A Journey Into Being (Paperback)

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A Journey Into Being will take you where science meets spirituality on the transformational voyage of the soul as it prepares for life, unites with the physical body, and undergoes birth. You will appreciate the process of adaptation to the physical body and world during infancy and childhood. What should then follow is a startling new awareness of a child’s soul.

Many baffling issues regarding children will become clear:

* The true purpose of new life
* Why a baby would be born just to succumb later to disease.
* How two siblings reared in the same manner with their biological parents can have such opposite characters.
* Why most need to be comforted to sleep and upon awakening.
* Why some babies suffer from colic, fuss or seem more sensitive than others.
* What makes them have "feminine" or "masculine" qualities as they grow.
* View how an unborn child chooses her family.
* Learn how to sense the essence of a child still in utero, how to perceive unorganized energy dynamics in the infant and how to remedy them.
* Explore methods for increasing intuitive responsiveness to a child who has yet to learn language

About the Author

Christine Ramos is a Registered Professional Nurse, Certified Childbirth Educator, and Certified Doula. Prior to becoming a nurse, she worked in the mental health field with the mentally disabled and substance abusers as a counselor, then later as an administrator of housing. She has earned two baccalaureate degrees, the first in Community Health Education from York College, City University of New York and the other in Nursing from State University New York at Stony Brook.

Being an intuitive, Christine has always been naturally drawn to matters of the soul. Since she was a teenager, she has studied spirituality and Eastern thought on well-being in an attempt to make sense of her extrasensory awareness. Becoming pregnant with her first child is what prompted Christine to change careers as she became captivated with the profoundly spiritual experience of bringing new life into the world. Wanting to pursue a second career in nurse-midwifery, she quit her job as an administrator and went back to school. To spare her family any financial hardship, she earned her nursing degree in as little time as possible by completing the 69 college credits needed in one year. But, instead of continuing her education in midwifery, Christine found herself working as a maternity nurse in a large New York hospital. (She has also cared for patients with cardiac problems.)

Christine is married, has two sons and a daughter and lives in Long Island, New York. This book was written within the stolen moments of the three and half years following the birth of her third child. Currently, she provides private pregnancy and postpartum services, and writes articles for parenting publications and websites.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Ozark Mountain Publishing, Inc (May 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886940940
• ISBN-13: 978-1886940949
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #675,959 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Prepares women for the wonder of childbirth, August 24, 2006

By	Reader Views "www.readerviews.com" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

Reviewed by Cathy Yanda for Reader Views (08/06)
"A Journey Into Being" offers many theories regarding childhood, from the purpose of life to the essence of a child before birth to why a child dies a short time after being born and more. The author Christine Ramos, the mother of three, is a Registered Professional Nurse, Certified Childbirth Educator and Certified Doula, and draws on her experience as a nurse and an intuitive. She takes us on a journey of intuitive conception, motherhood and child rearing through the sharing of stories and a look at research.

In sharing a story of a young woman who had a truly miserable childhood and had grown to become a strong-willed yet caring person, Ms. Ramos illustrates that there can be progression through pain. Spiritual growth is indeed the intended outcome of such circumstances. Ms. Ramos also shares a condensed version of Near Death Experiences where the person not only observes scenes of specific times in their lives when they had to make choices, but also the consequences of their choices on others. She also states that alternatives to those choices may also be shown, as well as the reality reflecting those different choices. Ms. Ramos goes on to discuss what this has to do with a child's journey into being.

Not only does Ms. Ramos draw on her own experience, but has looked at the research thoughts of others such as Dr. William Sears, Dr. Elaine Aron, and Dr. Judith Orloff. She also gives a brief overview on the benefits of aligning your chakras, co-sleeping, discipline, breastfeeding and peaceful parenting. In the chapter, "The Blossoming of a Fulfilled Essence", she looks at children who have been termed as "sensitive", "indigo" and "crystal" children and whether or not they are the essences of spiritual progression. She looks in-depth at those defined by Dr. Elaine Aron as "highly sensitive children". Dr. Aron feels that between 15 and 20 percent of all humanity can be defined as highly sensitive who have a rich inner life and experience spirituality deeply.

"A Journey Into Being" helps to prepare women for the wonder of childbirth, offering valuable insight for mothers before and after birth, and would make a wonderful gift for an expectant or new mom.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Journey, August 5, 2006

By	I. Esselborn (Whitestone, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Reading A Journey Into Being was an overwhelming experience of my own journey as a mother, and as a grandmother. It was an eye-opening lesson of pure love and understanding of our beloved children. I want to thank Christine Ramos for her insight and her gifts, and Ozark Mountain Publishing for allowing me to experience this wonderful journey.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Journey Into Being, August 7, 2006

By	Rosa L. Toro "Rosa Linda Toro" (Floral Park, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved this book! At first I did not think this would be a book for me because I was under the false impression that it would relate solely to expecting mothers/parents or those who were raising infants and/or young children. But to my delight, this book is so much more and touched me in so many different ways!! Christine's explicit explanations of mind, body and soul are so captivating and I believe is something we all (young and old, parents or not) can benefit from and apply to ourselves, our family, friends and children of any age. While reading this book, that I could not put down, I found myself experiencing and understanding better my very own journey and I encourage everyone to read it as they will find themselves touched deeper than words can express. A Journey Into Being was so rewarding as an individual, and my many other titles, that I anxiously await to read more of the author's work!