Part one: The Expecting Mother

Any mother knows, the transition of becoming a mother starts before you give birth to a baby. For some it even starts when they follow up on their desire to conceive. You change your behaviour, bring more focus to what you put into your body, your daily routine and often times start acting more responsible then you were before. In partnerships the relation tends to get more intimate and dynamic start to shift. There is a lot that is changing before the baby arrives, we often put focus on the physical and material needs that need to be met, but the emotional and intellect sometimes need more attention and compassion as we expect it to work as properly as we are usesd to it although studies show that brains actually change when a woman becomes a mother. Making our emotional well being and intellectual I help women with the transformation of becoming a mother and mothers with the transition into women with child. Read all the books but take their wisdom in as suggestions not as absolute truth. Take in their knowledge as tools, reminders even, to embody what you intended.

How was your journey of conceiving? Expand on this?
What emotions, thoughts, physical situations have come up when you were in the process of conception?

How are you feeling about those now?

Is there anything that needs to heal or needs a place of acceptance? If so take this through the meditation the waves.

What was your expectation of
What did you visualize when you 
What was your focus in your visualzation ; organized logistics 
Do you describe yourself characteristics you do not have now 
Take note of the ideas you are subscribing to yourself in the role as a mother before you have had the experience of holding your child. We will come back to these ideas and notions of yourself later in the practice. 
Your expectations are most important as to how satisfied you feel. If you had higher expectant than realisty you will feel dissapoint or even shame. 
When the you will feel satisfied 
But when the reality outweighed your exceptions you will be over the moon. 
These expectations can vary from how you think you will feel right after birth.
But nevertheless it does not serve to hold low expectations, because our mind is so clever it will try its best to see this expectation is met.

Therefor before tuning into the meditation, you’ll answer these journal prompts
When you imagine yourself giving birth what thoughts come up? 
When you think of yourself as a mother, what traits especially come up for you?
Are you insecure about anything in preparation, during or after giving birth?
Now write soothing words/ mantra’s that empower you and make you feel in control.

Exemplary mantra’s 

• I am peaceful as I give birth to my child.

• With every breath I’m expanding my body.

• I’m opening up to welcome you in my arms. 

• I’m strong enough to expand to as much space as you need. 

• Both my mind and body are flexible and open enough to make way for you to be born peacefully. 

Listen to the meditation below and answer the journal prompts after.

Journal prompts after listening to: Baby, oh baby!

What needs came up for you during this meditation ?
What kind of nourishment is your body craving ?
Any thoughts around resting, slowing down ? 
Anything else that came up for you?