[ozmidwifery] birth and the power of the mind

[Aviva Sheb'a]

Spot on, Megan.  I teach voice and movement too...listen to the voice...if your abdominal, vaginal and throat muscles are relaxed, your voice is deep, if your voice is high-pitched, you're tensing your belly, vagina and throat; they're connected. (Great way to increase your vocal range.)   Quote from I Ching that's used in Active Birthing (lots of which is taken from Yoga): Rain is only rain; it is not bad weather. So also, pain is only pain, unless resisted, when it becomes torment.   Aviva ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry & Megan To: ozmidwifery Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] birth and the power of the mind I have been doing yoga for over 5 years now, attending pre-natal yoga with my three pregnacies and it has to have made a difference. The power of the breath in helping to let go is true. I was taught as you inhale you invisage that enrgising breath going to where the discomfort is and then on the exhale breath soften and allow the body to stretch . Very important to me was remebering to keep my lips soft which in turn kept my vagina(lips) soft allowing the cervix to relax and open.