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Health Journeys: Meditations to Support A Healthy Pregnancy & Successful Childbirth

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Belleruth's series is a wonderful set of tools that I highly recommend. I remember how much I appreciated it when my therapist gave me a set of these tapes because I was having so much trouble relaxing and learning to meditate. I used to spend my time worrying about how I wasen't relaxed enough! I found this particular series to be very accessible and pleasant. Belleruth's voice has a kind and maternal tone that lulls you easily into a meditative state. As a psychologist, I believe that relaxation and mediation can have strong impact on our health, but I am often turned off by whats out there for people to use. I like this series because the imagery is not too directive (for example, she dosen't direct the listener towards specific tasks like trying to smell the ocean or laying on a cloud etc.). The pregnancy imagery is so nice, and really helpful when youre feeling tired, stressed, and uncomfortable, which is a lot of the time when youre pregnant. I think this series is great for professional mental health therapists and would make a nice gift for preganant moms and partners.

I cannot say enough positive things about Belleruth Naparstek's guided imagery and affirmations. In fact, I used her Help for Infertility when my husband and I were sent to a specialist and were told that we couldn't get pregnant on our own. Surprise! We did - without any help from our new doctor! I gave birth to a healthy, alert, baby girl -- no drugs, no epidural, and no episiotomy - just Belleruth Naparstek's soothing voice guiding me. My doctor even patted my shoulder afterward and said, "I have to tell you, I'm impressed...and I don't impress easily." Our little girl, whose name means Miracle, was 8lbs, 4ozs. at birth. I had the most unforgettable childbirth experience thanks to this wonderful set! Hospital staff were amazed, my mother and husband in awe! They were truly a Godsend!

I used the tapes with my first pregnancy and LOVED both the imagery and affirmations. I used the birthing affirmations during delivery and had a wonderful experience. I was thrilled to find that it was now available on CD... the imagery and the affirmations for the pregnancy CD are the same as the tape, but the birthing CD contains 45min of music instead of the affirmations! It still has the birthing guided imagery, but the affirmations are much more helpful during actual labor since they just play in the background and do not require your full concentration.

I loved these tapes! I was familiar with Belleruth & had used some of her other tapes & thought I'd try these when I was pregnant. I used these for two pregnancies. They really helped ease my discomfort & helped me get to sleep at night. I had my first daughter completely natural, all the while listening to Belleruth's soothing voice. I know that this guided imagery made all the difference in my childbirth experience. I've actually bought these for a gift for a pregnant friend! She also loved them!

I bought this CD too late to use the pregnancy CD effectively, so I just used the Labor and Delivery CD for the last three weeks of my pregnancy. It became my twice a day ritual that I truly looked forward to and even my husband loved falling asleep to it at night. Bellruth has a really relaxing voice and the messages of the CD are affirming and non judgmental. When it came time for my labor, I used this CD at home when my contractions started getting more serious. We brought this CD and a few other musical CDs to the hospital and initially I listened to the music, then when I started going into transition, all I wanted to hear in the background was Bellruth's CD. It must have played over and over at least 10 times. This was really important in helping me to relax my muscles and keep breathing during contractions, my nurses, midwives and doula were all very impressed. I had the delivery that I had really hoped for, all natural with lots of help and support. This CD was a big part of that. I can't recommend it strongly enough.

I loved the pregnancy cd and I did not care for the childbirth cd. She has a very soothing voice, the background music is perfect and her guidance is excellent for the pregnancy meditations. I thought her childbirth cd lacked a lot of guidance and didn't provide the support I needed to get through the really intense contractions. I think if your looking for cd to help you get through labor and delivery this isn't it. However this is a must for all pregnant women, its a wonderful break from everyday stress and introduces many positive thoughts.

I bought this CD set and listened to it throughout the last half or so of my pregnancy. I had so much trouble sleeping and was still working- I was willing to try anything to get more rest. I listened to them every night. They did the trick every time!

I wanted a natural childbirth, but I ended up with pre-eclamsia. Although I had to be induced, I honestly think I owe thees CD's in large part for my avoidance of a c-section- they helped me stay as relaxed as possible under the scary circumstances.

I highly recommend them- I listened to them the whole time I was in labor and nurses were always commenting on how relaxed I would get.

Good luck ladies!

Not only did I enjoy this tape, It made my home birth go wonderfully! I listened to it daily for a large part of my pregnancy. Found that on days that I didn't listen I was more emotional and hormonal. As long as I took 30 min. to listen either morning or night, I was a very calm pregnant lady with a wonderfully positive home birth as a result. Her voice is lovely.

I started to listen to this CD in the last month of my pregnancy. (every night) I alternated between this CD and Blissful Birth by Glenn Harrold. During labor I was just relaxing. Yes, that is correct...relaxing...my epidural was going strong and I was leveled at 5 cm. with no progress for 4 hours. I decided to pop in this CD. Within 5 minutes, my contractions were going wild, the nurse came flying in to check my charts. I asked her if I should stop listening, and she said, "No. Keep listening!" Within 15 minutes I progressed to 10 cm. and within 15 more minutes, my baby was born. I really think this CD caused my mind to kick start everything! It is AMAZING what the mind can do!

I was not sure what to expect with this set. I wanted something that would help me relax during delivery and I figured the best time to start was before the baby was born. I got the set yesterday and have listened to the pregnancy CD only. I am sure the childbirth cd will be just as helpful. Today I feel very relaxed and calm. Because of this cd set I plan to purchase other Health Journey CD's. The music in the background on this cd is very nice. I bought another meditation cd on iTunes that was highly recommended and the music was so annoying I could not relax. This one is nice and as others have said Belleruth's voice is also very pleasant and calming. I would recommend this cd to any pregnant woman. I wish I had had it when I was in my first trimester and dealing with the early stressors of pregnancy. I am also into yoga and truly believe that you can do a lot with your breathing. That is kind of key to these cd's so if you are not into that and do not have an open mind about it these may not be for you. (I have seen other reviews for her products that knock them for that, but that is what it is about)