The age of fear

We are in the age of fear. I am not talking about the terrorists and stuff. I am talking about every day mundane, routine life.

We are afraid...

I am not advocating that we shouldnt be cautious, neither am I saying that being careful, or planning, or taking charge is wrong. I am saying we are afraid, despite caution, knowledge, being careful, being in charge... we are even afraid of being afraid.

Birth is about faith

Birth is about faith in nature... your intrinsic nature as a woman

Birth is about faith in your relationship... both with the father and the child

Birth is about faith in wisdom of your body... and the wisdom of the baby about to be born

Birth is about faith in you strength... both at birth and when you stand between the world and the child you love.

Birth is about faith in people who you chose to care for you.... could be your doctor, doula, or dai.

Birth is about faith.

Isn't being afraid the exact opposite of faith. It would seem that the idea of faith and trust would be reinforced by information and knowledge, cemented by caring families standing by the moms' side. However time and again I meet fear.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself

Fear is a self fulfilling prophecy that holds us back from doing what we can do. And we can chage this world of fear if only we can give our children the legacy of faith by living it at the most intense, life altering, out of control moment of our lives. With deep reverence for all those mothers who believed in their strength at the most vulnerable moment. Faith

Hypnobirthing

I have recently attended a Hypnobirthing practioners training workshop, which I can say I am partly responsible for happening at all. And despite all the flip flops and the change of location was a wonderful experience. Sometimes we cannot make sense of the puzzles pieces we are holding on to... from the BIG PICTURE puzzle the the "powers to be" have the vision of. I was holding on to traffic snarls and waterlogging and hotel booking and flight times.... and nothing was making sense. Yet it was an incredible learning experience both in and out of the classes. Met some good people, and bonded with some who I already knew. Missed all the deeper level work... I was too deep too quick, (but as Sarojini said, something was listening; I bow to her wisdom) though personally I think all I did was make a huge dent into 12 years of sleep depreivation.
Vented some of the "things are not good" around birth feeling accumalated for many years, and appreciated how good the Doc I worked with was. How much she has supported my growth and changed I was getting fixed in "not good" ideas.
Hurray ! to hypnobirthing and all those wonderful people whose energies were significant to my learning, and to Sarojini, who offered us knowledge and nurtured our growth, hurray to new associations, and biggest Cheers!!!! to the new twists in the path I call my life

Hip Hip Hurray !!!!!!

Hypnobirthing Workshop, 7th to 10th August 2008, Mulund, Mumbai