Childbirth Journey Through Flame & Water

30 min guidance/30 min just music. This visualization honors & supports the powerful journey of giving birth. There is magic here...

Transcript

Welcome to Crystal Tree Road.

This visualization honors and celebrates the journey of childbirth.

This is the dance of life.

This is where it all begins,

Doing your part and then letting go,

So that nature can do her part.

For this is truly the ancient dance that every cell of your body recognizes and celebrates.

It is time.

You have prepared.

You are ready.

And all is well.

So allow yourself to settle,

Breathing naturally and easily.

And as you breathe,

Skim your attention along the length of your body,

Noticing any tension or discomfort.

Just noticing,

Lightly scanning your body from head to toe and back up again.

Just noticing,

Shifting slightly if you need to.

Now gently bring your attention to your breath.

Allow each breath to move a little deeper into your chest.

Perhaps pulling the next breath easily deeper yet into your belly.

Slow,

Easy,

Deep breath.

And with your next breath,

Imagine that breath traveling to any place in your body where you noticed tension or discomfort.

Deeply breathing that breath into that area.

Easily and effortlessly,

Allowing the breath to soothe and relax those muscles and bones.

With each breath,

You are feeling more and more relaxed.

More and more soothed.

Comfortable and at peace.

Slow,

Easy,

Deep breath.

Your body becoming heavier and heavier.

Sinking deeply into the support beneath you.

You are safe,

Relaxed,

And completely at peace.

And with each breath,

You are feeling more and more relaxed.

With your next breath,

Imagine that you are resting comfortably in a beautifully crafted boat.

The wooden floor of the boat is worn smooth and glossy from years of loving use.

It feels solid and strong beneath you and you feel safe,

Relaxed,

And supported.

With each breath,

You can smell the rich,

Deep scent of cedar and feel the sun heating the wood beneath you,

Allowing your body to relax even more.

Your body feels heavy and languid.

You are so completely relaxed.

Imagine that you can feel the boat rocking gently,

Very slowly,

Side to side.

A natural,

Gentle,

Steady rhythm.

Feel the boat floating,

Drifting,

Flowing along with a gentle current.

You are drifting easily,

Completely free,

Completely supported.

You can smell the fresh scent of pure,

Clean water.

Feel the gentle rhythm of the boat.

Feel the cool breeze across your skin.

You are easily flowing along the current.

You realize that this boat is guided by all that is natural and ancient.

Gliding along a journey that has been navigated millions of times over thousands of years.

This journey into creation and bringing life into the world.

In this moment,

Your mind,

Body,

And soul align with this ancient ritual of birthing your unique creation of love and purpose.

This child,

A gift to you,

From you to the world.

A whole new life filled with possibility.

There is power and magic here.

Breathe.

Every breath brings life.

Every breath strengthens and soothes,

Relaxes and guides.

Breathe.

Breathe deep and slow and powerful.

Feel yourself floating on the water.

Imagine that it is cool against your skin.

And as you float easily and effortlessly like a leaf upon the surface,

Imagine that you see a flame before you.

A beautiful colorful flame flickering above the water.

Notice the flame in great detail.

As you approach,

You can feel the heat of the flame.

Warmer and warmer as you draw near.

And as you breathe those deep powerful breaths,

The flame expands,

Growing wider and taller.

With each powerful breath,

The colors become richer and more vibrant.

And with your next deep breath,

You slowly float into the flame.

And in this moment,

In the center of this flame,

You realize that there is this,

This vibrant intense flame that is your role and your effort.

A moment of fire and yes,

Of pain.

And you are safe and supported.

Slowly you float through the flame and glide out onto the smooth clear surface of that cool,

Cool water.

And you understand the balance of this journey.

There is the flame and there is nature's wisdom.

The natural process that flows without any effort on your part.

This is the journey that has worn the boat smooth.

A natural rhythm of effort and rest,

An ebb and flow of fire and water,

Of burning and cooling.

Of bearing down and breathing deep.

Here is the magic and power.

This natural rhythm through the flame and into the water,

Through the heat and into the cool.

Know that you are connected to and supported by all the women that have journeyed before you.

This natural ancient wisdom is within you,

In every cell of your body.

Your body knows exactly what to do.

This new little soul knows exactly what to do.

Breathe deep and powerful.

With every breath relaxing into the flow.

Like a river knows the way,

Like the wind unseen yet mighty,

There is magic here.

There is life here.

There is purpose and there is power.

This is the journey that has worn the boat smooth.

This is the journey that has worn the boat smooth.

You are floating in a river of strength and healing.

At the deepest level of your consciousness,

You are connected to all the women that have come before you.

Your body is in tune with nature's process and you are completely supported.

This is the dance of life.

This is how it begins.

Doing your part and then letting go so that nature can do hers.

Push through the flame,

Rest into the water.

Push through the flame,

Rest into the water.

Balance,

Rhythm,

Flow.

It is the natural way of it.

It is the ancient dance that every cell of your body understands and celebrates.

Your body and soul rejoice in this dance.

It is time.

You have prepared.

You are ready.

And all is well.

You are safe.

Life is blossoming.

Life is breathing into and through you.

At the deepest level of your consciousness,

You know your power and your strength.

Through the flame you are grounded and at peace.

With your mighty strength,

You can surrender to your body's wisdom and direction.

Trust.

Bow.

And breathe.

Surrender to the flow,

Into the flame and fire of creation.

Release and surrender into the cool,

Soothing moment of rest.

Feel the water caress and cool your bare skin.

Feel it soothe your muscles.

Feel that pure water flowing through you,

Healing and nourishing every cell working on your behalf to bring love and light and life into the world.

Breathe into the flame.

Breathe into that fire of creation.

And then relax into the water of rest and healing.

It is your time.

This is your journey.

You are safe and at peace.

You are completely supported and connected to all that is natural and true as you bring forth this child.

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Reviews

Amazing meditation. Beautiful words. Great soothing voice

Gorgeous gorgeous - needed to connect with this upcoming arrival and with the unknowns of birth and this really helped me relax 😘😘😘

So calming I have done this meditation during my first pregnancy 4 years ago and was so helping and now just starting again with my second pregnancy. Very peaceful and a wonderful way to connect with our babies.

Amazing. Helped me to feel calm, resourced, and ready as I await baby's imminent arrival. Thank you Bethany 🙏

So magical! 🙏 Feel asleep time was that relaxing!

An amazing spiritual journey. Thank you so much 🙏🥰

Beautiful, peaceful and empowering! Will do every night until baby girl wants to make her entrance into the world! 🙏🙏💪🏻😘

I had the most amazing birth. I listened to this meditation often before birth. I provided me great support & mental prep. Thank u!!! 💖
Highly recommend!

Gorgeous! So very relaxing and reassuring! And containing an essence of truth throughout. Thank you x

So relaxing and encouraging, particularly in the last few weeks of pregnancy. Thank you!

Bethany, you are SUCH a gift! At two weeks from my due date, I have been having this recurring thought: “I’m not ready.“ Then I find this guided meditation, and almost your first words are: “you have prepared. You are ready.“ Thank you for helping me to build my confidence about labor and birth. After listening to this, I feel in a much more spiritual place about it. I’m doing Hypnobirthing, and your meditation is very aligned with that philosophy. I’ll definitely listen again when my magical time comes!

Incredible. Will definitely be listening to again and again!

I listened to this many times during my pregnancy, which helped me reduce anxiety about labor and tune into the inherent power and wisdom of my body... I then ended up playing it the entire first night when my labor began and it really helped me get through my contractions. Incredible gift, thank you for accompanying me on this journey.

I played this meditation during pregnancy so that I was familiar with it as a birthing tool in labour. The analogy of being in a boat and going through the flames in each surge and then into the cool water of the rest time was powerful. This meditation helped me stay in a hypnotic zone as my body and baby worked together to come into active labour. My midwife said she was brought into a highly relaxed state - almost being lulled to sleep by the meditation. A great help in an empowering natural birth.

This is a beautiful meditation and visualization. I will most definitely be listening to this once my labor commences

Gave me the ability to find rest between contractions. Thank you!

I have meditated with this visualization today in my birthday and it was very soothing and healing. Many thanks! Namaste

Beautifully paced and positive. Love this one and have listened many times.

A peaceful and relaxing meditation. Just what I need in the lead up to bubs birth. Thank you

Although it's been forever since I was a birth doula, feeling the Arctic blast outside, choose to meditate with this today as we all are continually reborn each phase of our long lives. Treasure the times when my children were born naturally. Highly recommend.