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25 Ways to Awaken Your Birth Power

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Simple, positive and inspirational for any woman who wants to rejoice in her pregnancy and enjoy her birth. Drawing upon her experience as a childbirth educator and homebirth mother, Danette Watson has created a book and CD set that has been described as â��addictiveâ�� by women in labour. Based on normal birth physiology and the power of the body-mind connection, 25 Ways to Awaken Your Birth Power gives expectant mothers invaluable insight in reconnecting and surrendering to the creative force which is their natural ability to give birth. Packed with encouraging words and beautiful images, this book and CD set provides the tools women need to tap into their own inner strength and let go of any fear of childbirth. The beautifully presented hard cover book and CD are a divine gift set for yourself or a friend as well as a rare birth preparation set that gets to the point and the beauty better than any other birth CD package encompassing meditation and learning, goal-setting and partner work, empowering belief systems, relaxation and real-life feelings. 25 Ways to Awaken Your Birth Power is accessible and enjoyable for women and childbirth professionals. Key features include over 25 full colour inspiring artworks and an audio CD for use during pregnancy and childbirth that women claim they â��just couldnâ��t turn off!â�� This book is for women who

Would like to feel positive and empowered during their pregnancy
Are preparing for a normal, natural childbirth
Would like to learn to or reaffirm their trust in their body
Would like to use body-mind techniques like meditation, visualization, relaxation, breathing and affirmations
Are trying to have a positive birth experience after having one or more difficult birth experiences
Would like to surround themselves with positive images and beliefs
Are looking for an holistic approach to pregnancy and childbirth
Are interested in the spiritual aspects of pregnancy and childbirth
Would like to have a calm, confident birth
Have explored HypnoBirthing
VBAC (click here to read one womanâ��s story)

The first time I glimpsed this book and CD set was at our Canberra Maternity Coalitionâ��s â��Women- as mothers- Dayâ�� in March. Kate Black, another MC member, rushed over from her sausage stall with it and asked me to try to sell it- sheâ��d found it at her pre-natal yoga class. It had a bright cover, I had a quick glance through it and I sold it before the day was out. I thought no more about it. Months later, Justine Caines rushed into my living room, tossed a copy onto the bookshelf and told me sheâ��d been asked to review itâ�¦didnâ��t it have nice drawings?â�¦it wasnâ��t really her thing (book reviews) and that she was too busyâ�¦and would I do it? Ok, fine. Took me weeks to find out who I was reviewing it for and only after it had had a good test run. Now up front Iâ��ve got to confess that, much as I understand and value relaxation, affirmations, positive thought and visualisations as helpful life skills, I am a bit wary of the pre-packaged variety. In birth preparation sessions we practice these techniques, I even hand out birth-related affirmative statements Iâ��ve collected over the years but I stress that you have to feel entirely comfortable with the wording of your affirmation. No internal cringe, no cynical inner voice â��yeah right!â�� should flow from the mental utterance of your affirmation. One of the strongest, most useful affirmations I have seen a woman use for birth was â��itâ��s just my baby being born.â�� It was her perfect reminder of her purpose and encouraged her not to shy away from the intensity. A couple of weeks ago a woman was niggling her way into labour. She asked me to come over. I knew she wasnâ��t in labour yet but needed some reassurance. I headed out the door then thought â��Iâ��ll just check my emails.â�� On Ozmid Jo Bainbridge was asking about self hypnosis resources for labour. Jan Robinson replied that 25 Ways to Awaken Your Birth Power looked great. I took these emails as a sign that I should take the book with me to my VBAC woman and then I rushed out the door. I was half way to her when I realised Iâ��d forgotten the book. I initially thought â��oh well, forget itâ�� but another me said â��go back and get it, that was a messageâ�� so I did even though I still hadnâ��t listened to it or taken more than a glance at a few pictures. That morning we played the CD while I massaged her shoulders, back, arms and hips. She cried out emotions about her previous caesarean and having to try to beat an impending induction she didnâ��t feel strong enough to say no to. I left Birth Power with her. She used it again later that day in early labour at home and the next day in labour at the hospital (she beat the induction) to bolster her resolve not to have continuous EFM and to counter the medical voices telling her about uterine rupture, foetal deaths and hypoxic brain damage. She wanted it so much her husband was sent home to get it ASAP! She used it again as she lay in the bath during transition. It was amazing how, as things evolved within the labour, the CD would suddenly become audible to me rather than background to my concentration on the woman and Iâ��d think â��that (statement) fits perfectly with whatâ��s happening right now.â�� It never sounded tacky, corny, trite or meaningless. In summary, my test run of 25 Ways to Awaken Your Birth Power was overwhelmingly positive. The woman found it to be inspiring, steadying and it helped her find her own strength. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who wishes to work with their own birth power. Margie Perkins New Lives Canberra Doula and Prenatal Preparation Services Book Review from Birth Matters, Journal of the Maternity Coalition, September 2005

25 Ways to Joy and Inner Peace for Mothers

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25 Ways to Joy & Inner Peace for Mothers is like having a supportive, encouraging friend by your side. This beautiful book and CD set helps new mothers connect with baby and feel renewed and energized by the love connection between them. With the empowering realization that nurturing themselves is nurturing their baby, this book and CD set helps a woman find the balance between the two and tap into her natural mothering instincts and her ability to feel joy and satisfaction in motherhood. This book is for women who:

Believe motherhood can be joyous and fulfilling
Would like more inner peace and calm in their mothering
Would like to trust their mothering instincts more
Are looking for an holistic approach to mothering that includes the emotional and spiritual side
Are looking for a compliment to attachment parenting, breastfeeding, babywearing
Would like to feel more connected to their husbands/partners in their parenting
Seek a way to bond more with baby
Want an approach to mothering that honours and nurtures the mother while affirming the beauty and joy of motherhood

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Awaken Your Birth Power Retreat Weekend

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1) To receive registration information only click here 2) To pay on-line then receive registration information click 'Add to cart' Birth can be challenging and frightening, but it can also be one of the most powerful and deeply fulfilling experiences of your life.

You DO have everything you need within you to meet the challenges of birth and to feel satisfied and empowered. We give you the tools to realize this yourself.

Many women emerge from birth feeling joyous, fulfilled and with greater confidence in their capabilities. You can be one of these women... At the Birth Power Retreat Weekend, you will learn that women who birth in their power: Approach birth in diverse and wonderful ways. There is no one right way. Take this opportunity to explore what feels right for you and your baby. Go deep within themselves. Birth is primarily a right-brained, subconscious process. Through activities based on our bestselling book and CD, like meditation, visualization, art and creativity, yoga, mindfulness, honouring your emotions and following your intuition, you will learn to go to that place within yourself where women access their natural birth wisdom. Understand the powerful body-mind connection. Stress and fear are the antagonists to a healthy birth. Come explore your fears and learn to trust yourself, your body and the birth process. Feel connected. To themselves, their baby, their inner wisdom, other women and to the mother within. Come feel heard, honoured and nurtured and take the time to connect deeply during this pregnancy. The weekend is held at the beautiful and peaceful St. Clements Retreat Centre which is situated among the rolling hills 3 kms from the village of Galong on the south western slopes of NSW. Approx. 3 Â½ hrs west of Sydney, 1 Â½ hrs north of Canberra

*You may come at any stage in your pregnancy and husbands, partners and birth support people are most welcome. Register now - Numbers strictly limited to 20!

Telephone Consultations with Danette Watson

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$60/hour

OUT OF STOCK - Positive Thought Cards

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We have had numerous requests over the years for affirmation cards based on our books and now they are here! We have put a lot of thought into these cards. The outcome is something we are really proud of. Awaken Your Birth Power Positive Thought Cards:

Compliment our book without duplicating it (so youâ��ll want to own both!)
Are our usual mix of practicality, spirituality and beauty.
On the practical side, they are based on numerous studies which point to characteristics and qualities within women that create positive birth outcomes (see our Positive Thought Cards insert for more info).
They are also large (20x20cm) so they can be seen easily when hung around your home or birth space).
On the spiritual side, the cards reflect our philosophy that you have everything you need within you. Birth is a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual event for women and deserves to be approached from all these levels.
On the beautiful side, Stephanie has made them especially wonderful with her signature style (bold and colourful)!

A set contains 20 cards and is contained in a beautiful handmade felt envelope.