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Pregnancy intensifies a lot of things for a woman – it enhances the senses of taste and smell (making food impossibly attractive), for example. It deepens her relationship with her support network of friends and family. And, it heightens her intuitive connection with her body and thus, her insights and drive to build a safe, empowered and happy life for her and her baby.

This process of heightened connection with Self is what I refer to as The Illumination. This not only refers to the ‘glow’ that pregnant women commonly develop. As baby forms and grows, so does our interest in the seven core aspects of our overall wellbeing – our consciousness awakens to the bigger picture and the miraculous circle of life. The light of our feminine divine is turned ON.

Thanks to my heightened intuitive awareness during my recent pregnancy, I was able to connect with my growing baby on many different levels. It wasn’t until I was “waist-deep” in a journey of profound cleansing that I realised baby was communicating lessons in line with the chakras – the seven auric energy centres of the body that resonate with every essential aspect of your life.

It has long been my belief that the secret to connecting and embracing one's inner goddess is linked with achieving harmony in these essential aspects of life — security, abundance, Self, love, truth, trust and joy. So it's no surprise that when I realised baby's lessons revolved around these life aspects, I jumped at the opportunity to grow.

The seven chakra-related lessons that baby taught me revolved around my physical, transitional, intuitive, emotional, creative, mental and spiritual wellbeing – the seven core aspects of holistic wellbeing.

With regards to physical wellbeing, for example, baby taught me about the importance of feeling secure in my own body and environment. This manifested as nesting – an instinct related to the base chakra aspect of security, grounding, and having a solid foundation on which we can build our lives. In other words, my home environment became more important than ever – it had to be clean, ordered and a delight to be immersed in.

And that’s not all. Thanks to baby I was able to take a broom to my life and clean out the clutter. Issues that were lying latent before were brought to the forefront during the pregnancy. I was faced with the choice of ignoring the lessons (and continue living with obstacles and denial), or embracing them in order to create a wonderful beginning with my child.

I am forever grateful to my “Little Goddess” for her gift of illumination. Thanks to her, I’ve seen the light (pun intended). I have cut ties with negative influences, chosen to take on healthy new habits and attitudes, and embraced all aspects of my holistic wellbeing. In doing so, life has never been so wonderful, and I've never found it so easy to radiate my inner goddess in all her glory.

Over the next seven weeks I'll be sharing the chakra-bound lessons for all parents that my Little Goddess revealed to me. Instalment 1 begins next Wednesday.

Psssst! If you would like to learn more about the chakras, I've posted a free e-Course called "The 7-Day Chakra Workout" at ChakraGoddess.com. Be my guest :-)


Edited 7 July: I apologise I am unable to post the 7 lessons here at this time. This piece has been picked up by magazines in Australia and the USA and they are exercising first rights until October. Visit ChakraBaby.com for more information.


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Anita Revel is the creatrix of igoddess.com, a resource portal for women's wellbeing. You can click here to read more of her columns with United Press International. © copyright 2008 by Anita Revel.
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