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 My name is Jeanice Barcelo and I am the creator/visionary
behind this website and the mastermind behind the idea of
creating a conscious birth sanctuary/settlement/training
facility in Maui , Hawaii . I hold a master's degree in
sociology with a minor in women's studies and I taught at
the State University of New York for five years. Since
2002, I have been a gentle birth advocate and an independent
childbirth educator. I am a certified youth worker in the
State of Hawaii and am passionate about educating young
adults about the importance of conscious conception,
pregnancy, birth & parenting. I am also a trauma prevention
specialist and an expert in the field of prenatal and birth
trauma. I offer healing sessions for those who have
experienced birth trauma, as well as classes, workshops and
one-on-one counseling for those who are interested to
prepare themselves for gentle birth.
In 1998, my infant daughter, Anastasia,
died as the result of severe birth trauma. After a
well-prepared-for, 53-hour, homebirth labor, Anastasia was
born dead. She was immediately rushed to a NICU hospital
unit where she was kept on life-support machines for two
months before she finally died. Anastasia never opened her
eyes.
I,
too, almost died trying to give birth to Anastasia and she
was my 6th attempt to give birth to a healthy child. All
six of my pregnancies ended in death.
After several decades of intense grief and suffering,
I
now understand that the reason I had so much difficulty
giving birth was because I was carrying an enormous amount
of unconscious, unresolved birth trauma from my own birth.
These negative imprints had been with me from the beginning
of my life due to my early experiences both in my mother’s
womb and during the birth process (I was born in a hospital
in Mineola , New York – a place where I would later
re-create my birth trauma by giving birth to a severely
deformed child). The traumatic memories – although
hidden from my conscious awareness – had stored themselves
somatically. Each time I became pregnant, the memories
“activated” and interfered with my capacity to give birth to
a healthy child.
As
a result of my personal experiences, I have studied in-depth
the impact that early trauma has on the human
mind/body/emotion system and I have learned how early
overwhelming experiences can influence our personalities and
our experiences throughout life. Prenatal and birth trauma
have been known to cause a variety of disorders including,
but not limited to, repetitive relationship problems,
chronic health issues, drug and alcohol addiction,
uncontrollable violence and criminal behavior, chemical
imbalances in the brain, fertility issues, severe
depression, and an inability to lead a joyful, healthy life.
I believe it is imperative to help people awaken to the
dangers of technological birth and the impact it is having
on our children, our families, and our society. It is also
essential to provide people with tools and resources that
can be effectively used to heal the damaging imprints we are
carrying.
 My
long-term vision is to create a community on Maui that
functions in accordance with the principles laid out in the
Anastasia books (www.ringingcedars.com)
by Vladimir Megre. In a nutshell, this means that a
committed group of people will successfully access a huge
tract of land which will be divided up amongst interested
families who wish to be part of the community (approximately
2.5 acres per family). Each family will be given the land,
at no cost, to hold in perpetuity so that they can pass it
on to their kin. Each family will also be expected and
encouraged to nourish their parcel of land and turn it into
an infinitely sustainable, flourishing garden (what
Anastasia refers to as a “Space of Love”).
I envision this community to be focused
and committed to conscious birth. Conceiving, gestating and
birthing our babies right in our own Space of Love is the
ideal. Right use of sexual energy, conscious conception,
healthy gestation, gentle birth and conscious parenting are
all part of the glue that will hold this community together
and create the texture for the preservation of love in
families forever.
 Although
this vision is still in an early stage, I am going to share
some of the particulars here in order to help activate
others who might be aligned with bringing this
beautiful future into form.
The Maui settlement will consist of a
large area, several thousand acres around, located on the
south side of the island of Maui , previously referred to as
the Honua'ula district. This area will comprise an entire
territory (an "ahupua'a") which runs from the top of
Haleakala mountain down to the sea, and across the ocean to
the islands of Kaho'olawe and Molokini. This territory will
ideally be governed by a sovereign Hawaiian entity of our
choosing, with the US willingly keeping a hands-off policy
in the area.
 Along the coastline of this ahupua'a is the area known as
Makena. This area will become a coastal community made up
of happy families who have their domains here and are
focused on conscious birth & parenting. There will be a
large educational center in the middle of this area which
will be one of the world's top centers for the preparation
of conscious conception, pregnancy, birth and parenting.
There will also be an ecstatic birth sanctuary at the end of
the coastal road in the area commonly referred to as "La
Perouse" (ancient Hawaiian name is Keoneo'io). Residents
(and perhaps visitors) of the community who do not have
oceanfront parcels but who wish to birth their babies in the
crystalline ocean waters of Makena can do so here. There
will also be a top-of-line waterbirth training facility
here.
The coastal road known as “ Makena Road ” will be closed to
all common traffic (deliveries only) and residents/tourists
will travel through the area on horseback, bicycles, canoes
or kayaks. There will be many beautiful, scenic, bike
trails, horse trails and hiking trails throughout the
Honua’ula district.
 The ocean surrounding the area and between Maui, Kaho'olawe
and Molokini will be off-limits to all US governmental
activity, including military ships, planes, bombs,
submarines, sonar, and other war games/equipment. Motor
boats will be strictly prohibited in these waters in order
to protect the aquatic wildlife, and especially whales
during breeding season.
Whales, dolphins, sea turtles and more abound in the waters
and will provide joy, company and support to the birthing
families who take up residence here. It will be customary
for residents of the area to swim with these aquatic beings,
and to birth their babies in the presence of these
magnificent creatures. All beings that reside in this area
will be delightfully moving toward becoming one big, happy,
inter-species family, all swimming together in love.
The Makena area will be home to one of the world's largest
wild animal protection habitats, and will provide sanctuary
to abused, neglected, injured or other animals that need
special care. Thousands of well-fed, well-loved, well-cared
for, cats, dogs, horses, birds, deer, and other land, air,
and sea creatures that reside in this territory will
flourish and live harmoniously with the human families.
Hunting for sport will be strictly prohibited and will
become unthinkable in the very near future.
Please see photos of this magnificent place on the “Pictures
and Videos” page of this site, or visit my photo albums by
following these links:
Keoneo’io – future birth sanctuary – Facebook album
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31320&id=1171342849&ref=mf
Mama Maui
album
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=30628&id=1171342849&l=612b54e6cc
JEANICE’S LINKS:
MY CONSCIOUS BIRTH CURRICULUM FOR
YOUNG ADULTS:
Curriculum for Youth re: Conscious
Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth & Parenting
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&suggest¬e_id=97618004444
MY RADIO SHOW LINKS:
How to Have an Ecstatic Birth – Part I
– March 13, 2008
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rev-zoe-weston/2009/03/13/natural-pregnancy-birth-parenting
How to Have an Ecstatic Birth – Part II
– April 24, 2009 -
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Rev-Zoe-Weston/2009/04/24/Natural-Pregnancy-Birth-Parenting
MY FACEBOOK LINKS:
Please Help Me Win $10,000 For My
Conscious Birth Prep Program – Vote For My Idea Today!
http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=1171342849&share_id=99761168465&post_id=99761168465&comments=&share_footer99761168465=#/note.php?note_id=97646594444
Ecstatic and Orgasmic Birth: The
Highest Culmination of Human Sexuality
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php?t=1004107722950&mbox_pos=0#/group.php?gid=85884841263
Love, Sex, Pregnancy, Birth &
Parenting: Free/Low Cost Info & Support for Maui Youth
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1171342849&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=84583410788
My Profile:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1171342849&ref=profile#/profile.php?id=1171342849&ref=profile
MY FACEBOOK CAUSES:
Let’s Create an Ecstatic Birth School
and Center on Maui
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/275864/31376210?m=6d54c0aa
Help Me Win $10,000 for My Conscious
Birth Preparation Program – Please Vote Today
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/310535/31376210?m=6d54c0aa
MY IDEABLOB LINKS:
http://www.ideablob.com/ideas/5777-BABY-Int-l-Film-festival-re
MY WORDPRESS BLOGS:
http://jeanicebarcelo.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/birth-trauma-vs-gentle-birth/
http://jeanicebarcelo.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/please-help-me-win-10000-by-voting-for-my-idea/
http://jeanicebarcelo.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/barbara-harpers-ecstaticorgasmic-birth-story/
http://jeanicebarcelo.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/april-bevins-orgasmic-birth-story/
TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/Jeanice1111
LINKEDIN:
http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_side_pro
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