By Nina Isabella In her wonderful book Gentle Birth Choices, Barbara Harper talks about the profound benefits of regularly practicing deep guided relaxation during pregnancy. Harper states that during labour, women experience an altered state of consciousness. Knowing this gives us the superb opportunity to work with the body's innate desire to rest during labour. [...]
Last week I received the following message on my Facebook : “This week we remember all the babies born sleeping or whom we have carried but never met, or those we have held but couldn’t take home or the ones that came home but didn’t stay. Make this your profile status if you or someone [...]
In our society of the body beautiful, our fixation on the external beauty of thin, young and flawless we have sadly lost touch with the divine feminine beauty. This is becoming most evident to me as a 7-month pregnant female in our visual dominant society. In years gone by artisans created sculptures of an abundant [...]
A lovely winter relaxation for Mums and new Mums 2 B. Written by Jane Johnston Imagine yourself on a beach, on a warm summers day, sitting in the shade of a beautiful palm. There is a gentle breeze blowing softly upon your skin and you are looking out into a beautiful blue lagoon. It’s your [...]
Written by Elinor Bester The powerful and gentle therapy that is the Bowen Technique is a natural and holistic treatment that can be useful in all stages of bringing a new child into the world. Bowen is a soft tissue relaxation technique that is performed by doing a series of gentle rolling moves in specific [...]