

Your pregnancy is as unique as your baby
At Mindful Beginnings we support pregnant women, partners and families in their choices, encourage them to trust their instincts and empower them with knowledge.
At Mindful Beginnings our Antenatal and Birth Preparation course covers everything you need to know about bringing your baby or babies into the world calmly and confidently.
Teaching The Mindful Birth Group® Hypnobirthing syllabus for physiological (vaginal) and abdominal (caesarean) births.
Mindful Beginnings is based at Julietta Arden-Taylor Photography studio barn in the Glendon Farm Lodge Complex in Kettering. The stone barn has lots of character which is surrounded by woodland. Parking is conveniently high outside the barn making it easy to and stress free to visit.
Location is off the A43 toward Corby, and within 30 minutes travelling distance from Wellingborough, Rushton, Oundle, Desborough, Rothwell, Market Harborough, Northampton, Thrapston, Stanwick, Isham, Stamford and Higham.
Learn from the comfort of your own home online or in person! Offering both bespoke 1:1 private options and group courses where you can meet other parents to be. There will be a course to suit you!

Be fully prepared for the arrival of your baby – whether it’s your first baby or you have had a baby before. Our antenatal course is designed for you.
Pregnancy Course & Classes Kettering
Our unique Mindful Birth hypnobirthing courses are all about the power of 3:
Options+Environment+Mindfulness
Hypnobirthing is a proven and widely used set of techniques that help a woman give birth in a calm and confident way. Breathing, visualisation and positive reinforcement are the foundations of the various techniques that are taught.
Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present and be aware of where we are and what we’re doing. It stops us from feeling overwhelmed or anxious by what’s going on around us.
Mindful Birth courses bring these two concepts together to prepare mums and parents by focusing on the mind-body connection, helping them to focus on what is in their control, and let go of what is out of their control. This concept can apply to every single birthing scenario, from home water birth to planned or unplanned abdominal birth, and everything in between. Parents who take Mindful Birth courses feel prepared to meet their baby and go on to begin parenthood feeling good about the choices they made in preparation for and during the birth.
Upcoming Events
- Multiple DatesMon, 05 SeptJulietta Arden-Taylor Photography Studio05 Sept, 18:30 – 19 Sept, 20:30Julietta Arden-Taylor Photography Studio, Glendon, Kettering NN14 1QF, UKLearn and prepare for birth in a relaxed atmosphere with other like-minded parents. The group courses are 8 hours of live teaching plus 10+ hours of pre-recorded postnatal expert workshops. The in-person group courses run over three Monday evenings a month.
- 11 Sept, 09:30 – 15:30Julietta Arden Photography Studio, Glendon, Kettering NN14 1QF, UKOur weekly Mindful Birth Group but in 1 six hour session. Learn and prepare for birth in a relaxed atmosphere with other like-minded parents. The group course offers 6 hours of face to face teaching plus 10+ hours of pre-recorded postnatal expert workshops.
Group Course
Learn and prepare for a mindful birth in a relaxed atmosphere with other like-minded parents. The group courses are 8 hours of live teaching plus 10+ hours of pre-recorded postnatal expert workshops. The in-person group courses run over four Monday evenings.
Group courses start from £330
Abdominal Birth Courses
Learning mindful birth for a planned abdominal birth (caesarean section) is just as important as preparing for a physiological birth, hence why we have a dedicated course for you.
Group courses start from £330
Mindfulness
A mindfulness course during pregnancy has been shown in a recent study to reduce the fear of labour, decrease the use of pain relief and lower the risk of postnatal depression
£35 per session
Private Course
Learn and prepare for your baby's birth with a private 1:1 course, either in-person or online via Zoom. The 1:1 course is 8 hours of live teaching and 10+ pre-recorded postnatal expert workshops.
Private courses start from £380
Short Courses
Preparing for the birth of a second or third baby, or you’ve done another antenatal course course or perhaps you’re at 39 weeks and feeling the last minute nerves and need some reassurance.
Courses start from £200
Clinical Hypnosis
Hypnotherapy is a form of therapy that uses the power of suggestion to encourage positive change. They will then use suggestive techniques (where they ‘talk’ to your subconscious) to help encourage the change you’re looking for
Testimonials
Feedback we've received about our courses, from women based across Northamptonshire
Nicole
"We had a brilliant birth mindfulness session. We went to Rhonda after a difficult experience during the birth of our first child. The birth mindfulness session helped us focus on how we would like the birth of our second child to be, introduced us to mindfulness in labour, and gave us tips on how we could prepare for a calm labour experience. Rhonda very kindly brought a book to our house afterwards to help us develop these techniques even further. We would recommend this session to others."
Contact Me
I love helping my patients develop the tools they need to cope with all of life’s challenges. Contact me today to learn more and book a session.
Mindful Beginnings Glendon Farm Lodge Complex