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Dear BOLD Friends,
I love Spring. Everything feels like it's giving birth! And this season BOLD locations are giving birth to so many beautiful "babies" - theatrical productions and red tents, that is! I hope you enjoy reading about it all in our Spring E-News.
I'd also like to share with you news that starting Mothers Day I have embarked on a commitment to take one yoga nidra nap every day for the entire year! Why? Because I think at every stage of mothering we need naps and I know that yoga nidra is a nap that has the power to change your life. So I'm doing an experiment because like most moms I'm beyond-busy and I could easily say "I have no time to nap" until my boys go off to college, but what if I did take a nap every day - slow down - and what if slowing down is the key to waking us up? (and making better birth choices!). I'm feeling curious and if you are too consider joining me, even for just one week this year. I'm writing about my napping journey on my Mothering Magazine blog (click here to read). I invite you to check it out and tell me about your yoga nidra naps (or why you're not napping) in the comments section.
Being BOLD means many things. (you could organize a BOLD Red Tent, or take a yoga nidra nap!) This Spring might be just the time to explore what it means to you!
BOLDly,
Karen
My son took this photo on Mother's Day (just after my first yoga nidra nap!
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BOLD Fairbanks, Alaska celebrates their success!
Our BOLD Organizer, Maite Agopian, in Fairbanks, Alaska shares:
"The 3 performances were
great! people
laughed, cried (our "Lisa" was just amazing and had real tears coming
out when she talked about her story)..people didn't know what to expect
at all and they were all very surprised to actually see such a
performance, they felt it was real and informative and simply great.I
think it was a very very convincing first time event!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
To read more click here
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BOLD Fort Wayne, Indiana features the real Jillian!
 On April 17 and 18 audiences in Fort Wayne, Indiana had the pleasure of
watching "Birth" with the character of Jillian played by Jillian De
Moya...yes, the real Jillian! What a thrill. Jillian lives in the Fort Wayne
area and anyone who knows her can attest she is quite a natural actress
and is always exciting to watch.
The cast was comprised of both local professional actors and birth advocates, including internationally known waterbirth advocate Barbara Harper!
You ROCK, Fort Wayne!
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BOLD Terrassa, Spain celebrates successful Red Tent
BOLD Organizer Julia Prunes reports: 
"The Red Tent was held in Terrassa, Spain was a success!
Fourteen mothers attended!"
Click here to enjoy a YouTube picture-video of this beautiful day! |
BOLD Montreal uses Alexander Technique with actors
Read Karen's interview with BOLD Organizer, Maude Poulin on how BOLD Montreal is using the Alexander Technique with actors in "Birth." Here's an exce rpt:
Karen: Why
do you think the play "Birth" is a good piece to use the Alexander Technique with actors?
Maude: This play is just perfect for the
Alexander Technique because it's all about developing global
consciousness. For women, if she can develop trust and global
consciousness of herself, it can help her to make choices that will
allow her to be the actress of her own birth. The energy will flow.
To read the entire interview click here.
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BOLD France mother: The Best People to Produce "Birth" Are Ordinary People
"My name is Fabie nne, from South East of France. I am a 36 years old
mother of a son named Quentin who will turn 18 months at the end of May
2010. Our family lives in a village called Mouans Sartoux which is 20mn
away from Cannes, famous for its film Festival.
I am involved in
a production of "Birth" which will be played next 5th of November in
Mouans Sartoux tanks to the idea of a doula, Frederique Horowitz who is
highly involved in Birth matters in France.
I recently chose to play the character of Natalie......... wishing that my
next pregnancy and childbirth will be surrounded by her energy,
sensibility and deep confidence that giving birth is just a natural
process that women bodies, like other animals, know from inside! Giving
birth means to open the body and let the energy go all around.... My body
feels that this production of "Birth" will bring a lot of positive
energy in France !!!! I think women will give birth more and more in a
loving kindness atmosphere if they can feel surrounded and listened by
other women/mother."
Click here to read more about Fabienne's BOLD story...
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Calling all Facebook fans
Want to be our friend? Become a fan of BOLD and The My Body Rocks Project on Facebook. And also be sure to "friend" Karen to connect with her directly!
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Give BIRTH!
Order a special edition of Karen Brody's play, Birth, with stories and photos from the BOLD movement. Add it to your Amazon purchases click here. |
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