I have been fascinated by energy therapy since going to Carol Tuttle’s Energy Healing bootcamp. One of the concepts she taught us is how to clear energy residue we take on at birth. In essence, she taught us that our belief systems and habits are rooted in generations of patterns from our family system. When we are born, this generational energy is rooted in our DNA. Even if our behaviors look different than that of our parents or their parents, the generational thought and belief patterns tend to be the same. The good news is, we can clear these patterns.
What Birth Energy Reveals
I have found this to be really interesting. I never really knew much about my birth, but I did hear a lot about my sister’s. She was born with dislocated hips and had to wear a brace for 6 months or so – we always figured it must have been a difficult start for her to have to be confined in that brace. She constantly struggled to get out of it, breaking the brace and having it reset again and again. And my sister had a lot of struggles in her life as she grew up.
Every Birth A Physical Struggle
In every birth, it is experienced by the baby as a physical struggle. Additionally, as we are forming in our mother’s womb, we take on the energy of her emotions. It’s interesting to learn this – because what I have been told is that my mother was pretty stressed during her pregnancy with me and she did a lot of binging. Very interesting. I plan to talk more to my mother about this so that I can learn more about this time period. Carol says that if your mother was really stressed, sick or depressed, you could take on the energy of being a burden. That’s exactly how I felt all my life and I never realized it could have been from birth energy! Now that I understand this, I know that I can use EFT and other energy techniques to clear this energy and reframe my birth energy.
Some Questions Carol Asks About Birth
- What was your mom & dad’s relationship at the time (gestation period)?
- Were you a planned birth?
- What was happening with your mother at the time?
- Around labor – were you on time? Early? Late?
- Was there anesthesia?
- Was there a long slow labor?
- Was your father there during the birth?
And more….
Listen To Carol’s Free Audio Recording!
Carol describes what you might get out of all of these in her free audio, “The Energy We Take on at Birth and How to Start Clearing It,” which you can listen to by clicking here and scrolling down to “Listen to Carol” on the lower right. This audio will only be for 5 days – so check it out before it’s gone! It’s fascinating!
For More On Clearing Birth Energy
For even more information on clearing, Carol has a best-selling audio CD Clearing the Programs We Take on at Birth.
This 2-hour audio seminar will actually take you through several processes that will assist you in clearing this cyclic energy that is interfering with nearly everyone’s life.
That’s very interesting. I think my mom would think I’m nuts if I started asking her all these random questions. Maybe someday I will ask.
Comment by Palmtreechick — August 25, 2006 @ 3:37 pm
Hi PTC, LOL — I can just imagine! Well, my mother already expects nutty questions like this from me, so I think I’ll be asking her more soon. It would actually be a really interesting conversation to have with my mother, father and sister. Actually, I can alraedy understand a lot in my life just by thinking about the interaction of the 4 of us — funny how awareness brings on insight. Now I’m looking forward to the conversations!
If you ask your mom, let me know — I’d love to hear about it! I’ll keep you posted on the dynamics that occur with my quesions too!
With love,
Heather
Comment by Heather — August 25, 2006 @ 11:26 pm
After reading your post yesterday, I thought it would be great to ask my mom more questions about my birth – maybe even ask her to write a bit about it for me. Funny enough, tonight on the phone, she started talking about my birth without my asking. Well, it wasn’t completely out of context. I was telling her about my friend who just gave birth on Monday (she had a beautiful little girl! I just went to visit her today and bring her and her husband food). I didn’t have much time to talk with my mom when she called tonight, but I told her I’d love to hear more details about my birth when we talk again soon…
Thanks for yet another inspiration, Heather!
love,
Em
Comment by Emily — August 26, 2006 @ 3:12 am
I agree interesting article, something I never knew/thought about before. Ptc your comment was really funny and made me laugh, so thanks for that.
I was born with a double hernia…wonder what that means?
Comment by J — August 26, 2006 @ 7:46 am
I would actually like to know what my mom’s answers would be.
Comment by Palmtreechick — August 26, 2006 @ 12:56 pm
Glad I could make ya laugh J. I guess it would be easier to ask my mom those questions if she knew I had “eating issues.” Well, she knows I eat weird, but she doesn’t really know anything else.
Comment by Palmtreechick — August 26, 2006 @ 1:42 pm
I just looked at the questions again. I guess there not all that weird and they don’t have anything to do with eating, but I’d still feel stupid. I do know I was induced because my sister came so quickly I think they wanted to have my mom in there with plenty of time. (I think I got that right. I think I came out pretty quickly. :0
Comment by Palmtreechick — August 26, 2006 @ 1:44 pm
Hi Emily, Well I guess this whole birth topic is a great one for you right now. Congratulations to your friends — how exciting! Plus, I can’t wait to hear what comes up after you talk with your mother. I’ll be asking mine more too — then I plan to do a big clearing of my birth energy. I’ll share what I end up doing — I’m going to follow Carol’s clearing techniques and see how that works. I’ve already done some of them and they are very powerful!
With love,
Heather
Comment by Heather — August 27, 2006 @ 7:54 pm
Hi J, Wow — a double hernia, you must have been in some serious pain as a baby. It’s amazing what we go through as we enter this world, huh? I’m sure you are very strong — and also deserve incredible love and nurturing for that time in your life.
With love,
Heather
Comment by Heather — August 27, 2006 @ 7:55 pm
Hey PTC, If you do decide to have the discussion with your mom, I’d love to hear how it goes! You have such a great sense of humor, I can’t imagine anyone thinking you are stupid — you’re just pure fun!
Hmm, if you were induced, does that mean you were late or they just wanted to make sure you were on time? Do you ever feel like you are making up for your sister or having to work harder in some way with respect to your sister? That’s what caught my eye when you said that they induced your mother because your sister came out quickly. I have to figure out what went on between me and my sister — we did a lot of fighting growing up and that was pretty painful.
With love,
Heather
Comment by Heather — August 27, 2006 @ 7:59 pm
Hey Heather, I think my mom was induced because when she went into labor with my sis she didn’t have much time before she actually gave birth. I will try and ask my mom about that though.
As for my relationship with my sis, we hated each other growing up and fought constantly. I was always trying to get her into trouble because she was always doing something wrong. Drinking and stuff.
I don’t really feel like I am making up for my sister. She was the “problem” child and I was the good one. My bro was good too (He’s the oldest). I don’t feel like I have to work harder either. The only example I can think of is sports. We both played in college and while she was an awesome athlete, I was better. I got all the awards and stuff. (Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. Ha).
I’ll ask my mom some questions tomorrow, if I get a chance. Life’s crazy. My grandma’s been in the hospital so my mom’s been there a lot and I started coaching yesterday so I have practice everyday now, on top of my job and teaching aerobics. Busy
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Thanks for the compliment, by the way.
xo
ptc
Comment by Palmtreechick — August 27, 2006 @ 8:33 pm
I wish my mother was around to ask her those questions
I dont have a clue about my birth or much about my early life. MY family never did like to talk about feelings or anything relevant. They were alwasy so hard on us that myself my sister and my brother (now deceased) all ended up crazy in our own ways We all had addictions and body image problems but we never had a parent to talk to and we never talked to each other much until much later.
There isi so much lost It is very sad
Karen
Comment by karen — August 28, 2006 @ 4:06 pm
Hi PTC, I am sending healing energy for a speedy recovery for your grandma. Hang in there during these busy times — I hope you are taking care of you also. Coaching sounds like fun — I bet you’re great at it. I can just see you with all that energy and spirit!
Your situation with your sister sounds kinda like mine growing up. Although I always felt like I had to be the good one, because she was so bad. It’s not like I realized I was doing it, it was just this subtle pressue of expectation hanging in the background. Maybe the beginning of perfectionism.
With love,
Heather
Comment by Heather — August 28, 2006 @ 7:05 pm
Hi Karen, I wonder what it would be like to visualize the discussion with your mother? Sort of have the conversation with her anyway, really tapping into what she might say. I’ve done that in meditation before and it can be pretty helpful.
You know, through all that pain, this beautiful woman emerged — you. I am just so amazed at the incredible strength you have. And the openness to move beyond what is past. You are proof of the human spirit and you deserve to know complete love and comfort.
With love,
Heather
Comment by Heather — August 28, 2006 @ 7:08 pm
Hey Heather,
I just got home (7:45 PM) after being gone all day. Left my house at 7 AM. Ugh. Went on a bad blind date too. Oh well.
So, I have not had a chance to ask my mom any questions yet. I will…sometime.
THanks for the healing energy. My grandma is not doing well at all. I’m going to go visit her tomorrow. I want to make sure I see her in case something happens. I would feel horrible if I didn’t see her, even though I don’t want to see her in the state she’s in.
Thanks for the compliment. As for the perfectionism thing… I can see that!
Comment by Palmtreechick — August 28, 2006 @ 7:11 pm
I have one answer for ya, Heather. I had a chance to talk to my mom while we were in the hospital visiting my grandma. She said I was induced because my sister came out in just 90 miinutes after her first pain. They didn’t want to take any chances with me so she was induced, or is it enduced?? lol. Oh well. that’s the scoop.
Comment by Palmtreechick — August 29, 2006 @ 4:31 pm
My mom said my birth was very quick and easy. Although I was a breech baby. She got to the hospital (in Singapore – where she was living at the time) around midnight, and I was born at 4 am. She said I slept great, too, as a baby. Only woke up once a night, around 5 am. I guess a lot of my issues, including the frequent urination, started after I had a life-threatening kidney infection at 18 months old.
My mom said she was very happy with my birth and the doctors there. She had my older sister in Germany, and the hospital staff was giving her the hardest time about wanting to breast-feed. They thought that was barbaric. I think my younger brother’s birth was smooth, too. He was born six years after my older sister (3 years after me), and, I think by then the hospital staff was a little more accomodating in Germany.
My younger sister, who is 12 years younger than I, was breech like me. To my mom’s dismay, the doctors delivering her insisted on doing a C-section. Her old doc would have probably been able to deliver her just fine, but the newer generation of OB/GYNs weren’t trained to do breech births without a C-section, so they put her under the knife.
So much for my mom’s birth history…
love,
Em
Comment by Emily — August 31, 2006 @ 1:55 am
Hi PTC, I bet your grandma really appreciates your visits — how lucky that you are close enough to visit her so often! I have some info from Carol Tuttle’s Energy Healing 101 course about induced birth. She recommends using EFT to clear them. I can share a few of the statements for induced birth here (you can go to Carol’s site or look on Dr. Mercola’s site for EFT tapping instructions):
Releasing….Trouble getting started / others have the start me / remorse / need to be induced into new things I want or need / holding back so others have to push me / being pushed / frustrated / come and get me / problems with time / feeling late / trapped / apathetic / others decide for me / problems with commitments / …
Some reframes are:
I am free and same to choose
I am sate to choose and to assert myself
I am forgiving people for choosing for me
I am free and safe to make up my own mind
I am committed to my own joy and aliveness
Even if you just use the reframes as positive affirmations, that might help as well. See what you think. I’m trying this too!
With love,
Heather
PS…bad blind date, huh? Yikes!
Comment by Heather — September 3, 2006 @ 1:18 pm
Hi Emily, Thanks for sharing — wow, you really got some good info from your mom! Cool. Here is what Carol says about breech birth clearing:
Releasing:
wrong direction / need to go in wrong direction to survive / wrong careers / backwards / feel wrong / somethin wrong with me / upste / I do things wrong / guilty / punishing myself / Afraid to come out / afraid to meet new people / not getting anywhere / not ready / staying too long / stuck / don’t know what direction to go / unfocused / don’t change me / terrified of being aligned / I cause pain / picking partners who want to be hurt / worried about hurting people / ….
Reframes:
I am safe to straighten myself out
I am safe any which way I turn
I am experiencing the right direction
I am knowing where I am going
It’s safe to leave or safe to stay
I am respected
I am able to complete things easily
I am experiencing that people love to meet me
I am welcomed
I am safe to align with others and I am supported to be free
With love,
Heather
Comment by Heather — September 3, 2006 @ 1:24 pm
Hi Heather,
Thanks for the tips for clearing! Great insights!
Interesting, too, about inducing babies. Our friends in NY just had their little baby girl, and she was induced. Maybe I should keep these EFT instructions somewhere tucked away in a corner where I’ll find them again when she is old enough to give to her! Like a time capsule…
I worry about her, because her mom made comments before her birth already that, if she has certain features, they would find a way to fix them. For instance, she said if she has her father’s nose, she would pay for her daughter to have a nose job at age 18. She also said she hoped her daughter wouldn’t have her father’s dark hair and complexion. They sent pictures, and the little girl has lots of dark hair. I think she is a BEAUTIFUL baby! But I am worried about how her mother’s preconceptions will affect her…
with love,
Emily
Comment by Emily — September 3, 2006 @ 3:27 pm
Hey Heather,
thanks for the info. I will look more into it later. I’m exhausted, both emotionally and physically because I’ve been spending a lot of time at the hospital.
The blind date stunk, by the way. I want to comment on your latest post too, but I need to have a few minutes of time to do that.
Thanks again.
Comment by Palmtreechick — September 5, 2006 @ 10:08 am