E41-Elder Wisdom – Sunni Karll – Important Conversation on Birth Consciousness – Sacred Birthing

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Sometimes we recognise one moment that shifted our whole being into what we never knew could exist, like something was waiting in that very second to serve us with one of the biggest awakenings in our life. How does that shape us?  Sunni Karll presented one of those moments in my life. Her book Sacred Birthing, shifted me from thought to process this book was gifted in the most amazing circumstances after an acupuncture session by a wise woman that cleared so many blockages and opened up possibilities. And here was this book just waiting on her shelf for someone to love, and that someone was me!  I was ripe and ready to put my deep calling to spiritual midwifery and serving women into practice, to truly explore one of the most transformative life events we can choose to encounter. YES you too can make a difference,

Fast forward, and here I am talking and having the deepest connection with this wise woman, and this episode, I guarantee will sit with you. Sunni joins the show from California, where she is tickled about her recent publishing of Sacred Birthing’s 2nd Edition, and also a new exciting book coming soon!

So we begin to reflect with Sunni in her birth journeys in the early 70’s. Sunni had no idea that the birth trauma she herself went through was something that would ultimately play out in her first pregnancy. Her first baby was born with intervention and Sunni could not understand many things after this birth, she left this experience knowing that it could be better.

We intertwine the conversation with her next pregnancy journey that was essentially a free birth at her home in the safety of the bathroom in the dark with her husband at the time sleeping downstairs. What shifted Sunni to want to birth at home, now remembering we are talking about the 70’s where information and resources was not so readily available. Sunni describes it as a reaction to the first birth, she tried to source midwives yet there was not any available. She birthed and describes the experience as feeling safe and the gift of a presence around her, everybody was asleep and the rain was pattering on the window frame. Her husband then come in right as baby come out, caught baby and gave her to Sunni!

The first edition of her book was published in 2003 and we talk about her new book that was released in May 2017. Sunni talks about how consciousness has changed and uplifted, and how she grew up and thus the information in the first book had to grow up along with her. The second edition according to Sunni offers much more clarity from her following 14 years of birth work.

We hear from Sunni about her next transition in life from mother to grandmother, she was at the birth for two of her grand babies thus far. Interestingly Sunni reflects on her emotions during this time.

We talked in detail about Sunni’s time in Hawaii, birth was an event for the parent’s community, and how the whole event is based around a field of ‘trust,’ no matter how many people are there. Sunni describes seeing rows of spiritual ancestors when baby comes! We talked of the goddesses and gods in the culture and how that looked in relation to birth.

We talked in detail about Sunni’s time in Hawaii, birth was an event for the community and how the whole event is based around a field of ‘trust’ no matter how many people are there. Sunni describes seeing parties where baby comes! We talked of the goddesses and gods in the culture and how that looked in relation to birth.

Sunni and I talk wisdom, midwifery, Doulas and HOW can we support each other. Lessons and gifts and some great advice for birth workers. 

From Sunni

“In my book I talk about our firstborn as a sacrificial lamb,