Ready to Open the Door to a New Kind of Birth?
You don’t need to be fearless to have a powerful birth.
You just need the right tools—and a guide who honors your body’s wisdom.
This Managing Labor Pains course was created for women like you:
thoughtful, intuitive, and ready to birth on your own terms.
Your body is wise. Your breath is powerful.
Your birth can be beautiful.
Let’s get you ready.
Find Your Power.
Transform Pain.
Birth with Confidence.
Pain in labor is real—but it doesn’t have to feel unbearable or scary. In Managing Labor Pain, you’ll discover how to understand, reframe, and work with the sensations of labor using evidence-based tools, ancient yogic wisdom, and intuitive body-based practices.
This course goes far beyond breathing techniques. You’ll learn:
• The science behind how pain is created and perceived
• How fear impacts your experience of pain—and how to release it
• Yogic tools to calm the nervous system, shift your mindset, and open your body
• Effective physical supports (like TENS, massage, and hydrotherapy) to reduce pain naturally
• A full toolkit of breath, movement, and mental resilience to meet your birth with strength and grace
Whether you’re planning a homebirth, hospital birth, or anything in between, this course empowers you to be an active participant in your experience.
You won’t just “cope”—you’ll transform pain into power.
Start now and take the first step toward a confident, embodied birth experience.
“I went into labor remembering the breath and movement practices I learned here—and I actually felt calm. I had moments of intensity, but I never felt out of control. I felt powerful.”
— T.G. , a first-time mom
You’re not alone if you’re feeling…
🚫 Terrified of the unknown — You’ve heard horror stories, and you’re scared you won’t be able to handle the pain.
🚫 Overwhelmed by information — There’s so much advice out there, but none of it feels embodied or practical.
🚫 Disconnected from your body — You want to trust yourself, but don’t know how to tune in and listen to what your body is saying.
🚫 Worried about tearing or losing control — You wonder how to stay present, breathe, and move through it without fear.
🚫 Unsupported in your birth plan — You want options beyond epidurals, but don’t know what really works.
In Managing Labor Pains, you’ll:
✅ Learn the science behind labor pain so it’s no longer mysterious or frightening
✅ Explore movement and breath practices that align with your body’s natural rhythm
✅ Rewire your relationship with fear so it no longer amplifies your pain
✅ Build a full toolkit of natural and clinical pain relief options—so you feel empowered to choose what’s right for you
✅ Develop confidence in your body, your breath, and your ability to birth
Whether you’re planning a homebirth, hospital birth, or anything in between, this course empowers you to be an active participant in your experience.
You won’t just “cope”—you’ll transform pain into power
Start now and take the first step toward a confident, embodied birth experience.
Pain in labor is real—but it doesn’t have to feel unbearable or scary. In Managing Labor Pains, you’ll discover how to understand, reframe, and work with the sensations of labor using evidence-based tools, ancient yogic wisdom, and intuitive body-based practices. This course goes far beyond breathing techniques…
In this course, you’ll learn:
🧑🏻🔬 The science behind how pain is created and perceived
😨 How fear impacts your experience of pain—and how to release it
🧘🏻♀️ Yogic tools to calm the nervous system, shift your mindset, and open your body
💦 Effective physical supports (like TENS, massage, and hydrotherapy) to reduce pain naturally
💼 A full toolkit of breath, movement, and mental resilience to meet your birth with strength and grace
Why this course is different…
You’ve probably heard the same advice over and over:
“Just breathe.”
But no one tells you how to actually work with your body in labor.
This isn’t a one-size-fits-all method.
It’s a whole-person approach that integrates:
🧠 Modern neuroscience – to understand your pain response and rewire fear
🧘🏽♀️ Yogic tools – breath, movement, and mindset rooted in ancient wisdom
🤍 Embodiment practices – so you reconnect to your intuition and power
📚 Evidence-based education – no fluff, no fear, just clear, real-world support
You’ll leave this course with tools that aren’t just for labor — but for life.
This course is perfect for you, if…
✔️ You want a birth experience that feels calm, intuitive, and empowered
✔️ You’re nervous about pain, and want to learn how to work with it instead of fear it
✔️ You crave practical tools—not just theory—to prepare for labor
✔️ You want to stay connected to your body, breath, and baby throughout labor
✔️ You’re planning a home birth, hospital birth, birth center birth—or still deciding.
Whether it’s your first baby or your fifth, you deserve a birth experience that feels informed, embodied, and supported.
Stop what you’re doing and ask yourself:
How would your birth experience change if you actually trusted your body? Right now, you might be flooded with doubt. You want an intuitive, powerful birth—but the world around you is afraid of pain. They tell you to expect the worst, to numb it, to just get through it.
But that’s not your vision.
You’re not looking for control—you’re looking for connection.
You want to work with your body, not against it.
You want tools that feel ancient, intuitive, and rooted in your body’s wisdom.
You don’t need more fear. You need someone to say:
You were built for this. And here’s how to reconnect with that knowing.
This course is that invitation.
To remember. To reclaim. To rise into your birth—not shrink away from it.
you can do this.
Labor Pain
Managing
welcome to…
What’s Inside the Course
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🚪 Because it's too good to gatekeep...
You get: 5 Learning Pillars. 26 Lessons. All focused on intuitive, embodied birth.
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🌀 Understanding Pain
Break down what pain really is, how fear amplifies it, and how your brain and body process labor.
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🌕 Addressing Fear
Meet fear with compassion, rewire your response, and make space for trust, love, and calm.
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🌬️ Movement + Breathwork
Learn intuitive sequences to support comfort, alignment, and flow during labor.
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🧠 Mental Strength
Practice tools to build resilience, non-attachment, and a calm inner core—even in intensity.
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🤲 External Support Options
Understand both natural and medical pain relief options so you can make informed, confident choices.
You’re meant to birth INTUITIVELY.
Maybe you’re…
• Nervous about labor pains — You’re not afraid of birth itself, but you’re unsure how you’ll handle the intensity.
• Longing for an intuitive experience — You want to feel present and powerful—not just “get through” labor, but be in it.
• Trying to stay connected to your body — Your body is changing every day, and you want to honor it, not fight against it.
• Looking for more than clinical pain relief — Maybe you’re not totally anti-medicine, but you want tools that support your body’s natural wisdom because you know that birth is a normal life event.
• Craving calm, confidence, and clarity — You want to walk into your birth experience feeling emotionally grounded and physically prepared.
In this course, you’ll:
✅ Learn how labor pain works and how to work with it—not against it
✅ Discover breath, movement, and sound practices that connect you to your intuition
✅ Understand the relationship between fear, tension, and pain—and how to break the cycle
✅ Practice honoring your body’s cues so you feel safe, powerful, and in sync with each contraction
✅ Build a toolkit that blends ancient yogic wisdom with modern evidence-based support
You’ll leave this course feeling prepared in your body and mind. Nothing gives a mother more peace than when she trusts herself.
Managing Labor Pains is your pathway to the intuitive, embodied, and empowered kind of birth…
This is not about gritting your teeth and powering through.
This is about surrendering with strength and finding your rhythm in the waves of labor.
The Self-Paced Courses
Childbirth Preparation
Birth preparation isn’t just knowing the stages of birth, where you’re giving birth, and if you want the epidural or not… Birth preparation is a mind, body, and spirit experience.
Self-Paced Courses Include:
Breath, Pelvic Floor, & Pushing
The 3 R’s for Labor & Birth
Library of Prenatal Yoga Classes
Postpartum Wellbeing
Whether it’s deeper connection to yourself and baby, nervous system regulation, or pelvic floor and core rehab, we have a self-paced course for that.
Press play to try one of my favorite nervous system balancing breathwork practices.
Self-Paced Courses Include:
Fourth Trimester Yoga Therapy
Rebuilding Your Core & Pelvic Floor
Library of Postpartum Yoga Classes
Menstrual Wellness
Knowing how to move and breathe with your cycles is a key practice to incorporate into your daily life. Let’s try this together!
This video is a sweet meditation practice to support your connection to yourself no matter where you are in your reproductive health journey.
You’re going to love the Yoga for Your Cycles self-paced course
The eBook
Building your birth plan means giving yourself the power to say what you want, to navigate the twists and turns of labor, and to feel confident in your choices.
This ebook is essential to planning birth. It not only helps you conceptualize your ideal birth but it helps you plan for when birth unfolds in a variety of ways.
Enrollment is $39 until November
Enrollment is $39 until November
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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We would love to have you! While this community centers birthing outside of the hospital system, it is still an open community and is full of excellent information for those planning unmedicated hospital births as well!
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Each weekly gathering will be recorded and shared within the membership portal. And we’ll have other monthly gatherings that members can come to for free or at a discounted rate
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Yes! You are welcome to be here and join with us! There will be many people with a variety of religious practices.
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This group is for pregnant and postpartum people! You are welcome no matter your gender identity.
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Yes! The Dominican Republic has a lower cost of living than the US. Please send me a message to connect about receiving a discount - itsjess@jessgruber.com
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A sense of sisterhood with the other participants, connection and confidence in your bodily experience, and a sense of softness around yourself and your expectations.
But why join The Gathering?
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You could keep watching IG birth videos and connecting with people via social media...
But that kind of connection tends to stay shallow and can prevent us from getting into the deep offerings available to us…
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You could keep talking to the people who don't get why you want this type of birth...
But you’re missing out on the deep connection you have with others who are making similar choices as you, who understand you, and who can stand beside you when you experience the inevitable doubts and fears.
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You could join another pregnancy circle that is open to all birthing people...
But you’d be missing out of connecting with others who are making a similar choice as you, who understand how different birth prep is for an out of hospital setting. This kind of support matters!
You get it all
✅ Weekly yoga community gatherings (worth $20 each)
✅ Discounted monthly workshops (worth $75 each)
✅ A library of classes & courses to support your childbearing year and beyond (worth over $300)
✅ Build Your Birth Plan eBook (worth $20)
$415 of resources for $39/month
