10/09/2020
✨ CELEBRATE ✨
Blessing Way, Mother Blessing, Womanhood celebration, ...
The name of the celebration is not the most important but the idea behind is.
Like most people, you probably already know what a baby shower is, however there's a beautiful pre-birth tradition which is becoming more popular as word spreads. It's called a Blessing Way, and also known as a Mother Blessing.
For a traditional baby shower, gifts are usually purchased for the baby.
But this celebration is all about nurturing the mother-to-be, and celebrating motherhood. It's time to give some back to mothers and make a difference as an emotional support for the labour and the postpartum.
To gather around a woman, a friend, a sister, a mother, a daughter, a niece, who is going to give birth.
This celebration is all about nurturing the mother, and filling her cup so it overflows with love and confidence as she awaits the impending birth of her baby.
A woman who is given lots of love has more love to give in return, and there's nothing like a circle of loving women to get that delicious hormone, oxytocin (hormone of love and bonding), flowing.
How beautiful is it to take the time to take care of our friend, sister, daughter, niece, who is growing life, and to nurture her, to give her confidence, power, strength and confidence in her ability to meet her baby.
I had the chance to attend one of these celebrations around my friend Emilie and it was magical. Thanks to Marie-Eve .vie.en.flow , we did yoga, we made flower wreaths, and we had a Hawaiian femininity workshop, which was so emotional, and which we will all remember a long time.
And the simplicity was : we were there around our friend.
What things you could do : yoga, massage, personalized candles, women circle, flower wreaths, sharing of experiences, homemade dishes, ...
And it would be a pleasure for me as a doula to be by your side in this fabulous journey, whatever YOUR CHOICES.
Merci Clémentine Sarlat de nous faire découvrir autant de choses entourant la maternité, et merci .montocchio pour m'avoir permis d'utiliser sa photo.