Over the last few years, more and more women have been resisting the allure of "labor-free" elective C-sections in favor of the benefits of natural childbirth. Not only is it widely considered the best and safest way to deliver a child, natural childbirth empowers women by reinforcing their belief in themselves and their abilities. In Adventures in Natural Childbirth, editor Janet Schwegel taps into this growing movement with a fascinating collection of personal, engaging, and revealing stories from thirty-nine women on their journey through pregnancy, labor, and natural childbirth. These...

Designed to transform the experience of childbirth, this manual calls upon the use of the timeless and powerful symbol of the labyrinth in 12 simple meditations and ceremonies. Ideal as a tool for centering the self and calming the body and mind, this guide ushers readers through the inner journey of the childbearing yearfrom pregnancy and labor through the postpartum stage. A variety of labyrinthsincluding four childbirth-related labyrinths from the Hopi and Papago cultures in the American Southwest and two others from Indiaare presented in this handbook and cover topics that include helping...

"The House" by Anjuelle Floyd While divorcing her adulterous husband, 55-year-old Anna Manning learns he is dying of cancer. What to do? A 312 page work of Women's Fiction --All hold regret, and are seeking forgiveness. Our salvation rests in the hands of others, most particularly the ones whom we love most, and who have treated us wrongly.-- ______________________________________________________________________________ "Anna entered the office lined with cherry wood walls and built-in bookshelves, that of her attorney, Henderson Felterfield, and marched straight to his secretary. "Is Edward...