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Misconceptions about Miscarriage

I wrote this in this week after Mother’s Day because I wanted to acknowledge those women who have found that conceiving and giving birth to a child is not necessarily an easy thing. You may have experienced the very difficult birth of a now healthy child or you may have lost a child during birth, or you may have lost a child before it was even born through miscarriage. All of these experiences are traumatizing. Literally, this is a trauma that will remain a part of your story for the rest of your life. I know because I have been there myself. I had 3 miscarriages in total, two before my now oldest son was born and one in between my two ‘successful’ pregnancies, when I was trying to fall pregnant for the second time. I was lucky in that my losses came very early, all within the first trimester. For the first two I was overseas – the first one happened in China and the second in the UK. When I had my second miscarriage my then husband was all the way back in Australia for work, but luckily my brother and his new wife were living in Scotland so they took the train down to London to be with me. I think that the biggest problem with miscarriage or stillbirth is that not only are you grieving a loss for

By Arwen Perrie|May 28th, 2018|Benefits of Aromatherapy, Benefits of Reiki, Essential Oils, Grief|0 Comments

Stress and Pregnancy: risks and management

Pregnancy gets talked a lot about in the media, especially when it relates to celebrities. What never seems to be discussed though is the affects that chronic stress (including from media attention) can have on both the pregnant woman, and her unborn child. Unfortunately many people suffer from chronic stress in the modern world, which has great risks to health and wellbeing. When pregnant women are in this situation there are potential risks to their unborn child as well as themselves. This video discusses the risks of chronic stress to everyone, including pregnant women, as well as the research that is starting to be done on health and wellbeing outcomes for babies whose mothers are stressed throughout pregnancy. Most importantly you can learn how to manage stress when pregnant! One of the things I mention is Lavender essential oil, which is one essential oil that is completely safe to use during pregnancy. I have also had clients get great benefits out of meditation using Circle & Bloom. If you or your partner are thinking about having a child you might like to check out my Blog on Preparing yourself for conception on an energetic level. If you would like any further information about this or anything else to do with your wellbeing, feel free to contact me. If you would like to get your stress under control, whether you are

By Arwen Perrie|April 30th, 2018|Benefits of Reiki, Essential Oils, Managing Anxiety, Stress Management, Wellbeing|0 Comments

Preparing for Conception on all Energetic Levels

Are you trying to fall pregnant or even thinking about trying? Perhaps you’ve been doing all the things that your doctor tells you to do – exercising, losing weight, taking multi-vitamins and not drinking caffeine or alcohol. But have you been preparing the other energetic levels of your body – mental, emotional and spiritual – for conception and pregnancy? Many women, although they put lots of effort into preparing their physical body in order to conceive do not do the same for all the other areas of their wellbeing, and the problem with this approach is that they are only 30% prepared! All energetic levels are equal and in fact the physical level is the lowest, or last, level of importance. The most critical work to do is on your mind and spirit when dealing with any health concern. Key Negative Emotions There are a three key emotional aspects to be aware of when preparing for conception – fear, guilt and self-love. It is important to remember that things on the emotional, mental and spiritual energetic levels do not necessarily manifest themselves on the conscious plane. You may not be aware of how or why you are feeling an emotion. You may look at the name of the emotion and not recognise that it applies to you. Research into epigenetics is now showing that in fact our emotions can be

By Arwen Perrie|December 1st, 2017|Benefits of Reiki, Reiki and Wellbeing, Wellbeing|0 Comments