A couple years back, I was reading the excellent book by Cynthia Gabriel, “Natural Hospital Birth” and came across her suggestion for readers (pregnant people) to write their birth story in advance of their birth. It was brilliant. I thought, ” . . . but OF COURSE! This can help us manifest the birth we …
Affirmations
Birth Preparation Methods and Why I don’t have a “method”.
Now that I am a Certified Childbirth Educator, I can look back on my childbirth preparation experiences with a more critical eye. Let me first say, I don’t believe that there is one method that serves everyone, but rather, certain methods resonate with certain people. You like vanilla, I like chocolate . . . you …
DIY Birth Affirmations, Mantras, Meditations
If you are more of a do-it-yourselfer, you will LOVE writing your own birth mantras for meditation. What could be more tailor-made for your birth than mantras that resonate with the very soul who composed them? When we are in labor, the goal is to get through each contraction and rest in between them. But, …