Just trust.

I fully trust that my body knows exactly what to do. I'm still breastfeeding my now one year old, and I trust that my body is providing what my children need both inside and outside of my body.
I trust that my body is capable of instinctually knowing what to do, how to do, and when to do. I mean, I've never questioned how my bladder knows how to filter my urine, or how my heart knows how to pump a certain amount of blood, so why would I start now?
Trust your body, listen to your body, give it what it needs and it will do what must be done for your child.

Meditation: Close your eyes. Take a deep breath, and say, I trust my body. I listen to my body. I respect my body. I trust my child. I trust my body to expand and allow my child to grow in a safe manner which he/she needs.  Open your eyes.

Teamwork

While this is my body, I recognize that I am sharing it, gratefully, with my baby. We are partners, working together for both of our benefit. We are a team, working for a greater cause. Teamwork is prevalent in my thoughts because I truly believe children come through me, not for me.
Upon entering this plain we continue to work together to coexist. I recognize my children as people...little people. Fully in their own soul and entity. Children come into this plain with their own personality, characteristics, and are not merely babies, or children. They are smart, intuitive, and filled with love. We have been taught to teach them, show them, but in reality, it is us who are learning. Learning what we have long forgotten. We get so caught up in trying to meet societal needs we forget to empower and encourage our children to expand into their own being. Their own path. We have an idea of how we want our children to be, and we mold them in this manner.
But if we begin to see our children as a partner in this thing called life, our perspective changes. We realize we must work together, and allow our children to expand into and on their own. Osho says our only goal as parents is to remove all dangers. I tend to agree with this because that allows for so much expansion, without limitations.

Meditation: Close your eyes. Visualize your child standing next to you. See your child as your equal, you are a team, living life together. Imagine the expansion and growth of your heart and your childs heart. Think of traits that encourage and empower you, and harness them in your heart, to share with your child. Plant these seeds (words) of empowerment in your heart and childs heart. Have an open mind and heart to allow the team to be its best. Visualize bright light in your womb, expanding out towards you, surrounding you. Then send it back to your womb.  Open your eyes when ready.

Open arms

It's important to communicate to your child that they are wanted and loved while in the womb. So often we dwell in the physical and think we must wait until the baby is physically here, but this is not so. We can talk to our children and offer our love from the moment of conception. I communicate to my child that I'm waiting with open arms and open heart. That he/she is coming into a world full of love, in my arms and heart. That I am eagerly awaiting their physical arrival when they are ready, and grateful they have chosen my physical body as their vehicle into this plain.

Meditation: Close you eyes.  Visualize yourself holding your baby. Touch your belly as you do this. Imagine you holding your baby in your arms, snuggling close. Connect to your baby's heart with yours. Tell the baby they are loved and wanted, and you are eagerly awaiting their arrival.
Open your eyes when ready.

Trust your body

My body was made to birth this baby. This baby was made for my body. Together we harmonize and expand. This journey is based on teamwork and trust. Trust in my body, and trust in my baby. This teamwork doesn't end when baby is born, but rather expands.
My body can birth this baby, it was made for this. My DNA has years of birthing experience within it. My soul has birthed babies, and projects, among other things. In today's world it gets very hard to trust our body. We are constantly being told to rely on things outside of ourselves. In reality, we know what we need and how, but we must trust.
So today, I trust that my body was made for this baby. And this baby was made for my body.

Meditation : Place both hands on your belly. Tell your baby you trust him/her and your body. You trust your body to do what baby needs, and you trust baby enough you will listen. Visualize bright emerald green light surrounding your womb and baby. This is love, the light of love. Then visualize the light changing to white. Allow the light to engulf you as well. Take a deep breath, and open your eyes when you are ready.

Namaste

Let's Dance!

Pregnancy is a dance...between mother and child. I feel my child knows exact what he/she needs, I allow the child to lead. To make changes to my body, to crave things, or decline them. To expand my body, my heart, my soul.
My last pregnancy was very difficult, but the labor and delivery was a beautiful dance. I swayed with the contractions, and moved my hips as my intuition guided. I spoke to my child and told her I was ready, I was dancing, and she was leading. I Todd her I trusted her, I had faith in her, and I knew she would tell me what to do. It was very magical, miraculous.
I encourage you to dance, as if no one is watching, and allow your baby to lead.

Meditation: Close your eyes, visualize bright, white light. Send this light to your womb. Visualize your child in the womb. Visualize you womb showered in white light, inside and out. Inside the light enveloping your child with loving arms. Say to your child, you are loved, you are wanted. Then visualize the light enveloping you, hiding you, protecting you. Open your eyes when you're ready.

Namaste

It really is a miracle!

My cousin is a nurse. She once told me conceiving with no birth control resulted in pregnancy 20% of the time.  Twenty.  That blew my mind. Such a low number. Yet, there are people who don't even agree that conceiving, carrying to term, and delivering a live baby is a miracle.
I whole heartedly believe it is a miracle. If you don't believe it is, go look up miscarriage rates. I know most every woman I know has experienced this. At least once.
Even carrying your baby to full term (40 months) is a miracle in todays society.
Know that you are miraculous, there is a miracle in your womb, and don't underestimate the divine within you.

Allowing of growth and expansion

I'm about 5 months pregnant and I have always been guided to use mantas with my children. Especially while in the womb. This mantra has been with me since my first, but I never documented any of it. Today I was inspired to share it with all my pregnant mommas.
I speak to my children from conception, it's something I feel very comfortable doing, and this is another way to communicate with the baby. 
The flowers represent each Chakra, and I also included the babies Chakras.
I hope to be sharing more of this artwork with you. I often hear resistance to pregnancy, or rather a negative expression of the events that take place within the body (I'm guilty as well), and I believe it's important to say these mantras as a reminder of the miracle that is occurring within our body. We all need encouragement, and so does our body, and our babies.

Namaste

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Minute Rice and Stir Fry

It's been a while since I've done a post on my recipes, so I am doing one which is sponsored by Minute Rice. I loved this rice...honestly. It works for me because it is done in 5 minutes and this pleases the toddler greatly. I began by pouring 2 cups of water into a pot, let it boil and then proceeded to add 2 cups of rice. I removed from heat and allowed to sit until the rice absorbed the water, which was when my toddlers first asked "is it done yet", to which I said, Yes, with eagerness. 

I then began with my stir fry. I began by sauteing the onion, then added big slices of tomato. I then added the green and red bell peppers, let them cook and get a little tender. I added pepper and salt, let it cook for a minute more. I then added in the mushrooms and garlic, covered, and let it cook.  No salt until after the mushrooms finished because salt makes mushrooms brown by drawing out the liquid. Once it was done I used the rice as a base, and topped with the yummy vegetables. I added some lime juice right on top and commenced eating. It was so yummy, and the rice was nice and soft, and tasty.  My daughter enjoyed it just as much as I did.

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Yoga Flow with Tuesday May

During the Winter it is very important to remove any all excess Air quality from our life since we need to balance our insides with what Mother Nature is doing on the outside. This sequence is GREAT for this purpose. It is also great for us women, because our emotions are held in the hip area, doing this sequence allows the energy to flow and the emotions to flow and be released as necessary, so if you shed a tear in the process, it signifies profound healing. This is also a great series for the balancing of our Chakras.
This sequence includes Pigeon pose.  It's benefits include lateral rotator and quad stretch, balances Kapha, and in moderation, balances Vata. Good for any and all emotional releases you may need. Feel like crying...do this series. Have stuck emotions...do this sequence, I have. I've released and cried many times. Many.

The instructor is someone very dear to my heart.  I am so grateful to have met her and to know her. She is Tuesday May Thomas. Find her on her Blog, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, and listen to her awesome Deep Healing Reiki Mediation on Soundcloud. Find some fantastic articles she has written here!

Tuesday was an integral part of my healing. She allowed me to empower myself. To embrace my Self and accept that I can and will heal myself. When I first began my Reiki initiations, I had no idea what was in store...all I knew was I was curious about Reiki. Wanted to know what it was, how it worked, and I was fascinated by Tuesday. Her energy, her being, her Self...she is such a joy, such a beautiful soul. I have had a very mystical and mysterious time under her guidance and all I can say is I have abundance. In love. I know she helped me heal my Self enough to allow all the blessings to come forth. For this, I am forever grateful. I know she can help you heal your Self...just be curious enough.

Namaste dear ones.

Love Is In The Air #OPVALENTINE

The definition google gives for love is:  a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, or feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone).

While both are great definitions, they are not my definitions. There are people that I love, which has nothing to do with passion, romantic or sexual. It's a love that connects with that person's soul. With their heart. I feel deeply connected to people and have loved many from afar, some I've never met. Some people I love because the words they use to express themselves speaks to my spirit, and I know we are the same. We have the same emotions, feelings, sentiments. Along with that is the suffering. We all suffer, we all know this feeling, this vibration. Which is why, in my heart, I believe we can love people without even knowing them, or meeting them, or even connecting with them, because we are already connected. This is my belief, and I carry it deep in my heart. I have always had the ability to feel the vibration a person brings to the table...and it has never led me astray. This is how I connect with people...and I try and connect with everyone. Of course, there are people in to much pain to bear the light I bring and I have to move on, but I try and leave a spark for them in any way I am able. At the same time, they are teaching me, showing me, and opening me up to gratitude, acceptance, understanding, and love. They remind me I can only keep what I give away on this physical plane, and it urges me to give it all away. All of it. For what is the point if I cannot share my heart, self with everyone else?

There are average people, who are like you and me, fighting for our rights. Fighting for our freedom under the tyranny of these damn corporations! Although they barely get any attention in the media, they are recognized in Social Media, specifically, Twitter. Aaron Swartz was one of those people. I have been a long supporter of these brave and courageous people fighting for a freedom some of us don't even realize we are losing. Anyhow, this month my focus is spreading love to those that have been forgotten, shunned, or sentenced to prison for speaking up and protecting our rights.  I would love for you to join me. There is an action going on right now called #OPVALENTINE. It is an awesome mission and I am so behind this.  All that is asked is to send a note, postcard, letter to these forgotten members of society and let them know they are loved and appreciated. I know it would be something I would appreciate, so therefore, I'm jumping on board.  They even give you a link for postcards you can print yourself. I'm just going to the dollar store and buying some pack of note cards.

Here is the link to the addresses and a more thorough explanation of the mission.  I hope you will join me. Open your heart, your mind and send a little greeting letting them know they matter, we have not forgotten. I'm doing it for me, but more importantly, I'm doing it for them because I would want the same. Think of it as your act of kindness for the day, or month.

Namaste, dear ones.

Will you join me?

A Smashbook and a Yogini Meet

Yesterday I received a fantastic package from Kelli over at Petrified Lime. We originally became friends via a Round Robin we did with a few other girls on twitter. It was really fantastic and inspiring to see Kelli's work.  I really like how she sees art, and creates. She's working on a very cool Music Monday, which I think I may join...I love music.

Anyhow, I received a very cool Smashbook!!  I have never purchased one, and have been curious about them. I tweeted this to Kelli and she then sent me one that she handcrafted!!! It is so cool, and clean! It's got a clean template so I pretty much can do whatever I feel with it. I have the perfect project in mind. Once it's half complete I'll share some of it.  In the meantime I will leave you with a small snapshot of the pages inside.

I love the pockets!! I can't wait to start working on it today! Check out a few of my favorite post by Kelli here, here, and here.

Namaste