As doulas, we find many ways to support the heart of the mother. Poems and blessings are one way to help women feel more connected to their heart and their baby. We encourage our mamas to hang poems and blessings in the space where they’re birthing. This is a simple way to personalize a space and create an environment of unconditional support and strength. Enjoy this beautiful poem written by Amy Wright Glenn and feel free to share it with the pregnant women that are on your path.
Oh, you who radiate life
A blessing
May your pregnancy unfold with ease
May gentleness surround you
Joy for precious days
Days of two hearts beating in one body
You radiate wonder
Inspiring poetry, art, worship of ancients
Trust your body
This process and your unique pregnancy path
Soon to emerge as mother
May kindness guide your hands
Oh, you who radiate life
Birth blessings
May you move with the wisdom of breath
Of your animal form
Of your gorgeous heart
Courage be yours
Radiating mother-to-be
I marvel at your light
For I remember those days
Holy days of goddess awe
And gratitude beyond measure fills me
May it be so for you
And even more
Amy Wright Glenn, MA Teachers College at Columbia University. Amy is a birth doula, Kripalu Yoga instructor, hospital chaplain, and scholar of comparative religion and philosophy. Her first book “Birth, Breath, and Death— Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula” was released in March 2013 and is available in print and on Kindle via Amazon. This makes a wonderful holiday gift for birth professionals, pregnant women, and mothers.
Order your book here: