Birthing By Heart

A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt.
He said, “I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart.
One wolf is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one.”
The grandson asked him, “Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?”
The grandfather answered: [...]

These are a few affirmations I’ve collected, and put together to remind us throughout labour, that it is safe to let go, safe to birth, and safe to surrender to the amazing power of the womanly body.

It is safe to trust my body
I can let go and relax
My baby knows how to birth
I can birth [...]