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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Bite the Bullet Mints $2.99
For a fun baby shower gift, or add it to your doula bag!
Pam England takes parents through an introduction to BIRTHING FROMWITHIN's proven pain-coping practices. On this CD, Pam sets the foundation and motivation for building a pain-coping mindset, and parents learn: Breath Awareness, Non-Focused Awareness, Finding the Center, and a visualization. The last track is designed for parents to practice. After taking a BIRTHING FROMWITHIN class, listening to this CD will refresh parents’ memory and provide a way to continue practicing before labor. For parents who can’t take a BIRTHING FROMWITHIN class, this CD is the next best thing!
CD: Pain-Coping Practices for Parents (box of 6) $55.00
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This wonderful CD for parents gives them the opportunity to deepen their understanding and practice of BIRTHING FROMWITHIN's proven pain-coping practices. We offer boxes of 6 CDs to birth professionals at a reduced price of $84 to sell or give to parents. That's only $9 each! Save $17!
In search of an image that would convey the universal, introspective feeling of gestating motherhood during pregnancy and early postpartum, Pam England made this pastel drawing in 1998. Living in the Southwest, Pam England's art is influenced by visits to ancient pueblo sites where some ancient peoples built kivas, round underground rooms for ceremonies (some kivas were built above ground). Kivas are entered through a hole in the roof. There is usually a hole in the floor called a sipapu, which for Pueblo people symbolizes the connection with Mother Earth from birth, and the spot from where the First People emerged. During soulful transitions, we move between two worlds. Moving between taking care of worldly responsibilities and descending into daydreaming, prayer, or meditation is represented by the ladder.
Pam's beautiful, classic pastel drawing is reproduced as a 5" x 7" greeting card. Comes with envelope.
Pam England's intense and thought-provoking painting reflects three levels of consciousness and history surrounding birth in our culture. See the Birth Art section of the website for a detailed description of this work. Reproduced as a 5" x 7" card, and comes with an envelope.
Pam England's stunning oil painting depicts the fleeting, unforgettable moment she envisioned herself a powerful, ferocious roaring lion while pushing her second baby out at home. The painting is reproduced as a 5" x 7" greeting card. Comes with an envelope.
Pam England tells the story that inspired her painting: "In March of 2000, in a flood that took 700 lives and left millions more homeless, Sofia Pedro gave birth to her daughter, Rosita, while clinging to branches high up in a tree over muddy flood water from the Limpopo River in Mozambique, Africa." Her oil and acrylic painting that pays homage to the strength and resourcefulness of birthing women is reproduced as a 5" x 7" card. Comes with envelope.
Use this single tone chime to clear your mind and bring yourself into focus. BIRTHING FROMWITHIN Mentors use this chime to signal the beginning and end of class activities and to time "contractions" during pain-coping practices. Wood base with 1 metal chime. Mallet included.
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Inanna--Queen of Heaven And Earth $15.00
With the publication of this book, we have for the first time in any modern literary form one of the most vital of ancient myths--that of Inanna (known to the Semites as Ishtar), the world's first goddess of recorded history and the beloved deity of the ancient Sumerians. In this groundbreaking work, Samuel Noah Kramer, the preeminent living expert on Sumer, and Diane Wolkstein, a gifted storyteller and folklorist, have retranslated, ordered, and combined the fragmented cuneiform tablets comprising the Cycle of Inanna to create an authentic portrait of the goddess from her adolescence to her completed womanhood and "godship." Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period, the images guide the reader through Inanna's realm on a journey parallel to the one evoked by the text. And the carefully wrought commentaries at once explicate and amplify the power, wonder, and mystery embedded in these ancient tales. Tender, erotic, and compassionate, Inanna is a compelling myth that is timely in its rediscovery.
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Labyrinth of Birth $13.95
Pam's Latest Book!
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."
En Los Cuatro Acuerdos, don Miguel Ruiz revela la fuente de todas las creencias que nos ponen limites y nos privan de alegria, creando sufrimiento inutil. Basados en la antigua sabiduria tolteca, Los Cuatro Acuerdos nos ofrecen un poderoso codigo de conducta que puede transformar inmediatamente nuestra vida en una nueva experiencia de libertad, dicha absoluta, y amor.
Pam England's sculpture of this Ancient Woman named "Lucy" stands 8" high. These limited edition high-quality resin statues are numbered and signed by Pam. Read more about "Lucy" here.
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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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Poster: Birthing From Within's Kiva Mama $8.00
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This poster features Pam England's beautiful, classic pastel drawing of a pregnant woman sitting meditatively in a kiva. It has a white border, with the pink BIRTHING FROMWITHIN logo tastefully printed along the bottom edge. Suitable for framing. Perfect for midwives or doctors to hang in their offices, or for parents who desire an elegant reminder to "Birth from within". Poster is 11"x17".
Pam England writes about her birth and this painting: "When I was pushing on my bed, on hands-and-knees, I raising up my head and made ferocious growling and pushing sounds as my son's head was being born. For a fleeting moment I envisioned myself a roaring lion--and felt empowered by this image. The white jagged line represents the Force of Life surging through me, assisting in the expulsion of my baby. The darker earthy colors in the lower half of the painting represent being immersed in the Dark Feminine. In Mesopotamia where lions were plenty and hunted, the lion symbolized an attribute of the goddess; the lion is generally associated with the power of God, courage and the guardian of the tomb." Suitable for framing, this high-quality poster makes a striking statement in an office, birthing center, or private home, reminding all who see it of the power of the birthing woman. Poster is 11"x17".
This poster features Pam England's beautiful, classic pastel drawing of a pregnant woman sitting meditatively in a kiva. It has a white border, with the pink BIRTHING FROMWITHIN logo tastefully printed along the bottom edge. Suitable for framing. Perfect for midwives or doctors to hang in their offices, or for parents who desire an elegant reminder to "Birth from within". Poster is 11"x17".
*Poster-Roaring the Baby Out!
Pam England writes about her birth and this painting: "When I was pushing on my bed, on hands-and-knees, I raising up my head and made ferocious growling and pushing sounds as my son's head was being born. For a fleeting moment I envisioned myself a roaring lion--and felt empowered by this image. The white jagged line represents the Force of Life surging through me, assisting in the expulsion of my baby. The darker earthy colors in the lower half of the painting represent being immersed in the Dark Feminine. In Mesopotamia where lions were plenty and hunted, the lion symbolized an attribute of the goddess; the lion is generally associated with the power of God, courage and the guardian of the tomb." Suitable for framing, this high-quality poster makes a striking statement in an office, birthing center, or private home, reminding all who see it of the power of the birthing woman. Poster is 11"x17".
Slightly damaged Roaring the Baby Out! posters $3.00
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Pam England writes about her birth and this painting: "When I was pushing on my bed, on hands-and-knees, I raising up my head and made ferocious growling and pushing sounds as my son's head was being born. For a fleeting moment I envisioned myself a roaring lion--and felt empowered by this image. The white jagged line represents the Force of Life surging through me, assisting in the expulsion of my baby. The darker earthy colors in the lower half of the painting represent being immersed in the Dark Feminine. In Mesopotamia where lions were plenty and hunted, the lion symbolized an attribute of the goddess; the lion is generally associated with the power of God, courage and the guardian of the tomb." Suitable for framing, this high-quality poster makes a striking statement in an office, birthing center, or private home, reminding all who see it of the power of the birthing woman. Poster is 11"x17".
The Belly Mapping Workbook has 48 packed pages with over 100 photos and drawings to help pregnant women, their partners and providers match the baby's kicks and wiggles within to the correct fetal position diagram. Abundant tips for flipping a breech to head down, identifying and laboring with the posterior, sunny-side up fetus, and trusting the birth process included. Transparency of Gail's Fetal Compass Rose included to double check the parents' own Belly Map. A fun activity for bonding in pregnancy. Can be used for a proactive childbirth preparation for those interested in natural childbirth. Simple, yet complete. Makes a great gift.
In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec Wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
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Tiger $15.00
Enliven your classes with your very own "Birth Tiger!" Plastic, 6" long.
This limited edition silicone wristband is available in bulk at half-price, for re-selling or gift-giving. Makes a great gift for pregnant women! All proceeds go to our fledgling Mentor Scholarship Fund. $15 for 10 wristbands--only $1.50 each!
**NEW COLORS** We have just introduced our new vibrant wristband colors for 2007: orange and pink. When you order, please specify which color(s) you want. You can combine colors for the quantity discount.
To remind women to "birth from within", we now offer this limited edition silicone wristband is a deep red color. Embossed with "Birthing From Within" on the outside, and "Labor is hard work, it hurts, and you can do it!" on the inside. This affirmation wristband is durable, waterproof and comfy, and is perfect for women and their birth companions to wear during labor and birth. Makes a great gift for pregnant women! All proceeds go to our Mentor Program scholarship fund.
This is book that is electrifying the birth world! The 
Use this single tone chime to clear your mind and bring yourself into focus. 
With the publication of this book, we have for the first time in any modern literary form one of the most vital of ancient myths--that of Inanna (known to the Semites as Ishtar), the world's first goddess of recorded history and the beloved deity of the ancient Sumerians. In this groundbreaking work, Samuel Noah Kramer, the preeminent living expert on Sumer, and Diane Wolkstein, a gifted storyteller and folklorist, have retranslated, ordered, and combined the fragmented cuneiform tablets comprising the Cycle of Inanna to create an authentic portrait of the goddess from her adolescence to her completed womanhood and "godship." Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period, the images guide the reader through Inanna's realm on a journey parallel to the one evoked by the text. And the carefully wrought commentaries at once explicate and amplify the power, wonder, and mystery embedded in these ancient tales. Tender, erotic, and compassionate, Inanna is a compelling myth that is timely in its rediscovery.
Pam England's sculpture of this Ancient Woman named "Lucy" stands 8" high. These limited edition high-quality resin statues are numbered and signed by Pam. Read more about "Lucy" here.
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.
In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec Wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.
