What does it all mean?

Understanding how our early beginnings can shape who we become is a journey that blends science and introspection. The third to eighth weeks of embryonic development might not seem like a profound period that could affect your adult life but these formative weeks are crucial in developing a nervous system that will help us with what is well becoming known as personal boundaries. It's the time where our cells differentiate from each other.  Let’s take a look at the connection between 'birth imprints' that are developed during our pre and peri-natal time and how differentiation might be tricky as an adult if our time in our pre and peri-natal development was compromised or interrupted. 

In a perfect world we would all be continuously connected to what is known as our 'blueprint for perfect health' but in a realistic world, we touch in and out of our 'blueprint for health'.  Birth imprints are developed when there wasn't enough support in the pre and peri-natal field for us and our parents and overlay themselves on our blueprint, showing up in our everyday lives. Our blueprint for perfect health was most likely compromised if our parents were overwhelmed to any degree.  Being pushed beyond their capacity to manage the situation with confidence would have affected the development of our nervous system. Once we have gotten past what is known as our 'integration phase' of peri-natal development, around the age of seven, these imprints will show up when a similar feeling shows up in our life and we will react from adaptations that we have developed as a result.  

Just imagine the miracle taking place as your body determines how your cells will specialize within the first three to eight weeks of embryonic development.  Nature's ultra intelligence is directing our cells toward which organs to become part of.  This cellular decision-making can have far-reaching effects, influencing not just physical attributes but setting the groundwork for how we hold personal boundaries today. 

Let’s consider how our environment plays a major role right from the womb. The pre and peri-natal period, which covers the time a few months before conception and after birth is when environmental influences such as our mother's stress levels, nutrition, and even music she enjoys begin to sculpt our emotional and physical receptivity. The fascinating  reality here is no two wombs run the same program. Each one of us consists of genetic and environmental experiences that have something to do with what kind of nervous system we laid down and would have reflected how we craft our personal boundaries later. 

On another note, our first “grand entrance” during birth also leaves an imprint. Birth experiences can vary from being natural and organic to difficult, leaving us feeling the effects of various birth interventions that might have interrupted our natural impulses.  These dynamics can influence how we navigate our personal space and limits. If you’ve ever felt a rush of panic getting stuck in a crowded elevator, there is a  chance your body is holding a memory from your birth experience. The birth canal journey is like life’s first obstacle course, leaving subconscious impressions on how we handle situations later. This helps explain why some embrace change easily, while others cling to known comforts or have big reactions to things.

So, what’s the takeaway from this intriguing confluence of biology and personal boundaries? It's essential to comprehend that our early physiological tapestries not only made us unique physical beings, but also influence how we relate to the world. Realizing these imprints can lead to growth; we can engage them and rethink our boundaries.  We can begin to differentiate ourselves from our parents and circumstances we might feel are bleeding into us. Where do we start and others end?  We can separate these feelings out once we identify a pattern that has been overlayed on our blueprint for health.  Life has always been about embracing its unending edits, and perhaps understanding our starts can lead to better closure. By empowering ourselves with this insight we may just have the key to harmonious interactions and achieving a balanced sense of self.  

I work online and in person helping people navigate their birth terrain to work toward building new neural pathways and connect to their blueprint for perfect health.  The more we identify our imprints, the more connected we become with our blueprint, thereby spending more time in a state of nervous system regulation.  

You might like to go to my YouTube Channel on the top and bottom of any of the pages in my website to learn more about how I work in the pre and peri-natal and family and ancestral fields.