Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood (Paperback)

by Yana Cortlund (Author), Barb Lucke (Author), Donna Miller Watelet (Author) "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..." (more)
Key Phrases: Ritual Stage, Creating New Traditions, Parmesan Pita Crisps

Editorial Reviews

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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

Product Description
Different in essence from a baby shower, a blessingway honors a mother-to-be and creates a circle of support that will cradle her as she prepares to give birth to her child. Surrounded by the most important women in her life, a mom-to-be can explore the challenges and joys that lie before her, thereby gaining a sense of power, confidence, and support that will help her rise to motherhood. By creating blessingway rituals for each other, we can reach outside of ourselves and weave a web of community: a living breathing web of women who are blessing, teaching, and supporting one another– and as a result, helping give birth to each other's children.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Seeing Stone Press (October 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0975301101
• ISBN-13: 978-0975301104
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #323,338 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book EVER for Blessing ways, January 13, 2009

By	Christina J. Crago "Not just a mom" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mother Rising (Paperback)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars Full of ideas!, July 30, 2008

By	H. Ward (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mother Rising (Paperback)

I created a unique and beautiful blessingway for my dear friend with this book. It lists several ideas for different stages and types of blessingways. It gives a little history as well. What I liked best about the book is that it left the blessingway up to me to plan, there was no rigged 'this is the way it must be done'. It also was written for any religious belief system to create a blessingway, honoring your guest of honors' beliefs is easy with this book!