Teaching Mother/Fetus Communication: A Workshop on how to Teach Pregnant Mothers to Communicate with Their Unborn Children

There has been much in literature about the to-be-born child’s ability to
receive stimuli such as sounds heard inside and outside the womb (e.g. music, the mother’s heartbeat, etc . . .),
various emotions felt by the mother, and physical trauma. Little has been said about the ability of the mother to
communicate directly with her unborn child and the ability of that child to respond in a way that the mother can
understand. In this workshop, we posit that communication, by way of meditation, can be taught, and that many
benefits may accrue. I will first trace the evolution of this idea and then discuss the process.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON THE FETUS The idea of the physical environment impacting on the
unborn child has been well-accepted and scientifically documented (Chamberlain, 1983). That the fetus*
physical environment could affect its emotional development is a more novel idea, presupposing the prenatal
consciousness (Verny, 1981). In the United States, the first reports of psychological influences on the fetus
were delivered in 1978 at the annual convention of Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (Cheek,
Watkins, van Heusen). Since that time, there have been many clinical reports presented, both at conferences
and in the literature. For instance, Claus Bick alone has reported over 1,000 cases in his practice (Bick, 1985).
MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL INFLUENCES Mothers and philosophers have long written on the effects of the
mother’s thoughts and emotions on the unborn child. Philosopher Omraam Michael Aivanhov has written of
“Spiritual Galvanoplasty” which illustrates how the infant absorbs the thoughts and emotions of the mother.