During my Mother's Blessing Sara wanted to recreate some of the aspects of our original fertility journey. In part to pay respects to Mother Nature for allowing me to become pregnant, but also to take me back to the place where I feel the most comfortable and "in my skin". The spot where we camp is just the most beautiful piece of Nature I have ever been fortunate enough to stand or commune in. I feel it is a sacred piece of the Earth.
The other piece of this important journey is that in preparing for my birthing time I am studying hypnobabies. Hypnobabies is basically a childbirth preparation course that uses hypnosis to control the sensations of birthing your child. Part of the course is creating your own "special place" in which to retreat and find comfort. This "special place" can be an actual place or a made up one. I choose to have my "special place" be up on the river where we camp but specifically where Sara and I did my fertility ritual. That spot will always hold a special place in my heart in terms of my abilities to connect with the Earth and stay grounded during my birthing time, simply because of the time Sara and I spent there.
The first thing Sara did to "recreate" the special time we spent on the river was to hold my Mother's Blessing in Nature. We went to Beauty Bay off the Coeur d' Alene Lake. This is the same water that flows in our river spot. Here is a picture of the bay.
Here is a picture of my feet soaking in the wonderful relaxing water!
.....please imagine with me a bright circle of light that we are creating as we gather around Jen as part of her circle…..imagine this to be a peaceful light full of our loving energy for Jen and her baby…..warm, welcoming, peaceful light. Now lets imagine this warm light as the sun above us…..gently bringing all of our energy….from wherever we may be while Jen is birthing….. and shining it down on her as she gently and peacefully births her baby. As Jen begins to feel the familiar and intense tugging of her contractions….she remembers and honors the amazing power within her sacred womb…..her baby feeling each gentle hug …. and working with the natural rhythm as he snuggles down for his journey. She will begin to feel the warmth of this loving and peaceful energy….the warmth letting her relax deeper and deeper with each contraction. She will smile knowing that these women in her life…..who all love her…..will be thinking about her….sending her their energy and sending courage and strength to help her get through her birth….sending love so she feels safe…..and nourishing her spirit. She will think about the women who came before them…..who gave birth so they could be with her now…..and the long line of women who came before her…..who gave birth, time and time before…..with strength and courage and peace. She thinks about how powerful this imagery is....of all the women before her birthing...and how amazing our bodies are, to be able to bring life into this world. She will feel comforted by these thoughts….as we send them to her as healing, loving light as she births. As she thinks about this light….like the warm, relaxing light of the sun…..she will begin to drift to her sacred and peaceful place….up in the mountains….up on the River. She will slowly drive the winding road….taking in the beautiful scenery and smelling the fresh air…..so peaceful and serene. 
She will pull onto a hidden dirt road…..knowing she is almost there….and get out and start walking to her special place. Through the old and wise trees…. along the narrow path, sunlight dappling the ground beneath her feet...along the old fallen cedar log and the to the edge of the clear river. 
she will continue along the embankment……the path is not so clear now, but she knows it. 
A log across the river creates a deep, clear wading pool, inviting and cool....but she continues on and climbs over it…..she is almost there. 
Now she has arrived to the second log….she thinks about how her contractions are like climbing over the logs….how her hard work will get her there….and smiles knowing the work her body is doing is productive and satisfying. She gently climbs over the last log and she has arrived to her place in the mountains. 
She stops on the side of the bank, to sink her feet into the rich moist Earth beneath….it feels cool and firm....grounding her to the Mother Earth…...giving her deep strength and courage in her core…..making her feel powerful like a Goddess…...yet peaceful and bringing her a reassuring calm…..letting her feel the gravity with each contraction…..again it is a satisfying sensation…..knowing the baby is coming down and will soon be in her arms. Now, she begins to fully experience the beauty around her…..using all of her senses….she focuses intensely on these sensations while she relaxes into each contraction…..and lets the power she felt from the grounding earth, give her body greater strength to bring her baby down. 
She gazes into the river…..sparkling in the sunlight….and gently steps in. She feels the familiar smoothness of the river stones…..soft purples, greens, and browns rippling beneath the clear water…..
she knows these rocks are sacred and wise and have come from far-away places.....gently tumbled and shaped by the rushing mountain water….finally settling into their place in the long and winding river. She imagines that pieces of these rocks….even tiny grains of the sand….have wandered their way into the great, powerful and beautiful ocean. She imagines the tides and the waves…..gently ebbing and flowing with her contractions…..she smiles knowing the river she is standing in feeds those waves. It is a powerful image.
As she eases into her birthing pool at home….she imagines she is wading into the river water…..but the water is warm and inviting…..she lays back and and relaxes…..feeling the water support and comfort her…..feeling the water gently flow over her. The water carries away any tension, negativity, or fear....she gives these emotions to the river and lets it fill her with positive, strong and loving energy. As she continues to feel the contractions deep inside her womb….she relaxes more and again focuses on the sensations around her…..she feels calm and happy and peaceful. She closes her eyes….but she can still see the light of the warm sunshine under her heavy lids. It feels warm and loving and encouraging…..she knows we are all sending it to her….and again she smiles. She breathes in deeply and slowly…..following her own body's rhythms…..she can smell the crisp mountain air…..so fresh and pure…..the warm sun releasing the sweet, familiar scent of the wise pines, the cedars and the cool Earth…..it is a comforting smell…..it mingles with the delicate scent of the mountain wildflowers….she imagines them swaying and dancing in the gentle, warm breeze. She listens to the water slowly wandering over the rocks…...over the log into a gentle waterfall….and into the inviting pool. This sound is so soothing…...again, familiar.....she loves falling asleep to this sound....and it brings her into a deeper state of relaxation. She hears distant birds flying high…..amongst the vibrant blue sky….dappled with wispy white clouds. Again she feels the warm sun and the water gently caressing her….supporting her beautiful and amazing body as she continues with her birth. She thinks about the wise pines…..the lush green plants thriving below….the smooth and serene rocks under the clear water…...the warm breeze dancing with the wildflowers….the cool and grounding Earth…..life abounds all around her. In this place she is completely warm and relaxed…..yet powerful and beautiful….she has no fears…..she feels supported and loved.....she is at peace...….she feels serenity…....and can just... be. She is now fully relaxed and fully immersed in her place on the river.
Sara leaves us with a final thought:
Every woman is an Earth Mother…..a Goddess…..we are sacred and powerful and beautiful and magical!
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