Birth Blessings

02/04/2016

Check it out, mamas!

Louisville's placenta experts, Embrace After Birth provides placenta encapsulation to Kentuckiana ma

01/31/2016

Birthing images always bring me sweet tears... Such sacredness.

These images give new meaning to the miracle of life.

10/18/2015

“…if you want to know where a woman’s true power lies, look to those primal experiences we’ve been taught to fear…the very same experiences the culture has taught us to distance ourselves from as much as possible, often by medicalizing them so that we are barely conscious of them anymore. Labor and birth rank right up there as experiences that put women in touch with their feminine power…” - Dr. Christiane Northrup

Jade Beall Photography

10/10/2015

This woman is sweet and strong and wise...

Jenny Claire Hoffmann is a birth doula, Lamaze trained Childbirth Educator, and lactation peer support counselor serving families in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

09/09/2015

"In a society that profits on self-doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act."
Please join me for this powerful workshop!http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2252564

4 week series workshop where attendees will create finished personal torso casts

09/05/2015

Belly casts....not just for pregnant women anymore...

The art trend that has taken New York City and Los Angeles by storm is coming to Louisville. Starting Sept. 12, women can attend a workshop to create a cast of their bodies.

02/25/2015

“It’s essential to learn the art of stillness and listening during pregnancy.” Laurel Bay Connell, M.A. helps us prepare for motherhood one breath at a time: http://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Pregnancy-Birth/the-pregnancy-circle-preparing-for-motherhood-one-breath-at-a-time.html

01/28/2015

Consider supporting this woman in her decision to have a home birth. I had a home birth with all of my children, and I think every woman should be supported in giving birth in a way that feels most in alignment with their longings... we all need to be supported.

Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to be a mother. In fact, the older I got, the more I yearned for it. When I was 23 the day finally came! We were pregnant with a boy! Who we ended up naming Atticus James Thomas. I couldn't have been happier, but I could have been more prepared. I did not r...

07/14/2014

06/08/2014

If we continue to treat breastfeeding as a secret art form, reserved for private rooms and hushed conversations, it will remain a taboo....

05/26/2014

If a woman doesn't look like a GODDESS in labor then someone isn't treating her right. ~Ina May Gaskin