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Conversations with courageous Women (and some Men) that are taking a stand for radical aliveness.
We are broadcasting from and beyond the edge of patriarchy, mapping the way to Archiarchy: next culture of initiated adult Women and Men collaborating.
This Edgecast is brought to you by Julia Neumann, Annika Korsten, Millicent Haughey and Hannah Abouzahrah, and is powered by Radically Alive Women, a context for empowering radical aliveness in Women (and also Men).
Claire Eccleston is a midwife of life. Amongst many hats she wears, she is a mother and a grandmother and takes a radical stand in the birth space. She advocates the reverence for a Woman’s body and bringing back the knowledge and wisdom through its inherent physiology.
In this conversation with Annika Korsten, she takes a leap into where birth stands today in many Western cultures, including aiming to control birth, the use of technology and machinery, and the link with a disconnect from the land. The ancient art of birth work, on the other hand, stresses the importance of touch, senses and “Being with” as opposed to “doing to”. Whilst the Western approach aims to create a space of safety, ancient birth work relies on the safety of the physiology of the birthgiver.
Claire is not biased in her approach to birth, neither does she give preference to the way it plays out. She promotes Women’s capacities to respond to birth (as opposed to controlling it) and to be empowered to have choice on their pathway. Claire emphasise this sense of self-response-ability that goes beyond giving birth. As such, this episode could be of interest for anyone curious about the ability to respond from the self, including especially bodily sensations of clear Yes and No.
Claire practices predominantly in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and travels every year to spread her tools and wisdom internationally especially via “Spinning Babies”, a unique approach to birth which aims to revitalize the intelligence of the physiology of the birthgiver and baby before medical intervention.
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For more information:
https://www.claireecclestonmidwife.com/
https://www.spinningbabies.com/
https://www.mp.pl/auschwitz/journal/english/193055,a-midwifes-report-from-auschwitz (Stanislawa Leszczyńska)
If you would like to read about and find some practices for your Yes and No, you might be interested in this Radically Alive Women publication: Her Conscious Anger Workbook for Women, www.radicallyalivewomen.com/shop.
This episode was edited by Annika Korsten, www.annikakorsten.org.
