My beautiful friend Natalia gave birth to her daughter, at home, in the water, last September. Natalia recently told me the story of her rich Aboriginal culture and the rituals surrounding her [...]
Last week in my pre-natal classes I discussed two words – determination and doubt. And I posed the question: “do you doubt that you can birth your baby naturally?” The three [...]
Last year when I discussed writing a series of posts on yoga for pregnancy and birth I had the very best of intentions. Clearly I was still in the new-muma stage, reality set in and my words [...]
“Only a mother can understand the joy of locking eyes with her newborn babe the moment they take their first breath. After the powerful journey of labour, Natalia embraces her babe for the [...]
A few weeks ago I wondered if you had any questions for me about yoga for pregnancy, birth and beyond. It turns out that you do. I have decided to write a series of posts to ‘answer’ [...]
It rained in October 2010. On and off the clouds grew heavy and eventually they let go. In October 2010 my parsley and mint were thriving in their terracotta pots. She was conceived in the spring [...]
Born in the water. Oh so happy in water. And look at those eyes. Yep, they’re big and beautiful and I could gaze into them for hours. I do gaze into them for hours. Precious little Poet. 5 [...]
Before Poet arrived I was well aware of how I wanted to spend the first few weeks of her life. It was my priority to have a ‘babymoon’ – a restful period where I could recover [...]
Five hours after she was born we came home and went to bed. Today, one week later, I’ve ventured out of the bedroom feeling rested, content and incredibly blessed. There’s been so [...]
Born on the full moon in mid-winter. She swam into the world and right into her Daddy’s arms at 4.47am today, the 19th of July 2011. She is dark and beautiful with big, curious eyes and [...]
Literally hours after I peed on the stick to confirm that there was indeed a tiny little baby inside me, I phoned the local hospital to request Val as my midwife. Val has been catching babies for [...]
For those of you that read here often you know that I’m passionate about bellies, birth and babies. Over the past 2.5years I have taught about 200 women pre-natal yoga and it is a true [...]
