This course has been created by me, Brigid Godwin, and developed alongside doulas, midwives, coaches, therapists and feedback from hundreds of women to make sure that you are getting the absolute best prenatal preparation course.

I’ve been teaching yoga since 2000 and specialising in pre & postnatal yoga since 2002. I have spent the last 24 years adding to my knowledge base and have trained with some of the country's top yoga teachers and birth educators including Francoise Barbira Freedman, (founder of Birthlight Foundation), Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, Janet Balaskas (founder of Active Birth Centre), Jill Benjoya-Miller and Michel Odent, (the pioneer of water birth).

I’ve also been teaching Mindfulness, hypnobirth and antenatal education for many years and I realised that the best way to serve women and families was to bring together elements from all of these fields into one complete course.

I truly believe that the way we birth our babies can impact on our parenting, and how we parent our children literally changes the world!

I’m absolutely passionate about helping other women to have their most optimal, uplifting and empowering birthing experience. 

I couldn't wish for a more fulling job, especially when I get the email or text message to hear that one of the gang has just had her baby :-).

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Founder of BodyMind Birthing - Research backed holistic antenatal education for modern birthing goddesses.

Yoga Alliance Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga Teacher Course Tutor - at Unity Yoga Ongoing

Course Tutor for Pregnancy Yoga Module at Flow’s Teacher Training Programme - Ongoing

Burrell Education Advanced Women’s Wellness Practitioner - 2022.

Mind-body Practitioner Certificate (Mind-Body-Food Institute) - 2021.

Action For Happiness Course Facilitator - 2020

Course Tutor Yoga Gro - Pregnancy & Postnatal Teacher Training - 2018.

KG Hypnobirth Diploma 2017.

Developmental Baby Massage Certification Peter Walker, Active Birth Centre 2017.

Active Birth Course Teacher Janet Balaskas and Jill Miller, Active Birth Centre 2015.

Yoga Alliance Senior Teacher 2014.

500 hour British Wheel of Yoga Teaching Diploma Cathy-Mae Kerelse 2011.

Foundation in Yoga Therapy Yoga Therapy Centre, London 2008.

Paramana Doula Training Course Michel Odent and Lilliana Lammars 2007.

Birthlight Postnatal Yoga Teaching Diploma Francoise Freedman 2007.

Birthlight Perinatal Yoga Teaching Diploma Francoise Freedman, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli 2005.

Anatomy and Physiology Certificate London School of Massage 2003.

5 Month Apprenticeship in Pregnancy Yoga Teaching Lynne Pinette 2002.

40 hour Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Certificate David Swenson, Florida  2001.

200 hour Ashtanga Teacher Training  Yoga Plus (Crete) 2000.

I've attended three 10-day Vipassana silent meditation retreats, the most recent being in Nov 2022 and have a daily meditation practice.

I've trained with Jennifer Walker from Spinning Babies in 2017 to learn techniques for getting babies into best position before birth.

I have studied and practiced with some of the worlds leading Yoga teachers: Shri K Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois, Derek Ireland, Radha, Hamish Hendry, Shiva Rea, David Swenson, Cathy-Louise Broda, Tias Little, Danny Paradise, John Scott, Lino Miele, Richard Freeman, Matthew Sweeny, Nancy Gilgoff, Anthony Carlisli, David Keil, Antonia Boyle, Michael Gannon, Gary Carter and Liz Lark amongst others.  

Due to the mental health emergency of the lockdowns, from January 2021 I ran 3 months of daily Mindfulness classes online for my community.