Birth Circle Series: Summer-Fall 2011
We're excited to announce our first local program, a monthly series of Birth Circles!
A birth circle is a gathering of women. It's a chance to meet people, to share experience and to ask questions about the journey to motherhood in a supportive, pluralistic environment. It’s an opportunity to tell your birth story and be heard, to process your birth story in new ways, to listen to a a range of experiences as you prepare to birth your baby, to ask questions about birth, babies and parenting, to connect with other pregnant and new moms in the community, and maybe meet some birth professionals as well. Each circle will be hosted by a co-sponsoring institution in different locations around the Boston area and will be focussed around a theme. Check out the FAQ, see the schedule below, and check back for updated information on locations, co-sponsors, and details about the program.
A birth circle is a gathering of women. It's a chance to meet people, to share experience and to ask questions about the journey to motherhood in a supportive, pluralistic environment. It’s an opportunity to tell your birth story and be heard, to process your birth story in new ways, to listen to a a range of experiences as you prepare to birth your baby, to ask questions about birth, babies and parenting, to connect with other pregnant and new moms in the community, and maybe meet some birth professionals as well. Each circle will be hosted by a co-sponsoring institution in different locations around the Boston area and will be focussed around a theme. Check out the FAQ, see the schedule below, and check back for updated information on locations, co-sponsors, and details about the program.
Summer-Fall 2011 Schedule
Sunday June 12 - 4:00-5:30 pmMayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and Education Center
1838 Washington Street Newton, MA 02466 Register here! |
Expectations - What did or do you think it would be like, to be pregnant, to give birth, to be a parent? How did you expect to feel, to act, to respond? How did your expectations compare with your experience? What went as planned? What surprised you?
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Sunday July 10 - 7:30-9:00 pm |
Relationships / Family - What does the birth process change about relationships with your partner, parents, friends? How does it affect the way we see ourselves, the families we're coming from, and those we're building?
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Sunday August 7 - 4:00-5:30 |
Control - Who (if anyone) is in control throughout the birth process? How much control can we maintain? Is letting go a necessary part of the process? How is the birth experience affected by our attitudes toward authority and autonomy?
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Sunday September 18 - 7:30-9:00 pm |
Customs, Rites, Rituals - What do we bring to the birth process to help us make sense of and feel comfortable through this time of transition? From prenatal visits to affirmation statements, clothing choices to baby blessings, saying psalms to sips of water, lucky charms to welcoming ceremonies.
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Sunday October 23 - 4:00-5:30 pmTemple Beth Elohim
10 Bethel Road Wellesley, MA 02481 |
Body - Birth is probably the most intensely physical thing most of us will ever do. What are our bodies doing? How do we find the strength? How do we feel about our bodies throughout the process and after birth?
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Sunday November 20 - 7:30-9:00 pm |
Fear and Faith - How does fear -- of parenthood, of pain, of change, of loss -- play into our experience of pregnancy and birth? What scares us? How do we overcome it? What or who do we trust in the face of that fear? And how does that faith affect our choices?
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