Mindful Fertility Book
My journey to motherhood was complex and challenging and took seven long years. The emotional and physical pain of infertility and IVF treatments took their toll. I was in the deep despair when I discovered mindfulness. The first instruction that made an impact on me from my first mindfulness teacher was that “it is not he situation which causes us pain, but our thoughts about the situation”. This made sense but how could I control these all consuming thoughts?
Through mindfulness, I learned to create space around my obsessive thoughts about infertility. I could take a step back and question my thoughts, recognise when I was ruminating over past events (which have gone and cannot be changed) or speculating about future events (which can never be accurately predicted). Mindfulness supported me whilst sat in IVF clinic waiting rooms, during friends pregnancy announcement and through many two week waits.
Once I had moved through infertility to motherhood I knew I had to transform my wounds into wisdom for other women experiencing infertility.
The Mindful Fertility book is a short book of simple mindfulness practice scattered between excerpts of my infertility journey.
These practices saved me during the darkest times and I hope, that through incorporating them into your own fertility journey you can create some moments of calm and clarity for yourself too.
Meditation Journal
Have you heard it said that prayer is a way to ask for guidance and in meditation we receive the guidance?
This journal is yours to capture the insights and guidance that come to you during meditation and contemplation.
Keep this journal by your meditation space and record your thoughts and feelings after your practice.
Take this journal with you to yoga classes and retreats to note down your experiences.
Aromatherapy Journal
If you love to create beautiful aromatherapy blends then this journal is a beautiful way to keep track of your recipes and their effects.
My Daily Planner
This 12 week planner gives you a 7 day week view to plan out your week in advance. It then has a page per day to write down your focus for the day, goals and priorities, and a 6.00 am to 11.00 pm time scheduler. This is undated.
There are over 20 notes pages at the back to keep all your meeting notes in one place.
This planner is perfect for busy person to keep on track with their plans and goals and for busy parents, business owners, entrepreneurs and students.
