ROSEMARY MERAN, CIHt

The bond between mother and child stays with us throughout our whole lives. Our children learn from what we say, what we don’t say, what we embody, how we live and how we express our deepest selves. As parents, we not only fulfill our children’s basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing, but also act as their first spiritual guide.

Yet we all enter motherhood with our own traumas and unconscious behaviors that were passed down from our parents, and that we may pass onto our own children without even realizing it. It doesn’t have to be this way.

When we connect with our higher selves and embody our inner wisdom, we can surrender more fully to our true nature. We can delve into these dark places, relinquish their control and parent with consciousness, awareness and unconditional love.

This is not a magic spell that will suddenly make everything perfect. Rather, it is a journey of deep healing and connection; a rite of passage into your inner landscapes where you will find both beauty and shadow. When we integrate both light and dark, we can mend the fragmented parts of ourselves, and see ourselves as whole and complete. Conscious parenting has the potential to shift our relationship with everything that surrounds us, and give our children a future free of the pain that was passed down to us.

THE INSPIRATION BEHIND SOUL CONNECTIONS

The origin of Soul Connections lies in my personal experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood. The first piece of the puzzle was Soul Integration…

The gift of Soul Integration found me during my first pregnancy, when I was searching for a way to deeply connect with my unborn baby. I felt a yearning to bridge the space between us; and learn to listen more deeply. I wanted to understand how he needed me to care for him, to allow his life (both in the womb and beyond) to blossom in the most authentic way.

Through the explorations and insights of Soul Integration, I was able to release conscious and subconscious beliefs about who my child needed to be. I learned to heal my own internal emotional blockages, which allowed me to truly love and respect who I was. This, in turn, made it possible to fully welcome my unborn child for who he was—without projecting unfulfilled needs and unreasonable expectations upon him.

My second pregnancy with twins was considered high risk. But receiving Soul Integration sessions instilled me with confidence, trust, and expansive healing love. I remained connected with my inner power; and a birth that could easily have become chaotic and traumatic instead was smooth, calm, and beautifully protected.

I have facilitated soul journeys and in-depth intuitive healing sessions for about 20 years. As my formal training, I completed a Soul Integration certification with Robyn Sheldon in South Africa. I am certified in clinical, transpersonal and interpersonal hypnotherapy by The Institute of Interpersonal Hypnotherapy, licensed by the Florida Department of Education where I trained directly with Matthew J. Brownstein, founder of the institute and a leading practitioner in the field. I have trained as a doula with Mama Bamba in South Africa and have completed teacher training certifications in yoga and mindfulness meditation in the United States. I began experimenting with the integration of Hypnotherapy and Soul Integration, deepening the process with my experience as a doula, intuitive healer, and birth keeper. This was the birth of Soul Connections.