Can you relate?   Here are two big questions I continue to ask myself, over two years after my C-section:

• What if I had chosen to have a home birth?

• Why did I ignore my intuition about my midwife? (Among many other things, I realized in retrospect that she never learned to pronounce my name correctly. Now it feels like that was a big warning sign.)

I call this endless questioning “Riding the Question Carousel”

Riding a carousel can be a lovely experience, but too much spinning around can have dizzying effects.

When we keep going around and around the same landscape we lose an opportunity to see the bigger picture.

We stay on a mechanized loop of questioning ourselves instead of stepping off and walking forward on our path with confidence.

What persistent questions do you ask about your birth?

Join me on October 23 for the next Cesarean Healing Circle. We will explore the questions that keep you spinning and brainstorm ways to step off the carousel.

Click here to register.

Space is limited to eight participants so reserve your space today! Registration fee is $20. Pre-crawling babies are welcome.

I hope to see you on the 23rd. Please email or call me at 917 306 1341 if you have any questions.

If you’re interested in learning how to help motivate people to transform their lives, this is a perfect opportunity to get started.

Click here for a full description of our course and to register.

Honoring the loss and disappointment of Cesarean Delivery

After my C-section, I felt totally alone and misunderstood.  It felt like everyone wanted me to just move on.  No one seemed able or willing to understand my disappointment.  Yet, I couldn’t move on without fully honoring and processing what I had lost in my birth experience.

If you feel similarly, please join us on the 25th.  Help us create a safe space for like-minded women to share, honor and heal without apology or judgment.

Pre-registration is required.  Registration fee is  $20.

Click here to register.

A testimonial:

I am so glad I made the time to attend this workshop. At first I was hesitant because I didn’t want to rehash the things I couldn’t change about my birth experience. Through the workshop, I realized there was a lot I could change about the way I thought and felt about it.  Madhu helped me move on from dwelling on the negative and find the positive aspects. It was well worth finding a few hours to do this for myself.

Sara F., Brooklyn

We’ll meet on three Sundays – September 25, October 23 and November 13 from 10am – 11:30am at Meridian Studio in Manhattan.

You can register right here to save your spot.

Description: Whether your Cesarean delivery was weeks, months or years ago, you may still feel the after effects in your body, mind and spirit. You may feel angry, silenced, incomplete. Chances are you long to be heard, supported and understood.

Join this group of women who were challenged by Cesarean birth and wish to honor and heal the experience.   Our focus will be three-fold:

-  To share our stories in a supportive, safe community

-  To be supported without apology or judgment

-  To celebrate our strengths and to claim the ways we succeeded in our birth experience

A testimonial:

I am so glad I made the time to attend this workshop. At first I was hesitant because I didn’t want to rehash the things I couldn’t change about my birth experience. Through the workshop, I realized there was a lot I could change about the way I thought and felt about it.  Madhu helped me move on from dwelling on the negative and find the positive aspects. It was well worth finding a few hours to do this for myself.

Sara F., Brooklyn

A note from Madhu:

After my C-section, it felt like the world was saying, “You have a healthy baby. Now move on.” I was inspired to create this group after talking to many other women who felt similarly silenced and unable to fully process their experience.

Even if you’ve given it just a passing thought, this FREE intro session on June 6 is for you.

Join me and Richard Michaels for an introduction to Coaching for Transformation, a nine-month, accredited coach training program offered at the New York Open Center.

Not only will you learn about becoming a Certified Professional Coach, you’ll also walk away with new skills that you can apply immediately in your own life.

The nine-month program begins this September.  Richard and I will be co-teaching it with Martha Lasley.

To register for the free intro on June 6, click here.

Hope to see you there!

A healing circle for women who were challenged by Cesarean delivery

Whether your Cesarean delivery was weeks, months or years ago, you may still feel the after-effects in your body, mind and spirit.  You may feel thwarted, silenced, incomplete.

Chances are you long to be heard, supported and understood.

Join this group of women who were challenged by Cesarean birth and wish to honor and heal the experience.  Our focus will be three-fold:

• To share our stories in a supportive, safe community
• To be supported without apology or judgment
• To celebrate our strengths and claim the ways we succeeded in our birth experiences

Time:  Saturday, May 14  from 10:00am – 11:30am

Place: West 23^rd Street, NYC (Exact address will be shared upon registration)

Cost:  $17

To register, contact Madhu Maron at 917 306 1341 or madhu@madhucoach.com

A personal note: After my C-section, it felt like the world was saying, “You have a healthy baby. Now move on.” I was inspired to create this group after talking to many other women who felt similarly silenced and unable to fully process their loss.

Whether your Cesarean delivery was weeks, months or years ago, you may still feel the after-effects in your body, mind and spirit.  You may feel broken, thwarted, silenced, incomplete.

Chances are you long to be heard, supported and understood.

Join this group of women who were challenged by Cesarean birth and wish to honor and begin to heal the experience.

Our focus will be three-fold:
• To share our stories in a supportive, safe community
• To be supported in our loss without apology or judgment
• To celebrate our strengths and to claim the ways we succeeded in our birth experience

Time: Thursday, March 10, 2011 from 10:00am – 11:30am
Place: Ariele’s Apothecary, 80 Park Avenue, Hoboken, NJ, entrance on Newark
Cost: $12
To register, contact me at 347 541 5133 or by email.

A personal note: In May 2009, I gave birth to my son by emergency C-section.   At the time when I most needed to process my expereience, it felt like the world was saying, “You have a healthy baby.  Now move on.”  I was inspired to create this group after talking to many other women who felt similarly silenced and unable to process their own birthing experience.

ALIVE AND THRIVING - A Coaching Circle for Women

When: Sunday, January 16, 2011 from 10am – 2pm

Where: Ariele’s Apothecary, Hoboken, NJ

Investment: $75 for workshop; $150 for workshop and follow up coaching session ( a $175 value)

Register by email or by calling Maritt at Ariele’s Apothecary.  201 526 4684.

This coaching circle is open to 8 women.

Description:

No matter what’s happening in your life, I invite you to pause and ask yourself this question:

What brings me ALIVE?

It’s a big question, right?

Claim the time to explore and commit to what truly and fully inspires you, transforms you, brings you alive.

Discover how you can breathe new energy into every part of your life from family to career, romance to finances and beyond.

Join a group of change-ready women for truth-telling, courageous exploration and bold action.

You’ll walk away with a renewed sense of yourself, empowering new perspectives and an action plan for creating your thriving life.

ALIVE AND THRIVING

A Coaching Circle for Women

No matter what’s happening in your life, I invite you to pause and ask yourself this question:

What brings me ALIVE?

It’s a big question, right?

Claim a day to explore and commit to what truly and fully inspires you, transforms you, brings you alive.

Discover how you can breathe new energy into every part of your life from family to career, romance to finances and beyond.

Join a group of change-ready women for a day of truth-telling, courageous exploration and bold action.

You’ll walk away with a renewed sense of yourself, empowering new perspectives and an action plan for creating your thriving life.

When: Saturday, December 4   10am – 4pm

Where: Cambridge, MA

Investment: $150 for workshop; $225 for workshop and follow up coaching session ( a $250 value)

To register, email me.   This coaching circle is open to 10 women.

Join us if you are:

• Eager for new ways to motivate and empower people
• Excited about developing the abilities of employees, volunteers or clients
• Passionate about helping people transform their dreams into action
• Curious about how life coaching can awaken potential in you and others

Here’s how to register.