Nancy Bardacke

“As best you can, you say yes to the sensations, yes to this change. You remind yourself that this is normal, transformational pain. All is well.”
― Nancy Bardacke, Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond

“In mindfulness practice there is nothing to achieve, nothing to get, and nowhere to go. Instead, you are cultivating another way of being, learning how to be fully aware of exactly where and how you are in this very moment, even if the moment is painful or you don’t like it, because in this moment, this is your reality. A non-striving attitude can be especially valuable during childbirth. As you will see, allowing things to be exactly as they are during labor actually creates the optimal mind-body condition for your body to open, change, and give birth.”
― Nancy Bardacke, Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond