Marianne Littlejohn | Spiritual Birth

Birth in South Africa May 17, 2010May 17, 2010 by Marianne Littlejohn

Birth in South Africa

‘Birth in South Africa’ was one of my presentations at the Damanhur Birth Summit. I presented a workshop on traditions of the ancient Khoisan and San Bushmen transcendent ways of approaching a birth, but this I will talk about later. Firstly I’d like to delineate the birthing situation in South Africa. We have two systems, namely the …

Birth Conference May 16, 2010May 20, 2010 by Marianne Littlejohn

Damanhur Birth Summit 2010 – Part 1

I recently attended the first ever International Birth Summit held at Damanhur in Italy, 5th-9th May 2010. This amazing community played host to an eye-opening week of presentations, learning and self-discovery. Read More…

Women need to prepare for natural birth in every aspect of their lives, including the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical areas of their being. A woman deserves the right to choose her companions as well as where and how she will give birth to her child.

Pregnancy and birth are normal life events for most women. To this end, interventions should be kept to a minimum wherever possible. A baby who is born gently and welcomed by warm, caring parents receives the best possible start in life.

Women who are well prepared in their minds, bodies and spirits can experience birth as a profoundly moving and empowering event.