Every day my world is different. I wake up and after meditating (yes, sometimes in the shower) I have to check my calendar to see what's on the plate for the day. I swear, sometimes my friends know my schedule better than me!
But that day was different. I woke up knowing I was going to facilitate a Pregnancy Blessing for a mom that I have been with for both of her pregnancies, only this time she asked me to come to her Baby Shower.
It was 30 minutes of bliss. I knew most of the women there because they became friends with baby #1 at my prenatal class over three years ago. They, and their first borns are all bonded. And I equate it to the yoga experience! Those babies knew what was going on as they were growing their mama's wombs.
Today marked the day of celebration for this mama who wanted more than the average open the gift saying,"Oh, thanks for the Diaper Genie" kinda thing. Instead, she let me be in charge of every detail of our time together. She trusted that everything would be perfectly perfect. And it was.
I created a special table of things that have special meaning in my life, that the women around could sense their special-ness. I laid out:
~a cloth from my husband's mom,
~a rock from the earth that was made by a friend
~ a little pink patch of a blanket knitted with love by a friend when I went for surgery to repair my torn ACL
~"Lucy", my pregnant gorilla friend made by a talented midwife named Pam England
~some white sand from Hermosa Beach
~2 painted hearts to represent Mom and Baby
~ a statue of a birthing mama squatting to birth her little baby
All these things were powerful, profound and oh, so very real.
I wrapped this sweet mama with veils of fabric and lace so that she could feel like a Queen for the day.
Each woman brought up a flower and gave this mama words of strength and power to bring with her to the birth room. I then led us all in a group meditation where each woman put a hand on their sweet pregnant friend. I asked us all to send love, love and more love through our hands and into her heart.
It all seemed to work. I have been thanked for making this mom's Baby Shower more special than she ever could have imagined. It has to be all my year's of training and working on myself. How could you give something away that you haven't received in your own life yet? And, for me, I have received so many blessings from so many people. It just feels so nice to give back now and share all the love.
I look forward to the day I can do this again, and again, and again for someone who wants to make her friend/sister/daughter's baby shower oh so special....
In bliss,
Lisa
