Be Your Best Mom

Dr. Caitlin Welles, and Erica Chase-Salerno of Wyld Acres Healing Arts, announce a Mother’s Circle support group series, open to all mothers.

The four-part series will take place on Monday, September 20; Monday, October 18; Monday, November 15; and Monday, December 6; from 6:45pm-9pm, in New Paltz.  Cost for this series is $120.

Dr. Welles is a psychologist with a private practice in New Paltz.  Chase-Salerno does in-studio and distance energy healing, and prenatal communication work.  Both facilitators are mothers and committed to honoring the authentic along the parenting path.  
“As long-time members of a Mother’s Circle ourselves, we want to introduce others to this unique gathering of nurture, trust, and support specifically for mothers, because supporting mothers can strengthen families,” explained Chase-Salerno.

“Our intention is to create a safe space to explore and process the challenging and ever-changing journey of imperfect motherhood.  Small groups like these can help mothers hold a larger view of what they’re experiencing, and to empower them as they move forward through the constant change of parenting,” added Welles.

For more information about this Mother’s Circle series,visit WyldAcres.com/MothersCircle or contact the facilitators directly:  Dr. Welles at 845-532-3923 or Chase-Salerno at 845-255-5896.

About the facilitators:

Caitlin Welles, PsyD : Caitlin is a licensed psychologist with a doctorate from New York University.  Her therapeutic orientation draws on concepts of relational psychoanalysis, self-psychology, EMDR and Buddhist philosophy. Her primary focus is on integrating insight and affect to promote self-awareness and deep psychological change. Her maternal orientation draws on everything and the kitchen sink but is certainly sustained and supported by her own participation in a mother’s circle, several years running.  She loves sharing with her children that she’s going to her mother’s circle where she’s learning to be a better mom.  She is an imperfect mother evolving as mindfully as she can, continually striving to help create more joy, abundance and meaning in life for herself and others.  Caitlin enjoys living in New Paltz with her husband, daughter, son, and gentle old German Shepherd.

Erica Chase-Salerno: As the founder of Wyld Acres, Erica practices hands-on healing and distance energy work, as well as intuitive prenatal communication. Intrigued by the multi-dimensional love and experience of parenting from conception on, she co-facilitates a number of holistic pregnancy and mothering workshops.  Erica enjoys yoga, Pilates, playing viola, and co-moderating the regional parenting website HudsonValleyParents.com she owns with her husband, Michael.  They live an unschooling life with their son Declan, daughter Quinlan, along with some chickens in New Paltz, New York.

• Illuminated Birth I - Welcome your personal connection to your pregnancy, baby, and upcoming birth through self-exploration and inquisitive conversation, yoga, and prenatal communication. Explore questions such as:

• What is the spirit of your birth?
• What is this child teaching you from conception and pregnancy?
• What are the places that scare you?

Utilize yoga asana and breath to relax, open, and strengthen the body. Guided relaxation/meditation will help you to open channels of trust and awareness. Prenatal communication is offered to invite a deeper connection between mother and baby, allowing baby’s unique voice to be heard and providing further intuitive guidance. Journaling exercises will be offered to participants as well.

This class is offered to expectant mothers at any trimester, pre-conception, first or subsequent pregnancies. No prerequisite to attend. Certificate provided at completion of class. This class is taught by Erica Chase-Salerno (Wyld Acres) and Marnie McKnight-Favell (Dragonfly Holistic) and is held on Sunday, March 28, 2010 and Wednesday, November 3, 2010.  Register at Centered Birth.

• Empowered Birth II - A gathering designed to assist you in harnessing your pregnancy to ignite your birthing instinct and empower your path. We will explore questions such as:

• Who is your community?
• Who or what influences your views about your body?
• Who or what influences your views about birth?
• What feelings are creating conflict for you at this time?
• How does this pregnancy change the direction of who you presently are? Or, another way to ask this question, How does this pregnancy challenge the notion of who you are?

This is an invitation to connect more deeply with your baby in-womb, to understand his/her unique energy and personality, and feel what this child is directing in terms of your self-growth. Additionally, we will explore yoga asana, breath, meditation and sound to help relax and open the body as well as affirm your resolve. Facilitated energy work and prenatal communication will be offered to participants.

No prerequisite to attend. Certificate provided at completion of class. This class is taught by Erica Chase-Salerno and Marnie McKnight-Favell and is held on Sunday, April 11, 2010 and Sunday, November 7, 2010.  Register at Centered Birth.

• Transcendent Birth III – A prenatal workshop designed for those who feel guided to explore the transcendent nature of the spiritual journey through the landscape of the birthing experience.

This gathering will be intimate and evokes a safe and sacred space to delve deeply into paradigms about roles and events. We will find the essence of personal transformation through asking:

• What themes come forth during this pregnancy for you, and in preparing for birthing this baby?
• Where else in your life and your history/herstory do these themes show up?
• Whose voice do you hear in your fears and stuck points? How do we imprint the words or beliefs of our families of origin, society, or culture?
• In ideal circumstances for you, outside of time and space, how do you envision your birth?
• How can you harness these awareness to transcend self limitation?
• How do you align with open and expansive natures of your pregnancy?
• How is your baby-to-be’s unique energy imprint/soulular connection guiding you in this process?

This class has a substantial focus on hands-on energy work and prenatal communication. Although this class series is not sequential, there is a prerequisite of either Illuminated Birth or Empowered Birth to attend this session. Certificate provided at completion of class. This class is taught by Erica Chase-Salerno and Marnie McKnight-Favell and is held on Sunday, November 14, 2010.  Register at Centered Birth.

The day was architected to be supportive of the transition of Mike’s 8-day vacation of full-time loving and playful availability to the kids (and me!) to returning to work.  As we moved into the day, the flow just wasn’t there.  I figured there’d be some fatigue after spending all yesterday afternoon and evening in the brisk air around the backyard campfire, but I thought today’s fun activities would compensate for that.  Still, at every turn, the Universe provided supports leading us to the next, often better,  moment.

I have often considered helpful coincidences as flukes and focused more on the challenges during reflection, but now I’m thinking they are built-in supports that were just waiting to be received within my awareness.  Thank you, Universe!!

My day began with a brisk morning walk in the sunshine, followed by some spontaneous sun salutations right in the snowy driveway on my way back to the house.  I just felt like doing them outside today, on the snow, in the driveway.  I stretched, leaned, and lunged, basking in the glorious sunlight, appreciating the beautiful sounds of the birds and the sweet icy gurgles of the stream.   A lovely, grounding way to engage in the new day.  I feel that it really helped to prepare me for the surprising up’s and down’s I navigated through after that.

I feel like every challenge today was met with the tools and resources I needed, around the time I actually needed them.

My visit with the kids to Chuck E. Cheese this afternoon began with a long wait at an empty employee-less counter for tokens.  But then the cashier gave us piles more tokens than we paid for, simply because the machine was jammed and she just wanted to give them to us.  Then, Quinn didn’t want to play or ride anything (??).  I had kind of wanted to zone out there, let the kids do their thing in a place they adore.  But Quinn wasn’t doing it.  She just chilled out at the table with me, looking around.  I finally got up and we walked around together looking for something she’d like.  Then, the first two rides we tried didn’t work.  But in advocating for my daughter to get the machines fixed so she could ride them, I felt more engaged and intentional during our time there.

Despite those two positive experiences of extra tokens and feeling more present with the kids, my overall mood was hard to overcome.  I was in a funk, trying to use every tool I could to pull myself out of it, and I was still having a hard time shaking it.  Suddenly, I received photo text from a good friend that made me laugh out loud and helped me switch gears.  She had no idea at the time, but she energized me into the shift I needed.

Later, we headed across the plaza to Kmart in search of a light-weight apron for me (as opposed to the canvas barbecue aprons I have that feel too heavy and stiff), something I’ve been looking for everywhere without any luck.  The kids were a dream to shop with, not overwhelmed by the large space like they get sometimes.  It was awesome.  They were so patient as we searched through the Household Organization area twice, the only place all of the employees I asked told us to look in.  No aprons.

I couldn’t give up.  I refused to believe that Kmart wouldn’t carry this item.  As we took the long way to the cash register in my walk of utter defeat, we happily discovered some 2010 calendars and presidential placemats the kids had wanted.  Score!  Then, in the next aisle, I found the exact type of apron I was looking for!  It was in a completely different section of the store than where we’d been directed to all of those times.  Jackpot!

Finally, we headed to the gym.  I dropped the kids off upstairs to play in the facility’s Kids Club, and I headed downstairs to change, looking forward to my workout to get some of the day’s highs and lows out of my system.  As soon as I finished changing  into my sweats, the fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate the building.  I gathered everything back out of the locker and headed back upstairs as quickly as I could, only to find that the Kids Club room was now empty.

My heart stopped.  I raced to the front desk to ask where the kids were taken, and they kept insisting that I leave the building.  I said in no uncertain terms, “I will leave the building as soon as I know where my children are.”  They told me where to look outside, and I was able to join them as soon as I got out the door.

I put on their coats, and we tried to leave.  We were ready to go home at that point, we’d had enough happen in our day.  However, I was told we were unable to leave since the childcare policy requires us to return inside to “sign them out.”  I asked how we were planning to sign out if in fact the forms were burning up as we spoke…

The firetrucks soon arrived and we watched the firefighters do their thing.  We eventually got back in, signed out, then left.

I was shaken up by the whole thing, but mostly by seeing the empty Kids Club room and experiencing the horror that I had absolutely no idea where my children were in that moment.

But, as had happened throughout this day and I imagine all days, the supports made themselves available.  Texting Mike and a couple of friends during the experience, then decompressing with them afterwards, offered exactly what I needed, right when I needed it.

The kids and I were really done at that point.  I wanted to cheer them up and help them get unspooked (the fire alarm experience was a little scary for them), so I took them to McDonald’s for the coveted Chipmunks toys, and to eat and play.  They were thrilled!  Declan proudly ordered and paid at the counter all by himself, which helped him to really center himself.  Quinn was excited to buy a toy all by herself too, as I looked on from a little bit of a distance.  Then She got *really* excited when the employee gave her a few of them for free!  Declan saw her bounty of toys, went back to the counter with some money in hand, and he came back with free toys, too.  The employees were so kind, generous, helpful, and patient as the kids selected the colors they wanted, it just warmed my heart.

After we got home, I drove out to the store to pick up some Sambucol so the kids could take it before bed.  I figure with a day like today, we needed extra immune boosters.  And as I drove, I started putting all of our day’s events together.  I saw how they all just fit together.

I also became acutely aware of the tension in my stomach.  I wondered why that was happening.  It felt like sadness and pain inside.  I wondered why I wasn’t feeling this in my heart area.  I knew these were emotions – why was I experiencing them in my abdomen?  Then I remembered something very common in my healing work — the heart/abdomen connection.

Many of us shove pain downward, we try to bury it in our bodies.  We move it out of our hearts, and we shove it down lower.  And there I was, doing just that.  I was seeing this happen right before my eyes, right within myself.  It was eye-opening.  With pain and intense experiences, I could see how I tend to? automatically? resist these sensations of overwhelm.  I look for ways to quiet them, to move them out of my awareness.  Anything but go into them.  (Enter food-as-pain-queller section here…)

So I invited the emotions to come back up.  I welcomed their return to my heart.  I went back to that moment of seeing the empty childcare room at my gym, that horrible void.  And as I felt those waves of panic, overwhelm, worry, anger, and fear rise up inside of me again, I breathed into them, breathed through them.

I knew the event had already taken place.  I knew that was OK, I knew the kids were OK.  It was safe for me to be with these feelings in my heart.  Where they belonged.  And to discharge them from my heart as well.

I breathed and visualized keeping my heart open, imagined keeping the channel between my stomach and my heart open, and pictured keeping my stomach clear and open.  In the grocery store, I breathed into that openness as I  walked through the aisles, helping my body to remember that these feelings were OK and to honor their fullness without squelching them or trying to turn them into something else.

As I breathed and reflected, I became intensely aware of the many supports that the Universe had made available to me to harness the amazingness of this day, in the form of Nature, Family, Good Friends, and Strangers.  That these were not random occurrences, but rather opportunities for Flow, helping me to see or be differently, to honor the flow within myself and within the day itself.

Tonight’s awareness around this habit I have of pushing emotion down into my abdomen is a huge breakthrough for me.  It reminds me of the amazing photographs featured in the news recently, the first images ever captured of an egg ovulating.   That the world knows a great deal about ovulation, and that a great deal of inferences and assumptions are made about it, but then suddenly and unexpectedly, we are presented with the gift of witnessing it and discovering important new truths about it.  And it can offer an entirely new way of thinking about ovulation, and everything else we think we understand, for that matter.

I know something about the way we move  energy around in our bodies in response to what life offers us, and I know something about helping our bodies support themselves into healing.  But until tonight, I didn’t know the precise, specific ways of how some of that imbalance gets there.  Tonight, I saw the first energetic “images” ever captured of the creation of that imbalance, inside of myself.

Yes, as meditative insights often do, I got there with openness and awareness, making a choice to listen to what was being asked of and told to me energetically.  But it was also with the seemingly-random supports over the course of the day that I was able to remain present in that journey.  Thank you to all of You who were in my day today!  And to all of You who were in a different day, which led me to the path of This Day!

It’s the second anniversary of Wyld Acres!   Thank you for your ongoing support of this work and for sharing your experiences with others, such as forwarding these newsletters!

Read on to learn more about our upcoming holistic pregnancy workshops, our “Food Bank Barter” program, and more.

Please also note that Wyld Acres is closed during the month of December.  Be sure to  call for your appointment today, if you’d like to get in for a session before the end of the year.

This story can  help to give form to something that’s generally seen and experienced at a deep level, yet invisibly to society.  There’s so much richness to draw from no matter how long the pregnancy lasted or the circumstances under which the pregnancy ended.  And sometimes sharing more around the story of the pregnancy helps to “clear the decks” for the mama, mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  It’s one way to honor the memory and can offer comfort in honoring the fullness of that life.  It can also honor the ongoing, energetic, sustained relationship connection that many mothers feel with their babies.

Reflecting back and answering these questions can help to give form to this child’s own story with her, how the life together changed her, and how this passage is experienced by her.

When you are ready, I welcome the opportunity to hear your stories.

Love,

Erica

CELEBRATION OF LOVE AND LIFE PASSAGE
by Erica Chase-Salerno, Wyld Acres

1.  Describe your conception of this baby. (What is the story of the conception of this chid? Details and highlights? Timing? What stands out to you about it?)  The pure essence of the beginning of your lives together as mother/child can offer some profund insights into the spirit of the child.

2.  Describe your pregnancy.  (When did you know?  How did you know?  How did you share it?  When?  With whom?  Highlights, lowlights, feelings, questions, concerns, joys, dreams, wonderings, obsessions, cravings, moods, interests, prenatal care, baby nicknames, healings, challenges, decisions, challenges overcome, birth plans, other events taking place during this time.  Who “were” you during this pregnancy?  What were any connections between other people and this baby?)
Babies often use this time to draw out the fullness of the mother, both literally and figuratively.  These “clues” can offer information around personal growth you experienced to better connect with the child.  Any personality shifts you may have experienced during pregnancy can be seen as personality traits of the child and/or traits the child wanted you to develop to be better equipped with parenting the child, including parenting into an end of life passage.

3.  Describe the end of your pregnancy.  (When did you know?  How did you know?  How did you share it?  When?  With whom?  What were some of the odd, quirky, surreal moments along the way?  Share some of the feelings, questions, concerns, wonderings, challenges, and decisions, as well as anything unusual that seems to have accompanied your days.  How did the end of the pregnancy take place?  Did any feelings come up that echoed those you’ve had previously?  How did you say “good-bye” to this child?)
Sometimes the ending of a pregnancy holds parallels to its beginnings which can offer comfort in an otherwise random-seeming event.  Sometimes the mother’s intuition is affirmed in her “knowings,” which she can believe in as she applies her intuition to other situations.  It’s something she can grow to increasingly depend on.

4.  Did you name the child?  If not officially, then in your heart?  What was the name?  How did you determine that name?  What is the history of that name/what does that name mean?

5.  What things remind you of this child, now?  What makes you cry about this child?  What triggers a smile or makes you laugh about this baby being?  What are some of the things that offer comfort to you in your grieving?

6.  What are some of the gifts this child brought into your life?  What about you feels changed?

7.  What else should the world know about this baby being?

Love,

Erica

3-PART HOLISTIC PREGNANCY SERIES

• Pleasures of Pregnancy Workshop I - Sunday, September 13, 2009, 2:00-4:30pm, Waddle & Swaddle, 37 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, Facilitated by Erica Chase-Salerno and Marnie McKnight-Favell.  RSVP: 845.255.5896 or erica@wyldacres.com. Cost is determined by participant within our sliding scale for this event of $44-$71. Come nurture yourself and connect deeply with your baby in this relaxing and informative gathering. Rather than a birthing class or standard prenatal care session, this workshop aims to get you in touch at the deepest level of the energetic nature of your pregnancy, upcoming labor, and delivery. Intended for mothers at any stage of pregnancy, all birth plans, whether this is your first child or next child, we will explore and practice techniques designed to strengthen you and your mind/body, as well as look at any new awarenesses around this child during this pregnancy. We will help participants to interpret information being communicated to them from this baby, as well as process questions and concerns that are coming up during the pregnancy. Topics will include prenatal yoga, prenatal communication, and emotional/energetic centering to support you in preparation for the birth. Tools being offered and experienced at this workshop include: practicing specific yoga positions to increase strength and openness; reflecting upon thoughts and sharings from the baby to the mother; creating a “Mama Map” to track various events that have occurred in the mother’s life and drawing from them to learn about individual patterns and tendencies with regard to the birth process itself; and more!  Erica and Marnie are both mamas and experienced group leaders with individual healing practices who are committed to honoring the birth journey in its many forms.
• Powers of Pregnancy Workshop II - Sunday, October 18, 2009, 2:00-4:30pm, Waddle & Swaddle, 37 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, Facilitated by Erica Chase-Salerno and Marnie McKnight-Favell.  RSVP: 845.255.5896 or erica@wyldacres.com.  Cost is determined by participant within our sliding scale for this event of $53-$120. A follow-up to the “Pleasures of Pregnancy” Worshop, here’s a chance to go deeper, to explore and draw from your own inner wisdom and life experience in a safe, supportive, nurturing environment.   This session enables the pregnant mother to delve deeper into the personal powers available to her in the prenatal experience through prenatal yoga, bodywork, “prenatal mapping,” “power stations,” and cultivating the pathways to prenatal communication.  Ideal for mothers in their seventh month and beyond.  Also a prerequisite for “Possibilities of Pregnancy III.”
• Possibilities of Pregnancy Workshop III - Sunday, November 15, 2009, 2:00-4:30pm, Waddle & Swaddle, 37  Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, Facilitated by Erica Chase-Salerno and Marnie McKnight-Favell.  RSVP: 845.255.5896 or erica@wyldacres.com.  Cost is determined by participant within our sliding scale of $77-$210. You’ve sought the Pleasures (I), you’ve tapped into the Powers (II), now we go deep into the Possibilities of Pregnancy III.  Discover insights into your unlimited potential as discovered through pregnancy.  Created as a sequel to “Powers of Pregnancy” (required), this is the ultimate energy workshop for mothers in their final months of pregnancy.  This session offers insights and tools into each person’s unlimited potential as informed by the pregnancy experience and is designed to harness the openness of the body before birth.  This session focuses entirely on prenatal yoga, energy bodywork, and prenatal communication.

Happy Birthday, sweetheart.  Love you so much.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2003

Dear Declan,

   I’ve been meaning to get these thoughts down on paper since you were born, and with you sleeping in my lap in the family room as I write this, I have decided it will be the last thing I do in 2003!
   This icon was in front of me to focus on for most of my labor with you, and after you were born, it became clear that it is rightfully yours.  It holds a lot of meaning for me  because of the various ways it has figured into my spiritual journey, especially your birth.
   I bought this icon at the Bethany Retreat House in Highland Mills, NY as a souvenir of my first retreat session (that I led!) at Wellspring there, in May of 2002.  I find the image interesting because Jesus is located apart from Mary, a position I hadn’t seen before.  It was part of my worship center ever since, and during my pregnancy with you the following November, it reminded me of the sacredness I held inside.  
   From your conception, and daily since your birth, your father and I have always considered you a gift from God.  A soul that has been entrusted to us on this Earth to help you, and to help us, reach our fullest potential and become our highest selves, as led by God.  
   The time had finally come, and my water broke here at home on Monday, August 4, at 3:58 p.m.  It’s an easy time to remember because your father always had meetings at 4:00 p.m. on Mondays and I wasn’t able to reach him by phone to tell him, so I had to leave a message.  Your Grandma and Grandpa Salerno happened to be here with me, and we were so excited!  When your Dad finally got the message, he rushed home.
   That night, we timed my contractions with a computer program your Dad wrote for just this occasion.  They were irregular, then they eventually stopped.  I knew I would be put on a Pitocin drip when we reached Northern Dutchess Hospital, which worried me because I was afraid that it would lead to other interventions and eventually result in a C-section.  I prayed to God for guidance and help, and all I got back was “Trust.”  I couldn’t believe it – what was there to trust?  I wanted assurance that I would have a drug-free birth, and God was not delivering.  I was devastated.  When the Pitocin started, our doula, Mary, hung an origami crane from the IV pole, and your Dad named the pole Jeff, which helped me to keep a healthy perspective.
   This icon was in front of me, no matter what position I was in or what direction I was facing.  I visualized you coming outside of me, just as Jesus was outside of Mary in the icon.  My “active” labor lasted about 12 hours, but since my water had broken more than 24 hours prior to your birth, there was a lot of pressure on our caregivers to intervene.  I was so happy to be in the birthing tub with you, and during my “transition” phase, I literally went into a zone of quiet prayer and meditation.  With Mary, our midwife Donna, your Dad, and your godmother, Tracey around me, I started to push and pray you out…love you out…I kept repeating that focus, those words, like a breath prayer.  
   Everyone said you were so close to coming out, that you were crowning, and I could actually feel your head, but I was unable to push any longer, and I had no more strength left.  I was completely spent, uncomfortable, and incredulous that you were so close without more progress.  I prayed to God, but I did  not sense any response, which made me feel sad.  I stared at the icon, praying you out “like Jesus” and visualizing you on the outside.  I had no strength left and was 100% sure that God had deserted me.  Mary looked into my eyes and told me that you were going to come out on the next push. Well, that helped me to focus and you eventually came out.  (It turned out that you were crowned for a very long time but they let us do it on our own because every time they measured your heart rate to check against stress, you were stronger than the last reading!).  I did it.  We did it!  We were in it together, and out you came!  Of course, God had NOT deserted me, which only reinforced my faith.  He showed me that even in the darkest, most hopeless moment, He is there.  Through the grace of God, I was given the strength to birth you on Pitocin without pain medication and to push you out despite my weakness at the end.  So, your Dad “caught” you and put you on my chest as he introduced you to me with one of the two names we had chosen (boy/girl).  I could not believe it – you were actually here!!  
   I sang “I Love You Lord” as I was stitched up, a song I had also been singing during labor, and when I found out your awesome weight, everything made all the sense in the world!  If you had been born a week or two later, on your due date, you probably would have been too big to be born vaginally, so God was right all along.  It really DID come back to “Trust”!  My faith was so tested during this experience, and it has been reinforced tenfold.  Just because the experience did not look the way I had expected, had nothing (or perhaps everything!) to do with the sacredness of the event.  
   God is so good, Declan, and we are so blessed.  We love you so profoundly and so deeply and it has only grown over these past four months together.  I will remember and feel the empowerment of your birth story for the rest of my life.  I love you.

Love,

Mom

In today’s birth culture, breech is often seen as something to correct.  Some babies turn in response to the interventions that are introduced because that is precisely what they need for optimal position.  Some don’t.  Because that is exactly where they need to be for optimal position.  What then?

Here’s what babies tell me about remaining breech.  After you’ve explored everything. After you’ve done the exercises on SpinningBabies.com, you’ve done the massage, you’ve done the Moxa, you’ve done the acupuncture, you’ve tried the manipulations and inversions, you’ve done the homeopathics, you’ve done the walking the swimming the sex the heat the cold the singing the talking the praying the pleading the visualizing the meditating.  You’ve done all of these things and perhaps more.  Now what?  

They are speaking with their bodies.  They are saying myriad things by speaking “breech.”  Like:

- They seek continued communion with you, they want their head close to your heart.  They want who you are, at your core.  

- Their highest selves strive to meet with your highest self.  Breech position helps to support that dynamic in a physical way.

- They seek connection with you.  These many interventions are ways to connect with you at your deepest level of fear.  Now they want you to go deeper, to the love underneath the fear.

- Their halos fit better this way.  More room for the halo.

Go read the lyrics to Beyonce’s song, “Halo.”  http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/beyonce-lyrics/halo-lyrics.html  Read the words, and tell me, what is your baby saying to you right now?

How have you been awakened along this pregnancy way?  What rules have been broken for you?  

Perhaps your birth plans have changed as a result of caregiver choices and a breech position.  Did the game change on you?  Did it need to?  

But no matter what the course of labor and birth have the occasion to bring along with them, this is a special, unique time to delight in your breech baby.  To revel in these last days of pregnancy in the feelings of physical heart to heart, head to heart, knowing that this connection is the foundation for your lifelong “another way” relationship with each other.

Oh, and by the way – any chance your feelings about breech are made up of the same firm resolve as that of your baby?  ; )

Powers of Pregnancy is a sequel to our Pleasures of Pregnancy Workshop.  Ideal for mothers in their seventh month and beyond.  Please help us to spread the word!

~ Erica & Marnie

Powers Of Pregnancy
Sunday, July 19, 2009 2:00-4:30pm
Waddle & Swaddle, 37 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY
RSVP: 845.255.5896 or erica@wyldacres.com
Cost is $10.

Our follow-up to the “Pleasures of Pregnancy” Worshop, this gathering enables the pregnant mother to delve deeper into the powers and empowerment available through the prenatal experience.  The session will include prenatal yoga, bodywork, prenatal communication, and meditation.  Ideal for mothers in their seventh month and beyond.  

For more information about the workshop or the facilitators, please visit WyldAcres.com or DragonflyHolistic.com.