Mythic Birth: Beholding Our Birth Story Through a Mythic Lens

A 6-Week Journey into Birth, Myth, and Personal Transformation

Course Overview

This transformative 6-week course invites participants to explore their birth stories through the lens of mythology and ancient wisdom traditions. By reframing birth as a profound mythic experience, we create space for healing, understanding, and celebrating the deep nature of coming into being.

Course Objectives

  • Understand the power of mythic perspective in transforming personal narratives

  • Explore universal birth themes through world mythology

  • Develop tools for processing birth experiences through storytelling

  • Connect personal birth stories to deeper life purpose and calling

  • Create a supportive community for sharing and healing

Course Components

  • Weekly live online gatherings (90 minutes)

  • Guided meditations and visualizations

  • Journal prompts and reflective exercises

  • Recommended readings from world mythology

  • Private online community for sharing and support

  • Individual reflection assignments

  • Optional one-on-one coaching sessions

Weekly Curriculum

Week 1: The Power of Mythic Perspective

  • Introduction to mythic thinking and its relevance to modern life

  • Understanding the difference between literal and symbolic perspectives

  • Exploring how myths carry universal truths about human experience

  • Exercise: Finding mythic moments in everyday life

  • Ritual: Creating a sacred space for our journey

Week 2: Birth as Sacred Story

  • The transformative nature of birth stories

  • Ancient birth traditions and wisdom

  • The role of community, support, and transformation

  • Exercise: Exploring the elements of your birth story

  • Ritual: Honoring the sacred thresholds of birth

Week 3: Universal Birth Myths

  • Cross-cultural creation myths and birth stories

  • Common themes in birth mythology

  • The sacred feminine in birth narratives

  • Exercise: Finding your birth story's mythic parallels

  • Ritual: Connecting with ancestral birth wisdom

Week 4: Transforming Experience Through Story

  • Understanding birth experiences through a mythic lens

  • The wisdom gained through challenge

  • Reframing difficult experiences into sources of strength

  • Exercise: Retelling your story with mythic elements

  • Ritual: Releasing what no longer serves

Week 5: The Birth of Purpose

  • Birth stories as seeds of personal calling

  • Identifying gifts received through birth experience

  • Connection between birth patterns and life themes

  • Exercise: Mapping birth elements to current life purpose

  • Ritual: Claiming your birth wisdom

Week 6: Integration and Community

  • Sharing transformed birth narratives

  • Creating ongoing support networks

  • Developing personal rituals for continued growth

  • Exercise: Writing your mythic birth story

  • Ritual: Celebrating our collective journey

About Your Facilitator

Your journey will be guided by an experienced practitioner who brings a unique blend of therapeutic expertise and storytelling wisdom to support you through this transformative time. As a:

  • Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist understanding the deep physical and energetic patterns of transition

  • Prenatal and Birth Therapist with intimate knowledge of the birth journey

  • Birth Psychology Educator offering insights into the emotional landscape of new parenthood

  • Professional Storyteller weaving ancient wisdom with modern experience

This combination of skills creates a space where the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our mythic journey can be explored with depth and understanding.