A healthy social
life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community
finds its reflection, and when in the whole community
the virtue of each one is living (Rudolph Steiner)
Rachel Vines
BA Anthropology (Hons), Certified Doula, Calmbirth®
and Breathwork Practitioner; Reiki
Master.
About my journey.....
For many years I have supported individuals and couples through life transitions, including birth.
As an Anthropologist I have always been intensely interested in ‘community’. I have a long interest in family and cultural systems, community and personal beliefs, traditional roles and practices, and how these support individuals through important life stages, such as birth, childhood and relationships. Thirteen years ago I shifted my attention to women’s spirituality and birthing, focusing on traditional birth practices, and I worked with Aboriginal women in Queensland order to research and understand the practice of women’s business in their community
In 2001, after experiencing the birth of my own
three children, born at home and hospital, I chose
to train as a Doula, with a passion for holding the space for other
couples in their pregnancy and birth journey. I have supported women
since this time, and more recently realised how important it is to help
to prepare couples as
parents – as growing families
and communities- a journey which starts before birth and continues well
after.
I am now very pleased to be able share Calmbirth® Childbirth classes to growing families. This holistic birth education fully supports my own philosophy for pregnancy and birth. Importantly, the classes support parents to consciously grow into their role, and to make their own choices with confidence and with support.
Through the practice of Calmbirth®, and more recently through Breathwork, I feel that my journey has come full circle. Once again I find myself reflecting on the concept of community and on what this means in terms of creating, delivering and growing ‘life’.
My belief is that birth and rebirth is an important journey for all members of the community. It is the becoming of mothers, and becoming of fathers. It’s the moment of ‘I can’ and ‘I will’. It’s the first breath of one full life, whatever that path takes. It can be healing, it can be fearful or it can be with love. Birth is the emergence of the baby from the mother, the emergence of an individual (the soul), and the emergence of parents – of a growing community.
My wish is for the safe, nurturing and loving birth
of all new life; as well as the birth and growth of safe, healthy and
soulful individuals and communities.
x Rachel Vines