Intro to Affirmations
Affirmations are statements that are designed to help guide the mind in a direction that is in alignment with what we believe to be helpful for whatever process we want to support. The words you say to yourself and the images you hold in your mind can have a powerful impact on your physiology and, of course, your emotional state.
In the process of trying to conceive, the mind and body can work together or against each other. The strong desire to gain control over something physiological that isn't completely under our control can produce extensive conflict and angst in the mind-body relationship. We can move much more effectively toward our desires if the mind and body are in concert with each other. These affirmations are designed to help bring your mental focus into alignment with where we would like to guide your body.
How to use affirmations -
In the process of trying to conceive, the mind and body can work together or against each other. The strong desire to gain control over something physiological that isn't completely under our control can produce extensive conflict and angst in the mind-body relationship. We can move much more effectively toward our desires if the mind and body are in concert with each other. These affirmations are designed to help bring your mental focus into alignment with where we would like to guide your body.
How to use affirmations -
- Let them in deeply: The more you can take your time to let the words sink in, the better. Let the words settle in, let the images become vivid. Pause for a slow easy breath after each statement. See if you can feel the truth of these words sinking in, deep into your body....into your heart, your soul, your bones. Imagine that you are breathing them into your body with your breath. Or imagine you are drinking them in like a refreshing glass of water on a warm day.
- Find a way to practice often: Put your affirmations in a place that you can access them easily. Copy them to a notepad on your phone, or put them in your wallet. Better yet, make an audio recording and play it back for yourself during idle times, while doing chores or while falling asleep at night. If you make a recording, take your time reading the statements, and pause for at least the length of one slow breath between each one.
- Customize: Delete those that don't resonate with you, add ones that do. Make it your own.
Custom fertility affirmations
Please explore these fertility affirmations that I wrote for myself during my TTC journey. Make changes to adapt them to your particular circumstances so that they resonate deeply with you.
- Fertility Week by Week - These affirmations were developed to align with the different phases of the monthly cycle.
- Fertility (Any Time) - General fertility affirmations suitable for any stage of the process.
- Pregnancy
- Recovery from Loss - Affirmations to help with healing following the loss of a pregnancy.
More affirmations sets are in the works to help with the many challenges that come along this sacred journey. If you have suggestions for certain themes, please share them and I will do my best to create more custom fertility affirmations.
Currently in the works:
Currently in the works:
- Early pregnancy / First trimester – focusing on nourishment, circulation, peace, love, courage
- Recovery weeks / no conception – focusing on egg quality, trust, patience, self-care
- General relaxation & fertility – peace, joy, love, trust
- Fertility breathing
- Intuitive discovery – Find guidance within
- Releasing pain from the past
- Being around other pregnant women
- Due dates of losses
- Self-care activities
- Gratitude
- Healing the womb
