Fliss Johnson-Cooke

 I am a newly-qualified NCT Antenatal practitioner and my love of yoga guided me naturally towards qualifying as a Yoga and Baby Massage practitioner too. I am passionate about the benefits of yoga throughout pregnancy and parenthood and this year I started MindBabySoul, offering yoga and baby massage classes in Cheshire West and Chester. 

I started my journey into antenatal work after the birth of my eldest son, joining the local National Childbirth Trust committee group and then starting my training for a diploma in Antenatal Education a few years later.  I have been teaching antenatal courses since 2012 alongside my full-time teaching job.

In 2013 I decided to undertake further training through the NCT to teach Relax, Stretch and Breathe classes. In 2018 I converted this into a Yoga for Pregnancy qualification undertaking further training to develop my understanding of the practice and philosophy of yoga.

I have also trained to teach baby massage and I am a Master NLP birthing practitioner, as well as having regular CPD developing my knowledge around birth and parenting.

I fully believe that being able to make informed choices around labour and birth has a positive impact on the experience, but more importantly women trusting what their body is doing and believing in its ability to birth. 

Hi, I'm Tricia, an NCT Baby Massage Instructor (since 2018) and Breastfeeding Counsellor (since 2013). I'm also a doula and holistic sleep coach, and it is usual for the discussion element of my baby massages courses to cover topics such as feeding, sleep, introducing solids, and other aspects of life with a young baby.  

My name is Di Langhorn.

I have been facilitating antenatal classes for 24 years and worked as a midwife for 27 years.

The journey to parenthood can be hard, especially in the current climate.

Bringing new Mums together to learn Baby massage techniques and chat about various baby related topics is so beneficial in so many ways!

 After the birth of my first son in 2007 I decided I would take a career change from advertising and went back to uni to qualify as an NCT antenatal practitioner.  I love my work with the NCT as I work alongside some inspiring women - both colleagues and pregnant women alike.  I am lucky enough to have 3 gorgeous children, 2 boys and a girl and my NCT work fits around our family life.  Back to Uni in 2015 to add baby massage to the support I can offer to new mums, which is the best job in the world.  I am a sling library co-ordinator and host a regular sling meet in my local town.  I have recently added Yoga for Pregnancy and Mum and Baby Yoga to my portfolio.

It's such a privilege to support women at this momentous time in their lives.

 Hi, I am Casey. I worked for almost 20 years in the motor trade, but after attending an NCT antenatal course and becoming hugely inspired I decided not to return after maternity leave. Instead, I went back to University and re-trained as an NCT antenatal teacher, and Baby Massage, Mother & Baby Yoga and Yoga for Pregnancy practitioner!

I love seeing the bond that often forms with my clients during the fun and informative classes I run, whether they are in person sessions or run online.

I live in Woldingham with my husband Danny, our two children, dog, cat and two chickens! 

As part of my career in perinatal education with the NCT, I have run

yoga for pregnancy sessions for the last 8 years, and mother and baby

yoga for the last 5 years. Before lockdown, these took place in the

Canterbury area in East Kent – since mid March I have transferred my

sessions online, which seems to work well, though I am very much

looking forward to being able to return to face to face sessions once it is

possible to do so.

I love these sessions, it is a privilege to be able to spend time with

women during their pregnancies, and many then go on to join my mother

and baby yoga group, where it is wonderful to see their babies develop

and grow. I also like the contrast between the calm and peaceful

pregnancy sessions and the more lively mother and baby sessions

which include songs and activities for the babies as well as yoga for the

mothers.

I qualified as an NCT antenatal practitioner in 2013 and an NCT baby massage teacher in 2016, both accredited by the University of Worcester. I also sit on Bucks Maternity Voices Partnership as a volunteer working closely with the maternity team at Bucks NHS Trust. Over the years I have done a lot of volunteering with the local NCT branch including setting up Bumps and Babies in Beaconsfield and many Nearly New Sales.

I love working with parents on their journey at the start of parenthood.

I have been teaching Baby Massage since 2008 and have two qualifications from The International Association of Infant Massage and The National Childbirth Trust.  I love teaching Baby Massage, it is a very special way of connecting with your baby and having  time to just be together and developing your understanding of what your baby is telling you. 

 I have been honoured to work with pregnant women for 24 years after training with the NCT
I have been running Yoga for Pregnancy classes for 9 years 

Hello I’m Gemma and I trained with NCT as an Antenatal Teacher, moving on to become both a Pregnancy and Mother & Baby Yoga teacher through the NCT University of Worcester courses soon after.

I’m passionate about supporting women’s health however they birth and work hard to empower the women I meet though my practice.

Yoga has really improved my own quality of life so I love seeing the difference it makes to other people’s lives too.