Placenta: the forgotten chakra PDF
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by Robin Lim illustrated byMiyuki Akiyama Copyright © 2010 Robin Lim All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, except brief excerpts for the purpose of review, without written permission from the publisher. Half Angel Press P.O. Box 116, Ubud Bali, Indonesia - 80571 Illustrations by Miyuki Akiyama Cover design by Zion Lee Book design by Lakota Moira Edited by Devin Bramhall, Wil Hemmerle Photograph on page 27, 37, 40, 147 by Margo Berdeshevsky Photograph on page 178 by Leon Vrielink Photograph on page iv, 74, by Luciana Ferrero Photograph on page 16, 44, 45, 47, 60 by Wil Hemmerle Photograph on page 93, 118 by Déjà Bernhardt Photograph on page 84, 96 by Elena Skoko Photograph on page 129 by Loren Earle-Cruickshanks Other photos from Bumi Sehat archives Illustrations on page 11, 67, 126 by Gede Robi Illustrations on page viii, 46 by Sophia Anastasia Printed in Bali, Indonesia This edition ISBN: 0-9762907-7-4 Dedication For the Birth Keepers and for the Placentas and Babies they will receive “Imagine a world in which every human is born with an intact capacity to love.” iv Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface xii Introduction xiii What is the Placenta? 1 The Placenta’s Talent for Cloaking 6 What are the Chakras? 9 Our Chakra Map 14 Placenta: Our Hero/Heroine in Myth and History 17 The Gorgon 18 Totems 20 The Placental Dragon 21 The Tree of Life 22 Ezekiel 24 Global Placenta Tales and Traditions 25 The Placenta in Bali 28 Creation Myth 30 Buddhist Lore 31 Apara – Placenta of Vishnu the Protector 32 Modern vs Traditional Treatment of the Placenta 35 Cord Cutting 38 Neonatal Tetanus, the Problem, the Solution... 41 Burning the Cord Instructions 46 Cord Cutting and Disease 48 Rh- Mothers, Babies and Placentas 50 Cord Blood Banking 52 How about Premature Babies? 55 Placentas and GMO Foods 57 What About HIV/AIDS? 62 v Honoring the Third Stage of Labor: The Birth of the Placenta 63 The Sacred Trinity 67 Placenta Trauma 68 Lost Placentas 71 How to Keep Placenta and Placenta Ceremonies 73 Placenta Take Home Check List 75 Pre-Birth Planning for Placenta Ceremony 75 Options for Parents to Consider when Planning Baby & Placenta’s Birth 76 Placenta Prints 79 Making a Dream Catcher 80 A Conversation Between Placenta and Child 82 Lotus Birth 83 How to Have a Lotus Birth: The Nitty-Gritty Details 88 Lotus Birth After Cesarean 90 Cesarean Lotus Birth of Chiyo & Liang 91 Lotus Birth Stories 93 Bake The Cake 94 Lotus Birth – A Ritual for Our Times 98 Lotus Birth: A Mother’s Perspective 101 Lotus Birth in Denpasar, Bali 103 The Internal Grandmother 105 Considering Lotus Birth 108 Roan’s Birth - A Grandmother’s Story 112 The Scientist and the Lotus Birth 114 Lotus Birth: A Dad’s Perspective 115 Bodhi’s Tree 117 vi Placentophagy: Eating the Placenta 119 Dani’s Testimonial 127 Maui Midwife Placenta Story 128 Primates and Placentas 129 Preparing the Placenta 130 Preparing Placenta the Traditional Chinese Medicinal Way 130 Eating Placenta Raw 131 Placenta Recipes 135 Placenta Spaghetti Bolognaise 136 Placenta Pâté 137 Placenta Stroganoff 138 Happy Birthday! 139 More Talk Story 141 Joe’s Placenta 141 Mangku Ketut Liyar, a Love Story and a Small Mistake 143 Adhiti’s Placenta 146 Asking the Placenta for Help 148 Ari-Ari, The healer 150 Breastfeeding So The Circle May Be Unbroken 151 Making Peace for Lotus Birth 153 You Do Not Die Alone 155 Research to Consider 157 Endnotes 169 Recommended Films, Reading and Resources 174 Other Publications by Robin Lim 175 Bumi Sehat Foundation 176 vii viii
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