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4 Ways to Prevent Childbirth Trauma
There are three main responses to a disturbing event and two of them are very familiar: fight or flight. The third response is a state of immobility or freezing. The freezing response might be the key to understanding human trauma, according to Peter Levine, author of...
Amazing Fruit Eases Labor and Prevents Postpartum Hemorrhage
A study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology concludes that eating 6 dates daily during the last four weeks of pregnancy "significantly reduced the need for induction and augmentation of labor, and produced a more favorable delivery outcome." Some...
10 Practices to Experience Childbirth as a Spiritual Journey
Childbirth is a Sacred Journey to welcome a child into the world. The Innate Wisdom within the mother’s body knows just how to grow a human baby. Every organ, system, 60,000 miles of blood vessels, each delicious little toe… every magnificent detail develops in...
Protecting Our Sons, the Circumcision Question
Years ago I had the privilege of hearing the famous French obstetrician Michel Odent speak about what he called "initiation rituals" of newborns in different cultures. "The greater the need to develop aggression and the ability to destroy life, the more intrusive the...
Where is the Red Tent Collective?
Are you looking for the Red Tent Collective? You have found it! Rebranding from Red Tent Collective to EvelynOjeda.com symbolizes an evolution. I encourage my clients to evolve... transform... flow... embrace change... let go of what no longer serves them. This is all...
No more anxiety and sadness. Closure, is a beautiful thing!
Often, I receive testimonials from participants of the Healing From Birth mini-retreat. I celebrate whenever a woman experiences the freedom gained from clearing old trauma! Sarah's testimonial is especially dear to me because she is now a birth professional. She...
What Is The One Thing You Can Control in Your Pregnancy?
Nope, it’s not your partner, your mother or even your birth. Good prenatal nutrition is a fundamental part of healthy life-style. Your nutrition is the one aspect of life that you have total control of during your pregnancy. The result of a nutritionally depleted...
10 Good Reasons to Laugh for No Reason
What is Laughter Yoga? Laughter Yoga is an innovative form of exercise developed my a medical doctor in India, whereby anyone can laugh for no reason or any reason and improve their health. It doesn’t matter whether the laughter is spontaneous or manufactured, the...
Exploring Resistance
It is interesting for me to notice that whatever I need to learn always finds its way to me. For some years my husband George and I have been studying and applying the teachings of Dr. Joe Dispenza. His book You Are the Placebo gave us a deeper understanding of how we...