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Emotional Process Work (EPA) offers a safe space for everything that moves you during this special time – for example, in cases of:
Pregnancy
brings about many changes. It’s not just your body that’s growing – your inner
self is beginning to transform too.
I
firmly believe that a relationship doesn’t just begin at birth. It begins in
the quiet moments of pregnancy – in a breath, a touch, your voice, and in the
deep listening to the new life with which a unique bond is already forming. A
life that is already there and, at the same time, is becoming more and more a
part of your shared journey in its own unique way.
Alongside
the anticipation, questions, fears or uncertainties may arise. Perhaps you are
carrying with you difficult experiences from a previous birth. Perhaps you feel
worried about your baby or simply realise that this special time is setting
many things in motion.
Through
Emotional Process Work (EPA), I’ll lovingly guide you through this time.
Together, we’ll create a space where everything is allowed to be – without
having to suppress or change anything.
Time
and again, I see how women, through consciously acknowledging their feelings,
reconnect deeply with themselves and their unborn child. They begin to listen.
They ask their baby questions in their minds. And often something surprising
emerges: whilst the mother acknowledges her fears, the child in her womb is
experienced as calm, clear and secure.
All
feelings are allowed to be there. Because feelings do not want to be fought
against – they want to be acknowledged. Change often begins precisely when we
stop fighting against what is happening right now.
I
believe that the bond between mother and child is something profoundly primal.
It is often already there – sometimes it simply needs a quiet space so that it
can be felt again.
Our
world has become noisy. We are used to seeking answers in the outside world.
Yet during pregnancy, a very different language often begins to make itself
heard – soft, subtle and full of wisdom.
Time
and again, I see that unborn children connect in their very own way. Some women
perceive inner images, others feelings or messages. Whether you call this
intuition, inner perception or a deep sense of connection ultimately doesn’t
matter. What matters is that trust is allowed to grow from this – in your own
body, in the baby and in the journey you are sharing.
Your
nervous system also plays a central role during pregnancy. It forms the
foundation on which your baby develops. That is why it deserves loving
attention time and again.
Your
breath is a wonderful aid in this. With every conscious breath, you bring calm
to your body. Your nervous system can regulate itself, and you find your way
back into contact with yourself and your baby time and again.
Your
voice, too, can be a wonderful bridge to your baby even during pregnancy. It is
carried to your unborn child via your body – particularly via the bones and the
resonant cavity of the pelvis. The sense of hearing is one of the first senses
to develop in the womb.
The
French doctor and hearing researcher Alfred Tomatis conducted extensive
research into the significance of the mother’s voice for the unborn child. He
described how early on babies perceive their mother’s voice and the vital role
it can play in their development. Tomatis also believed that babies are more
likely to turn into the birthing position if they are spoken to regularly or if
songs are sung to them. He spoke of how a child opens its ears to the world
from an early age out of joy and curiosity, listening attentively. At the same
time, he assumed that an unborn child is more likely to withdraw in the face of
prolonged stress or distressing emotions.
Right
from the start, a baby delights in sounds and vibrations that are imbued with
love, security and calm. That is why it is not only what we say that matters,
but above all how it sounds. A mother’s voice is the first thing a baby perceives
intensely – its melody, rhythm and timbre.
That
is why I invite expectant parents to start talking to their baby or singing to
them even during pregnancy.
Perhaps
you’ll decide on a bedtime song to sing together. If you sing it night after
night, it will become a loving ritual. Your baby is already familiar with the
melody whilst still in the womb and will recognise it after birth. Perhaps this
very song will become a little bridge between your time together in the womb
and your arrival in this world.