I’ll admit - when I hear people talking about their epidural labors, or their breastless baby feedings, or their down-the-hall-in-the-crib sleepings, it makes me queasy. Literally. When it happens I often quite like the person and want to communicate nothing but loving support of their parenting choices, not moral righteousness or judgment.
But what comes up [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Jul 22 2009
Learning That Lives in the Flesh
Jul 15 2009
Turning Away from Erotic Power?
One of the things I respect most about the midwives I have seen in action is their ability to listen deeply to birth and discern whether things are ok, or not. This is notable, because a lot can seem ‘not ok’ during birth, and because what is ‘ok’ is not necessarily what is desirable. It’s [...]
Jul 08 2009
What to do with a Body
I’m still not sure what to do with a body. I am meditating on this poem by Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks). I thought I would share this puppetry version, just for fun. It relates to the themes I am discussing here, though I can’t quite articulate it more eloquently yet. If you enjoy this [...]