What is a HypnoBirthing®
Childbirth Educator?
HypnoBirthing® Childbirth Educators are highly qualified birthing professionals who have distinguished themselves through education, experience, motivation, and dedication to the principles and philosophy of HypnoBirthing® and mother-directed birthing. Additionally, each must meet the requirements as set forth by the Executive Board of the HypnoBirthing® Institute. Your close attention to the course evaluation will ensure that this remains so. HypnoBirthing® Classes are taught in a format of five weekly, 2 1/2-hour classes. If you are very near to your birthing time, speak with your local practitioner about making special arrangements for individual classes with you.
Sarah Lyn
Certified HypnoBirthing®
Childbirth Educator & Owner of
Journey Into HypnoBirthing®
I’m a proud mother of five, a real estate broker, and a passionate advocate for natural birth. I believe every woman deserves to feel informed, supported, and empowered throughout pregnancy and childbirth. That belief inspires me to share the knowledge and encouragement that helped transform my own birth experiences.
My journey began in 2001 after a difficult reaction to an epidural led me to explore other options. During my second pregnancy in 2003, I learned self-hypnosis through private sessions with a certified hypnotherapist. Those techniques helped me move from stress to calm and experience a fully unmedicated birth with confidence, awareness, and control. I continued practicing self-relaxation postpartum, which brought greater peace and joy into postpartum.
During my third pregnancy, I discovered HypnoBirthing® The Mongan Method. The classes taught me more about my body, helped my partner feel prepared, and connected me with other expecting mothers. I learned breathing, visualization, light-touch massage, and deep-relaxation techniques. Using these tools, I welcomed three HypnoBirthing babies through joyful, unmedicated births lasting less than three hours. My experiences included both hospital births and peaceful water births at home with skilled midwives.
In 2005, I began teaching HypnoBirthing to families in Nevada after completing my HBCE training with the method’s founder, Marie “Mickey” Mongan. Her wisdom continues to shape the way I teach today. In 2024, I completed my recertification with Phyllis Fisher through the HypnoBirthing Institute, strengthening my commitment to this powerful approach.
I have called Tennessee home since 2012, and I look forward to welcoming expectant mothers and their partners into a calm, supportive learning environment.
I invite you to discover your strength, trust your body, and prepare for birth with greater confidence and peace. You deserve to feel informed, supported, and empowered as you welcome your baby into the world.
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Where does HypnoBirthing Originate?
HypnoBirthing® – The Mongan Method is the work of Marie F. Mongan, Founder and Creator of the HypnoBirthing® Institute. However, this program is based on philosophies and publications from past pioneers in natural birthing, Dr. Gregory White & Dr. Gantly Dick-Read.
Marie developed the HypnoBirthing Childbirth Education program over 3 decades ago when she saw a need in the birthing industry to return back to an intuitive and calm birth. HypnoBirthing was created to allow a mother’s body to birth the way it was intended, without interruptions and interference.
The program is based on the idea that healthy women experiencing healthy pregnancies without complications can birth without pain or peril, and should be respected in their decision to birth naturally.
Today, HypnoBirthing is recognized as the Gold Standard of Childbirth Education throughout the world, with classes taught in over 46 countries.
HypnoBirthing Educators are required to follow the HypnoBirthing® Institute code of ethics in order to maintain their Gold Seal. This Gold Seal assures families that the information they receive is the most relevant, evidence-based, up-to-date, and follows the HypnoBirthing curriculum guidelines.