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Buy all eight posters: List price $88.00, Sale price $50.00
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A Handful of Hope(actual size 11" X 17")
"If we hope to create a non-violent world where respect and kindess replace fear and hatred. We must begin with how we treat each other at the beginning of life. For that is where our deepest patterns are set. From these roots grow fear and alienation ~or love and trust."
-Photo and poem © Suzanne Arms
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Birthing the Future
(actual size 12" X 17")
Get our new full color poster with beautiful imagery of pregnancy, birth, bonding and breastfeeding, all artistically set against a rainbowed landscape and bordered with the words "Birthing The Future" in twelve languages.
-Photography © Suzanne Arms
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Envision A World(actual size 12.5" X 18.25")
Envision a world where...
...we know that how we treat the child is how the child will treat the world.
...each child's nature is cared for as one would care for a garden, so it can unfold at that child's own rhythm and pace.
Every child is wanted, welcomed, loved, and valued. Every family is prepared for and supported in practicing the art and science of nurturing children. Adults respect children and honor childhood. Children joyfully participate in the vital life of family and community. Dynamic, resilient life-honoring cultures flourish.
Let's create this world ~ Solutions abound, Education is key, Action is essential.
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We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends
(actual size 13" X 18")
We get by with a little help from our friends…
family, community, midwives, doulas, doctors, nurses, body therapists, counselors, teachers
This poster also indicates, in small type, various other professionals who can help a woman and her baby throughout their pregnancy, birthing and postpartum.
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Childbirth Is...
(actual size 8" X 17")
Childbirth is an experience
In a woman’s life
That holds the power
To transform her
~forever~
Passing through
These powerful gates
~In her own way~
Remembering
All the generations of women
Who walk with her…
She is never alone
—Suzanne Arms
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Being Born
(actual size 8" X 17")
Excerpts from the poem:
Giving birth and being born—
These most important journeys
Shape each of us
Deeply and forever…
Create for us a sanctuary
And be guardians of that space.
Expecting all will go well.
Holding safe the energy—
Be ready to act, but only if needed…
Welcome us in awe as each of us emerges
Tender, raw, weary—splendid and triumphant.
Step back. Give us our first exquisite hour.
Two are born
Behold and Marvel—
Birth. Breath. Love. Life.
—Suzanne Arms
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Be Well Be Happy
(actual size 4.5" X 17")
Excerpts from the poster:
Be Well, Be Happy—
Create a Life You Desire
Want a wonderful birth and healthy baby?
Your best insurance is to enter labor in fine health.
Begin now—ideally before you wish to conceive.
21 days of repetition can make or break a habit.
Ask questions! Whenever you do not understand something or do not believe what you are hearing, seeing or reading, find someone to ask for information. Don’t stop asking until you feel “right”
Let the journey and this baby teach you
Talk to your baby…Babies feel everything, even in the womb! You are their entire world.
Tune out bad news—Notice how you feel seeing negative or violent images (like TV news) or hear scary birth stories. Your baby feels everything! Please turn off the TV 1 hour before bed and keep it off waking up.
[32 other healthy habits include]
Be affectionate… Communicate… Dance & Sing… Drop
caffeine… Drink water… Eat the freshest
foods… Examine your values… Get maternity
leave&… Massage… Pray… Meditate…
Read food labels… Start a diary…
Stop judging, criticizing and blaming yourself…
Stretch… Take a birth class… Walk
or swim… Watch parents & grandparents…
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Get To Know The People
(actual size 4.5" X 17")
Excerpts from the text:
An introduction to the many people in your community to help a woman throughout her pregnancy and birth
Get to Know the People
Who Can Help You During
Your Childbearing Year
Your community your partner, family, friends, the skilled wise women around you… and also
Doulas are skilled women who support both you and your partner all through labor. A doula helps keep you and your baby safe from unnecessary intervention and…
Midwives are the trained specialists in normal, healthy childbearing—for any kind of woman… Skilled in listening to your needs and desires, midwives honor the role of your family and community in your birth.
Chiropractors are trained to work with blockages of energy in the body, to reduce stress and misalignment in the pelvis, spine, neck and head. Can create an easier labor. Choose one who does “low force.”
Others include:
Independent Birth Educators… Physicians…
Nurse Practitioners… Physician Assistants…
Public Health Nurses… Acupuncturists…
Cranio-sacral Therapists… Chiropractors…
Counselors or Therapists… Herbalists…
Homeopaths… Massage Therapists…
Naturopaths… La Leche League… Lactation
Consultants
What you do for yourself
You do for your baby, too