The primary nutritional needs of your body and for the growth and development of your baby are best met through food itself. Real nutrient-dense foods that are seasonally available and as local as possible create the best foundation for conception and human development. Consider your ancestors for a moment - what part of the world did they come from and what kinds of traditional foods did they eat? Our ancestors did not have access to foods made in laboratories and thrived on

Cultivate an attitude of gratitude for the food on your plate, say thank you and bless the farmers, the earth, the sun, and the rain. Take some time to give your full attention to the act of eating, of really enjoying your food. Experiment using different utensils like chop sticks, or your hands. Create a pleasing environment, light a candle, turn off the TV, especially the daily news, find a comfortable place to be, perhaps outside under a tree, maybe a comfortable chair, or

There is no one aspect of who you are that can be isolated, separated, or removed from the wholeness of you. Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, intuitive, and energetic bodies all combine to create a unique, miraculous, complex, system that thinks, feels, moves, tastes, smells, dreams, and interacts with all life both within and without. You are part of the whole, you are inter-dependent, you are beingness itself, a vibrating presence connected to the source of life. Pau

Preparing to conceive a baby is such a momentous, courageous, and deeply transformative time. Not only are you and your partner dreaming of your baby and imagining yourselves as parents, but you are also entering the territory of implicit memories, of activating the unconscious experiences that you had as you were conceived, held, birthed, and parented. From the time of conception, of when the ovum opens to and invites the sperm to unite with her, there is consciousness prese