PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH

Expecting a Baby?

Then you'll want to know about the following

Did you know that you can prepare your mind, body, and spirit for this wonderful experience of pregnancy and childbirth through Reiki (Energy Body Work) combined with Guided Imagery?

Having a baby is one of the most important things you will do in your lifetime.  So why not do everything you can to make this miracle of life the best it can be for all involved.  That means not only taking care of you physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. 

As our bodies transform over the months, we deal with many physical changes and discomforts, but bringing a new life into the world also has a significant emotional impact.  Many expectant Moms experience worry and fear during pregnancy: can I handle the pain of childbirth, will my baby be healthy, is the timing right, can we handle this financially, how will this impact my career, will I be a good Mom, etc.  These stresses can have a negative impact on your baby, your body, and the overall pregnancy, labor and delivery experience. 

Perhaps you have unresolved grief from a past miscarriage or lost child, or you had a bad past labor/delivery experience, or suffered some other trauma associated with pregnancy and childbirth. It is very important to address these emotions and begin to heal so they do not interfere with the success and comfort of pregnancy and childbirth, or the overall health of you and your baby.  

Both Reiki and Guided Imagery are widely used all over the world and have been proven to benefit both Mom and baby in many ways such as:

• Reduce stress and enhance relaxation

• Relieve negative physical symptoms of pregnancy (morning sickness, back pain, swelling, fatigue, etc)

• Decrease fear and anxiety

• Provide a healthy viable womb to keep baby healthy and safe

• Improve the overall health of Mom

• Assist with baby’s growth and development

• Help Mom adjust to physical and emotional changes through pregnancy, childbirth and post partum

• Enhance medical procedures (increase effectiveness of medications and procedures, with fewer side effects for Mom and baby)

• Provide pain relief during pregnancy and childbirth

• Prepare the body and the mind for smooth and timely labor and delivery

• Calm the baby during labor, delivery, and adjusting to its new environment

• Speed up healing times after delivery

• Minimize/cope with post partum emotions   

Following are a few additional benefits of using Guided Imagery during pregnancy:  

• Assist in turning a breech baby

• Identify the source of pregnancy complication(s) (baby stress, premature labor, gestational diabetes, water retention, etc), calm the baby and the body and take appropriate action

• Initiate labor for a term pregnancy

• Prepare for a scheduled Cesarean

• Program the mind and body for the preferred labor and delivery scenario

Through Guided Imagery you can literally have a conversation with your unborn child or talk to your body to achieve the preferred outcome.  The mind is incredibly powerful but it is also an obedient servant.  It takes everything literally and it will do whatever it is told to do.  Using Guided Imagery, not only can we gain valuable information, we can also trick the body into performing in a certain way. 

Reiki can benefit you and your baby now and in the future.  This Universal Healing Energy is normally channeled through the Practitioner to Mom and Baby, wherever it is needed most.  However, you can receive the above listed benefits of Reiki without seeing a Practitioner by learning Reiki yourself.  The first level of training provides you with all the information and attunement necessary to give Reiki to yourself, your baby, and anyone else you would like to help.  Just think of the benefits.  It would be like having a Reiki Practitioner with you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  If you are feeling discomfort or stress, take a few minutes to Reiki yourself.  Give Reiki to yourself and the baby throughout labor and delivery.  Or learn Reiki with your partner or birth coach so he or she can give you Reiki during labor and delivery. 

If you are interested in having the best pregnancy and birthing experience possible, call today and make an appointment with Sandy.  Contact Info