Birth preparation: Embracing the Intensity workshop

A weekend workshop for pregnant women, their partners and support people.

A childbirth educator with over 40 years' experience, Rhea Dempsey has helped thousands of parents-to-be prepare for the physiological birth they want. Her weekend workshop will help you understand your own needs and expectations in order to make wise choices for a meaningful birth experience. You'll identify, reframe and transform your relationship with functional pain, learn to normalise ‘crisis of confidence’ moments, and explore the psychological and relationship dynamics that affect birthing potential.

Discover the importance of experienced support to back your intention for normal physiological birthing and learn how to work with pain to connect with your instinctive birthing self through a dynamic labour rehearsal, breathing, movement, sound release and support strategies.

Ideally, you should attend this workshop when you are between 6 – 8 months pregnant.

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‘We felt that we got more out of Rhea’s course than all our antenatal classes combined’ — Tania & Jim

‘Best part of the workshop … the realness. When you shared the f-word you had me! Love, love, love-hearted it!!!’ — Jane

‘I want to thank you for me, my partner and for our baby. What an eye-opening, exhilarating, challenging and inspiring workshop! I seriously believe that deciding to do your course was the best decision I’ve made in my life. Armed with this knowledge, with a greater understanding of the reality of normal physiological childbirth, I feel empowered going into my experience’ — Megan

‘I just wanted to thank you for the workshop. Sarah and I found it to be an amazingly positive experience. Your workshop is something I wish we had done before our first birth. What you have showed me as a birthing partner is the necessity to understand what is happening in birth. Explaining the sounds and physiological process. On a personal level, I want to thank you for what turned out to be an absolutely life-changing experience’ — Adam

‘I am so grateful that I was able to attend your birthing workshop with my daughter and her partner. I had the privilege of being present for the labour and birth. It was an incredible experience. Attending your workshop meant we knew what we each expected and knew our roles and were able to work out a strategy which thankfully averted the drip — how easily that could have happened. Thank you for your words of wisdom, advice, and realistic preparation, which contributed to this experience. Highly recommend your workshop, for all attending the birth; it helps with discussions, defining of roles and expectations’ — Grandmother of Rose

Price

In person

$600 Couple
$350 Single / Observers
$150 Student observers

(Includes a copy of Rhea's first book Birth With Confidence)

Online

$440 Online Couple
$220 Online Single / Observer

(Includes an ebook copy of Rhea's first book Birth With Confidence)

$150 additional couple support people

Concession available – please apply if genuine need

Cancellations:

Should you need to cancel, we offer to refund fees paid, less a $50 administration fee, outside of 4 weeks prior to the event.
Cancellations within 4 weeks of the event, we only offer the option to transfer should you wish to find another participant.

Embracing the Intensity workshop - DECEMBER 2026