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How Senses Influence Your Birth

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How often does your body just melt at someone's request for you to "relax?" (No, YOU relax! lol) Anyone else feel the tension forming in their jaw and forehead when you hear that? In this episode, we'll give you and your partner some guidance on how to prep for a relaxing birth by tapping into the power of your senses! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @myessentialbirth AND for even more great info head over to www.myessentialbirth.com to check out our FREE Pregnancy Guide & other incredible downloads.

[2:19] Why drawing on your senses and creating muscle memory is important.

[4:08] How to use external visual senses helps create a relaxed, comfortable environment.

[7:38] Internal visuals that help moms go deeper during relaxation and birth.

[11:34] Re-framing discomfort with the power of your mind and how to re-program your thoughts.

[12:42] The importance of the sounds, music, words, meditations that you're putting in your head and the right ones...

Birth: Enneagram Type 1

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Feeling like things need to be perfect for your birth? Do you have high expectations for yourself, your provider, your birth team and your partner? Let me guess...you kinda think you know what's best and your preparation consists of research, lists and checking off all of your accomplishments as you go. Well, mama, we made this episode just for you!

[3:38] Enneagram 1 strengths
[11:21] Watch out for these
[17:54] Advice for partners
[22:10] Why Enneagrams 1's love the My Essential Birth Course

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5 Things Essential Oils Do For Pregnancy & Birth That You Don't Know About

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The entire point of the My Essential Birth Course is to empower women to create their best birth experience...and to do that, we train you with ALL the things that help make that possible. Essential oils are one of those tools! Not only can they address common pregnancy ailments safely & effectively (goodbye low energy!), but they also play an important role in creating muscle memory for birth. Not sure what that is? No worries, mama! We'll cover allll that in this episode.

[1:21] Essential Oils are integrated throughout the birth course

[1:48] Essential Oils are one of the many tools to use for pregnancy & birth

[3:16] There are so many things you can't take during pregnancy

[5:56] We love and use doTERRA oils because of their quality, safety, and efficacy.

[7:28] We see essential oils in hospitals & birth centers

[8:12] The 5 areas that every pregnant mama/new mamas deal with constantly

[8:49] FIRST UP: Immune Support!

[9:57] Stephanie's...

Birth: Enneagram Type 4

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Calling ALL Enneagram Type 4 mamas! If you're a sensitive mama who wants a unique birth experience and knows how to be super in tune with your body then definitely jump into this episode and get ready to be nodding your head and taking notes on exactly what you and your partner need to make your birth a success! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @myessentialbirth.

[2:37] Description of a Type 4

[6:38] Want a unique experience

[11:06] Create a vision for your birth

[13:03] The importance of setting up your birth team for Type 4

[16:14] How to set yourself up for success later in labor when verbal communication may be challenging.

[17:12] Body language during birth

[17:30] Cortney describes experience from her 3rd birth

[20:20] A strength of a type 4 is that you are in tune with your body

[22:22] Type 4 mamas are very creative, want to decorate their birth rooms and make the space pretty

[25:32] Tips for Partners

[31:30] Why Enneagram Type 4s LOVE the My Essential...

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How Senses Influence Your Birth

Birth: Enneagram Type 1

5 Things Essential Oils Do For Pregnancy & Birth That You Don't Know About

Birth: Enneagram Type 4

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