The Bradley Method

The instructor demonstrating a squatting position, for daily exercise. 

• Today was the start of an another birthing class that I am taking for my Independent Component, called the Bradley Method. The Bradley Method is a system of natural labor techniques, in which a woman and her coach (significant other) play an active part during labor and teaches natural childbirth using breathing, relaxation, nutrition, exercise, and education. This simple method increases self-awareness and teaches a woman how to deal with the stress of labor by tuning in to her own body.  
• The class was very interesting to see how active the woman's coach must be, in order to be apart of her journey throughout pregnancy, labor, and birth. The Bradley Method has to be one of my favorite techniques, due to the fact that this method requires the coach to be fully supportive and understanding of the woman and what she is going through.