tools I went in with were indispensable. 

We had a really great labour and birth experience and owe so much to the "tool kit" your classes prepared us with!! Labour came on gradually throughout the day and was totally manageable with the breathing techniques and yoga ball. We went for a nice walk, went out to lunch (where Dave told the patrons I was in labour and they all waved and wished me luck as we left-lol), watched TV. We left for the hospital late afternoon, I was admitted at 6pm, and then baby came really fast! While this was surprising, I managed well with staying in the moment, yoga ball and floor, and of course...animal noises! 

I honestly can't wait for the upcoming workshop. It helped me tremendously the last time, and it will be such a perfect timing for me, 3 weeks before my due date, to really get in touch with that part of myself that just knows what to do... And let it take over when the time comes. Thank you so much for your work, you really have a very positive impact on many lives, many families.

We cannot imagine a better birthing coach than Clearlight. She understands that every birth is unique, and introduces you to tools for meeting every challenge. We also very much appreciated her inclusive attitude reflected in communication (husbands or partners, acknowledging individual differences in couples like us with twins or our neighbor for whom it was a second birth).

We absolutely loved the workshop. Neither of us are really into yoga, so we weren't sure what to expect or whether we'd think it was too 'strange' for us, but were delightfully surprised by how much we liked it. Clearlight, we especially liked your style. On the ride home, Jeff kept saying, "she was amazing". You managed to be intense and yet relaxed, goofy and yet serious. I will recommend this class to all of my friends and I hope to come back for the mom and baby yoga, too!

As a healthcare professional, I enjoyed the non-medical emphasis of the workshop. The value of the medical model and medical technology was not diminished. Yet, alternatives to mainstream practices were offered that were more patient-focused. It was also helpful that Clearlight validated some of the things I'd already taught my husband.

I loved the emphasis on the importance of the husband/partner in the labour process. The best part of the workshop was coming out with concrete ways he could help prepare and support me in labour and birth. My husband especially appreciated the effort made to make the men/non-yoga participants feel comfortable. He loved the massage section, and liked knowing there were things he could do to help me and be more than a by-stander.

This was the second time we took your workshop. Four years later, we are so grateful to take this workshop for a second time... we feel it was a great refresher, and we took new knowledge home with us. It helped me regain confidence in preparing for delivery, and it empowered my husband with practical strategies and positions to help us prepare for the different stages of labor.

My little one was born on January 14th. It was a total of 6 hours of labour and about 15 minutes of pushing. My goal with this second pregnancy was to have a natural birth, since with my first I was induced and got an epidural. Thanks to all the techniques and discussions that we saw/had in your classes and workshop, I was able to accomplish a natural birth. It felt really really great and the nurses and doctors were impressed with me.  From the very moment we stepped into the hospital, Amar was an amazing coach. He kept reminding me to breathe (he would even breathe along with me) and he would suggest different positions and massage my hands. The thing that helped me the most, was the thought of appreciating the pain because it was there to bring me my baby (I had the pain over for tea! Haha). Thank you so much for all the knowledge Clearlight!

Thanks to the toolbox you provided us during your workshop, I was able to cope with the pain while my husband did a fantastic job coaching me and helping me through each contraction. I welcomed each contraction, knowing that the wave would pass and that with each one, we would be closer to meeting our little baby. I am happy to say that after nearly 20 hours of intense contractions and 1 hour of pushing, our little girl, Abigail was born via a successful, completely natural, VBAC!! We very much appreciate all you taught us during your workshop and the insight you provided us. I don't know how I would have been able to cope (naturally) during the labour process had we not taken your workshop. The medical staff at the hospital were quite impressed with me, as I was still happily smiling at 8cm dilated, unmedicated! 

We have participated in this workshop during both our pregnancies and recommend it to everyone we speak to. There is nothing stiff or traditional about this course and that is something that my husband and I have sincerely appreciated both times we joined the workshop. I'd like to specify that I didn't choose the words "attend the workshop" because this workshop is really about interacting and PARTICIPATING (not simply "attending and listening").  My husband and I have a close relationship to begin with, and we felt even more connected after the workshop... connected to one another, to our baby, to the human side of life by forgetting all the stuff going on in the outside world. We both felt empowered and confident that we have the tools and knowledge to work through the labour as a team and bring our child into the world with love. Clearlight's teachings are so insightful and refreshing. Her explanations are clear and her anecdotes are relatable and oftentimes funny. I love that we can laugh out loud as comfortably in our own living room! Her tone is calming, and even when she explains topics that seem out of the ordinary, they are approached with a sense of humour and realness. We really feel like no other book, website, or course is as comprehensive or successful in approaching the subject of childbirth in a way that brings the couple together.