by Anne Castles | Jan 8, 2019 | Ancestral Reverance, Birthing From Within, DIY Potions, doula, fertility, Placenta love, Soulful living, Womancraft, Womb Healing
Much attention has been given lately to placenta encapsulation and consuming placentas through smoothies. These practices have been said to help with the postnatal transition. When I was planning for my son’s birth I didn’t feel interested in encapsulation. I knew I...
by admin | Oct 15, 2015 | Childbirth preparation, doula, Mexican Traditional Medicine, Womb Healing
I’ve heard a lot of women during their pregnancy say that they’re not sure if getting a massage is safe or worth the effort. Well it’s no secret that I am big fan of regular massage treatments, especially when you know enough about your body and how you hold tension....
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...
