Birth Skills Workshop
Last month, I was lucky enough to attend and observe an amazing birth preparation workshop designed and run by two beautiful midwifes in Christchurch. Now I am even more happy to let you know that they will come to teach…
The Necessity of Healing – by Marisa Wright Birth and Postpartum Doula
Loss, grief and trauma - these are such heavy realities to carry. Often overlooked by society and misunderstood as weak or too uncomfortable to talk about, too taboo. And so it becomes isolating and even heavier. But the silence is being broken.
6 mindful steps towards a more balanced Postpartum – by Marta Willis
Now that you’re home with your precious little one, the first days of the oxytocin high might be slowly easing off. So, what can you do to keep your energy up? How can you make this sensitive time more joyful…
A fast and free homebirth
Photo by: Rachael Brown Photography The morning started like any other, I had slept the sleep of the dead and that was after having had lots of nap time the day before. It was a lovely calm windless morning so…
The power and magic of natural birth – by Alexa Pedersen
I believe strongly in the power and magic of natural undisturbed birth, which has led me to deep and extensive research about birth and all its faculties. I am now filled with gratitude and excitement to share the story of the…
Arna’s Birth: The longest six-minutes of my life and the shining star that followed
How it all began… I almost fell into the toilet seeing the test result. We’d created another human being. Wow. We knew we wanted to give our first born daughter Alba a sibling but “planned” to conceive in about a…
The Essence of Mother Roasting
(No ovens involved, I promise!) As a new Mother I ached to be held, nourished and taken care of. To be supported at a time when everything was new, confusing and seen through very sleep-deprived eyes. When I…
Clary sage: One magical oil for supporting birth
I often get the question during treating pregnant woman, what tool could they use to support natural birthing? There are many options of course, but I'd have to say one of my favourite and really effective oil is clary sage.…
Azures Birth Story by Nicola Parkinson
Looking back, I now realise that both my birth stories began before the births, each time I felt a huge sense of needing to have a child, the way I explained it to my Husband - Ben was as…
Sealing after Birthing
What is Mother Sealing? The entire pregnancy and birthing process is about "opening", spiritually, mentally and physically. Once the baby is born, the body require "sealing", or closing that which has been open and is raw and vulnerable. Sealing after…