Blessing Ways

Are you interesting in celebrating your pregnancy and the upcoming birth of your child, but not excited about the traditional baby shower and all it entails?

A blessingway is a ceremony to honour a pregnant woman and to assist her in her preparation for childbirth and motherhood. It brings women together in a circle of sisterhood around the pregnant woman. It gives participants the opportunity to express their love, appreciation and support. And it gives the pregnant woman the opportunity to receive these blessings, and to honour the scale of the changes that are taking place in her life. It allows us to honour the new baby and the beginning of its journey and to thank this precious new life for the gifts he or she is bringing to us and the world.

In holding a ceremony, a celebration of life, we can bring richness, intimacy and meaning to one of the most poignant moments in our lives. It is a rare moment, as we do not usually give birth many times, and together we can create a new tradition, one to celebrate your pregnancy and upcoming birthing. A blessing way honours this special time in your life and lets you create a memory to be cherished. Our ancestors believed in the beauty of pregnancy and honoured the birthing woman and welcomed the new unborn baby in a beautiful, heartwarming ceremony.

Not sure how to get started because you're friends aren't familiar with it?

That’s where I come in.

I will facilitate a blessing ways, organizing the invitations and plan out the event. This service costs $50.

"My blessingway was definitely one of the highlights (ok - perhaps it was THE highlight) of my pregnancy. I decided to do one because I liked the sound of it on Marie's website and I felt I could use the encouragement it might provide. But I had no idea just how much I needed it until I was sitting there listening to all the people who love me most in my life reading and/or speaking such meaningful and thoughtful blessings into my and my baby's life...it was just what I needed, especially given how uncomfortable, unattractive and overwhelmed I had come to feel in that last trimester! If you have any inclination to do one, then do it - you'll be emotionally and spiritually rewarded beyond what you can imagine." ~ Cheryl Loeppky