I truly love working with babies.  Babies have been my greatest teachers.  Just by watching and working energetically with them, I have witnessed how much they really know and understand and how they can communicate if we listen and observe carefully. Beginning at conception, we gather, absorb, and begin to integrate into who we are the experiences of the first nine months of life.  This extraordinarily important and powerful time forms the foundation of what we believe about ourselves.  If our mother wants us, if she cares for her body during pregnancy and begins a bond with us before we are born, we most often will have a strong sense of self.  If, however, we are provided with a less healthy environment during those first critical nine months, either physically or emotionally, we may develop unhealthy patterns that can stay with us for life.

If a birth is premature, unnatural, traumatic or even difficult in some way, (an elective C-section, for example) the experience can create imprints in how we see our world.  Maybe it’s a beautiful, safe place, or maybe it’s an unwelcome, scary place.  What is remarkable about babies is that they can tell us what they are feeling through their actions.  They may just need some extra support to process what’s happened or they might need someone who works as I do to help them process and clear any negative imprints from birth and/or those critical nine months before birth.

When working with babies, it’s also important to help the parents with any issues they might be feeling about their experiences around the pregnancy and birth.  I incorporate this into every session.

What does working with my baby look like?

When possible, I work with babies in their own homes with one or both parents present.  I will hold the baby and allow him or her to find a relaxed, still place.  I often ask the mom or dad to tell me the story of the pregnancy and birth, which helps the parents with their own feelings around any issues/experiences that need processed.  I often use EFT (www.emofree.com) to help parents.  I may feel some energetic shifting in the baby.  I am not, in any way, manipulating the baby physically.  If the baby is older and mobile, I will often allow the baby to crawl and show us what he or she is trying to explain or express.  It is fascinating how they will find a way to convey what is bothering them.

Over the phone work is done best when the baby is sleeping.  That way, I can talk with the mom in hope that she is not distracted by the baby’s or another child’s needs.   EFT and/or The Yuen Method (www.theyuenmethod.com) are used.