Guest Author - Carolyn Chambers Clark, RN, EdD
Dr. Luminare-Rosen is the Director of the Center for Creative Parenting. Because there is so much useful information included in this book, I'm including a summary of its contents:
1 - Why Prepare for parenthood: in this chapter you'll find the link between heaven and earth, the benefits of a psychologically healthy parent, why it's important to revisit the past, how to fuse separate identities, new opportunities to learn and grow, how to anticipate lifestyle changes now, how and why to keep a prebirth journal, and a creative exercise to help you plan to prepare for your baby.
2 - Your child is a multidimensional being: in this chapter you'll find ways to consider a holistic approach, how to cultivate your child's whole self, how the personality and soul are designed, reincarnation, your child has an old soul, and a creative exercise for perceiving your future child's whole self.
3 - How to prepare your body for conception: ways to prepare your physical self, fertility challenges, how to keep vital and able to conceive while under stress, the ecology of the womb, and a creative exercise to help you prepare your body for conception
4 - How to prepare your mind for conception: what psychological wholeness is and how to get it, why you need to examine your childhool wounds and your attitude toward having a child, how to communicate with your partner, and a creative exercise to help prepare your mind for conception.
5 - How to prepare your spirit for conception: the Law of Karma, how to bond with your child's soul, immaculate conception, how to embody spiritual virtues, and a creative exercise to help prepare your spirit for conception.
6 - Timing conception: the importance of cellular concsciousness, what conscious conception is, the chakras and how the soul designs human form, the optimal time and space to conceive, how to determine your child's sex, and a creative exercise to help you create a conscious conception.
7 - The prenatal journey: how to incarnate soul, how the zygote develops, angelic influence, prenatal bonding, how to nuruter your child's personality, how to create a sacred space, and a creative exercise to help you optimize your child's prenatal life.
8 - Birth: the importance of birth, your child's link to heaven, how to nourish your body/mind/spirit, astrological influences, and a creative exercise to help your envision your baby's birth and beyond.
9 - Holistic Parenting: how to take care of your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs, and a creative exercise to help you plan for holistic parenting.
The book is available from Healing Arts Press, Rochester, Vermont, or from Amazon.com. Click on the cover for more information.
