Expectant Mother Blessing Sample Ceremony
This is a blessing that can be done as a gift for a private blessing for the mother, where I can bless and pamper her alone or with a few family members. It can be done at a traditional baby shower or just a relaxing day at home. This includes two activities - the adorning the hair with flowers, and the hand and foot cleansing of the mother. For an in-depth explanation of Blessingways and Expectant Mother Blessings and choices of ritual and services, please CLICK HERE.
(Please feel free to change any aspect of the ceremony, including blessings, readings, structure and wording or of course a custom written ceremony is available at no additional cost. Be as creative and individualized as you would like! ***You may add multiple blessing rituals as well for an additional cost.***)
Blessing of the Mother
The pathway to birth is a journey of a lifetime. We have gathered today to help prepare Mother to make this journey. Mother I/we will be adorning you with a crown of flowers to show you have divine attributes. I/We will be massaging your shoulders to help prepare you for bearing the responsibilities of motherhood. I/We will massage your hands to ready them for the physically hard work of motherhood. And I/we will bathe your feet to soothe them and clear the way for a peaceful journey.
***(Optional) Then traditionally Cornmeal is rubbed into the mother's feet to dry them. Then a towel is used to brush off the cake of corn (millet meal, oatmeal or whatever is your sacred grain) and shine up her feet.***
I bestow Blessings upon Mother for recognition of her femininity and connection to all women, all creation, and all life. As well as blessings for a good birth and infinite blessings upon the baby.
Expectant Mother Blessing
May your feet ground you to the earth. Roots to give you a strong foundation, so that you have the strength needed to birth your babe.
{anoint feet with water or oil}
May your hands be soft, so that your body may relax and do its job to birth your babe.
{anoint hands with water or oil.}
May your heart be filled with love, acceptance, compassion and forgiveness. So that you may give these to yourself, while healing from birthing your babe.
{anoint chest with water or oil}
May your intuition guide you in labor and in raising a child. You are the divine feminine. Childbirth and motherhood are an ancient act ingrained into our DNA. May you listen to your instinct and see things as they truly are.
{anoint brow with water or oil}
May you honor the connection between body, mind and spirit. May you connect the human experience of birthing your babe with the spiritual experience of welcoming new life into this world.
{anoint crown with water or oil.}
Birth Blessing
by Natalie Evans
Close your eyes and breathe deep
Breathe in peace, breathe out pain
Imagine your feet
Toes curling into dirt
Think of yourself as rooted
Think of your place in the earth
How did you come to be here?
Through generations of women named
A maternal lineage
That brought you to this place
Think of their birth stories
What you know, what you believe to be true
Realize that their births carry deep wisdom
Some may carry the memory of joy and transcendence
Each birth is a powerful experience
Each birth traces down to you.
Just as you pass this knowledge on to your baby
Understand that your birth is your own
It will be different from all others
Like the swirls in your thumb
Your birth will have a unique pattern
Unfolding with each contraction
Rising and falling like a newborn’s chest
This birth belongs to you
This birth is an opening
This birth is the end and a beginning
May this blessing of birth come to you without fear
May this blessing of birth come to you with great understanding
My this blessing of birth make your heart soar
May this blessing of birth bring shouts of delight to your lips
Blessings to you and your birth.
This is a blessing that can be done as a gift for a private blessing for the mother, where I can bless and pamper her alone or with a few family members. It can be done at a traditional baby shower or just a relaxing day at home. This includes two activities - the adorning the hair with flowers, and the hand and foot cleansing of the mother. For an in-depth explanation of Blessingways and Expectant Mother Blessings and choices of ritual and services, please CLICK HERE.
(Please feel free to change any aspect of the ceremony, including blessings, readings, structure and wording or of course a custom written ceremony is available at no additional cost. Be as creative and individualized as you would like! ***You may add multiple blessing rituals as well for an additional cost.***)
Blessing of the Mother
The pathway to birth is a journey of a lifetime. We have gathered today to help prepare Mother to make this journey. Mother I/we will be adorning you with a crown of flowers to show you have divine attributes. I/We will be massaging your shoulders to help prepare you for bearing the responsibilities of motherhood. I/We will massage your hands to ready them for the physically hard work of motherhood. And I/we will bathe your feet to soothe them and clear the way for a peaceful journey.
***(Optional) Then traditionally Cornmeal is rubbed into the mother's feet to dry them. Then a towel is used to brush off the cake of corn (millet meal, oatmeal or whatever is your sacred grain) and shine up her feet.***
I bestow Blessings upon Mother for recognition of her femininity and connection to all women, all creation, and all life. As well as blessings for a good birth and infinite blessings upon the baby.
Expectant Mother Blessing
May your feet ground you to the earth. Roots to give you a strong foundation, so that you have the strength needed to birth your babe.
{anoint feet with water or oil}
May your hands be soft, so that your body may relax and do its job to birth your babe.
{anoint hands with water or oil.}
May your heart be filled with love, acceptance, compassion and forgiveness. So that you may give these to yourself, while healing from birthing your babe.
{anoint chest with water or oil}
May your intuition guide you in labor and in raising a child. You are the divine feminine. Childbirth and motherhood are an ancient act ingrained into our DNA. May you listen to your instinct and see things as they truly are.
{anoint brow with water or oil}
May you honor the connection between body, mind and spirit. May you connect the human experience of birthing your babe with the spiritual experience of welcoming new life into this world.
{anoint crown with water or oil.}
Birth Blessing
by Natalie Evans
Close your eyes and breathe deep
Breathe in peace, breathe out pain
Imagine your feet
Toes curling into dirt
Think of yourself as rooted
Think of your place in the earth
How did you come to be here?
Through generations of women named
A maternal lineage
That brought you to this place
Think of their birth stories
What you know, what you believe to be true
Realize that their births carry deep wisdom
Some may carry the memory of joy and transcendence
Each birth is a powerful experience
Each birth traces down to you.
Just as you pass this knowledge on to your baby
Understand that your birth is your own
It will be different from all others
Like the swirls in your thumb
Your birth will have a unique pattern
Unfolding with each contraction
Rising and falling like a newborn’s chest
This birth belongs to you
This birth is an opening
This birth is the end and a beginning
May this blessing of birth come to you without fear
May this blessing of birth come to you with great understanding
My this blessing of birth make your heart soar
May this blessing of birth bring shouts of delight to your lips
Blessings to you and your birth.