Being pregnant invites you into presence - every moment. Because your physical center is suddenly occupied with a lot of activity and a consciousness making itself visible more and more as the days pass. And if you are like me and get hit by all possible first trimester symptoms you cannot ignore them. I have been nauseous for 9 weeks straight most of the day, tired, breast tenderness, and my sense of smell has created radical actions which led me to even shifting house and location. Not only could I not smell any cooking, but also I started rejecting the smell of myself as well as my partner Martin (prior I loooved his smell). We started sleeping separately as I was looking after my nourishment and pleasure. When I shifted locations the nausea slowly subsided and so did my aversion for smells. I noticed that when I was allowing the nausea to be I felt emotional fear and that it was a sign of my nervous system and body that action towards nourishment and change was needed. The moment I took care of my situation and created the most nourishing, silent, in nature, free of people and noises environment my symptoms subsided dramatically. It allowed me to relax more and I became closer to myself (feeling my sadness more consciously) and to the experience of BEing pregnant. Another useful act has been to radically take myself to bed when my physical body says so. The distinction opened a field in a Feelings Practitioner clinic where almost everyone started laying down. Continue here.....
