Pam England, author and founder of "BIRTHING FROMWITHIN," is reviving a nearly forgotten tradition of using labyrinth meditations, ceremonies and great stories in childbirth preparation and healing. She wrote this book in response to a growing yearning among new parents for ceremony and personal growth during the childbearing year.
The timeless and powerful symbol of the labyrinth forms the core of this collection of fourteen meditations and ceremonies designed to transform the experience of the childbearing year. A variety of labyrinths, including childbirth labyrinths from many cultures and traditions, are presented in this book, along with the history and symbolism of the labyrinth and black-and-white illustrations and photos on nearly every page. Beautiful instructions for drawing and making a variety of labyrinths are included.
This book is essential for pregnant women and anyone who works with women in the childbearing year. Makes a lovely gift for a mother-to-be: the perfect companion to "BIRTHING FROMWITHIN."
This is book that is electrifying the birth world! The BIRTHING FROMWITHIN approach prepares a mother to birth from within. She needs insights into what labor and birth will be like from her perspective, and preparation to be in labor and give birth as a mother. BIRTHING FROMWITHINoffers guidance through the emotional, spiritual, psychic and social mists which enshroud birth in our culture. Highlights include: proven pain-coping techniques, inner exploration through journaling and birth art, birth from the father's perspective, how to ask questions and get information, compassionate use of drugs, and spiritual cesarean birth. Discover your own wisdom and birth power: Read BIRTHING FROMWITHIN!Add To Cart
Birthing From Within (box of 10) $160.00
BIRTHING FROMWITHIN available at a discount for boxes of 10. That's only $16 each. Save $39.50!
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Birthing From Within (case of 20) $280.00
Case of 20 BIRTHING FROMWITHIN books. $14.00 each is 30% off cover price. Save $119! Perfect for resale or for gifts!
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Inanna's Descent Journal: $0.00
**OUT OF STOCK** This beautiful spiral-bound journal was designed by Pam England to accompany the storytelling of Inanna's Descent, Initiation, & Return. It contains select portions of the ancient story, excerpted from the translation by Samuel Noah Kramer and Diane Wolkstein in their book, Inanna: Queen of Heaven and Earth. There are exercises and processes for personal growth.
Rich in metaphor, symbols and wisdom, this Great Story parallels the story of your labor, postpartum, and other important life transitions. Inanna’s Descent also holds tremendous relevance to birth-related professionals who use this Journal to teach mothers how to prepare for the inner journey of birth and the Return postpartum.
During the storytelling, parents and others can use the blank pages to jot down notes, journal personal reflections, and draw or paint emerging images.
Narrative Medicine - The Use of History and Story in the Healing Process $20.00
Lewis Mehl-Madrona's Narrative Medicine examines the foundations of the indigenous use of story as a healing modality. Citing numerous case stories that demonstrate the profound power of narrative in healing, the author shows that when we learn to dialogue with disease, we come to understand the power of the story we tell about our illness and our possibilities for better health. This approach also includes examining our relationships to our family and extended community to find underlying disharmony that may need healing. Mehl-Madrona points the way to a new model of medicine-a health care system that draws its effectiveness from listening to the healing wisdom of the past and also to the present-day voices of its patients.
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Questions to Awaken Your Creative Power $14.00
By Michele Cassou, author of Life, Paint and Passion. Helpful questions to awaken your creative power to the fullest. A great resource while creating art and mentoring parents' doing birth art. This booklet presents a series of ready-made questions to stimulate inspiration and dissolve creative blocks. It will guide you through the different stages of the creative process. Recommended use after reading Life, Paint and Passion and Point Zero Painting
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Author Allan Hardman, following in the footsteps of his teacher don Miguel Ruiz (author of "the Four Agreements"), explains and expands upon the Toltec model of personal growth and transformation. This model has inspired a new direction in BIRTHING FROMWITHIN's understanding and use of archetypal imagery and language. This book helps to explain the archetypes of Victim, Judge, and Love Warrior in a straightforward manner which helps bring compassion and self-acceptance to your life and work.
This is book that is electrifying the birth world! The 
Lewis Mehl-Madrona's Narrative Medicine examines the foundations of the indigenous use of story as a healing modality. Citing numerous case stories that demonstrate the profound power of narrative in healing, the author shows that when we learn to dialogue with disease, we come to understand the power of the story we tell about our illness and our possibilities for better health. This approach also includes examining our relationships to our family and extended community to find underlying disharmony that may need healing. Mehl-Madrona points the way to a new model of medicine-a health care system that draws its effectiveness from listening to the healing wisdom of the past and also to the present-day voices of its patients.
