Connected midwivery

CONNECTED
MIDWIFERY
(to be viewed in conjunction
with the DVD presentation &
used with the PDF manual &
workbook)
HEATHER BRUCE

Heather Bruce Copyright 2007
HEALTH
The ability to adapt to change

DYNAMIC HOMEOSTASIS
• Life is about change movement
• Night always moves into day
• Full inevitably become empty
• ‘Happy’ comes in cycles . . .
• Life usually is orderly through cycles

DEFINING TERMS
Blood – that which nourishes & carries our
Shen – our spirit –resides in the ‘heart’
Qi – loosely, but not ‘energy’ in English usage
Jing – our energy & constitutional
inheritance

HEATHER’S LINES
Seen all through her work – to help explain
the duality of life & acupuncture’s sometimes
circular logic
YANG
The more resonant
vibrational
energic
esoteric/active
aspect of whatever
YIN
The more dense
tangible
structive
solid aspect of
whatever

WHAT WE ARE MADE OF

What is a person?

eg - BLOOD

BLOOD (energy)

‘Shen’ – loosely spirit
• Shen is carried within the blood
• Mental & emotional balance (Shen)
hence all sleeping & mental acuity
PLUS emotional stability

THUS
• We all can tell if someone has a
• strong Shen
• They are lucid
• They are stable & act appropriately
• Their eyes tell us that they are
‘home’ – they are not ‘haunted’
• They can project their voice enough
to speak

QI (pronounced chee)
• Alive - we have it
• Newly dead – we don’t

Qi can be seen as
YANG
The more resonant
vibrational
energic
esoteric/active
aspect of whatever
YIN
The more dense
tangible
structive
solid aspect of
whatever

YIN & YANG
These terms explain RELATIONSHIP
Yin –cools, moistens & nourishes – allows
regeneration
Yang – moves, transforms, holds in place,
protects, warms – loosely
metabolism

In our bodies, Yang Qi governs
* Metabolism functions
* Circulation
* Digestion
* All levels of protection including
immune function
* Structural integrity esp holding
blood, tissues & organs in place
* Temperature regulation esp feeling
cold

In our bodies Yin governs
* Cooling
* Nourishing
* Lubricating
* Rest & regeneration
* General stability on all levels of
growth, maturation & prematurely
aging & body breakdown.

JING
An energy concept.
What allows us to be here in a body,
occupying space.
KARMA DNA
more on this soon

‘LIFE’ as we play it

WOMEN’S LIVES
• Follow a 7 year pattern of jing unfolding
• (men have an 8 year cycle)
• 1x7 – head hair should be established, as
digestion now working well
• 2x7 – body now adult size
• periods arrive as ‘sea of blood’ is full

WOMEN’S LIVES
• 3 x 7 – now biological perfect for
baby making
• 4 x 7 – height of reproductive & life
vigour
• 5 x 7 – digestive strength starting
• to wane (beginning of fine lines &
greying of hair)

WOMEN’S LIVES
• 6 x 7 – dwindling of fertility
• 7 x 7 – drying up of ‘heavenly waters’
(periods should cease)
• 8 x 7 onwards – time for the crone to
impart the fruits of her life (jing
used in gaining wisdom)

Dr John Shen
• Very wonderful Chinese herbalist and pulse
master (now dead) who studied people all
his life
• Gave acupuncturists a totally different take
on our medicine – through acute & reasoned
observation, deduction & dedication.
• He said . . . .

Dr Shen’s Stages of Life

LIFE PIVOTS
We start breathing.
Our first moment of independent breath sets us
into who we are & will always be
Is it fear & panic, OUR CHOICE
or loving acceptance.

FIRST BREATH
• How to get this as calm and easy as
possible. If we can achieve this for
all in our charge, we will be enhancing
every aspect of who they will ever be
able to become.
• Also see Dr Michel Odent’s work –
• www.WombEcology.com

Why do I mention this?
• During our own lives, we know when
things carry greater weight/magnitude
• None more so than when pregnant &
birthing & then being in that primal
state where we are subsumed in
maternity & maternal urges

4 PIVOTAL TIMES
In a woman’s life, when she can
either amazingly
IMPROVE her state of being,
Or seriously WRECK it.

FOUR TIMES FOR WOMEN
Puberty
Onset of sexuality
Pregnancy
Menopause

flower

The essence of
all maternity -
can we open our
hearts and
nourish our
wombs?

Sexuality – can we feel?
Do we allow ourselves to
FEEL
&
LET GO?
What impact then in OPENING in
BIRTHING?

Well pregnancy
• Need to have had easy periods first.
• Normal qi & blood flow & production =
normal periods.
• Normal periods should lead to easy
conceptions & well pregnancy

A PERIOD IS . . . .

LIVER QI
• Allows the qi all through the body to
move well
• Giving free flow to blood, & hence
menstruation, pregnancy, milk
• Lactation and happy dispositions

Healthy Liver Qi

SHEN & LIVER QI
• If previously imbalanced – with
residual anger, irritation, buried &
suppressed emotions of any
description – LOOK OUT!!!!!
• Maybe past PMT is an indicator . . .
• Expect possible trouble

LIVER QI
• Liver Qi needs to mobilise
• EVERYTHING in our lives –
from the etheric visionary
to the bile allowing poo to
happen easily, regardless of location.

If LIVER is not able to. . .
Things stick up
Slow down
Irk & irritate us
Create heat &
Eventually wind . . .
(high BP, migraines, tremors, epilepsy, pre
eclampsia . . . strokes, CVA etc

Mid back/thoracics
STUCK
LIVER
QI
When this is
released,
everything in the
body ON ALL
LEVELS can move
again . . . .

Stuck Liver Qi massage
From under scapular
level down to waist
SLOWLY walk
the skin between the
fingers
See BIRTHING DVD

Stuck Liver Qi
Qi, blood and our being gets stuck
LIFE FORCE?
ORGASM?
BLISS?

How we get stuck

“Stress”
• What about all
those people on
antidepressants
/antacid
medication?
• Irritable bowel
syndrome?

JULIAN SCOTT early 1980’s
• European Acupuncture Journal started
this process with an article stating
• five energy changes that characterise
a state of pregnancy.
• In any other person, these would
herald a health imbalance needing
re aligning -

Normal pregnancy
FOR THE WOMAN
1 - Increase in HEAT
2 - Increase in BLOOD
3 - Increase in DAMPNESS
4 - Increase in LIVER QI
5 - Decrease in maternally available
KIDNEY QI

WHAT THIS MEANS
1 - INCREASE IN BLOOD
There is actually physically more in the body.

1 - ‘BLOOD’
Nourishes -Head hair,
muscle & ligaments,
fingernails.
PLUS - all menstruation,
reproduction &
lactation depend upon its quality &
circulation & amount

STRONG BLOOD ENERGY
ALLOWS WOMEN TO BE
SANE
CALM
SERENE
SLEEP & REGENERATE WELL
HAVE AN EASY LIFE BEING WOMAN

We become ‘frazzled’
TOO FOCUSED ON BEING ‘GOOD’
‘LOOKING’ AFTER OTHERS
We lose sight of our own needs
BLOOD ENERGY becomes disordered
when we are PISSED OFF

Yin Deficiency
•Body fluids have been damaged and
dryness and heat symptoms result. This
brings problems with:
cooling
nourishing
lubricating
rest & regeneration
general stability on all levels of
prematurely aging & body breakdown.

YIN/YANG IMBALANCE

2 - HEAT
(what it means in energy terms)
Heat is stored in the blood
(can be voided through discharge of
heat in the urine)

Heat in excess
1 - causes the SHEN TO GO WILD
Wild Shen – very emotional & loud & irrational
behaviours, sleeping problems- night mares,
grinding of teeth, hot & restless.
(Mania in extreme conditions)

HEAT in imbalance ALSO
2 - Causes BLOOD TO GO RECKLESS
moves out of blood vessels
THUS – all kinds of bleeding,
• bruising
• possible miscarriage,
• any bleeding into or from any orifice
• Including stroke.

What creates a deviation from
the textbook blueprint?
Anything that is heating
distresses/destroys yin
Lack of flow toxic substances
(Stuck Liver Qi) (modern life)

HEAT in imbalance ALSO
3 - WASTES YIN
What does YIN do again?
* Provides the ability
to regenerate, sleep, relax
* Nourishes, cools & moistens

OVER BLEEDING . . .
Maybe all life (until the ‘pill’/IUD
/implant halted haemorrhaging)
Or maybe JUST a one-off post natal
incident . . . .
CAN BE ENOUGH TO WRECK the rest
of her potential SANE EXISTENCE

THUS - Heat in excess
* Doesn’t enhance a calm, peaceful mum, or
allow the growing a calm peaceful baby
* Causes all number of emotional & mental
problems,
* Creates when in extreme excess – all
‘windy’ conditions – stroke, epilepsy, CVA,
elevated BP, major blood/bleeding issues

HOW TO GET EXCESS HEAT
Live unwisely
EMOTIONAL – repress & suppress
INGESTION – choose non nutritious,
highly concentrated tasty ‘food’ sources
LIFESTYLE – not early to bed, plenty
of ‘excitement’ & crises.

ALSO
1 - Lose excessive yin &/or blood
(think leaking waters over time – fever . .
Over bleeding with continual periods)
Or Haemorrhage
2 - Not drinking enough water
3 - Not resting/sleeping sufficiently

Too much HEAT – creates
YIN DEFICIENCY
Body fluids have been damaged and
dryness and heat symptoms result.
This brings problems with: cooling
nourishing
lubricating
rest & regeneration
general stability on all levels

LATER IN PREGNANCY
All manner of issues . . .
Fluid
Diabetes
pre eclampsia
Eventually they may become life threatening
- and they stare us in the face for ages
before MEDICAL alarm bells ring

DAMPNESS
Acupuncture term meaning, when in
excess -
OBSTRUCTION of
everything– SPLEEN DEFICIENCY
due to immoderate eating/over
worry/too much sugar &/or raw &/or
cool and cold drinks and foods.

What upsets our SPLEEN?
• Having greasy/cold/sweet/raw foods and/or
drinks that are difficult to digest
• Irregular eating habits– leaving long gaps
between meals, over-eating, dieting fads
• Too much thinking or worrying
• Irregular and inadequate sleep
• Sedentary lifestyle and inadequate exercise
Unable to nourish ourselves, with too low
cooking fire, we become YANG DEFICIENT

CANDIDIA/THRUSH tendencies
When the digestive fire (Spleen yang) is
weakened (as before) or if the body is
under stress/overload, (Stuck Liver Qi) the
‘food factory’ is compromised, and all sorts
of mishaps develop.
Predominantly in pregnancy – discharges &
infections – fluid – fat – urine changes –
swelling – carpal tunnel etc – eventually pre
eclampsia – and other disasters

MAJOR “CAUSE” OF DISEASE
• COLD - causes contraction &
hardening
• Hence causes circulation stoppage
• Wastes YANG QI – metabolism
protection
transformation
holding function

• Early lives – inconsiderate birthingEarly lives – inconsiderate birthing
exposures.exposures.
• Loss of umbilical blood, vastly reducing theLoss of umbilical blood, vastly reducing the
volume,volume,
• breathing capacity and warmth, also thebreathing capacity and warmth, also the
Shen ???Shen ???
• Travels through the blood – what of theTravels through the blood – what of the
shock issues?shock issues?
• Early lack of appropriate clothing = parentsEarly lack of appropriate clothing = parents
are warm enoughare warm enough
• (e.g. All babies in strollers without booties)(e.g. All babies in strollers without booties)
• Cold/cool ice creams/fruit juices/etcCold/cool ice creams/fruit juices/etc
HOW?

LATER LIFELATER LIFE
• Choice of ingestiblesChoice of ingestibles
• (poss. already internal heat there and(poss. already internal heat there and
self medicating)self medicating)
• OccupationalOccupational
• Hobbies (fishing in NZ is standing in veryHobbies (fishing in NZ is standing in very
chilled water)chilled water)
• Sleeping arrangements – one partnerSleeping arrangements – one partner
sleepssleeps ‘hotter; than the other,‘hotter; than the other,
necessitating other to get continual smallnecessitating other to get continual small
increments of cold invasion – stored forincrements of cold invasion – stored for
laterlater
• Clothing – fashion statementsClothing – fashion statements
• And others too numerous. . .And others too numerous. . .

HOW IT HAPPENS
THERAPEUTICALLY
1 –1 – IceIce physically placed on everything acute.physically placed on everything acute.
2 –2 – Cold bloodCold blood replacement/nasal gastric feeding etcreplacement/nasal gastric feeding etc
3 –3 – Vibrational effects of medicationsVibrational effects of medications - insulting body- insulting body
with cold = eg antibiotics . . .with cold = eg antibiotics . . .
4 –4 – Air conditioningAir conditioning far too cold for the weakened,far too cold for the weakened,
vulnerable ill and wounded who there for apparentvulnerable ill and wounded who there for apparent
healing and comfort.healing and comfort.
5 –5 – Actual cold connectionActual cold connection – in lying on metal, and– in lying on metal, and
having metal inhaving metal in
6 –6 – Fed and watered with chilled products . . .Fed and watered with chilled products . . . et alet al

WHAT CAN A BODY DO?
Eventually, the cold stored gets
in the way of normal life processes,
and when juggling becomes too difficult;
something GIVES
WHAT? Depends on
the individual & their own personal
story/constitution/strengths/the
weather etc . . .

YANG DEFICIENCY
Metabolism & normal body temperature regulation
have been damaged, so the person feels cold &
lacking ‘oomph’ on all levels. And suffers from -
*all metabolism functions
*circulation
*digestion
*all levels of protection
*structural integrity
esp holding blood, tissues & organs in place
*temperature regulation
esp feeling cold/catching things
WDCD p 17

MAYBE – always was a
Phlegmy person: snotty; glue ears;
chesty; prone to infections & colds
Thin & frail/failure to thrive:
possibly with the issues above . . . .
Prone to digestive issues: fat & fluid
easily laid down & hard to shift . . .

DAMPNESS
Is just ONE Of the many ‘minor’ issues that
come on – as pregnancy is a time of
naturally increased dampness . . .
In addition – more fluid in every aspect of
life – if prone to headaches of a full
nature/sinus/any congestion/foggy
head/thinking – may get it more often, esp
if in a humid season when heavily pregnant

‘DAMPNESS’ leads to ‘PHLEGM’

‘PHLEGM’ = PROBLEM

INCREASE ON LIVER ENERGY
If she was a cranky bitch before –
watch out!!!!
Any tendency to premenstrual issues
prior to pregnancy, any migraine &
IBS & other S & S of Stuck Liver
Qi may grow wings and fly her away,
if blood is not nourished & she does
not sit with herself & get a grip . . .

DECREASE IN MATERNALLY
AVAILABLE KIDNEY ENERGY
Mum’s body is growing another being
and as such, the KIDNEY QI & JING
are doing exactly what they are
supposed to – this means she may get
very tired, if doing other things with
herself, BESIDES GROWING THE
BEST BABY SHE CAN

HEART - UTERUS
HOW WE
FEEL
DICTATES
WHAT
HAPPENS
“DOWN
BELOW”Heather Bruce Copyright 2007

BEINGS OF LIGHT
(look for the separate
P/P in PDF format)

WHERE DO WE FOCUS?

WHY DO WE THINK WE ARE . .
. HERE?
• TO BE?
• TO EVOLVE?
• TO EXPERIENCE?
• TO ENGAGE IN FREE
CHOICE &
ITS CONSEQUENCES

WHAT DO WE WANT?

WHY SETTLE FOR LESS?
. . . Than perfect?
Surely we can do better than JUST
wanting both to live through their
transition?
(we are more than a body . . . )

When did we lose heart?
In our lives?
In our medicine?
In our selves?

ANOTHER EXAMPLE . . . .

WHY DO WE GET SURPRISED?
WHERE DID WE GET A SENSE OF
ENTITLEMENT
FOR AN ‘EASY’ LIFE – NO HICCUPS
(WHITE PICKET FENCE)
WHAT DO WE THINK WE ARE DUE?

WHY WE MIGHT BE HERE . . .

WHAT WE THINK ‘LIFE’ IS

TIBETAN MEDICINE
‘CAUSES OF DISEASE’
To be breathing, we suffer
Ignorance gives rise to desire – hatred
– pride – jealousy – harsh speech –
more obscuration – and around you
go . . . . .

CLASSIFICATIONS OF DISEASE
• Karma – reaping of past actions
• Spirits (possession)
• This lifetime – manifested later in the
same life (see Dr Shen heart
conditions)
• Superficial (lifestyle changes will alter
these)

Heather's version
Clear whatever is BLOCKING the
body healing itself
In whatever level
So then the body can
repair itself

BEING HERE

SCARS

YANG QI PROTECTION

‘UPPER HEATER’

‘MIDDLE HEATER’

‘LOWER HEATER’

• Points to
check
• If Liv 13
sore – is
digestive
/Spleen
issue
• If GB 25
– is a Ki –
deeper
problem

START UP
• Straddling a chair is the
easiest position
• Ensure mum is warm, with
something on her feet.
• Arrows show directions of
massage flow.
• The points are for very
slow deep pressure

MASSAGE & MOXA
* Settles people
down
* Makes them feel
better – more
likely to return
* Moves the
qi/blood/lymph
* ‘Smudges’ –
vibrational
clearance
* Feels good –
warms & moves
* Clears
obstructions in
ALL levels

Digestive issues
• Work especially on the back - at the
level of the bra strap.
• A Rolfing technique, out form the
spine. Slowly and very deeply.
• It does hurt, but feels wonderful
afterwards.

CONSIDER TIMING
• LIFE on earth needs the sun, and our
pineal glands are set to allow
maximum opportunity to use its light
• Hence – eating could follow energy
demands, thus allowing nature to
REPENISH us at night . . . .
(see www.heatherbruce.com.au for
eBook titles)

PRESS to ascertain
where most soreness is
– neither should hurt.
GO TO “WHAT DADS
CAN DO” for info re
all manner of
miscarriage/
digestive/ circulatory &
other issues that you
may assist through
action after
establishing which
pattern you are
observing

GENERAL ‘ALL
ROUNDER’ – to
normalize any- &
everything.
(Heather’s own
personal story re BP
disappearing after
epidural & being
reclaimed by needling
this point after 2
lots of adrenaline
failed).
Usually for digestion
& energy

GV 20
When
wanting to
keep things
(anything)
in place

Direction of chest opening
WHEN
USED
(build up
eventually to
strong
gouging
pressure –
start lightly)
Feeling
stuck/sad
Mucous
build up

Pc 6 – chest /calming

ALL DIAGRAMS
from “WHAT
DADS CAN DO
- manual for
partners of
pregnant
women”
These points
to be moxaed
to improve
general Yang
Qi thus
support life
processes
better – esp
all forms of
weakness. Heather Bruce Copyright 2007

FRONT POINTS FOR SIMILAR ACTION

PREGNANCY
- birthing preparation
(please also refer to
manual on PDF)

To get from here to there . . .

MASSAGE & MOXA
• Settles people down
• Makes them feel
better – more likely
to return
• Moves the
qi/blood/lymph
• ‘Smudges’ –
vibrational
clearance
• Feels good –
warms & moves
• Clears
obstructions in
ALL levels

• Straddling a chair is the
easiest position
• Ensure mum is warm, with
something on her feet.
• Arrows show directions of
massage flow.
• The points are for very
slow deep pressure
Starting up

PAST 36 WEEKS
In later (past 36
weeks) pregnancy,
heavy massage on the
hips is indicated.
During labour, & in
let down issues, the
GB 21 is very
helpful

‘WHAT DADS CAN DO’
manual & DVDs to assist easy birthing
available from
www.easybabies.com.au

From 36 weeks –
or 34 if first baby

VERY DEEP (& slow)
PRESSURE
BEFORE 36 weeks – MASSAGE
IS STILL WONDERFUL, esp.
IF BACK or TENSION
ISSUES – just use less force.

• Directions for
massage
• Can use broad
sweeps to finish,
to help clear
what has been
loosened

What does this help?
* Everything to move
* Especially useful for
ALL structural
issues – as we all
have a component
of ‘unhappy’
(Stuck Liver Qi)
* Neck/shoulder
* Migraines & h/a
* Back strains,
spasms &
tension
* Digestive issues
* All pelvic/gyne
* Birth
preparation

WHY THE BOTTOM?
THINK
GALL
BLADDER
MERIDIAN
PATHWAY
• WOMEN - ESPECIALLY
• WHAT DO WE STORE
THERE?
• SEXUAL FRUSTRATION
• RESENTMENT
• ‘STUFF’ IN GENERAL
(& fat & cellulite & fluid – very
painful to release)

MOXA moves
whatever is there
Thus it is less painful to
massage

HEATHER BRUCE
INITIALLY up GV line
• Moxa
only
upwards
• From
‘3’ to
‘2’

HEATHER BRUCE
After 5 minutes,
• Go to moving upwards in a fan like
manner.
• Often people feel like warm water
dribbling down their legs.
• It often has a profound effect, esp
after surgery, C sections, & cupping
the navel.

SACRAL FAN

Then start massage
(Don’t be put off by the smell
– it REALLY makes the
difference . . .)

• Everything to move
• Especially useful for
ALL structural
issues – as we all
have a component
of ‘unhappy’ (Stuck
liver Qi)
• Neck/shoulder
• Migraines & h/a
• Back strains &
tension
• Digestive issues
• All pelvic/gyne
• Birth
preparation

BEST POSITION
• After moxa on sacrum,
start at the top, and
then hone in on the
bottom.
• After 36 weeks, a lot
of deep slow pressure
on the points displayed
allows opening &
shifting of focus to
occur.

Slow deep
pressure
outwards
from the
sacrum to
ease all
the stuck
whatever
to loosen
& move
prior to
birthing.

Everything to
move
Especially useful
for ALL
structural issues
– as we all have
a component of
‘unhappy’ (Stuck
liver Qi)
• Neck/shoulder
• Migraines & h/a
• Back strains &
tension
• Digestive issues
• All pelvic/gyne
• Birth
preparation

After 5 minutes,
• Go to moving upwards in a fan like
manner.
• Often people feel like warm water
dribbling down their legs.
• It often has a profound effect, esp
after surgery, C sections, & cupping
the navel.

MASSAGE – PELVIC OPENING
Julianne’s experience –
• “I initially found this to be a very painful
experience and had to learn to breathe
appropriately to help deal with it … I
couldn’t talk!
• I did have to convince Kevin that this would
‘do something good’.
• I cried a lot whilst he was doing it and had
to keep telling him that it was not him and
it was to happen.
This has not happened since.

‘I overall feel like the ‘wee
monster’ or ‘pent up bitch’ in me
has released - made up of years
of compounding emotion,
frustration, anger and negative
energy that in my mind I had
dealt with.

‘I feel physically more
released in the area of my
buttocks with an improved
sensation during
intercourse”.

BIRTHING
Is all about
POSITIONING – like
parking a car – an easy
way & a hard way

We can not expect to assist
labour to start (when
‘overdue’), or to help when
there is ‘failure to
progress’.
UNLESS WE HAVE BABY OA

Head down is only the beginning
It is a
good
start
though .
May need to do
much more
than Bl 67
moxa
CORRECTLY
PLACED
BABY O – A
(occipit
anterior)

Head down is not enough
HAS TO BE PRESENTING O/A
Baby needs to hit
the right part of
the cervix to
initiate labour
THIS BABY IS OA
& ready to go . .

PERFECT
BABY
O- A
Baby needs to
hit the
right part
of the
cervix to
initiate
labour

What should be happening

Cervix is hit at the
’sweet spot’ & labour
progresses as
nature intended

Downwards - GB 21

Liv 3 – open cervix

Co 4 – pain relief

Sp 6 – general allrounder

Ki 1 - emergency

Du Yin - difficulty

OFTEN I AM ASKED TO HELP
BUT baby is obviously NOT in
position
No use wondering why waters not
breaking, contractions starting
or
She is now ‘overdue’
Or not ‘progressing ‘ if put into labour

‘OP’ PRESENTATION
An OP baby tends to not go ‘on
time’,
not break waters,
not progress when finally in
labour,
& give excruciating back ache
labour,
End up distressed, UNLESS mum
is able to move baby to correct
spot.

It is all about engineering
Coming out of a tight
fit . . .

PAULINE SCOTT &
JEAN SUTTON –
OPTIMAL FETAL
POSITIONING –
all line drawings used with permission
EBook & republished “Sit Up & Take
Notice” coming soon . . .

Is the baby in the right spot? NO!!!
This baby is OP &
will not initiate
labour.
Waters will not
spontaneously
break, & if place
artificially in
labour, she will
struggle.
Answer – get
her to move,
change
posture &
seating, get
very active.
AND Bl 67 . .
MOXA/needle

What to do?
NEED
Optimal Fetal Positioning
(otherwise we have Stuck
Baby – another ’disease’
category . . .)

COMFY
in OP
Optimal
ly will
need to
flip
around

This happens when mothers
lounge back in modern seating
( we do not scrub floors on
hands & knees often these
days)

Is the baby in the right spot?
NO!!!

NATURAL MEDICINE WORKS
WITH not AGAINST NATURE
Why is this baby comfy there?
WHAT CAN WE DO TO WORK WITH
NATURE? – why would we want to?
REVISE DR SHEN ‘S WORK
WHAT IS THE COST if we don’t?

Dr Shen (paraphrased) also said
• That the impact of things on us
decreases the further away we are
from our source
• That the first 1/3 of affect
happened before we were even born.
• Think on this . . . . .

BIRTH OF A ? ROSE?

CONCEPTION - BIRTH
• The closer to our beginnings, the
bigger the BANG ! ! ! ! !
• Birth – the transition between
dependence and being separate.
• Fetal to adult circulation
in one breath . . . .

OUR SPIRIT RESIDES IN THE HEART
Our heart is guarded by our
‘pericardium’.
We are who we are
We perceive the world & respond to
it, due to its health or otherwise.

What might have
closed us off from
our BLISS?

Deviations from the ordinary
life script
Not feeling special
Not being included
Having a disconnection
BROKEN HEART

CONNECTION?
To ourselves
To others
To someone special
To ‘God’/higher force

WHAT STOPS THIS?
Think of a sapling
Prevailing wind OR
Not enough nourishment, water
Marauding animals, pests, diseases –
WE NEED SAFETY in BIRTHING

SCENE FROM NATURE -
TRANSFORMATION

HOW NOT
TO DO IT
Distressed mum
& baby
(forceps)

FOR CHILDREN?
• Need – orderly, safe and happy
growing medium – happy family.
• When this is missing, or if a BIG
shock at the beginning – guaranteed
to be difficult – not what genetic
potential showed was possible.
• Maybe what was MEANT to be though

No one
thinks to
force a
flower open
When it is
ready, it
just opens

For every time
there is a
purpose

Flowers
open in
their
own
time

FOR ALL OF THESE
Standard protocol first
Mid back Stuck Liver Qi release
Back massage
Sacral moxa fan
Pelvic opening

PLUS
Is nutrition optimal?
(protein every 3 hours, no gluten/sugar)
Is she taking at least ZINC,
Vit C and B and Magnesium?
Water? Rest ? Exercise? Happy?

Stuck Liver Qi massage
From under scapular
level down to waist
SLOWLY walk
the skin between
the fingers
See ‘BIRTHING –
BIRTHING – WHAT
DADS CAN DO‘ DVD

‘MALPOSITION’
PUBIS SYMPHYSIS
WANT BABY NOW!!!
LABOUR NOT PERFECT
INCO-ORDINATE
CONTRACTIONS

‘MALPOSITION’
* Why is baby comfy there?
* Is mum in a ‘funny’ state?
Karmically/resonance of ?????
Emotionally – in response to?????
Past surgery etc – scar work
Structural = Chiropractic

See pp154-157 WDCD
• Until we sort out WHY baby is there,
it will probably revert to chosen spot.
• Is it mum needing to actually focus?
• Is it baby in danger with cord issue?

MOXA ON Bl 67 is not magic
1 - Clear all blockages to flow
2 - Relax & focus on what want (undo
fears etc that are overlaying the
mammalian template)
3 - Loosen the pelvic girdle, including
all old scars – esp use MOXA
4 - Warm up the pelvis
5 - Moxa Bl 67

USUAL POINT TO MOXA –
for any positional change:
after ‘sacral fan’ etc ..
Is only Part
5 of the
process of
turning
though . .
Check WHY
baby is
there Heather Bruce Copyright 2007

WANT BABY NOW
If really MEDICALLY necessary,
whatever preparation work will have
allows the cervix to ripen faster.
If induction is looming, see an
acupuncturist – as needling is
indicated, and even then, unless near
tipping point, may only start MILD
labour

WHAT IS STOPPING BABY?
THIS MUST BE CLEARED FIRST.
*THUS – NOT probably ‘DUE’ YET –
*Must get to where the cervix is at
LEAST favorable, prior to medical
hassles.
*Re-ask WHY is it deemed so
necessary

NATURAL MEDICINE WORKS
WITH not AGAINST NATURE
Why is this baby being hassled out?
REVISE DR SHEN ‘S WORK
WHAT IS THE COST?

ACUPUNCTURE is not magic
• Clear all blockages to flow
• Relax & focus on what want (undo fears
etc that are overlaying the mammalian
template)
• Loosen the pelvic girdle, incl old scars
• Warm up the pelvis
• Loosen the pelvis
• Calm and loosen energy

Swelling/abdominal discomfort &
PUBIS SYMPHYSIS PAIN
Before or after baby born.
Useful for clearing lymphatic
congestion, esp prior to birth, if lots
of oedema, and also post birth to
GENTLY assist return to normal
Start with moxa on sacrum etc

REMEMBER – set the scene
Standard protocol first
Mid back Stuck Liver Qi release
Back massage
Sacral moxa fan
Pelvic opening

Light Moxa, before massage

Beginning movements
CHECK ‘WHAT
DADS CAN DO’
Pp 135
(use pressure on
point GB 34 also
– on DVD)

• May also
be of
use to
support
the gut.
• Do the
lower
work
after
moxa &
back

LABOUR NOT ‘PERFECT’
(for whatever reason/whatever
manifestation at the moment)

HAS BIRTH PREPARATION
BEEN DONE?
If so, and the labour is not progressing
WHY NOT?
If naturally in labour, and all
preparation done, then
WHAT IS UPSETTING HER?
REMEMBER – NATURE NEEDS US ALL
TO WIN THE BREEDING GAME

LIFE IS ALWAYS IN
CONTEXT
Ina May Gaskin REVISE
LIVER QI – is it flowing? REVISE
Is there FEAR? blocks up sphincters nicely.
WE ARE MAMMALS – SURVIVAL
(think does – as in deer - in birthing)

IN CO-ORDINATE CONTRACTIONS
Is this baby REALLY in the right spot?
CHECK
Is mum settled & happy?
BACH/vibrational/
homeopathic essences
NOW we think –
acupuncture/acupressure

THESE POINTS
REALLY DO
WORK !!!!!
And usually
immediately –
Like the next
contraction . . .
.

Depending on how far along
she is . . . .
If all usual points have been pressed,
and given time to work, massage and
deep pressure applied to sacral area
NEED SOMETHING TO SHIFT
THE ENERGY
Needling now may be helpful

POST BIRTH
• PLACENTA
• BLOOD FLOW PP
• PERINEAL HEALING
• PAIN & PHYSICAL HASSLES
• EMOTIONAL HASSLES
• BREASTS – milky or otherwise

PLACENTAL ISSUES
• See WDCD pp 218 – 223
STUCK
IN BITS
BLEEDING
POST BIRTH PAIN

MILKY BREASTS
LIVER QI HAS TO FLOW
what stops this?
Being very pissed off - THUS
feeling depressed
impotent and
Hopeless
helpless
disempowered

Why not do this?
It GREATLY aids the
actions of MOXA &
the needles

UPPER BODY
May not need to do a lot on the
actual upper back, as it responds
better to the STUCK LIVER QI
massage techniques, &/or the
pelvic work

For any
chest/breast/digestive issues

Direction of upper lymphatic
massage flow

Repeat again
• 2nd
movement 3 X • First movement 3 X

HEATHER BRUCE
Finishing movement

Go to WDCD pp234 - 241
FLOW Of EVERYTHING in body is ruled
by the LIVER QI – is she ‘pissed off’, &
smiling it away?
MILK quality & quantity (& the Liver Qi’s
ability to flow) is directly affected by
the BLOOD ENERGY
(REVISE)

SI 1 –
for
improved
milk
production
Mind you
do not
smoke out
your
thumb
pad

‘WHAT DADS CAN DO’
*MANUAL with MASSAGE WDCD DV
$ 75
*BIRTHING WDCD
$33
*MASSAGE WDCD (sold sep to book) $33
*GETTING THERE (for achieving
pregnancy) $33

HEATHER
www.heatherbruce.com.au
www.easybabies.com.au

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