A Butterfly’s Metamorphosis: Guided Meditation for Pregnancy
In this episode of the Breath and Birth co podcast, Vanessa, a certified birth doula and childbirth educator, guides listeners through a calming meditation inspired by her recent completion of an 85-hour prenatal yoga teacher training. Vanessa shares the details of her new pregnancy retreat called 'Becoming,' aimed at fostering calm, confidence, and connection for expectant mothers. The episode includes a soothing visualization of a butterfly's metamorphosis, encouraging listeners to embrace their own journey of transformation during pregnancy.
Why This Meditation Is So Meaningful
The name Metamorphosis is more than just the title of my childbirth course—it’s the story of who I am. The word itself is tied to the butterfly, and even to my name, Vanessa, which is a genus of butterflies. It’s become a sacred metaphor in my life and work, a reminder that we are always growing, shifting, unfolding.
So in this meditation, I guide you through that same transformation—from cocoon to flight—as if you are the butterfly.
You begin in stillness, safe in your own cocoon, just like your baby is safe within your womb.
You breathe into the warmth of becoming, releasing the pressure to rush.
And then, slowly, with breath and light, you open your wings.
What You’ll Experience in This Guided Practice
🦋 Gentle breathwork to ground and center you
🦋 A cocoon visualization to connect you with your inner transformation
🦋 A slow unfolding into the image of a butterfly taking flight
🦋 Affirmations for trust, readiness, and becoming
🦋 A soft invitation to carry your wings with you into the rest of your day
This isn’t just a meditation. It’s a ceremony. A celebration of change.
A sacred honoring of the work your body and heart are doing in pregnancy.
The Becoming Retreat
This meditation also ties into a project I’m dreaming into being: a one-day pregnancy retreat I’ll be hosting in late summer or early fall called Becoming. It will include:
• A Mother’s Blessing ceremony
• A fear release ritual
• A birth options clarity game
• Nourishing lunch and connection
• A provider panel of local perinatal experts
• A prenatal yoga session
• A sound bath
• And opportunities for mini maternity photo sessions
Every attendee will receive access to The Calm module of my Metamorphosis course, with an option to upgrade to the full course at a discount.
Whether You’re Pregnant, Postpartum, or in a Season of Growth…
🧘♀️ This meditation is a love letter to the process.
🧘♀️ Because transformation isn’t linear.
🧘♀️ It’s messy. It’s beautiful. It’s real.
🧘♀️ And you deserve to pause in the middle of it all and say: I am becoming.
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