Wednesday, May 26, 2010

How Did our Experiences at the Start of Life Shape us Today?

Blossom Birth is excited to welcome Suzanne Arms, author of Immaculate Deception and founder of Birthing the Future to present on the topic:

How Did our Experiences at the Start of Life Shape us Today?



Please join us for this fascinating discussion on:

Friday, May 28, 2010
7-9pm
at Blossom Birth, 299 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Suggested Donation $10-$25

Please RSVP to Blossom at 650-321-2326, blossom@blossombirth.org.

Suzanne Arms will present groundbreaking scientific evidence which supports ancient indigenous wisdom about the life from conception to the first birthday. She will also present on preventing and healing birth-related psychological trauma.

Suzanne Arms is a familiar name to many from her 7 groundbreaking books (on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and adoption), films, photographs, and the hundreds of talks she has given at conferences worldwide since 1975. She has been an inspiration behind the Birth Movement. Her 2nd book, Immaculate Deception was named a New York Times Best Book of the Year and inspired thousands of midwives, nurses and physicians, as well as parents-to-be.

Arms is an advocate for holistic, sustainable health policies and practices and conscious parenting. Her focus - and the focus of Birthing The Future, the U.S. non-profit she founded in 2003 and directs - is birth and the mother-baby connection, which lays the foundation for love and trust, health and resiliency, cooperation and community. Arms presentations range from large multi-media events, using films and her photographs, at conferences and colleges to workshops for professionals and students, and intimate sacred circles for healing and deepening community. She weaves a tapestry of knowledge from ancient and cross-cultural wisdom to modern science (cellular biology, neurobiology, psycho-immunology and attachment theory), with ecology, feminism and spirituality. She is currently finishing a television documentary called "Birth."

To learn more about Suzanne, see her website at or Mothering Magazine's June/ July 2009 Living Treasure.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Happy Mother's Day!

Blossom Birth invites you to celebrate Mother's Day with us!
Open House
Saturday May 8, 2010
www.blossombirth.org/pamper

Join us for a day full of fun, relaxing and informative classes
especially designed for moms and moms-to-be. We will also have a
silent auction, door prizes and a raffle every hour between 9am and
5pm, so bring a friend, come on by and celebrate being a Blossom Mom!
You must preregister for these free sessions. Space is limited, first
five people to register for each session will receive a gift bag worth
over $50.

Sessions with a few open spots include:
Work Life Balance (11am)- come explore the ever vexing challenge of
balancing it all and finding time for yourself.

Prenatal Nutrition and Stress Reduction (noon) - simple techniques to
enhance your diet during pregnancy.

Yoga and the art of Surrender (1pm) - take yoga off your mat and into
your life.
What do you do with your photos (1pm) - great tips on
taking your 1000s of photos from digital to print.

BabySpirit Meditation (2pm) - connect with your baby in a soul nurturing way.

Eating for Conception and Good Health (3pm) - recipes, samples and
more to start you off on a healthy road to conception.

Women's Red Tent (5:30pm) - Join us for an exploration of motherhood.
Thousands of women around the world have joined each other under the
Red Tent to inspire, empower and celebrate each other- we are excited
to bring you our own version of this amazing gathering!

Online Pampering Store
Open Now!
 www.blossombirth.org/pamper
Browse through our Online Pampering store to find the perfect gift for
yourself or the one you love! All the products in our pampering store
are generously donated by local businesses, so every dollar you spend
will support Blossom’s services for new and expectant moms. Keep
checking back regularly as we will be updating the lists often.

A big thank our sponsors for their generosity: 

Supporting Sponsors:
Whole Child Wellness, Watercourse Way, Barefoot and Pregnant 



Community Sponsors: Naturell, Align the Self, Cypress Natural Medicine, SwaRay,
Karen Amor Photography, Heshmat Pain Management Clinic, Patricia
Weltz, DO, Anna Hurty, Laurie Schmiesing, Bug and Bean Photography,
Peninsula Ultrasound, Mammography & MRI, PhysioFit, Hygeia
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