We were living and teaching Reiki in Darjeeling, India, when we decided to try for a child. Straight after conception I placed my hands on Bronwen's sacral chakra, the area of the ovaries and a tremendous heat was channeled into the womb and it felt as of I was helping the seeds of life. This was the first contact that I had with my child because we soon realised that Bronwen was pregnant. After a 10 year relationship we had imagined that it would take a much longer period before she became pregnant, but we were now both sure that the Reiki energy was helping to speed things up.
I decided to do a daily Reiki session on our baby. It began to feel as if I was a part of the baby and of Bronwen, who had a deeper connection than I did with our new child. When I placed my hands on the womb I immediately sensed a beautiful energy streaming into our baby and I felt overwhelmed with emotions which I never knew I had.
I would love to promote Reiki as a means of helping couples to cope with pregnancy and as a way of supporting husbands to become more involved as this is a special time for sharing and communicating with each other, for all three of you.
Men are often overlooked as being important in the pregnancy - or at least many feel this way. If they were to practise Reiki they would have no excuse not to take part and already show their child love and support.
Hands can be placed on the Mother's uterus ? on the baby - with the intention that energy moves freely to wherever the baby requires it at that moment in its life. The father can also do Reiki on the mother to offer his support for her. And lastly the father can also offer energy to himself. Everyone needs support and love and fathers are no different.
During childbirth I also used Reiki as a technique for releasing tension and stress (when Bronwen allowed me!). I placed my hands on her tailbone and gave energy, when I felt that I couldn't do much I sent her energy as well. It was wonderful to feel that even this process - the birth - was something that I could be involved and supportive in.
For me it felt like I was more a part of the pregnancy and birth. When our baby finally arrived and we touched each other's skin it was with recognition as we had already known each other's energies. .
A recent study reported in England's, The Lancet, of 11,875 pregnant women studied, the children of those who consumed more fish had higher levels of cognitive ability, pro-social behavior, better motor and verbal skills. While we debate on the safety of fish in coastal waters, and the restrictions suggested by the US Government that pregnant women should restrict their intake, too many studies show the benefits to developing fetuses and children for us not to look closely. It is time to turn to alternatives.
Dr. Joseph Hibbeln, one of the world's leading authorities on Omega-3 fatty acids, in interviews and articles, states the critical importance of DHA for pregnant women and their unborn child. As the child's brain develops, DHA is essential for developing neural pathways and neurons so that the brain grows more synapses. As Dr. Hibbeln further states, this timing is essential for children. In other words, you only have one time to get this right.
The question arises, how much DHA is enough for pregnant women? According to The Lancet study, moms-to-be should eat a minimum of 340g of fish a week or two to three meals of fish weekly. Today's research is pointing clearly to the vast benefit of DHA from fish oil rather than a vegetable/seed oil source. Perhaps if we were not swimming in seed oil from our foods, DHA from either source would be beneficial but what is lacking in our diets today is fish, not more seed or vegetable oil.
Finding a good Omega 3 EPA DHA supplement will take some digging. With many food grade fish oils on the shelves today, it is very important the oil be of a pharmaceutical grade. A simple prick test of a capsule will let you know the quality. Find a pure liquid form, bottled in glass, which is essential for the oxidation process, and make sure they are the manufacturer, not the supplier. Capsules hide a host of things which is why many suffer indigestion.
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Bronwen Stiene has sinced written about articles on various topics from Yoga, Insurance and Energy Healing. Reiki Master/Teachers Frans and Bronwen Stiene are authors of The Reiki Sourcebook and founders of the International House of Reiki and the podcast The Reiki Show. Visit