Different from a baby shower, where gifts are lavished upon the soon-to-be-born child, a blessingway ceremony honors the mother-to-be and creates a circle of support that will cradle her as she prepares to give birth. Surrounded by the most important women in her life, she can explore the challenges and joys that lie before her, gaining a sense of power and confidence that will help her rise to motherhood. MOTHER RISING shows women how to organize and personalize a blessingway for the expecting friends and family-an experience that will give the mother-to-be the best possible gifts of deep happiness, serenity, and abundance of love.A resource for planning and hosting a blessingway ceremony-a woman-centered celebration of the journey into motherhood.Ideal gift for or from an expectant mother who wants a more meaningful and transformational experience than the traditional, gift-focused baby shower.Outlines the five stages of the blessingway ritual, from establishing a safe and sacred space to honoring and pampering the mother-to-be.Finalist in both the 2004 Independent Publisher Book Awards and Foreword magazine's Book of the Year Awards.Features sidebars, inspirational quotations, resources, and checklists.
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"I have long awaited a book that can guide any woman into the sweet depths of sacred ceremony..." -- Suzanne Arms, internationally acclaimed author, founder and director of Birthing the Future®
"I love this book! Absolutely brilliant and original...[Mother Rising] is a treasure chest, an cyclopedic cookbook for Blessingways..." -- Pam England, midwife and author of Birthing from Within
"Indeed, [Mother Rising] will help our culture gestate a better way to welcome life and thus transform us all." -- Jeannine Parvati Baker, midwife and author of Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth, Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal and Conscious Conception: Elemental Journey Through the Labyrinth of Sexuality
"Mother Rising helps women remember the power and support they can give each other. It speaks to a woman’s soul." -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause
"Mother Rising is exactly the step-by-step gorgeous, loving resource mothers-to-be and those who love them are hungry for...Highly recommended." -- Jennifer Louden, author of The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book and creator of www.comfortqueen.com --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"I love this book! Absolutely brilliant and original...[Mother Rising] is a treasure chest, an cyclopedic cookbook for Blessingways..." -- Pam England, midwife and author of Birthing from Within
"Indeed, [Mother Rising] will help our culture gestate a better way to welcome life and thus transform us all." -- Jeannine Parvati Baker, midwife and author of Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth, Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal and Conscious Conception: Elemental Journey Through the Labyrinth of Sexuality
"Mother Rising helps women remember the power and support they can give each other. It speaks to a woman’s soul." -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause
"Mother Rising is exactly the step-by-step gorgeous, loving resource mothers-to-be and those who love them are hungry for...Highly recommended." -- Jennifer Louden, author of The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book and creator of www.comfortqueen.com --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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* A resource for planning and hosting a blessingway ceremony—a woman-centered celebration of the journey into motherhood. * Ideal gift for or from an expectant mother who wants a more meaningful and transformational experience than the traditional, gift-focused baby shower. * Outlines the five stages of the blessingway ritual, from establishing a safe and sacred space to honoring and pampering the mother-to-be. * Finalist in both the 2004 Independent Publisher Book Awards and Foreword magazine’s Book of the Year Awards. * Features sidebars, inspirational quotations, resources, and checklists.
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Best book EVER for Blessing ways,
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This is such a helpful book and is easy to read. If you are planning on throwing a blessingway at your house....this is the best book to make sure it is a success!!
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Excellent guide to planning blessingways,
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This book is very well organized and offers lots of great ideas for planning a blessingway. There are lots of suggestions to choose from, and to inspire your own ideas. A very valuable resource and highly recommended!
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A book of Ritual for New Comers,
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This book is very good! This book has some very good ideas to celebrate the incoming life-to-be. It is pagan-based, and rather on the "hippy" side of things. The biggest boon is the pages instructing on how to make the belly-cast.
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BLESSINGWAY CEREMONIES CREATE a sacred and safe environment where a mother-to-be can explore the challenges and joys that lie before her as she approaches birthing and mothering. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ritual Stage, Creating New Traditions, Parmesan Pita Crisps New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
BLESSINGWAY CEREMONIES CREATE a sacred and safe environment where a mother-to-be can explore the challenges and joys that lie before her as she approaches birthing and mothering. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ritual Stage, Creating New Traditions, Parmesan Pita Crisps New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness, and Making Miracles by Marianne Williamson on page 3, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions by Starhawk in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Circle Is Sacred by Scout Cloud Lee in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Mamatoto: A Celebration of Birth by Carroll Dunham on page 10, and page 110
- Secret Language of Signs by Denise Linn in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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