I’ve learned that so many of my clients in the Milwaukee area seek to find deeper meaning in what bringing a new life into the world is all about. Some have religious traditions that help them with this. Many wish they had a way to go deeper and gather their female tribe around them to support them during this special time. A Mother’s Blessing is a way to be surrounded by the special friends and family to affirm and empower the mother-to-be as she prepares for the transition from pregnancy to childbirth to motherhood.
Our western tradition of preparing for a baby includes baby showers – which are super helpful to the new family in assembling the physical objects to set up a household to bring baby home. We also focus on the physical and medical aspect of childbirth with preparation classes at a hospital or birth center and in prenatal meetings with the Doula. The spiritual and emotional piece often gets neglected.
A Mother’s Blessing is an intimate gathering of closest female friends and family to create a loving circle around the mother-to-be helping her to prepare for her upcoming birth. It is a beautiful pre-birth ceremony borrowed from an old Native American tradition (Blessingway) celebrating a woman’s rite of passage into motherhood. The goal is to have her feel loved, recognize her strength, believe in her body and its ability to birth her baby, feel confident for labor, birth and motherhood. It’s a time where the focus is not on gifts, but instead on nurturing and supporting the soon-to-be mom. She should feel empowered, loved and strong after experiencing a Mother Blessing.
If you are a mother-to-be and this resonates with you, share this idea with your best-ies. If it feels too overwhelming for them to take on planning such an event, contact me, 414-301-7729, for facilitating this powerful gathering for you. I provide a menu of rituals to choose from to be customized to what would speak most to the mother-to-be. The host provides the venue, food, and invites guests.
Becoming a mother is a life changing, transformative experience. “Showering” the mother-to-be with the affirmation and support of a Mother’s Blessing is a true gift of love.