Our solar system and precious earth are turning suspended in the spiral motion of the milky way and beyond that the universe. We humans are dancing the spiral of life, no less when we give birth to our babies.
The Spiral Dance of Birth
Tag: pregnancy
Why Spiritual Birth?
We need both dependable information and deep insight: the former from science, and the latter from spirituality. We can’t make it without either of them. But with both, we have a chance.Spiritual birth embraces both hard facts as well as deep insight.
Herbs and Homeopathy during Pregnancy
I have been feeling a little sluggish with a sore throat and missing my veggie patch in Kwazulunatal while waiting in Cape Town for births, so thought I would post a pic of my patch here as an inspiration to all women who are pregnant and battling with pregnancy aches and pains. Minor complaints of …
Pregnant? Prepare for Labour and Birth
When a woman understands the mechanics, process and phases of labour she is able come to the labour with less fear and realise that labour has a beginning and an end. Information about the different stages of labour, and how the body may feel as the labour becomes more intense helps the mother stay calm. A loving relationship with the father of the baby and tender exchanges of love and touch during the labour facilitate trust and the optimal release of ‘oxytocin’, the “love” hormone.
Pregnancy: Compiling your Birthplan
Thinking about these kinds of details for a birth plan beforehand is hard, because with our first baby we do not yet know what to expect. We read pregnancy magazines with frontal spreads of glamorous model moms full of glowing advice and beautiful outcomes(that gorgeous woman in skin-tight tops with a spotless baby smiling at the camera).
Damanhur Birth Summit 2010 – Part 2
Prolonged levels of stress hormones may negatively affect brain growth and neurochemical and hormonal function in the mother and the unborn baby. When we care for women before and during pregnancy, we care for the unborn baby, his future and thus the future of humanity.