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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Amazing Grace
Meeting Grace
I recently met someone who radiates the personification of the literal term "Amazing Grace", in my opinion. This person is a yoga student of mine in my prenatal class at Yo Mama Yoga in Santa Monica. She came to my class for the first time just a few days after losing her baby in a miscarriage. As we went around the room, having each mom-to-be introduce herself by telling us her name, how far along she was in her pregnancy, where she was giving birth, and who was "catching" her baby, my special student in turn explained that she was there to absorb the good energy of the room filled with babies. She hoped that this peace would allow her to one day become pregnant again. Having just had a very good friend lose a baby, and having seen her go through the emotional trauma of an event like this, I was touched and honored to have this new student there.
What People Don't Know
As quoted from the Hope Exchange, a support and source of information for those dealing with pregnancy loss (http://www.hopexchange.com):
"Sadly, miscarriages are a very common occurrence. Sources vary, but many estimate that approximately one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage; and some estimates are as high as one in three."
What is even sadder is that our culture often doesn't like to speak about such delicate topics. At http://www.allaboutlifechallenges.org, they say that:
"Miscarriage would be much easier if a weight of silence did not hang over the topic. The silence permeating the topic causes more psychological pain for the grieving mother since she is unable to mourn openly and properly. The grieving process provides much healing to the emotional and mental health of the woman and without it, she finds, she suffers alone."
Seeing Grace Again
A few months later, "Grace" walked into my yoga class again, and this time she proudly told the class that she was 18 weeks pregnant and was delivering at UCLA Medical Center.
I was so happy for her that I almost skipped home after class. Her strength and ability to "get back on that horse" created a feeling of not only admiration, but also inspiration to continue when we think the world has left us. She knew that the best thing her body needed in order to get pregnant again was mind-rest, and what better place to get that but in prenatal yoga.
Grace is defined as "the exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition to benefit or serve another". My student has done this for herself and for her baby. It is for this that I am amazed.
Posted by Ingrid on 05/24 at 08:30 AM
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