Today, we are moving at lightning speed into new ways of living our lives and approaching every day. These changes are happening rapidly all over the planet, as people are waking themselves up. Pure Birth was developed out of this space, as a new evolution in the way we give birth. After experiencing 3 births, attending more than 100 as a doula and teaching more than 400 families about birth, I woke up. I realized the natural birth classes that were being taught were from the old paradigm. They were great classes and I believed in them 100%, until I didn’t anymore. Then it was time to develop Pure Birth, from the heart. Starting with concepts from yoga and meditation and then slowly moving into the realization that birth came from within. That the idea that ‘teaching’ anyone how to give birth was no longer making sense to me. If women knew how to give birth, by listening to their bodies and that still inner voice, then what was I doing here anyway? This question haunted me as I continued to let go of the old concepts of teaching and embrace new concepts of this new paradigm. After taking a three year spiritual journey completely breaking down belief systems to nothing and learning how to live more malleable and fluid, the form that took shape about Pure Birth arose from here.
The new concepts that started to arise from this was that the work I wanted to do was not in getting them to hear my voice but inspiring women and their partners to hear and believe in their own voice. This meant that it wasn’t about me being the expert in birth but about her (the pregnant/birthing mama) being the expert in herself. Learning to accept, love and cherish everything about herself. For me, this happens when we stay present and in the moment rising our awareness with each breath we take. Pure Birth really has very little to do with educating women about birth and has everything to do with empowering women to live consciously. Out of living consciously, birthing in awareness and in empowerment happens naturally.
These new ideas about birth completely change the construction of childbirth classes. Before, classes were about coming to meet a Birth Professional, who knew everything about natural childbirth and would share it with the students. In letting go of teaching women how to give birth and embracing this opportunity to share transformation of herself, creating space for transparency and vulnerability, and honoring herself in every way, natural birth happens spontaneously. But this kind of birth is different than the birth was ‘taught’. This kind of birth happens holistically out of her own knowing and her own waking up about life. These types of transformations happens because the pregnant/birthing mama has a desire for the transformation. There are no ‘shoulds’ or ‘should-nots’ about how she gives birth. She knows this innately because she has let go of the old belief systems that would tell her to do it any certain way. This conscious birthing mother has woken up to her own inner voice, which is her guiding system. No one’s voice is as loud and as clear as her own because she trusts her own wisdom.
Those who work in birth today are also recognizing the need to embrace these concepts as we remember that in the new paradigm we cannot empower others if we are not empowering ourselves. The work for these kind of birth professionals also comes from within, a side by side walk instead of a guided journey. We are all moving and changing, recognizing that is the only way transformation happens. To be well-educated about birth, have lots of experiences with birth and to be passionate about birth is still what makes a birth professional continue with birth work. However, we are moving into a place in consciousness where birth professionals are letting go of teaching concepts and moving into empowerment concepts. Rising up the awareness and consciousness of those families we work with, reminding them about their own wisdom within.
“Wise teachers can point the way, but only we can make the journey.” – Brian Weiss, M.D.
