The Whole Person Fertility Program(SM): A Revolutionary Mind-Body Process to Help You Conceive [Paperback]

Niravi B. Payne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 26, 1998

THE LANGUAGE OF FERTILITY provides a unique program for conscious conception that includes the Whole Person Fertility Program, offering exercises and visualizations for uncovering and exploring family histories, beliefs, and emotions that can affect fertility--and much more. 7 illustrations.

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Women having difficulty conceiving or carrying a pregnancy to term will gain much wisdom from this book. Basing her program on the mind-body connection, author Niravi Payne has developed a therapeutic program for connecting with one's inner self to uncover the reasons behind fertility problems. In a nutshell, that means that women who can't conceive may not want to conceive in the first place. They may have other psychological barriers to conception, such as feeling that their partner isn't right for them, or ambivalence over what they see is a trade-off between motherhood and their career. "Emotions, whether conscious or unconscious, provoke physical responses," says Payne. She says that the most sophisticated fertility treatments in the world won't help women whose infertility is purely emotionally based, but for women who are using in vitro fertilization and other high-tech treatments, her program will greatly enhance the chances of conception.

(While she's helped hundreds, if not thousands, of women become pregnant, she doesn't reveal the percentage of her patients who've successfully given birth. She says that all her clients are given a new ability to heal themselves, which makes the process of adoption and other parenting alternatives--including the choice of not having children--easier to consider for those women who eventually come to terms with their infertility.)

Because the emotions that affect fertility have roots as far back as childhood, Payne's program--a "healing journey"--is very thorough and requires a great deal of self-exploration and analysis. What are your attitudes toward childbirth? How has your past molded your present? Have you fully mourned for past abortions, miscarriages, or stillbirths? How have repressed emotions contributed to your infertility symptoms or other female health problems?

While Payne's book focuses on women's fertility, she also includes information about how the mind-body program can apply to men. She also includes copious recommendations for additional reading and resources for biofeedback equipment, lists of holistic medical doctors, and addresses and phone numbers of foundations and associations for further help and support.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (May 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609801988
• ISBN-13: 978-0609801987
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very helpful, August 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Whole Person Fertility Program(SM): A Revolutionary Mind-Body Process to Help You Conceive (Paperback)

Niravi B. Payne writes this book after having worked with infertility patients for about 50 years. This book helps women and their partners explore and release psychological blockages, which might be the reason a couple cannot conceive. The message is non blaming and encouraging. A lot of helpful excercises, sample stories and research data are included. I loved the book and found the content very helpful. Niravi B. Payne does not discredit physical problems but puts the women into a context of body and mind. She addresses the much neglected psychological side of infertility - the patient is a whole system of mind and body. Healing the past and the current realtionship with yourself and your partner will leave you to an internal peace and increased chances of conceiving a pregnancy.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Whole Person Fertility Program, September 30, 2003

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This review is from: The Whole Person Fertility Program(SM): A Revolutionary Mind-Body Process to Help You Conceive (Paperback)

I whole-heartedly recommend this book and its results. In addition to reading this book I went through about two years of therapy with Niravi, which changed my life. I think the readers who interpreted what she is saying with the attitude that if you don't get pregnant by following what she suggests, that it's all in your mind, and it's your fault, have it all wrong. That is exactly the thinking that I was stuck in, and had created as a self-blame mechanism that I carried around with me all of my life. Her goal is not to have you blame yourself, but to look at your life and try to understand how and why you have come to have the beliefs that you do, which may not be your fault at all. They can be very strong family influences, work influences and society influences that keep you and your mind locked in patterns of behavior that affect how your body responds to stress, illness or disease. I believe the mind has a huge affect on your health and how well your body works, and I believe medicine is only just starting to catch on to this idea. That is the basis for Niravi's program. I finally examined how I was really living my life and whether that way was compatible with what I was saying was my goal to have a baby. My life was not compatible with having a baby before I worked with Niravi. I tried for 10 years to get pregnant. I finally forgave myself for all the mistakes and failures, but it took a long time to do. I am now 7 1/2 months pregnant, which I had not expected to happen. I give a lot of credit to Niravi for helping me stop blaming myself and to get on with my life. Hope she can help you too.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a book for the thinking woman., March 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Whole Person Fertility Program(SM): A Revolutionary Mind-Body Process to Help You Conceive (Paperback)

I bought this book because I have been married for 10 years and have no children with my husband, I had a teenage pregnancy and placed my daughter with an adoptive family. I have no diagnosis as to why I can't conceive. According to Doctors there is nothing wrong, go home relax, try weight watchers. This is the first book that looks at the emotional baggage we all carry. For the first time I am dealing with my infertility not as a physical unknown problem but as a layered emotional wall that stands between me and my future children. For those of us who think about and feel things deeply there is a lot that can be learned from this book. Our childhood follows us into adulthood, even if we tell it not too. Our teenage years of rebellion continue into our adulthood long after we have had our last emposed curfue. Some how we are still rebelling against our parental influences just on another level. "I won't ever be a parent like mine were." "I don't hold the same truths about children and growing up that my parents do." "I'll never be as good a parent as my parents think I should be." This book allows you to systematically look into all the corners of your heart and find out what is really preventing you from moving into the next stage of living. I am really glad that I took the chance on this book. I highly recommend it for all those who over think things and tend to have strong emotions that run deep on most subjects.