Awaken Your Birth Power - Books, Stories & Resources for Pregnancy, Birth and Mothering http://awakenyourbirthpower.com Books and Mothering resources for pregnancy, birth and mothering Wed, 21 May 2008 10:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Awaken Your Birth Power - Retreat Weekend http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/20/awaken-your-birth-power-retreat-weekend/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/20/awaken-your-birth-power-retreat-weekend/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 04:10:58 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=69 Birth can be challenging and frightening, but it can also be one of the most powerful and deeply fulfilling experiences of your life.

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]]> http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/20/awaken-your-birth-power-retreat-weekend/feed/ Feel a Spirit of Celebration http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/feel-a-spirit-of-celebration/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/feel-a-spirit-of-celebration/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:33:16 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=59 http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/feel-a-spirit-of-celebration/feed/ Be with Your Baby http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/be-with-your-baby/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/be-with-your-baby/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:33:03 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=58 This story comes from Yoga Journal’s Yoga Diary: It was 15 years ago when I had been in labour with my daughter for 14 hours.  I had refused any medical intervention and at that point was exhauted and frustrated.  She wasn’t lying right , so the doctor suggested a caesarean section- which I did not want.  My little one was fast asleep and would not move.  I tried lying in different positions, as well as massaging my belly.  Nothing seemed to work.  And then I remembered that during my prenatal yoga sessions whenever I did this one particular pose, my baby in utero would start moving.  So while the doctor and nurses were outside my room planning my caesarean, I laid down on my back, pulled my knees up alongside my belly, and began rolling gently from one side to the other.  And sure enough I felt my baby girl begin to move.  I felt a very strong twist- she was turning herself around into the right position for birth.  With the onset of intense contractions, my midwife came in at just the right time.  “I can see her black hair already,” she cried out.  The doctor came running in, looking incredulous.  It took 15 minutes more, but then all of a sudden there she was- the most beautiful child I could have every imagined, my daughter Mira.  Today, Mira and I practice yoga together.  Namaste, Mira.

]]> http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/be-with-your-baby/feed/ See Your Body Blossoming and Opening http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/see-your-body-blossoming-and-opening/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/see-your-body-blossoming-and-opening/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:32:46 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=57 http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/see-your-body-blossoming-and-opening/feed/ Express Your Needs http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/express-your-needs/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/express-your-needs/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:32:25 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=56 http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/express-your-needs/feed/ Stay Present in this Moment http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/stay-present-in-this-moment/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/stay-present-in-this-moment/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:32:11 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=55 http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/stay-present-in-this-moment/feed/ Let Go of Control http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/let-go-of-control/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/let-go-of-control/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:31:58 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=54 http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/let-go-of-control/feed/ Feel a Oneness with Nature http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/feel-a-oneness-with-nature/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/feel-a-oneness-with-nature/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:31:44 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=53 http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/feel-a-oneness-with-nature/feed/ Trust the Rhythm of Your Body http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/trust-the-rhythm-of-your-body/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/trust-the-rhythm-of-your-body/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:31:31 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=52 http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/trust-the-rhythm-of-your-body/feed/ Challenge Yourself http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/challenge-yourself/ http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/challenge-yourself/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 06:31:17 +0000 admin http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/?p=51 http://awakenyourbirthpower.com/2008/05/16/challenge-yourself/feed/