Soul Birth:
Navigating Life's Labor Pains
Workshop Dates:
April 28 & 29
Sat 9am - 5pm
&
Sat 7pm - 9pm
Sun 9am - 5pm
Location
TBA
Edmonton, AB
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"Stop thinking about your life, just like you can't think your way through labor and birth. You slow down the process when you are preoccupied with the how to's and the why's. Just breath, let life's labor rush over you, ride the waves, follow your instinct and heart, and let it happen to you... It is time to give birth" - Jennifer, Journal 2010
What is this workshop about?
- This workshop intends to help you better understand, cope and be transformed during hard times
- Introducing a new paradigm of thought
- Using birth and midwifery from the quantum midwifery paradigm, as a metaphor for soul birthing
- Help gain a better understanding about how to surrender during hard times instead of fighting them
- Gain a feeling of comfort knowing you are not alone in your pain and grief
- An understanding that the story we attach to the experience of the emotion keeps us stuck in a 'holding pattern' and creates more pain
- A Learning how to let go, even knowing that, letting go of the story is terrifying for some.
- A real sense of courage and knowingness that you can find your way through the terror of the pain
- Finding your way through troubled times
- Navigating the waters of dark emotions
- Living a heart centered life
- Healing the heart, going into the chaos and meeting the pain
- Breaking free
- Learning a new paradigm of thought
- Using the concept as within so without...
- Fearless living and I desire to activate your courage to do so
- Befriending the darkness, bringing it into the light
- This workshop intends to help you better understand, cope and be transformed during hard times
- Introducing a new paradigm of thought
- Using birth and midwifery from the quantum midwifery paradigm, as a metaphor for soul birthing
- Help gain a better understanding about how to surrender during hard times instead of fighting them
- Gain a feeling of comfort knowing you are not alone in your pain and grief
- An understanding that the story we attach to the experience of the emotion keeps us stuck in a 'holding pattern' and creates more pain
- A Learning how to let go, even knowing that, letting go of the story is terrifying for some.
- A real sense of courage and knowingness that you can find your way through the terror of the pain
- Finding your way through troubled times
- Navigating the waters of dark emotions
- Living a heart centered life
- Healing the heart, going into the chaos and meeting the pain
- Breaking free
- Learning a new paradigm of thought
- Using the concept as within so without...
- Fearless living and I desire to activate your courage to do so
- Befriending the darkness, bringing it into the light
What are you breaking free from?
- Guards and walls that block love
- Old wounds
- Shame and guilt
- Mental stories that wound
- A mind that controls you
- That which is bound tight
- The struggle within and the fear of the pain
How might you know that you are on the cusp of your own Soul Birth? Are you experiencing any of the following? Or do you work with others who are going through...
- Have experienced a catalyst (life changing event) that has triggered you to the edge and into labor
- A stiring inside that seems to be bothersome and not going away
- A desire to fight against it and rationalize your way through it
- A desire to run from the pain
- A sense of deep fear, survival kind of fear
- Intense pain in the chest
- A Shortness of breath & loss of life force
- Meditation helps, but cannot stay in this state as an excape
- A knowing that you must face the pain of labor
- A wanting to unplug from that which you once were or knew to be true
- Afraid you are going crazy
- Not sure what you are looking for, spinning in circles, getting exhausted
- A deep need to be heard and understood
We will discuss these 11 teachings of midwifery and birth that can be used as a metaphor and tool for your soul birth:
- Follow your labor
- Trust the process
- Witness & breath into the 'pain' of labor
- The holistic dance of labor
- T.E.A. (time energy and attention)
- Get out of your mind and into the heart of the experience
- To be witnessed and heard, not watched and judged
- To ebb and flow with grace... Watch and wait
- Birth is instinctive, if we let it be
- Love hormones vs Fear hormones and how they affect the birth
- Feeding the wound or darkness vs tending to the wound, healing it and caring for it
Is this for you?
Have you, or do you know someone who, recently has had a life changing experience... A moment in time that has shifted your entire perspective on reality?
Have you, or someone you know, experienced a catalyst (life experience) that has triggered in you: Chaos, deep grief, pain, despair, the dark night of the soul, total loss, confusion, a sense of falling apart, lost hope, a molting, a shedding of the old skin, bitterness, deep shame?
And perhaps, you feel paralyzed by these emotions and this journey. These kinds of experiences invoke deep pain, no doubt about it. And you are at a total loss, unsure how to keep moving forward, afraid of the terrain that lies ahead. Maybe you are already in your labor pains, or perhaps you are on the cusp and holding back?
All of our experiences, that has brought us to our knees, will be different. Some of us may feel like the pain is too much to bare alone. That there is no 'out' so you just settle with the pain, and ignore the internal voice or nudging.
The catalyst, the experience, the story we share does not matter. We may believe it does, because it gives us a sense of meaning, an identity to grasp, a reason for the pain, a way to connect, a story to share. There is nothing wrong with having a story to share, the point however, is that it is not really that important (I know this may sound harsh and trust me, it is not coming from harshness but rather deep care).
What IS important is this:
- That you have had the experience
- That something in you is waking up in the chaos
- That you have been fully heard and acknowledged
- That your metamorphosis has begun
- That you are ready to throw your hands up in the air
- That you have had enough of the pain
- That you feel a sense of loss and feel lost
- You feel out of control and something greater than you, is taking over
- That you are left with no other choice but to go inside and feel the chaos
- That the life you knew, is soon to be no longer
- That it is a Mystery, this Soul Birth
- That you are ready, if you 'think' you are not, your soul is ready
- That you are about to give birth, so hold on!
This IS the labor of your life, and you have 2 choices:
- Fight it = more pain
- Ride the waves of your labor pain and be transformed
All of this, is within your power to choose. Wild I know, but so real. You either choose to fight it or you choose to surrender.
Non of this is new or even really that exciting :), but it is very real and true for me. And the knowledge I am about to share has come to me via different avenues: My own personal soul journey, years of study in quantum midwifery, witnessing women be transformed through birth, elders who have shared their wisdom, Witnessing instinctive birth.
Birth is messy, chaotic, transformative, painful, out of control and a total experience of being undone in the process YET totally purposeful
Your Soul Birth, is no different:
Painful
Chaotic
Transformative
Hormonal
Raw, hard, messy
Chaotic
Transformative
Hormonal
Raw, hard, messy
loss of identity
YET with meaning...
If it wasn't for the metaphor of birth and midwifery, I would not have been able to navigate these dark waters alone and come out alive. I feel a strong motivation and yes, excitement to share this knowledge with you.
There are so many different ways to navigate hard painful times, Spiritual Texts have been guiding the way for years. And there is no right way, there is only the Way that works for you and gives you the courage to give birth, shed the old skin, face the pain, and spread your wings... in the end, born anew.
What I am imparting to you, may be using a different language, but essentially is speaking Spiritual Truths:
- Let go
- Follow the flow
- Surrender
- Trust the process
- Courage
- Find your internal power
- Resist nothing
- Get out of your mind and into your heart
- You are never alone
- It is Magic and Mystery
The only difference is that I am using a language that is very natural, normal, and well versed in birth and midwifery.
What if I told you that we can learn a lot from women who have given birth instinctively.
What if there was power in understanding how women navigate labor and how applying these concepts & practices to our soul birth can bring much relief, courage, and assist in your own transformation?
The way I see it, birth takes on these spiraling aspects. Identifying where you are along your path is helpful. We will discuss these ideas during the workshop:
- Desire to run from the discomfort & Avoidance
- Acceptance & Comfort
- Resistance & Fighting
- Loving & Surrender
- Chaos & Transition
- Free falling and the leap
- Courage and finding your power
- The Birth
- The Post Birth
I would love it if you joined me and walked with labor of life together, even if just for the weekend. I know you will you find the the information insightful and comforting, I know I did. And truthfully, I just get really excited to talk about this stuff and you know what they say:
"All that really matters is that you do what you love"
