Let it ALL Out!!

How do you sneeze?
What sounds do you make when you sneeze, yawn, stub your toe, cry, laugh, scream with anger? Do you express these sounds differently depending on who is in your presence? For example your kids, your mother-in-law, your best friend, your co-workers, a group of strangers, your lover. How do you censor these sounds?   Why do you censor them?  What thoughts in your head are telling you to be quiet, to hide, to be small, to squash down your life-force energy, to basically lie!

Find Your Authentic Voice
The first time I deeply realised how much I had been squashing down my True Self for most of my life was at a life transforming workshop called Realtime Speaking with Robert Rabbin.  I cried and cried for the entire two days.  I couldn’t believe how afraid I was to say my truth, to speak up, to be authentic in front of the seven other participants.  I cried for all of the parts of myself I had disowned in fear that I would be rejected if I let others see them.  I cried for all the people who have also been squashing down their aliveness for so long just to fit in, be accepted, be “loved”.  I knew I had to let go and reveal myself to feel free yet I was afraid …and still am sometimes.   Why?  Because if I revealed my real voice, my actual thoughts and feelings, what if people stop liking me?  What if they don’t accept me?  What if I am laughed at?  Ridiculed?  I would be alone.  This was the fear.  But the other option of staying the same, of holding back my truth, of staying stuck was MORE painful and just not an option anymore.  It was time to change and I was ready to take the plunge.

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“We all have a true voice within us, a fiery fearless voice that tells us how to live fully and authentically. Finding our true voice and choosing to speak with that voice brings us to a state of grace.” 
Robert Rabbin

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Play with Life
Since then I have been seeing life more as a playground which has given me permission to not take life so seriously and definitely not to take anyone else’s opinions of me seriously.  What is more important now is how I move and express myself in each and every moment.  Is what I say and do in alignment with ME or is what I say and do in alignment with my kids, my friends, my husband, mother, society?  I have found that when I live from this authentic place life flows beautifully…without the dramas, the frustrations, resentments, the PAIN!

Powerful and Natural Pain Relief
How is this related to birth?  Well, if you are censoring your sound in any way for any reason during those contractions you are creating tension in your body somewhere.  Sound unexpressed is repression.   This holding back will cause more pain.

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“Sound releases pain from the body. Silence locks energy into the body”  Wayne Perry

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This is why toning is such a beneficial pain relief tool during labour.  It is a focused and gentle way of releasing sound and therefore pain.  It is also a powerful way to start expressing your true sound your true authentic Self. It is only when you are being authentic that you feel truly alive and free.  Giving birth is no time to hold back anything!  It is time to let go of any old beliefs that hold you back and enjoy the ride.   What an awesome opportunity to birth not only your baby but your Self!  Birth is a time for transformation on so many levels.  Enjoy!  Be Naked!   Be real!   Be fully alive!

Here are 3 tips to expressing your sounds FULLY during your labour:

1. Practice toning and feeling comfortable using your voice during pregnancy at least in your partner’s presence.
2. Use a crystal singing bowl to accompany you as you tone during each contraction – it’s the difference between singing solo and singing in a choir!  What would you feel more comfortable with?
3. Create privacy for yourself during labour, whether you are at home or in hospital, to reduce any anxiety about making “noise” in front of others…then you can just LET IT ALL OUT!!!