Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 176 pages
• Published by: Celestial Arts April 30, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1587612674
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587612671
• Book Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 11.2 ounces

Product Review
"I have long awaited a book that can guide any lady into the sweet depths of sacred ceremony" -- Suzanne Arms, internationally acclaimed author, founder and director of Birthing the Future®

"I love this book! Absolutely brilliant and original[Mother Rising] is a treasure chest, an cyclopedic cook book for Blessingways" -- Pam England, midwife and author of Birthing from Within

"Indeed, [Mother Rising] will help our culture gestate a better way to welcome life and thus transform us all." -- Jeannine Parvati Baker, midwife and author of Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth, Hygieia: A Woman's Herbal and Conscious Conception: Elemental Journey Through the Labyrinth of Sexuality

"Mother Rising helps women remember the power and support they can give each other. It speaks to a woman’s soul." -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

"Mother Rising is exactly the step-by-step gorgeous, loving resource mothers-to-be and those who love them are hungry forHighly recommended." -- Jennifer Louden, author of The Pregnant Woman's Comfort Book and creator of www.comfortqueen.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Different from a baby shower, where gifts are lavished upon the soon-to-be-born child, a blessingway ceremony honors the mother-to-be and creates a circle of support that will cradle her as she prepares to give birth. Surrounded by the most important women in her life, she can explore the challenges and joys that lie before her, gaining a sense of power and confidence that will help her rise to motherhood. MOTHER RISING shows women how to organize and personalize a blessingway for the expecting friends and family—an experience that will give the mother-to-be the best possible gifts of deep happiness, serenity, and abundance of love.

Reader Reviews
I created a unique and beautiful blessingway for my dear friend with this book. It lists several ideas for different stages and types of blessingways. It gives a little history as well. What I liked best about the book is that it left the blessingway up to me to plan, there was no rigged 'this is the way it must be done'. It also was written for any religious belief system to create a blessingway, honoring your guest of honors' beliefs is easy with this book!