Wisdom and Births

Your heart emits waves of energy that others around you are able to 'sense' through their intelligent heart... We can communicate with our hearts! Your heart has thousands of sensory neurons, 40,000 actually , which send more information to the brain than the brain sends to the heart, says the Institute of Heartmath. They even say that this energy field, emitting from your heart, can be measured several feet from your body and can operate independently of your (cranial) brain... With a complex set of its own neurons, neurotransmitters, proteins and support cells... your heart is capable of acting as it's own information processing center. Your heart is a brain ! Your heart brain processes emotional information - the sensory neurons in the heart sense the emotional state of another being by picking up on the heart waves, the electrical wave output, created by the hearts of others. Negative emotions emit erratic, chaotic and disorganized heart waves ~ positive emotions e...

More and more mothers are recognizing the benefits of having a doula with them for their birth, you should too! What a birth doula does... A doula is a labor support companion trained in natural childbirth. A doula will help with physical and emotional comfort measures and can provide informational support as well. A doula does not make choices for you, regarding your birth, but will support you in the choices you feel are best for you, your baby, and your family! You can have a doula for ANY type of birth! A home birth, birth center, or hospital birth... even for a planned cesarean!  Here is my poetic take on what a doula does :) Doulas decrease the rates of various obstetrical interventions and improve a mother's satisfaction with her birth experience. With a doula as a member of your labor support team, you are: 28% less likely to have a cesarean section 31% less likely to use synthetic oxytocin to speed up labor 9% less likely to use any pain medication 34% less like to rate t...