From time to time we publish longer articles here submitted by our students, especially at 500 hour level training. This is the Essay
“The importance of a mindful pregnancy for the development of the foetus.” by Coco Noordervliet based in Holland and Spain. Many thanks to Coco Noordervliet for her endeavours.
In this essay I describe the importance of a conscious pregnancy for the development of the foetus on the basis of books, articles and a documentary.
In our Western culture there is actually little awareness that real life starts in the womb and not just at the moment of birth. Until not even very long ago it was even thought that babies couldn’t remember anything until their second year of life. But research shows that the opposite is true. The 9 months in the womb are perhaps the most important of a person’s life.
WHERE IT ALL STARTS page 2
THE MOTHER AS AN ENVIRONMENT page 3
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF STRESS IN THE MOTHER page 4
HOW COULD MINDFULNESS HELP THE MOTHER REDUCE STRESS? page 5
WHICH MINDFULNESS PRACTICES COULD HELP THE MOTHER? page 6
CONCLUSION page 10
SOURCES 11
