by admin | Nov 15, 2014 | Birthing From Within, Childbirth preparation, doula, Pain Coping for Birth
In my work with pregnant women one of the most common things I hear is that women are afraid. Afraid of pain. Afraid of not knowing what will happen. Afraid of birth. There is lot to talk about with this and why this might be the case socially and culturally, but...
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 | 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...
