Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Davis and Debra Pascali-Bonaro Klappentext Based on the hit documentary that inspired a vibrant online community, this innovative approach to birthing shows women how to maximize childbirth's emotional and physical rewards With more than 4 million babies born in the United States each year, too many women experience birth as nothing more than a routine or painful event. In her much-praised film Orgasmic Birth, acclaimed filmmaker Debra Pascali-Bonaro showed that in fact childbirth is a natural process to be enjoyed and cherished. Now she joins forces with renowned author and activist Elizabeth Davis to offer an enlightening program to help women attain the most empowering and satisfying birth experience possible. While an orgasmic birth can, for some, induce feelings of intense, ecstatic pleasure, it is ultimately about taking control of one's own body and making the most informed decisions to have a safe, memorable, and joyful birth day. Whether women choose to give birth at home, in a hospital, or in a birthing center, Orgasmic Birth provides all the necessary tools and guidance to design the birth plan that's best for them. Featuring inspiring stories from mothers and their partners and filled with practical advice and solutions, this one-of-a-kind resource is the next frontier of natural, intimate childbirth. Leseprobe Step One KNOW BIRTH Orgasmic birth is powerful, juicy, spiritual, and unforgettable--an endless moment beyond words. It is more than lovemaking because it is about being stimulated by and loving the passion of life itself. It is a gift to humankind to discover divine pleasure in birthing. Marina A., Summerland Key, Florida Welcome to Orgasmic Birth! Perhaps this topic appeals to you because you have already had an orgasmic birth and want to learn about others with similar experiences. Or perhaps you gave birth with difficulty and are either seeking healing or are hoping for something better next time. For those of you who have not yet had a baby, the concept of orgasmic birth may seem both intriguing and a bit outlandish. After all, most of us have heard stories from our mothers, sisters, and friends portraying birth as a painful, even agonizing event to be suffered through at best. Rest assured: Orgasmic birth is very real, with a sound basis in physiology. But our culture has veered away from understanding and supporting the physiology of birth that quite naturally leads to ecstasy. To understand how this has happened, we need only look at the core values that characterize modern society. Few of us would say that we live through our bodies; rather, we tend to push our bodies to work long hours or perform strenuous workouts, and then, when we find ourselves exhausted but unable to rest, we self-medicate with sleep aids, alcohol, etc. Our lives are thoroughly and often rigorously planned: Booked with obligations, we have little time for deep relaxation or spontaneous self-expression. If this results in physical pain, stress, or illness, there are plenty of pharmaceuticals to let us get on with our work or back to the workout. The practice of listening to body wisdom as a guide to good health and fruitful living that characterized agrarian societies fell by the wayside as the pace of our lives accelerated with industrialization. Now, we seem to be entering a new eraone where more of us will work from home and set our own schedules, opening the possibility of living a more balanced lifestyle. But how well will we take advantage of this opportunity? When I am hard at work writing and notice that I am getting stressed, holding my breath, tightening my hips, or tensing my shoulders, I could go out to the garden and breathe, engage my senses, and be refreshed. But the habit of pushing myself is so ingrained that I often choose to ignore my body messages or, at best, promise mys...

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Elizabeth Davis and Debra Pascali-Bonaro

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Based on the hit documentary that inspired a vibrant online community, this innovative approach to birthing shows women how to maximize childbirth's emotional and physical rewards

With more than 4 million babies born in the United States each year, too many women experience birth as nothing more than a routine or painful event. In her much-praised film Orgasmic Birth, acclaimed filmmaker Debra Pascali-Bonaro showed that in fact childbirth is a natural process to be enjoyed and cherished. Now she joins forces with renowned author and activist Elizabeth Davis to offer an enlightening program to help women attain the most empowering and satisfying birth experience possible. While an orgasmic birth can, for some, induce feelings of intense, ecstatic pleasure, it is ultimately about taking control of one's own body and making the most informed decisions to have a safe, memorable, and joyful birth day.

Whether women choose to give birth at home, in a hospital, or in a birthing center, Orgasmic Birth provides all the necessary tools and guidance to design the birth plan that's best for them. Featuring inspiring stories from mothers and their partners and filled with practical advice and solutions, this one-of-a-kind resource is the next frontier of natural, intimate childbirth.

Leseprobe
Step One

KNOW BIRTH

Orgasmic birth is powerful, juicy, spiritual, and unforgettable--an endless moment beyond words. It is more than lovemaking because it is about being stimulated by and loving the passion of life itself. It is a gift to humankind to discover divine pleasure in birthing. —Marina A., Summerland Key, Florida

Welcome to Orgasmic Birth! Perhaps this topic appeals to you because you have already had an orgasmic birth and want to learn about others with similar experiences. Or perhaps you gave birth with difficulty and are either seeking healing or are hoping for something better next time. For those of you who have not yet had a baby, the concept of orgasmic birth may seem both intriguing and a bit outlandish. After all, most of us have heard stories from our mothers, sisters, and friends portraying birth as a painful, even agonizing event to be suffered through at best.

Rest assured: Orgasmic birth is very real, with a sound basis in physiology. But our culture has veered away from understanding and supporting the physiology of birth that quite naturally leads to ecstasy.

To understand how this has happened, we need only look at the core values that characterize modern society. Few of us would say that we live through our bodies; rather, we tend to push our bodies to work long hours or perform strenuous workouts, and then, when we find ourselves exhausted but unable to rest, we self-medicate with sleep aids, alcohol, etc. Our lives are thoroughly and often rigorously planned: Booked with obligations, we have little time for deep relaxation or spontaneous self-expression. If this results in physical pain, stress, or illness, there are plenty of pharmaceuticals to let us get on with our work or back to the workout.

The practice of listening to body wisdom as a guide to good health and fruitful living that characterized agrarian societies fell by the wayside as the pace of our lives accelerated with industrialization. Now, we seem to be entering a new era—one where more of us will work from home and set our own schedules, opening the possibility of living a more balanced lifestyle. But how well will we take advantage of this opportunity? When I am hard at work writing and notice that I am getting stressed, holding my breath, tightening my hips, or tensing my shoulders, I could go out to the garden and breathe, engage my senses, and be refreshed. But the habit of pushing myself is so ingrained that I often choose to ignore my body messages or, at best, promise myself I'll relax later, "when I have time."

The first time I gave birth, I was fresh from 2 years in Mexico, where I l…