Meet Karis Johnson

Karis is an OG. One of our first volunteers, our Pregnant and New Mums have all come to know Karis’ friendly face at each meetup.

Karis is a wife and mama to William, a self-proclaimed control freak and hypnobirth consultant. Her experience with motherhood is not dissimilar to what we regularly hear from our community. After becoming pregnant in the Netherlands, away from friends and family, she found herself searching for any antenatal classes that helped her feel more in control and connected in an area of the country where medical practices were different from ’home’. English-speaking classes were few and far between.

When she came across Hypnobirthing (due to an obsession with McFly), everything started to fall into place. Karis found the Calm Birth School Community. After having William, she became an advocate for this form of birth preparation. So much so that when her family moved to Switzerland, she took the leap and trained as an instructor to bring reassurance and community to her new home.

Birthing abroad, in a country where the language wasn’t her own, and her family wasn’t on her doorstep, Karis now brings a compassionate awareness to every group meeting we hold for others who are Pregnant or New Mums here in Zug.

She’s passionate about making what could be a very scary and lonely experience, one of joy and a healthy positive experience to be relished.

We’re infinitely lucky to have Karis as part of our Volunteers and our Glocal community. You can meet her in person at one of our monthly meetups for the Pregnant and New Mum 2024 group meets. Or perhaps you’d like to see what Hypnobirthing is about and would like to have a consult with her.

You can reach out to Karis at  info@openhandbirthing.com