Vocal toning

I came across an article today on 'vocal toning' during labour, and it mentioned that the long A sound as in "ACE", when said in lower tones and held helped dilate the cervix and create more space within the pelvis.

Janice Clarfield is a Yoga instructor from Vancouver, BC; she has put out a Prenatal Yoga CD set which includes instruction on Visualization, Guided Relaxation, Vocal Toning and Breathing techniques.

a new camera for me!!

 I've been wanting to work on my photography skills for awhile now..about 8 years ago i got into the idea and bought a Pentax manual/automatic and began shooting everything i saw (we lived in Victoria so most of it was beautiful)..and then i got less inspired and my skills rapidly diminished to point and shoot. So yesterday i took my new Nikon to a class to learn how to use it!! I had alot of fun..just taking the whole day for taking pictures. Now i'm walking around my house seeing photos that are over exposed, and feeling sorry that my kids had to put up with all those darn flashes. I can now go flash free (most of the time)!! Here are some of my manual photos from yesterday..

my tattoo

                                                                      "CHAVA"

dropped food..to eat or not to eat??

Rebozo for labour

Canadian study on homebirth

Read this: Canadian study on homebirth.

why choose a midwife?