About Me

  • About Me: I am an Orthodox Christian and a sahm of 4 beautiful children ('98, '01, '03 and '06). We home-school according to the classical model of education with an un-schooling twist. I practice ap, uc, no-vax and cook following the findings of WAP, as well as eating much in the raw state. I am a (soon to be certified) doula. Strong advocate of natural, simple living, (unassisted) homebirth (let me know if you would like to read Thomas' birth story), local (organic/non-pasteurized) produce and pastured animal products.

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  • AIM: mariamyrrhbearer
  • Yahoo: mariamagdalena22000

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Masha
  • Nationality: Dutch!!!!!!! It ain't much if it ain't Dutch...
  • Religion: Eastern Orthodox (check us out at www.annunciationorthodoxchurch.org) "The Orthodox Church is evangelical, but not Protestant. It is orthodox, but not Jewish. It is catholic, but not Roman. It isn't non-denominational - it is pre-denominational. It has believed, taught, preserved, defended and died for the Faith of the Apostles since the Day of Pentecost 2000 years ago."
  • Heroes: DH
  • Interests: Singing, choir directing, cooking, gardening, liturgics, Church history, birth (check out Thomas' birth story posted Dec.15th 2006), homeopathy
  • Expertise: All of the above :-) Kind of... sort of.
  • Occupation: Homemaker, choir director (though on sabbatical at the moment)
  • Industry: schooling, cooking, cleaning and chauffeuring

Books

  • Favorite Books: ***Unassisted Childbirth, by Laura Kaplan Shanley This sacred life by Zuki Abbott Birth Reborn, by Michel Odent (anything by Michel Odent, a French OB who helped to get that country into the midwifery model of care.) The Thinking Woman's guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer (I love Henci, she is doing phenomenal work) Energetic Pregnancy, by Elizabeth Davis Birthing From Within, by Pam England and Rob Horowitz ***Mind Over Labor, by Carl Jones Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, and Spriritual Midwifery,by Ina May Gaskin (anything by Ina May Gaskin, a Tennessee-based midwife who delivers at the Farm, even though she is very hands on.) ***Unassisted Homebirth An Act of Love, by Lynn M. Griesemer The Birth Book, by the Sears Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, by Janet Balaskas ***Childbirth Without Fear, by Grantly Dick-Read Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way, by Susan McCutcheon HypnoBirthing The Mongan Method, by Marie F. Mongan ***Special Delivery, by Rahima Baldwin ***The Power of Pleasurable Childbirth, By Laurie Morgan The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Birth, by Sheila Kitzinger The Labor Progress Handbook, by Penny Simkin and Ruth Ancheta ***Emergency Childbirth: A Manual, by Gregory J. White, M.D. Birthing Normally, by Gayle Peterson Transformation through Birth ***Sacred Birthing, Birthing a New Humanity, by Sunni Karrl These are a few web sites: ***http://autonomousbirth.blogsome.com/ ***http://www.spontaneouscreation.org/SC/index.htm ***http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/ Check the links page http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/links.html) ***www.hencigoer.com (a great site for research based evidence about birth practices) http://www.childbirthconnection.org/ http://www.christianuc.com/ ***http://www.gentlebirth.org/ Check out the archives especially. ***http://www.purebirth-australia.com/pregnancy/pure-pregnancy.html ***http://unhinderedbirth.com/ Trailers: ***http://www.birthasweknowit.com/10_minute_promo.html ***http://www.pregnantinamerica.com/#TRAILER ****And then this for dads: http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com/fathers/

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    • Name: Maria
    • Birthday: 2/10/1968
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 10/27/2006
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