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Page 18 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysHealthAndNutrition.com Here are the Top 10 philosophies that helped me have my babies naturally and that I have used to support thousands of women in their birthing experiences, and that can help you have an optimal birthing experience – maybe even the birth of your dreams! 1. Birth is a spiritual journey; it's also primal. Birth is, to say the least, an intensely physically and emotion- ally demanding experience. Approaching the challenge as a spiritual journey can help you dig deep into your core for the resources to persevere, and to learn about yourself and your innate strength and power. Though a spiritual journey, it is not all incense and candles. It asks us to call upon our primal instincts – and sometimes even to get primal – making animal sounds, assuming poses that have us buck naked on our hands and knees, moving our hips in deep sultry belly dancing undulations. Planning to take a deep dive into your subconscious and intuition to let your primal self-emerge can allow you to open and birth your baby with a raw strength and power you might not now even realize lives within you. 2. Birth should not be taken lying down. Lying down simply doesn't let gravity do the work of helping baby come down and out! Walking, moving your hips like a belly dancer, and generally staying active facilitates a more physiologic process for baby than lying on your back in a hospital bed, which increases your chances of a cesarean. 3. Contractions are amazing sensations that get your baby born. During my own births, I used my imagination and awareness to dive deep into the sensation of my muscles working to help my baby get born. This focused awareness transformed by perception of the pain of birth into the power of birth. I even used the term expansions rather than contractions to help me think about the sensation in a new way. It did not make them less intense, but it made the sensation my ally rather than my enemy. As I welcomed each new wave of labor, I knew I was closer to bringing my baby into my arms. 4. Fear stops labor. Mammal mommas have powerful instincts that allow us to keep our babies safe from harm. For example, momma giraffes on the savannah will spontaneously stop labor if they sense a predator in the area, rather than dropping a helpless newborn to the ground. We too, have hormones that can stimulate labor (oxytocin) and those can stop labor if pumped out early because of fear (adrenaline). So, learning to transform fear into power and confidence is essential for a smooth birth. How is this done? Make sure you feel safe where you are birthing, that you have good support in labor, and that you have talked with your birth provider about any fears you are harboring or repressing about your health and safety, baby's health and safety, or the birthing process. Being educated and informed can help you to dispel fears. www.HealthyHealing.com Industry Pioneer Since 1978 An We're proud to announce our NON-GMO VERIFIED PRODUCTS BUY 1 GET 1 FREE till August 31, 2017

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