A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the whole community the virtue of each one is living (Rudolph Steiner)
Rachel Vines BA Anthropology (Hons); Certified Doula, Calmbirth and Breathwork Practitioner; Cert IV Training; Reiki Master
About my journey.....
For many years I have supported individuals and couples through life transitions, including birth.
As an Anthropologist I have always been intensely interested in ‘community’. I have a long interest in family and cultural systems, community and personal beliefs, traditional roles and practices, and how these support individuals through important life stages, such as birth, childhood and relationships. Thirteen years ago I shifted my attention to women’s spirituality and birthing, focusing on traditional birth practices, and I worked with Aboriginal women in Queensland in order to research and understand the practice of women’s business in their community.
As a mother, Doula and Calmbirth educator, I am very pleased that I am able to sharing my passion for conscious birthing and soulful parenting with Canberra families. As a Doula I am witness to the journey of life as it unfolds gradually during pregnancy, birth and beyond. It is about standing present to families as they grow, and being a solid reference point for gentle guidance, love and understanding during this process. Being a Doula I am a companion to mothers and fathers as they navigate new or worn territory; it is a work of love and honour and deepest respect for families and their individual choices.
Calmbirth is a wonderful holistic birth education which fully supports my own philosophy for pregnancy and birth. Importantly, the classes support parents to consciously grow into their role, and to make their own choices with confidence and with support. These classes teach couples how to manage labour, and to have the tools and resources ready for birth and baby life! It is a very practical, soulful and life learning program available to all.
Through the practice of Calmbirth®, and more recently through Breathwork Therapy, I feel that my journey has come full circle. Once again I find myself reflecting on the concept of community and on what this means in terms of creating, delivering and growing ‘life’.
My belief is that birth and rebirth is an important journey for all members of the community. It is the becoming of mothers, and becoming of fathers. It’s the moment of ‘I can’ and ‘I will’. It’s the first breath of one full life, whatever that path takes. It can be healing, it can be fearful or it can be with love. Birth is the emergence of the baby from the mother, the emergence of an individual (the soul), and the emergence of parents – of a growing community.
My wish is for the safe, nurturing and loving birth of all new life; as well as the rebirth and growth of safe, healthy and soulful individuals and communities.
x Rachel Vines
For many years I have supported individuals and couples through life transitions, including birth.
As an Anthropologist I have always been intensely interested in ‘community’. I have a long interest in family and cultural systems, community and personal beliefs, traditional roles and practices, and how these support individuals through important life stages, such as birth, childhood and relationships. Thirteen years ago I shifted my attention to women’s spirituality and birthing, focusing on traditional birth practices, and I worked with Aboriginal women in Queensland in order to research and understand the practice of women’s business in their community.
As a mother, Doula and Calmbirth educator, I am very pleased that I am able to sharing my passion for conscious birthing and soulful parenting with Canberra families. As a Doula I am witness to the journey of life as it unfolds gradually during pregnancy, birth and beyond. It is about standing present to families as they grow, and being a solid reference point for gentle guidance, love and understanding during this process. Being a Doula I am a companion to mothers and fathers as they navigate new or worn territory; it is a work of love and honour and deepest respect for families and their individual choices.
Calmbirth is a wonderful holistic birth education which fully supports my own philosophy for pregnancy and birth. Importantly, the classes support parents to consciously grow into their role, and to make their own choices with confidence and with support. These classes teach couples how to manage labour, and to have the tools and resources ready for birth and baby life! It is a very practical, soulful and life learning program available to all.
Through the practice of Calmbirth®, and more recently through Breathwork Therapy, I feel that my journey has come full circle. Once again I find myself reflecting on the concept of community and on what this means in terms of creating, delivering and growing ‘life’.
My belief is that birth and rebirth is an important journey for all members of the community. It is the becoming of mothers, and becoming of fathers. It’s the moment of ‘I can’ and ‘I will’. It’s the first breath of one full life, whatever that path takes. It can be healing, it can be fearful or it can be with love. Birth is the emergence of the baby from the mother, the emergence of an individual (the soul), and the emergence of parents – of a growing community.
My wish is for the safe, nurturing and loving birth of all new life; as well as the rebirth and growth of safe, healthy and soulful individuals and communities.
x Rachel Vines
