Calm Birth
305 NE 6th Street #21
Grants Pass, OR 97526 USA
(541) 488-2563
fax (541) 476-3965
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GAHL MORIEL
PARENTS:
Ellen and Douglas
BIRTH DATE:
August 7, 2003
BIRTH WEIGHT:
8 lbs 15 OZ
Ellen's Experience
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Ellen has two sons and she became pregnant again at the age of 42. Her husband, Douglas, is a respected doctor. From early in the pregnancy Ellen fully applied the CALM BIRTH™ methods, wanting a natural childbirth with developmental opportunities. The pregnancy proceeded beyond the due date, and Ellen continued the CALM BIRTH™ practices sensing a special developmental opportunity. Three weeks beyond the due date, she was able to continue Womb Breathing throughout labor. Afterwards she said, “Deep breathing was natural and helped the birth process flow forward.” She gave birth to a baby girl. Immediately after the delivery the wide-eyed child made eye contact with Ellen, and then rested peacefully on her breast.
EXCERPTS FROM POSTNATAL INTERVIEW WITH ELLEN
Ellen: I’ve been using the CD to practice the methods because that way I can focus the best. The texts are really interesting. It’s been my relationship with myself that’s changed – the understanding of my own empowerment.
Ellen: I come back to the methods and have thoughts that are more conducive to a calm birth. It gives me something solid to come back to. Now my body has been trained to get into that relaxation space. I think the baby definitely responds to that, understands that, knows that. In that way the relationship has deepened.
Ellen: [With the CALM BIRTH™ methods] I’m able to go to that place, to go to those experiences and access the energy... the experience of feeling more alive is in itself empowering.
Ellen: Whenever I’ve done the practice consistently it’s transformed me. It is definitely amazing. It’s a miracle what exactly can transpire. I take breathing for granted; but to really focus on it, to be under the influence of the practice, what can happen is not an ordinary thing.
Ellen: I think that any time I step out of my ordinary unconscious state it’s a miracle. And to actually slow down and do the practice and experience it is calling in another energy. It pushes me to another level of waking up. I appreciate my life and I feel more alive. I’m more connected with the baby, more connected with everyone and everything.
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