Articles
Birthing in the Light, Pain-free Childbirth
A Powerful Case for the Ancient Birthing Wisdom of the Body
Appeared in the Chicago Monthly Aspectiarian • January 2000
By Cori and Bill Nielsen
Cori: I was 35 when I became pregnant with our first baby. It was important to us to that the baby had a non-medicated, peaceful birth. We took the Bradley Method Natural Childbirth classes together. I ate well and exercised every day. We planned a homebirth, soft lighting, music and me in the natural squatting position so that gravity would help the baby pass through the birth canal easily.
My labor started five weeks early, too early for a home birth more...
Reiki and Painless Childbirth
by Cori Nielsen
REIKI NEWS MAGAZINE • SPRING 2006 • www.reiki.org
“I’M GOING TO TELL you a secret that has been kept from women for a very long time.
Your body knows how to birth this baby without pain. The memory is in your DNA.”
Deep inside, my whole being answered, “YES! This is what I’ve been searching for. more...
Sacred Childbirth with Reiki™ Four Years Later
by Cori Nielsen
As submitted to Reiki News Magazine Summer 2010 issue
"Breathe deeply into your belly following the contraction to its peak. Exhale. Each contraction takes you deeper and deeper into relaxation. All the muscles relax except those working to push the baby out."
I became the participant AND the observer. Crystal clarity. Still Presence surrounding, permeating, sustaining. Oneness, with myself, with Source, with the process. Undulating waves. Dancing the baby into the world. Painless. EMPOWERING. more...
Sacred Childbirth with Reiki
Empowering Birth Filled with Pleasure and Serenity
by Cori Nielsen
The Monthly Aspectarian • October 2010
Breathe deeply into your belly following the contraction to its peak. Exhale. Each contraction takes you deeper and deeper into relaxation. All the muscles relax except those working to push the baby out.
I became the participant and the observer. Crystal clarity. Still Presence surrounding, permeating, sustaining. Oneness, with myself, with Source, with the process. Undulating waves. Dancing the baby into the world. Painless. Empowering!
That was my experience during the birth of our last child, sixteen years ago. Fourteen years ago I became a Reiki Master and eventually my painless childbirth experience evolved into the Sacred Childbirth with Reiki™ method of natural childbirth.