OXYBIRTHIN

I have created this Mothers' Circle to help mums find a nurturing space where they can build meaningful connections with other mothers and build their village.

Mothers are welcome to come along by themselves or they can bring along any non-walker children of theirs, up to 18 months of age.

My intention is to provide a place to connect, be accepted, feel empowered, gain support and nurture wellness through sharing stories and experiences of motherhood.

Give yourself some love and care to rest, reflect, restore and re-energise.

Mothers’ Circles create an opportunity to co-regulate with others, increase oxytocin (the feel-good hormone) and form a community to hold us.

Come and learn more about who you are, learn to trust yourself and your own decisions. Gain more confidence in yourself as an individual and as a mum.

There is a relaxed arrival time to allow you to get yourself a hot cup of herbal tea, enjoy some light refreshments and meet the other mums.

We will then start our sharing circle around 10:10. This will start with a ‘Welcome’, some ‘Housekeeping’, sharing of ‘Boundaries’ a short ‘Grounding in’ exercise followed by calling ourselves to the circle.

I will then introduce the theme for the session.

Every woman attending will have the opportunity to share about her current joys and challenges of being a mum, and add her thoughts on the session’s theme. After everyone has had an opportunity to share, we will close the circle.

After the sharing circle, we will engage in some simple mindful creative and nurturing activities. This will be different at every session and may include a guided visualisation/meditation, simple art activities like colouring-in, creating collages/vision boards, journaling, self-massage, foot bath, craft making, affirmation/poetry writing and singing/chanting.

Trafalgar Road Baptist Church is very accessible. There is a small free church car park including 1 disabled parking spaces. Alternatively there is plenty of street parking in nearby roads. There is a bus stop near to the venue.

Accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs. There is a lift available for use when needed, however please leave prams/pushchairs downstairs if possible. If baby is asleep in pram, then you're welcome to bring them up.

There is an accessible toilet downstairs, immediately on the left as you enter. There are some further toilets available upstairs.

Please let me know if there is anything I should be aware of in advance. This might be if you have any allergies/sensitivities to smells or skin products, any health conditions, special needs or circumstances.

Single sessions are £12. .

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