Hi,
And welcome to your practice.
This meditation is an offering for all women preparing for the birth.
Whether that's your first baby,
Whether you have given birth before,
Whether your past birth story is what you envisioned,
Or whether it was an experience that changed the course of your life,
Welcome.
Welcome to the space of this practice,
And welcome to the safe space of your body.
And as you take a moment to settle in,
Either laying down or in a comfortable seat,
Take a really deep breath in.
And as you exhale through the mouth,
Empty out.
Empty out of your day.
Empty out of the experience of still being pregnant,
Whether your birth is imminent or you're still many weeks or months away from it.
Empty out from any stories that you recognize as embedded in yourselves.
Becoming empty so that you can fill your vessel with lightness,
With love,
With healing if that's needed,
And with the magnetic frequency of the highest possible outcome for you and your baby.
So let's begin this journey by placing our hands on the womb.
If you are laying down,
If your belly is full and big,
Making sure you're not laying on your back.
If your position makes it uncomfortable to have both palms on your belly,
Place just one of them there.
Simply letting your body know,
I am here.
I am here to empty out of anything that no longer serves me so that I can truly be the embodiment of the mystery and the creative force of creation and birth.
With the next intentional breath in,
Dive into your body,
Taking the journey from your nostrils through the throat into your chest and down the belly,
Descending into the womb all the way towards your pelvic floor.
Making the sovereign decision to occupy every tissue,
Every cell,
Every fiber of this beautiful physical manifestation of your soul.
And especially if you are recovering from a traumatic birth experience while pregnant with your next,
What would it be like to consider the possibility of your body as a safe space,
As a sacred temple?
If this is your first pregnancy,
If this is your first baby,
What would it be like to prepare for their birth from this standpoint of sacredness and full embodiment?
Notice what comes up as you hear these words and work with your breath to soften.
All thoughts,
All emotions are welcome here.
And what we want to do is continue emptying out,
Breathing in and diving into your body.
Soft exhale through the mouth or space around the tissues.
With the next intentional breath in,
Take the journey all the way down to your womb space.
Sense how safe your baby is here.
Sense their presence,
Their vigor,
Their aliveness,
And their own innate wisdom.
The magic and mystery of them having chosen you as their mother.
What are they here to teach you?
What is this pregnancy teaching you already?
What are they here to activate in you?
What codes are you receiving by the grace of caring them?
Dwell in your womb.
And with the next intentional breath in,
See if you can visualize your baby in your womb space.
However that vision comes,
Whether you see them at their current true gestation state,
Whether you see them as a small child,
It doesn't matter.
Allow them to reveal themselves to you.
Welcome your baby into your awareness.
Sometimes we can get so caught up on the details like eye color or shape of the body.
Maybe they come to you as a bird,
As a color,
As a geometrical shape.
It is all perfect.
Once you feel that connection,
Once you feel their presence,
Simply ask,
What would you like for your birth to be like?
Show me,
Teach me how to prepare for your birth.
And then receive whatever is coming your way.
What would that highest possible outcome for your birth experience look like?
What would it feel like in your body?
Who would you be on the other side of it?
Softening around any message,
Any vision that you receive,
Welcoming it simply into your heart.
Reminding yourself as you take an intentional breath in,
I am here and the earth supports me.
I am here and the earth supports me.
I am here and the earth supports me.
And with the final intentional breath in,
Feel your body bloom and blossom like a soft rose,
Petals opening so beautifully,
So tender,
So fragrant,
So alive.
Feeling that strength of the stalk of the rose in your central channel.
Feeling the softness of who you are all around it.
You as the host of the mystery,
Of the greatest act of creation,
Of the unconditional love that you and your baby have for each other.
Whatever your heart desires is already yours to have,
Including the highest possible outcome birth experience for you and your baby.
If these words resonate,
Say them to yourself out loud.
It is already done.
And it is mine to have.
And it is okay to desire what my heart truly yearns for.
Bringing both palms to the heart,
Take a symbolic bow to all the sisters,
All the mothers preparing to birth in this moment in time.
You are one of them.
And you are forever plugged into and connected by this web of the mother.
Take a big breath in,
Empty out.
Thank you so much for sharing your practice with me.
Namaste.
