What is HypnoFertility™?

When it comes to all areas of reproduction - sexuality, conception, pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding - the hormone oxytocin is highly significant. For oxytocin to flow, women need to feel safe and relaxed, and any stress or tension can supress the release of oxytocin, inhibiting all areas of the natural reproductive process.

During times of stress, hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline are released. When it comes to conception, your body can interpret these stress hormones as a signal that all is not well in your environment and potentially delays pregnancy until it is.

It doesn't matter if you're stressed because of work, of because of money, or because of your relationship, your past or previous attemtps to conceive. Perhaps you're simply stressed because you don't know when you'll get pregnant, or you're going through the IVF process. To the body the cause is irrelevant; it simply recognises the stress hormones and draws the same conclusions. The result? Unexplained infertility, and the reason healthcare professionals use the annoying (but true) response of "just relax and it'll happen!".

It's one thing to know you should relax, it's another to be able to identify the causes of stress and to let them go. The HypnoFertility programme uses hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis techniques to help you indentify the potential cause of infertility, and gives you invaluable tools to help you stay relaxed and positive whilst either trying to concieve or while undergoing assisted reproduction.

The HypnoFertility™ Foundation

The unique HypnoFertility™ programme was developed in Colorado by US Hypnotherapist Lynsi Eastburn. While focussing on pregnancy and birth hypnotherapy at her practice, Lysni found that she was treating more and more couples for fertility issues. The success of her programme ensured countless word-of-mouth referalls, and soon her name was well known in the field and her fertility programme became highly sought after. Lynsi has trained hypnotherapists all over the world to deliver this programme, and in so doing has helped many couples to find that wonderful, positive, relaxed state that allows for successful conception. In 2005 Lynsi was the recipient of the Hypnosis Research Award from the National Guild of Hypnotists, and the Education & Literature Award from the HypnoBirthing Institute for her groundbreaking work in the hypnosis for fertility field. She is also the author of "It's Conceivable", an unprecendented book chronicling various success stories of her private clients.