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Natural Birth Workshop – Hilton, August 2012

Alert and Receptive, Natural Birth

Marianne will be presenting a Natural Birth workshop on the 18th and 19th of August. This workshop will cover all aspects of how to achieve a natural birth the Spiritual Birth way. We will explore how to be guided by your inner compass and spiritual intuition as well as

Natural Birth Workshop in Kwazulunatal, January 2012

Natural Birth Workshop Circle 2012

The Natural Birth Workshop in Kwazulunatal presented the anatomy and physiology of Birth, addressed the effects of the emotional luggage we carry on our bodies and birth process and guided participants in techniques to manage the strong sensations of birth.

Natural Birth Workshop January 2012 in Kwazulunatal, South Africa

In the Circle KZN Birth Workshop 2012

The Natural Birth Workshop in Kwazulunatal was a balmy day of discovery and sharing about ourselves, birth anatomy and physiology, and each other.

Foetus Ejection Reflex and Fathers

Deer giving birth to her young

The foetus ejection reflex is a term rescued from obscurity in the work of biologist Niles Newton by Dr Michel Odent. It refers to the reflex that mice and all animals have when they give birth to their offspring in a secluded environment. Mammals need to release a flow of hormones, particularly oxytocin, to initiate [...]

Why I Choose Homebirth Again and Again

The Hindu Goddess Kali Squatting

Women choose homebirth because they are private and offer minimal intervention in the physiological birth process. This best serves the psychological and emotional health of the mother and baby when she is healthy.

How the Bowlby Attachment Theory applies to Pregnancy and Birth part 2

It is these kinds of actions that will help us as a society to prevent the loss and despair in the newborn, described by John Bowlby so eloquently, and enable a mother to provide the right kind of interaction and closeness for her baby’s emotional and neurological development. It is out of such actions that mutual co-operation and loving partnerships will grow for our children.