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Celebrating the beauty of a pregnant woman creating new life…
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I love how groovy the mama looks in those pants! It’s amazing how different positions can open the pelvis up so much more…
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Meditation during pregnancy
Deepening your connection to your baby during pregnancy is not only fulfilling in itself, but has benefits for both mother and baby. When deeply relaxed, everything flows more easily in your body, circulating blood with its nutrients and oxygen to nourish both you and your child. Your breathing becomes deeper and more regular. The physical benefits of this for both you and your baby are obvious. Mentally your mind becomes more settled and open and you are able to focus on your baby. Emotionally, you are more available to bond with your child and tune into your child’s presence and energy. Being more tuned in will automatically guide you in your eating and lifestyle choices. As you continue to use the meditation, your connection will deepen. You may also want to share the meditation with the baby’s father. When the guidance is to become aware of the baby “inside you”, he can also connect with the baby inside you.
When a mother meditates, she passes elevated levels of health and growth promoting hormones to her womb child through the placenta and through sympathetic resonance. At all times, childbirth meditation benefits are dual, inseparably benefiting both the pregnant woman and her child. With regular meditation practice, a mother can experience the following psychological and physical benefits, imparting them to her child as well:
- Increased perceptual ability
- Enhanced physical motor skill
- Quicker reaction time
- Improved field independence
- Greater empathy
- Enhanced creativity
- Increased self-actualization
- Reduced anxiety, tension and stress
- Decreased pain
- Increased calm and pleasure
- Enhanced immune function
- Improved body image
- Increased vitality and energy
Source: http://www.meditationoasis.com, http://www.thepmc.org/2009/12/library-the-health-benefits-of-meditation-for-pregnancy-and-birth/
Photo: Mattitude maternity photography by Kitchener
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