“The Universal Mother – Making the Connection”
by Helen Laing
KEEP IT SIMPLE. Avoid making life more complicated than it needs to be.
PREGNANCY IS A TIME OF GROWTH – not just the tummy. Work through the emotional stuff that comes to the surface.
INTELLECTUALISING WON’T HELP. It hinders birth. Get real and be honest!
PLENTY OF REST. Plenty of exercise and good food.
DON’T GIVE AWAY YOUR POWER. Honour the goddess!
TRY TO HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE on your own with the baby for at least three or four weeks after the birth.
HAVE HEAPS OF CUDDLES with your man or a close friend.
USE YOUR INTUITION. You know what to do.
BE IN THE MOMENT. “Catch-life-as-it-flows.”
MAKE TIME FOR SOME ZAZEN each day. It is revitalising.
DON’T TRY TO BE SUPERWOMAN. And for God’s sake, keep your sense of humour. Otherwise, you are done for.
REMEMBER, we are all sisters on this amazing journey through life.
An extract from Helen Laing’s wonderful book “Birthing in Paradise – An alternative approach to child birth”
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