Given the information we have about the effects of nutrition, stress and memory in prenatal life, we should be paying alot more attention to the mother in early pregnancy and indeed the young adult or teenager before pregnancy occurs. The above knowldege should inform government and global policy. We are in the process of creating the future of humanity here.
Damanhur Birth Summit 2010 – Part 2
Prolonged levels of stress hormones may negatively affect brain growth and neurochemical and hormonal function in the mother and the unborn baby. When we care for women before and during pregnancy, we care for the unborn baby, his future and thus the future of humanity.
Birth in South Africa
‘Birth in South Africa’ was one of my presentations at the Damanhur Birth Summit. I presented a workshop on traditions of the ancient Khoisan and San Bushmen transcendent ways of approaching a birth, but this I will talk about later. Firstly I’d like to delineate the birthing situation in South Africa. We have two systems, namely the …
Damanhur Birth Summit 2010 – Part 1
I recently attended the first ever International Birth Summit held at Damanhur in Italy, 5th-9th May 2010. This amazing community played host to an eye-opening week of presentations, learning and self-discovery. Read More…