Relaxation Album - Alice Allum | The BE Platform

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Relaxation album

Welcome to your private meditation den.

Enjoy these beautiful meditations to support you throughout our 10 week journey together and beyond.

Morning Gratitude Practise

(10 minutes)

Self Esteem Meditation

(18 minutes)

Evening Yoga Nidra (Full body relaxation)

(20 minutes)

Body Scan (and short breathing exercise)

(10 minutes)

Future Self Visualisation

(30 minutes)

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There’s many reasons why I love this man. Here’s one. Raising our daughter to be wild, free and connected to the earth. Thank you God for this beautiful, beautiful life. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✨ (Celebrating 4 months breastfeeding!)

Who else has spent hours feeding their baby in ran

Who else has spent hours feeding their baby in random places? 🫶

Sheltering from the scorching sun in Daddy’s truck whilst he stocks us up on logs for winter! 🪓🌞🌲

#3MonthsBreastFeeding

Life with a 2 month baby - New podcast 🎧going l

Life with a 2 month baby - New podcast 🎧going live tomorrow sharing honestly about…

- Sex after giving birth (and being terrified of getting pregnant again!)

- My Breastfeeding journey (it wasn’t easy!)

- The new born routine that’s working for us. (For now! 🫣🤞🏽)

- The desperate conversation I had with my partner that turned everything around.

- Recognising & challenging the Martyr archetype (and choosing support instead!)

I’ve recorded another very honest podcast sharing my journey into motherhood… it’s going live tomorrow night 8pm on my newsletter only. ❤️

Link in bio to sign up to newsletter to receive the podcast link tomorrow 8pm. ❤️

Captured: A late spring evening feeding my babe wh

Captured: A late spring evening feeding my babe whilst my man cooked dinner. 🥹🫶 We’re (finally!) in that sweet spot of ‘baby life’… and it feels oh so good! 🥂✨

#DrinksOnMe #MilkinEveryMoment 🥂😜🍼

7 weeks ago today I gave birth - down on all fours

7 weeks ago today I gave birth - down on all fours, in the depths of the night - to my beautiful, beautiful daughter; Esmeralda Anahata. ❤️

Despite thinking my labour journey was complete upon her arrival…

… unbeknown to me, it had only just begun…

As the adrenalin wore off, and the sleep deprivation, cracked nipples and hormonal rollercoaster began… the real (and often unspoken about) labour commenced;

… the physical and psychological labour of birthing myself as a new mother. Painful, raw and damn-right gritty at times.

I had no idea just how profound and powerfully paradoxical the following weeks would be, but boy was I about to find out.

I’ve recorded a very (very!) honest podcast sharing my journey from birth to motherhood… it’s going live tomorrow night 8pm on my newsletter only. ❤️

Link in bio to sign up to receive the podcast link tomorrow 8pm.

P.S. Thank you all for your kind messages, it’s been so wonderful to enjoy this (once in my life time!) time offline… AND I’m looking forward to slowly re-connecting! ❤️

When I fell pregnant and found out I was having a

When I fell pregnant and found out I was having a girl, I knew one day my daughter may ask me; “Mum, what did you do when you were pregnant?”

I wanted to be able to say; “I asked for help. I invested in support, I built a village around me who took care of me (as well as you). I rested. I honoured my boundaries and I put my needs first - so as a result I could put you first.”

So if she ever chooses to have a baby, she has an empowering model to follow. I don’t want her to think she has to do it alone (Like I have heard so many women in my own family say.) I want to change that story for her (for all our daughters.)

… and her story starts with my story. My story becomes her norm. So here I am creating a pregnancy and postpartum experience I would wish for my own daughter… and any woman for that matter ❤️

(This is a video of me opening my postpartum food delivery that will nourish me and my body after birth and for the first 40 days with my newborn.)

Thank you @pickledradishfeasts for making this possible - I’ll share in a post tomorrow what I received and more of my postpartum plan. ❤️

Each day my baby calls me deeper into our birth da

Each day my baby calls me deeper into our birth dance…

she asks me to release all parts of myself that still identify with the Maiden… and she calls me to birth the Mother within. She demands a standard of embodiment that I know only she could call forth. Soon we will come face to face. And both of us reborn into a world we will build together. ❤️

I had woken up crying the morning I filmed this.

Unwashed.

Straight out of bed to dance out the grief I was feeling from a challenging week.

I was tired and feeling distracted by things that were emotionally pulling me off centre.

I knew I needed to return to my body for wisdom, guidance and healing.

In a world that is so disconnected from the innate feminine knowing … return to your body. 🤍

#maidentomother

Pregnancy can be really, really hard… and then t

Pregnancy can be really, really hard… and then there’s moments like these… 🥹🍉🍇🍈

Thank you to whoever left the fruit hamper at my Mother’s Blessing - this was a real treat for me and little babe! 🥰

#34WeeksPregnant

“Do you have your phone?” I asked him… as I

“Do you have your phone?” I asked him… as I lay there naked in his arms.

He reached behind and passed me his phone.

I took this photo.

I knew it was a memory I wanted to capture forever.

The fire was roaring, the candles flickering. My body exhausted in ecstasy after what felt like hours of love making.

“What did I do to deserve such a beautiful life?” I thought to myself, as I stared down at my man’s hand on my pregnant belly (knowing fine well what had led me here.)

I cried moments later. Knowing that the man who was holding me with so much love, strength and presence will also be the man who will hold our unborn daughter throughout her life too. 🤍

#31weekspregnant #SpecialMoments

I’m 31 weeks pregnant and here’s how I’m pre

I’m 31 weeks pregnant and here’s how I’m preparing for my baby girl’s arrival… ❤️

(I’d love to hear your advice / recommendations in the comments so please do share! 🤍)

- Re-decorating the bedroom (with a kingsize bed on the way!) so it is as comfortable and cosy as possible for late night feeds and those precious hours of sleep! (What are/were your bedroom must haves?)

- Getting organised with what food will be useful to have in the house/ pre-cooked in the freezer to support with recovery and milk supply! (Also having my wonderful retreat caterer support me by delivering weekly stews, juices and broths!)

- The basinette, pram, car set and crib are all up! (We also have baby’s bath, onesies and nappies etc. - it’s getting very real!)

- Having REAL & HARD conversations with my partner and wonderful village (support network) about roles, expectations and needs so mama (me!), daddy and our little babe can be best supported. 🤍

- I’m doing a lot to build my nutritional reserves but I think I’ll do a whole separate post on this! 🥥🥘🍵

On my list to do:

- Bottles & pump

- Postpartum physical care prep (peri bottle, pads etc. What do you recommend?)

- Do research on where local support is for breastfeeding/mothers group etc. if/when needed.

- Baby carrier/sling to carry babe on my chest?

- Breastfeeding chair? Breastfeeding pillows?

What else do you recommend to prepare for baby’s arrival?

I would SO love to hear from the mamas (and papas!) out there ❤️

30 weeks pregnant 🥹 Settling into our new villa

30 weeks pregnant 🥹 Settling into our new village, our new home, our baby’s nest. 🤎 #30weekspregnant

Bone broth Recipe 🥘🍂 Making & drinking bone

Bone broth Recipe 🥘🍂

Making & drinking bone broth is a healing ritual for me - it’s supported me through grief, heart ache, separation… and now pregnancy. ❤️

It connects me to my ancestors, nourishes my heart, builds my strength and so much more.

(I’m currently 6 months pregnant and drinking this broth to build my energy reserves for when my little one arrives!)

Recipe: (I go organic as much as I can!)

1 chicken carcass (saved from last nights dinner)
3 large carrots
8 stalks celery
4 garlic cloves
2 onions
Salt + pepper

Pre-heat oven to 200F.
roast bones + veggies for 30 mins.
Remove from oven.
Add to large pan with 12 cups of water
Dash of apple cider vinegar
Simmer for 6 - 12 hours (longer the better) on stove or in oven.

Strain broth & enjoy! (Use for morning broth, in soups, stews or freeze for future use!)

Save this video for long winter days and follow @aliceallum for more 🥘✨