HypnoBirthing Classes in Vienna, Virginia
A five-week childbirth education program for a calmer, more confident and informed birth.
You can prepare for birth with more than checklists, fear, and overwhelming information.
Join Ivana Lombardo’s five-week Hypnobirthing class in Vienna, Virginia, or attend live online. Designed for expectant parents throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC area, the program combines comprehensive childbirth education with breathing, relaxation, self-hypnosis and practical partner-support techniques.
Birth Was Never Meant to Begin With Fear
Many expecting parents spend pregnancy:
endlessly researching
worrying about pain
hearing traumatic birth stories
trying to “control” birth
wondering if they’ll be able to handle labor
And despite all the education, many still feel anxious.
Hypnobirthing offers a different approach.
Instead of preparing for birth by gathering more information, you’ll learn how to work with your body, your mind, and your baby, calm your nervous system, and approach birth with greater trust, confidence, and understanding.
Imagine Going Into Birth Feeling:
✔ Calm instead of nervous
✔ Prepared instead of overwhelmed
✔ Connected to your body instead of fighting it
✔ Supported and informed instead of fearful
✔ Like a team with your baby and your partner
✔ Confident even if birth takes unexpected turns
You can get exactly that.
What Is Hypnobirthing?
Hypnobirthing is a comprehensive childbirth education program that combines evidence-based birth education, deep relaxation, breathing techniques, self-hypnosis, visualization, intuition, and partner support tools.
The goal is helping you feel calm, informed, empowered, and emotionally prepared no matter how your birth unfolds.
This class supports: hospital and birth center births, unmedicated and medicated births, and belly births (aka c-sections).
To learn what we cover in each class, click HERE.
Hypnobirthing is more than a relaxation technique.
Research on hypnosis-based childbirth preparation is still developing. Although no single method can promise how birth will unfold, studies suggest that Hypnobirthing may influence how parents prepare for, experience, and respond to birth.
Studies have found that Hypnobirthing has the following potential benefits:
Reduced fear surrounding birth
Lower perceived pain during labor
Greater confidence going into birth
Lower rates of medical interventions
Improved emotional wellbeing during pregnancy and after birth
Meet Your HypnoBirthing Educator
I’m Ivana Lombardo, a certified Hypnobirthing educator, board-certified hypnotist, and prenatal bonding and Nurture Neuroscience practitioner serving expectant parents in Vienna, Northern Virginia, and online.
I have taught Hypnobirthing to more than 400 expectant parents through hospital-based and private classes, helping first-time and experienced parents prepare for many different kinds of births.
My approach is also deeply personal. After an overwhelming 40-hour labor with my first baby, I discovered Hypnobirthing during my second pregnancy. The breathing, relaxation, self-hypnosis, and mindset techniques completely changed how I approached birth, and my second labor became a calm, peaceful experience lasting only a few hours.
That experience began more than two decades of learning about pregnancy, birth, prenatal development, attachment, and the transition into parenthood. For more than nine years, I have practiced hypnosis professionally, helping people work with fear, stress, physical symptoms, and significant life transitions.
This combination allows me to teach Hypnobirthing as more than a collection of breathing and relaxation exercises. We explore how the mind and nervous system influence the experience of labor, how partners can provide meaningful support, and how you can remain calm, connected, and able to make informed decisions even when birth unfolds differently than expected.
Hypnobirthing Program Is Especially Helpful If You:
Feel anxious about birth
Prefer to avoid interventions
Are overwhelmed by conflicting information
Want your partner to feel involved and useful
Desire a calmer, more connected birth experience
Want practical tools instead of just information
Want to feel emotionally and mentally (not just physiologically) prepared
If you have any questions, please check out FAQ page.
Here's what happens when you sign up:
Step 1.
Enroll in the program, share details about yourself and your family. The payment is due at this time.
Step 2.
Once the registration process is complete, your materials will be on their way! If you're attending remotely, anticipate delivery within 5-10 days. For those joining us in person, your books will be waiting front-row at the start of the first class.
Step 3.
The program starts.
Step 4.
Your baby is born! I would love to hear about your experience.. You are permanently a part of the community.
Parents’ Experiences
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"Ivana has been a great teacher during the whole training. She explained with passion and dedication every segment, also makes sure we understand, which I think is very important, she’s also a text away if you have any doubts or concerns! Thank you so much for your labor, and time!"
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"I am 34 weeks now and I feel a lot more confident and ready to deliver my son in a much more mindful and natural way. Thank you, Ivana!"
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"Ivana balances discussion of standard course material with tailoring the lessons to the needs of the person/group. She is clearly well-versed and passionate about the work, which radiates when she guides us through each piece of information and exercise. She is a genuine, compassionate, and empathetic person, which is extremely beneficial in easing anxiety and apprehension and leaning into mindful-based practice and connection with body and baby. I feel so incredibly grateful that she became an integral member of my community to prepare for the birth of my baby. I feel knowledgeable, confident, prepared, and at ease through the mindset I was able to strengthen during our time together."
What is included in the investment:
The complete 5-week Hypnobirthing program
A comprehensive childbirth education experience designed to help you approach birth with greater calm, confidence, and trust in your body's natural abilities. The investment for the program is $395.All course materials
You'll receive all the materials needed to support your learning and practice throughout the program.Ongoing support until your baby's birth
Questions often arise as you continue preparing for birth. If you need clarification on anything we cover in class, I'm available to support you until your baby arrives.Your satisfaction matters
I want you to feel confident that this program is the right fit for you. If, by the start of the second class, you are not satisfied with the program, please let me know. If we are unable to address your concerns, you will receive a full refund, less the cost of materials.
Register for the 5 week Hypnobirthing program
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Upcoming In-Person Hypnobirthing Class in Vienna, Virginia
Registration is now open for the October–November 2026 Hypnobirthing series.
Class Dates
Sunday, October 18
Sunday, November 1
Sunday, November 8
Sunday, November 15
Sunday, November 22
There will be no class on October 25.
Time
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location
Be Hive Wellness
8245 Boone Boulevard, Suite 630
Vienna, VA 22182Program Fee
The investment is $395 per couple and includes:
The complete five-week Hypnobirthing program
Attendance for you and your birth partner
Your Hypnobirthing book and course materials
Guided relaxation and self-hypnosis recordings
Ongoing support until your baby’s birth
Availability
This is a small-group program, and registration is open to 10 couples.
Please register for the October 18 class. Your registration reserves your place for the complete five-week series.
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To register, please click HERE.
Class Dates
Saturday, October 31
Saturday, November 7
Saturday, November 14
Saturday, November 21
Saturday, December 5
There will be no class on October 28.
Time
2:00-4:30 p.m.
Location:
Virtual via ZOOM
Program Fee
The investment is $395 per couple and includes:
The complete five-week Hypnobirthing program
Attendance for you and your birth partner
Your Hypnobirthing book and course materials
Guided relaxation and self-hypnosis recordings
Ongoing support until your baby’s birth