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Excerpt from Feng Shui Mommy
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The most zealous of all the sperm has nuzzled into your waiting egg, and itâs all systems go. Your body (and mind, and spirit) are now pooling their reserves of building blocks to create a new human. How do you feel about that? Thrilled? Terrified? In denial? Whatever your answer is, it is perfect. Pregnancy is the epitome of change, and itâs your prerogative to completely freak out (in a good or bad way) over this development. Itâs strange to have a brand-new person growing inside of you! Itâs extraordinary! It is an everyday miracle in a global sense, but a cataclysmic shift in a personal sense. You are allowed to break down, whatever that looks like for you. Thereâs no time when itâs more socially acceptable to âlose itâ than when you find out youâre pregnant. And by losing it, you just might find all of it.
Pregnancy can trigger an identity crisis. You are no longer the person you thought you were, but you are not yet the person you will become. Itâs a time of awesome transition and change, which is always scary. Becoming a mother doesnât mean you stop being yourself â your fun Self, your carefree Self, your sensual Self. What it does mean is that you have the unique opportunity to become the person you truly want to be, the person youâre meant to be: a woman who experiences herself as centered, whole, and stronger than sheâs ever been before, your true Self. During this time, your feng shui, composed of the energy connecting your mind, body, and spirit, is shaken up in the great cosmic maternal martini shaker â and you donât even get to have a drink! But once the head spinning slows, you will find that you have more resources, more resilience, and more creativity than ever before.
Itâs All ConnectedÂ
Because you are a holistic being, your mind, body, and spirit are designed to work together in a state of dynamic fluidity, constantly realigning around your optimal balance point. When you bring awareness to this connectivity, you allow powerful change to happen.
Pregnancy is a profound chapter of life, for sure, but itâs not the whole story. What pregnancy offers is a chance to get your holistic house in order so you are beautifully prepared for the rest of your life. Now is the time to find your joyful and courageous core. Now is the time to connect with your authentic and best Self.
Eating fried baconâwrapped pastries for breakfast but thinking happy thoughts wonât optimize your holistic connection. Doing an hour of yoga while focusing on the stressful tasks you have to do afterward wonât optimize your holistic connection. Removing your partnerâs action figure collection from the bedroom while panicking about your future ability to breastfeed wonât optimize your holistic connection. What will optimize it is becoming grounded in your experience, learning to express your needs, and finding the right kind of support.
Author Interview for Feng Shui Mommy
Note: Because I can be a total verbal klutz I said “childcare provider” when I meant to say “medical care provider”. See if you can find the snafu! đ
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“Mind/Body/Spirit Principles are finally showing up in the world of pregnancy/childbirth” – First Early Review!
The first early review of Feng Shui Mommy is in! Many thanks Anna Jedrziewski at Retailing Insight!
“Mind/Body/Spirit principles are finally showing up in the world of pregnancy/childbirth and Gaddis is at the forefront of it. Her own pregnancy was an unexpected push in a new philosophical direction and she has made the most of it. Finding limited information to help her through the shift and making the rest up as she went along, she made careful note of not only what kept her going but also helped her to maximize the new experiences toward enlightenment (and a return to sanity). She tells readers that it begins by getting honest. The feelings are messy (beginning with the sudden blow to personal identity) but they must be faced if one is to find the buried treasures contained within the powerful experience of bringing another soul into incarnation. Gaddis used the five elements of Feng Shui, applied to three levels (physical, mental, spiritual), to anchor her perceptions and process what she was experiencing. With or without that framework, she has written a book which offers pregnant women and new mothers a way to maintain balance in all areas of their lives and always find the joy in what is an extremely stressful process.”
– Anna Jedrziewski at Retailing Insight
That Time I Shipped Off My Word Baby
Trusting Your Whole-Being During Childbirth (And BIG News!)
Hi friends!
I haven’t been blogging much because…Â I’ve been busy writing the Feng Shui Mommy book- eek! (Insert embarrassingly spastic happy dance here.) Being published by New World Library Spring 2017.
Besides that little announcement, I’m keeping today’s written message short and leaning on the spoken word (many of them.)
This relaxation recording was created for pregnant women, but can be utilized by any individual wishing to have more trust in their whole (mind-body-spirit) being.
Send me your thoughts and questions đ
xo
Bailey