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Ten Moons

The Spiritual Journey of Pregnancy
The Preparation For Natural Birth


Before drug companies made gestation-calculating wheels and gave them, with their brand name emblazoned on them, to all the doctors to use.
Before ultrasonic scans were used to measure bone lengths of babies in the womb to match that with the length of the average and then estimate gestational age.
Before electricity dominated the rhythms of our lives, and women ovulated on the full moon, a woman marked the progress of her pregnancy according to the turnings of the moon; her baby would be born in the tenth moon from her last bleeding time.

The information in this book is to help you reclaim the natural process of pregnancy and birth and to honour the role of Mother.

Birth is not well in our modern cultures and she is feared. The perfect natural process that every woman's body is made for cannot and will not be controlled. Attempts are made however, but it almost always "ends in tears". Few women in our modern cultures give birth today without medical interference. The natural process is being disturbed by interventionist practices, by controlling the uncontrollable, thus causing a myriad of problems.

Birth can be trusted.
Pregnancy, labour and birth are women's business.
Women supporting and trusting women.
Sacred women's business.


CHAPTERS
8 Invocation
PART ONE
10 Introduction
11 The Map
13 Certain Things You Need To Know
18 Childbirth Is A Rite Of Passage
24 Know Thy Self
34 Connecting With Your Baby Inside You
37 Connecting With Your Innate Body Wisdom
43 The Sexuality Of Pregnancy and Birth
48 Meditation During Pregnancy
54 Visualisation
56 Rituals to Honour Pregnancy, Birth and Mothering
66 Choosing Your Place of Birth and Care Givers
68 Labour and Birth
76 So-Called High Risk - VBAC, Breech Experiences
90 Healing From Previous Difficult Birth Experience
92 Tips for Partners and Support People
94 Magic Potions
95 The Butterfly Story
PART TWO
97 Yoga for Pregnancy by Nina Eagle
103 Birthing with Your Voice by Ganga (Karen) Ashworth
105 Nutrition Fundamentals for Pregnancy by Nina Eagle
109 Increasing Protein in a Vegetarian Diet by April Love
112 Homeopathics for Pregnancy and Labour by Nina Eagle
115 Essential Oils for Pregnancy and Labour by Nina Eagle
117 Reading List

Ten Moons

To order a copy of Ten Moons please email Jane
janecollings@bigpond.com

$AU30.00 plus $AU5.00 postage and handling within Australia,
$15 postage for New Zealand, North America and UK/Europe.
Wholesale price for minimum 5 copies is $AU20.00 each.

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Send a Money Order or Bank draft with you name and address,
to: Moonsong, PO Box 290 Robertson, NSW, 2577, Australia.

Reviews

"There are almost no books that address the spirituality of pregnancy and birth. Ten Moons fills that gap with a thoughtful and excellent description of the spiritual nature of pregnancy and childbirth and the ways a woman can access and use these spiritual aspects. I can recommend this book without qualification to all women."
Professor Doctor Marsden Wagner, perinatologist, scientist and former Director of Women's and Children's Health World Health Organisation (WHO)
"Ten Moons takes us into another realm of thinking - one we hardly visit any longer. It taps into our ancient womanhood, where our bodies, full of rhythms and ebbs and flows were once revered rather than pathologised. It provides the balance to the scientific literature that often misses the point by prioritising statistics over soul. Ten Moons is about our power as women and the possibilities that can come from recognising that power. I have conceived, birthed and buried children under the fullness of the moon. I am linked forever to her pulsing beauty."
Hannah Dahlen, Midwife, Researcher University of Technology Sydney , Secretary NSW Midwives Association.
"Poetic and practical, Jane's approach acknowledges women's and the Earth's natural rhythms in providing the momentum for our lives and our pregnancies. Her work is about re-educating women in these rhythms and connecting us again to our bodies and our nature." "This book provides valuable tools that accompany the reader through ten moons and beyond. Weaving together practical women's secrets to natural health and natural birth with insights into the emotional inner journey of pregnancy and birth." "Ten Moons includes practical, hands-on, try-this-at-home techniques and skills to such matters as letting go of fear, connecting with the baby inside you, yoga and meditation, and is strewn through with pieces of wisdom that give it a lightness of touch and a womanliness that no mere 'how to' guide to pregnancy could match."
Alison Leeman editor "Birthings"
"Ten Moons is a fantastic, empowering, informative and inspirational book! Thankyou Jane for reigniting the innate wisdom of women regarding their ability to orchestrate their own birthing experiences. This knowledge is clearly needed in our society today. Every couple wanting to be parents should read this book."
Emma Povey, pregnant
"The female body is designed for ecstasy-at menstruation, during lovemaking and giving birth. This book is your guide into the ecstasy and sacredness of birth. Full of love for everything that's right about your amazing body as a woman, you'll discover a wiser, more empowered approach to pregnancy and birth. It's knowledge that should be every woman's birthright,lets spread the word!"
Alexandra Pope, author of The Wild Genie: The Healing Power of Menstruation and The Woman's Quest
"This book is wonderful, rich and wise."
Dr Sarah Buckley GP/ family physician Author of "Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting"
"I have Ten Moons beside my bed, it has the effect of reassuring me and reminding me that everything is perfect. I dip into it as I feel to."
Kristan Read, pregnant

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