by Anne Castles | Nov 21, 2015 | DIY Potions, fertility, Stress relief, Womb Healing
Castor oil packs for womb health are for women who are NOT currently pregnant. Do not use castor oil packs during pregnancy. Castor oil can stimulate the uterus and may induce labour. How is the health of your womb right now? Do you experience...
by Anne Castles | Nov 21, 2013 | Birthing From Within, Childbirth preparation, doula, Pain Coping for Birth
“The Labyrinth is an ancient, universal symbol representing our journey through life ordeals and initiations… The journey into the labyrinth’s center is symbolic of death (psychic and physical), and the journey out of the labyrinth represents birth or rebirth.”...
by Anne Castles | Oct 21, 2013 | Birthing From Within, Childbirth preparation, doula, Pain Coping for Birth
What does it mean to prepare for birth in a holistic way? “Ho·lis·tic adj. relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems… to treat both the mind and the body.” In a culture that mostly confines childbirth to the medical realm, many women...
by Anne Castles | Sep 21, 2013 | Childbirth preparation, doula
I just love when science ‘discovers’ through research what women have been saying forever. What we know actually works for most women in labour and birth is being supported throughout the experience, not to feel alone, abandoned, or more vulnerable then is...
by Anne Castles | Nov 21, 2012 | Birthing From Within, Childbirth preparation, doula, Pain Coping for Birth
This article is written by Pam England and Virginia Bobro of Birthing From Within. “We used to say that women needed two kinds of “knowing” to give birth: primordial and modern knowing. Today, we believe holistic preparation for birth and parenting requires...
