Birth Into Being

20/05/2026

today
A day to appreciate the beautiful bees & all they do for us humans.
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The theme this year is “Bee Together for People and the Planet - A partnership that sustains us all”.
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Pfft. Yep. We need all the help we can get, right?
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And the main teaching from the bees is interdependence. InterBeing, as Thich Nhat Hanh called it.
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Personally, I’m having a rest from beekeeping, as my hives succumbed to black beetle (not Varroa, though it had recently infiltrated my hive) last December.
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But I still love them, thrill to see them, and aim to Be, like a bee. Living free, in search of sweetness, in community.
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18/05/2026

This iconic, ground breaking birth film has helped millions of women and families around the world approach birth with trust and belief in their bodies ability to bring their baby through with ease and grace.

Created by Birth Into Being’s founder, Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova it has been translated into a dozen different languages and has deeply impacted the culture of conscious birth.

You can access the free 25min version by joining our newsletter, or the full 74min version, which includes valuable segments on cesarean birth & circumscision.

For all Birthworkers and expectant Mamas & couples, even though it’s almost 20 years old - it’s a must-see.

https://www.birthintobeing.com/digital-marketplace

15/05/2026

Please join me in wishing a big, bold, beautiful Birth Day to our founder Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova (just a day late, whoops. International timezones got me again!)
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Elena, here's a little blast from the past to make you laugh on your birth day!
It's 2010 in this video, we're playing out your inner world. Where Sivani is your Inner Child/Reptillian brain, I'm playing the Inner Adult/Cortex - trying to keep you on track w yr mission... 🙄

The pics were the same era - 2010/11... when you came to play in Sydney...

I'm so grateful for all the good times shared, lessons learnt, collaboration and mentoring. Didn't I get lucky finding you, and somehow being in cahoots all these years? 🌏 🙏🏼

12/05/2026

El Nacimiento como lo Conocemos

Fragmento de 25 minutos de "El Nacimiento como lo Conocemos". Un hermoso largometraje, transformador e innovador, que ilumina el impacto de la concepción, el...

12/05/2026

Fancy that.
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Interesting comparison of epidural and water immersion.
Conclusions: Women choosing water immersion as an analgesic method were no more likely to experience adverse outcomes and presented better results than women choosing epidural analgesia." Full paper here https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/19/1919

Interesting comparison of epidural and water immersion. NB groups were self-selected, which may have influenced results. "Spontaneous vaginal birth was almost 17 times more likely in the water immersion group [94.5% vs 50.6%] (OR = 16.866 [6.540, 43.480], p < 0.001), whereas the odds of having a cesarean birth were almost 40 times higher in the epidural group [0.7 vs 21.9%] (OR = 39.346 [3.610, 429.120], p < 0.001). The odds of having an intact perineum were more than two times higher for the water immersion group (OR = 2.606 [1.290, 5.250], p = 0.007), whereas having an episiotomy was more than eight times more likely for the epidural group [4.1 vs 26.1%] (OR = 8.307 [2.800, 24.610], p < 0.001). Newborns in the water immersion group showed a better 5 min Apgar score and umbilical cord arterial pH and lower rates in admissions at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Conclusions: Women choosing water immersion as an analgesic method were no more likely to experience adverse outcomes and presented better results than women choosing epidural analgesia." Full paper here https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/19/1919

09/05/2026

Can you believe they used to call it mum-brain?! 🤯
As if it were a weakness.... I really find it so nuts. And backwards.

Researchers now know that the maternal brain undergoes profound structural reorganization during pregnancy and beyond, particularly in the regions responsible for empathy, threat detection, emotional regulation, and the ability to read another person’s inner state before they’ve said a word. Many studies have also found that mothers show higher gray matter density than non-mothers of the same age, and a younger brain structural profile well into midlife!
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The Hindu goddess Durga holds everything simultaneously with her many arms. Pachamama, the Andean earth mother, sustains ALL of life. Yemoja, Yoruba mother of waters, governs the depths. Mothers are fierce, boundless, and DIVINE.

Be honest, Mamas. Can you see yourself using an umbrella like this?
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Hope you enjoy the giggle as much as I did. Goddess knows, we need it.
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Thankyou for all you do.
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✍🏽 (all the mum brain bit)
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08/05/2026

For all the Mamas out there are getting ready for their day ‘off’!
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It is truly time to change the narrative this AI art represents.

Who’s with me on that?

So the song on this reel is a hint. Did you get enough love, so that you’re capable of saying ‘enough is enough’ and getting the help required to be a sane Mama?

(I do understand there are phases where there is no help, and I’m sorry for that. Big hugs to you if you’re in that. I’m sorry. Keep breathing…)

We need to value ourselves as much as we value our children, and our Significant Others…

If you’re struggling to put your own needs in the mix, I invite you to explore your early imprints.
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30/04/2026

What they say!

29/04/2026

To create, to belong, to feel free, to Be… We need to begin at the beginning.

Limbic Imprint ReCoding is a powerful way to recalibrate your life, and do what you came here for.
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29/04/2026

With so much shifting & changing in our world, it’s clear that we need to focus in on what is ours to do.

I’m hosting a call to explore this theme, and where birth imprint work fits.

The 2026 Deep Immersion Retreat & Facilitator Training has been postponed to 2027, which offers an opportunity to ground, gather resources and bring this work forward with even more commitment, courage and conviction, next year.

I invite you to join this call to connect with Birth Into Being Community, and our facilitators around the world.

There’s no sign up, just drop me a DM if you’d like to come. You are so welcome.
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