Pregnancy Meditation

I got this great meditation from my good friend Laurie Fremgen. I like to read it with my clients toward the end of their pregnancies, at the point when they are teetering on the fulcrum of not really looking forward to the birth and saying, " I really want this baby out!" It seems that every pregnant mama experiences that feeling at some point at the end of her pregnancy, it is part of the journey.

The birthing mother keeps her mind always at one with birth:

that is what gives her radiance.

Birth is ungraspable, how can her mind be at one with it?

Because she doesn't cling to ideas.

Birth is dark and unfathomable. How can it make her radiant?

Because she lets it.

Since before time and space were, birth is.

It is beyond is and is not. How do I know this is true?

I look inside myself and see....

As I breathe in, I am calm and relaxed.

As I breathe out, my baby shares my calmness.

As I breathe in, my baby and I are a team, ready for the work we are about to do.

As I breathe out, I know that my baby and I are normal and well connected.

As I breathe in, my uterus works by itself.

As I breathe out, I know the waves hug and massage my baby.

As I breathe in, I see my uterus as separate from the rest of my body. I watch my contractions come and go much like the waves of the ocean coming to shore.

As I breathe out, I know this normal.

As I breathe in , I touch my strength.

As I breathe out, I release my fear.

As I breathe in, my legs, hands, and jaw are loose.

As I breathe out, my belly and bottom are loose.

As I breathe in, I know my baby's head fits perfectly through my pelvis.

As I breathe out, I know my vagina can stretch to accommodate my baby.

As I breathe in, pushing feels good and exhilarating.

As I breathe out, I know the baby will be here soon.

As I breathe in, I love my baby.

As I breathe out, my baby will be beautiful.

As I breathe in, I see my baby's head crowning and my skin as supple and soft.

As I breathe out, I see my baby's head out.

As I breathe in, I see my baby's shoulders coming out easily.

As I breathe out, I reach for my baby's body and help it out of my body.

As I breathe in, I smell my baby.

As I breathe out, I hold my baby in my arms.

As I breathe in, I know that my placenta will be gently released from its home.

As I breathe out, I know that my uterus will contract.

As I breathe in, my baby is here.

As I breathe out, my baby is perfect.