DreamBirth: Transforming the Journey of Childbirth Through Imagery Paperback – January 1, 2014

I recommend this book for all my clients and friends who are at any stage of the birthing journey - thinking/wanting/preparing/trying, as well as the already-pregnant. Dreambirth transforms what has become a potentially frightening process that often distances a woman from her own body and her own baby into a journey that is one of beauty, wholeness, and inner-knowing. In this book you will find simple, poetic imagery exercises to reconnect with your body, to engage with your baby, and to find your own answers to questions and resolutions to conflicts such as "is this the right time for us", or "I'm pregnant and this is supposed to be a blessing but I am frightened..." . Ultimately it is a book about love and the freedom of re-finding the deep inner wisdom we all possess for knowing what is best for us and, thanks to DreamBirth, having the tools to make decisions from this place. Not only will this book aid the birthing process, as parents you will discover new depths to yourself on your own journey preparing for, and receiving, your baby.

This is the best book I bought while I was pregnant. Information about what's happening or going to happen is abundant but what this book offers is unique - guided visualizations to help you connect with your baby and enter your birthing experience with love and awareness. There are so many exercises it's useful to practice far in advance if you want to use the labor ones. I turned down the corners of all the ones I wanted to use and in the end had turned down almost every page. Visualization might not be for everyone but if it's the kind of thing you're into this book will be invaluable in your pregnancy, I only wish I'd discovered it earlier.

I am happy to see such a book being published. This book will be an invaluable tool for me to offer to my clients/patients in my acupuncture/massage practice. It offers great imagery exercises to help the mother and those in her life who are supporting her in her pregnancy. I am really impressed with how thorough it is in addressing the variety of possible complications and challenges women face at the various stages of bringing forth a new life, including conception, pregnancy, labor, delivery, and bonding after delivery. Truly a treasure for any health care practitioner's library!

This book is incredible and has been transforming my pregnancy and probably my life. Very thoughtfully written. Brilliant work.

Just got this book, Paid for a new one and got one that looks like it’s been sitting in water and then left outside. Definitely disappointed. After reviewing further, it definitely has water damage to the pages

I am qualified dreambirth practitioner and love this. I used it with my daughters birth and it made all the difference.

This book was great to follow during pregnancy as well as the cd.

The best book about Birth that I ever read

I’d give this book 6 stars if I could! I bought it late into my pregnancy (at 38 weeks) and it transformed everything. The joy, hope, wonder, possibility and love that bubbled to the surface each time I read Catherine Shainberg’s beautiful writing and practiced the exercises is inexpressible. It allowed me to really connect with my baby with so much love; to shape him and let him shape me.All the exercises are simple, effective and practical. Its comprehensiveness surprised me. I hadn’t expected to find empowering ways to deal with my anxieties, or practical help in situations that I think many other books don’t cover (e.g when medical intervention becomes necessary, recovering after delivery, bonding with baby, etc)I really cannot recommend this book more highly!

Wonderful- would highly recommend- made the lead up to my daughter’s birth feel calm and peaceful

love reading this book and doing the exercises, which I try to do at least every day. I recommend women buy this book even as early as when they start trying to conceive as there is great imagery for that period as well. a wonderful way to connect with the baby before he or she is even born.