The compass approach

In almost everything you do, having a framework makes the whole thing approachable and easier to manage, birth is no exception.

Most childbirth classes teach the stages of labor, which is the closest thing to a framework they have, but because it's not a true framework with a logical, repeatable pattern that you can relate to right now, it requires you to memorize the information, which ends up not being useful during labor - that was what happened to me during the intense contractions of active labor, I just couldn't pull the details out of my head and into my body.

So I would like to introduce you to the compass, my answer to the framework problem:

I discovered this framework after I started studying with my mentor in Chinese medicine who helped me expand my depth of knowledge of life and pregnancy, and eventually I would uncover a realm of almost lost information about birth that would eventually change how I understand and  now teach about childbirth.

You see, the compass represents our connection to nature, to the direction of its laws, the movements of the sun and moon, the elements of the seasons that subtly influence our life, whether we notice or not.

The purpose behind the framework is to help you understand how the environment is influencing you and providing you everything you need to know to have a healthy pregnancy and birth, if you know how to see it and follow the directions you are pointed in.

Without direction, you are left to wander aimlessly, not aware of time or space, not knowing what comes next and not ever knowing that the actions you take right now will determine future outcomes.

Once you start to see the framework guiding you in the right direction, the next step is to clarify your unique compass strengths, weaknesses and balancing points, and when you know what you have, what you need and where you are going, you are on the way to having everything you need for an amazing birth.

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