Guest post generously contributed by Elisabeth Manning, founder of Concsious Conception. Elisabeth is a former assistant to NIKE founder Phil Knight and spent her twenties in corporate life trying to figure out what was missing. From the asking came Guidance, and a series of events led her to her true awakening to her purpose. She is now a Certified Spirit and Creation (fertility) Coach living in the San Francisco Bay Area facilitating others in stepping into their own true creations. She works with clients one-on one-by phone, and currently speaks about Conscious Conception and the Energy of Fertility (and Pregnancy), especially during IVF. Elisabeth also teaches a popular phone meditation called BabySpirit to call in and welcome a little-one into being and activate a healthy and fertile journey to parenthood. She lives in San Anselmo, CA with her beloved dog, Elliot. Rather than giving birth t children of her own, she is more strongly called to assist others in bringing forth their creations, thereby being a midwife in service to the many.
Conscious Conception, a Visionary approach to Fertility, Became About Birthing Myself First
[Image source] I was called to a very unique way of life when I was in utter despair. God’s honest truth. I was miserably searching for my ultimate calling to be serving the highest good, yet I had no idea what that meant. It began a journey of a lifetime, and I coached myself to find out more about me. I learned a lot, uncovered a lot, yet still didn’t know how it was going to piece together in some way that can actually be my life’s work. It was when I contacted a psychic that my life began to feel remotely part of something bigger.
I will never forget her saying to me I have ‘a lot of children in my space’, that I would be working with children, but that she doesn’t see me having any children of my own. I was both puzzled and infuriated; I was convinced she had it completely backward. I had NO desire to work with children and yet one day well …one day I most certainly would …or should…shouldn’t I? have a child of my own…or at least that was what my mother always s told me and well, that was just what I and always assumed.
That was the first time I began questioning my beliefs and whether they worked for me or not. I became aware that maybe I was living by my mothers dream and not my own because, weren’t you supposed to have a desire for something first before actually having that something come into being? I never really had. I had always loved children, I just thought that psychic must have had it backward is all.
My childhood was full of love, but not much consciousness from my mother. A single alcoholic on welfare “because she wanted to spend more time with me” became my life, and yet I knew I was deeply loved. “The world is your oyster-you can do anything” was my mother’s message to me, yet, my world of examples was welfare and beer and low self-esteem. So you see, I became fascinated with self esteem and human potential and the disparity of the two was so apparent in my own life. But I had no idea this awareness, this passion to find peace between the two would fit into my future, not to mention my growing fascination with scientific research bridging spiritual pursuits.
One fine day, it hit like lightning. I had a conversation with a doula (at the time I knew nothing of what a doula was, which now is something we never should be without when we are new at birthing and motherhood.)
She told me of the parents in a wealthy part of where I live in California who have all the money but seemingly aren’t very sensitive as parents. It got my attention, but nothing much more than that. Then, I learned of IVF (I knew nothing of what that was which I found out, is conception in a Petri dish with the help of very advanced medical technology) and how much it cost (20k for ONE try) for about 20% success rate.
My whole body suddenly shuddered and I found myself saying ”Oh my gosh! No wonder the success rate is lower than it should be: The parents are nervous and stressed when the mommy takes this fertilized egg home inside of her which is NOT a vibrational match for this little light being inside her, and second, nobody is holding a proper sacred space energetically in the Petri dish! Being that we are electrical beings, literally, it makes sense that a vibration similar to the mini Big Bang (as conception would certainly be), that the “current” ought to also be high in the “container” holding space for it? . And what of the welcoming of the child consciously? And what of science yet to find the “”current” of love as a viable healing source, not to mention the key missing ingredient in medical intervention with fertility and IVF? This is the piece we have yet to discover, and I believe we most certainly will. Just look at IONS and Heartmath, Bruce Lipton and Carolyn Myss, to name a few of the pioneers who have definitely made headway in the area of mind/body connection and science.
Everything suddenly flooded in like a download. I was ‘hit’ with my purpose.
I called my mentor and ranted “Somebody ought to be doing something!” She said, “And that somebody will have to be you Elisabeth. Nobody is thinking like this, therefore you must be the one.” I started weeping. “But I don’t know anything!” She said you know more than you think you know. You have been studying consciousness for how many years now? And Quantum physics? And creation and nature and the essence of manifestation? It sounds to me you must begin talking about what you know and share your ideas with other visionaries. You have a vision.” I wept some more. I was so afraid of what I saw, of what to make of this big thinking that seemed so much bigger than me. What if I was wrong?
Then I started to see, that psychic was absolutely right. As I began on my journey, I began to see my past waw what I needed to prepare me, my mother being my perfect teacher. The ‘children I was working with’ just happen to still be in the process of crossing over into the physical. They also happen to be teaching me about what their parents need and how they need to be a vibrational match for their level of consciousness, and that for the purest souls to enter in they need their parents to take on the highest consciousness, and purification of mind, body and soul as humanly possible. I also learned since then that this is nothing new, for example, for the Essenes it was a way of life, especially for Mary to prepare for Jesus. They had been preparing her since she was about 4 years old.
So imagine what a little awareness and preparation might do for your child? We won’t know unless we try. All I know is I am called to serve in the highest Light for tomorrow’s children, for tomorrows potential.
Interesting, very interesting. I understand completely. I did want children, very badly. And had 6 miscarriages before I finally had 2 beautiful healthy fantastic children that are now adults. During the dark time of the miscarriages, I remember I would wake up in the nights afterwards, and my arms would ache, physically ache. I finally figured out that it was because I was holding them and the burden was too great. I would dream about them… their spirits… wondering why they were not with me anymore. It was like a christmas package that had the wrong name tag on it. So, I understand so much what you are saying about the frequencies not being correct… because I felt that first hand.
Linda, I feel you could relate to it because you have felt it yourself. I was fascinated by Elisabeth's work after I came across her on Twitter and visited her website. As you know from our conversations elsewhere, I have been on my journey of spiritual evolution lately. And I've always been interested in the confluence of science and spirituality. This was right up my alley :). I am SO glad to have connected with Elisabeth. We might be starting a joint blog in near future! Excited about the possibilities. Stay tuned!