Relaxations and Visualizations

Your body and mind are relaxed and at ease. You feel yourself breathe in fresh,

      clean air, and breathe out any stress or tension you may have been feeling. Any

      negative energy flows out of you with every exhale - leaving only positive, safe, and

      happy feelings. Your baby is calm and carefree inside his or her own special sac of

      magical waters. Your baby feels your calmness and responds happily.

      Breathe in that fresh clean air again - and release any fear or tension. Let it all go

      away from you, leaving only strength and peace and love. Breathe in - and out. . . in

      and out - relax.

      As your baby floats in the calm waters of the womb, see yourself floating there as

      well. Feel yourself drift and float, just drift and float in those protective waters. See

      the warm red glow from the outside world and let this warm glow engulf you. Let it

      hold you in peace and tenderness. This is the warm glow your baby sees - the red

      glow from the outside world and the sounds your baby hears, as your heart beats

      strongly. This is the tranquility your baby feels. Let your bodies be at ease together.

      Safe, secure, and happy. Say in your mind, you are safe, secure, and happy. . . we

      are safe, secure, and happy. . .

      Float effortlessly in that magical sea, in perfect rhythm with your baby. Breathe I

      and out - in and out. You are together o this journey and can never be alone -

      together on a magical adventure. Float along to your baby until you can hold that

      child in your arms, lovingly. You may put your hand on your belly now to gently hold

      the baby. You are so proud of your baby. Hold your baby and say, I love you . . . I

      am so very proud of you. . . I love you. . . Feel your baby return the love. Listen to

      the thoughts and feelings your child sends out. . . wrap yourself in that love. Stay

      there for a moment or two and tell your baby what you'd like to say. . . when you

      have finished talking to your baby, simply nod your head very gently. . . . . . . . .Now

      hold your baby close for another moment with positive feelings of love. Anytime

      you'd like to talk to your baby, simply close your eyes and picture the womb, and

      place your hand on your belly, gently holding your child, as you are now. You will

      find yourself relaxing much more easily and feeling calm and happy throughout the

      entire day. Now in a moment, I'm going to count from 1 to 5. You will slowly float

      back to consciousness and allow your baby to stay and enjoy the calm waters of

      the womb. On the count of 5, you will be wide awake and alert, feeling wonderful in

      every way. 1 - beginning to emerge from your deep, relaxed state. 2 - becoming

      more and more alert now. 3 - your mind is clear and you are still relaxed and calm

      and happy. 4 - you are more aware of your surroundings now, and starting to smile

      with the feeling of love and joy you've brought back with you, and 5 - your eyes are

      open and you're feeling alert and aware and wonderful in every way.

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life the laws of the universe will be simpler."

- Thoreau -

Sit comfortably and let your shoulders drop down.

Stretch your fingers out and rest back into the chair.

Relax your jaw and let it drop open.

Take a slow deep breathe in - healthy clean air-

Next, focus on a long steady breathe out. Try to empty your lungs as much as possible.

Then breathe normally but each time you do, focus on breathing tension out of your body as you exhale.

Relax for 5 minutes, visualizing peace and calm.

"Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body."

Elizabeth Stone

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For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.

-James Baldwin