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created skill-flex tracker spreadsheet
included a section of my personal worldview and give a statement about the intersection in world context
used a management system to track my progress
integrated mixed media (also Youtube videos)
compared external knowledge with my own experience

Holistic pregnancy and birth preparation

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Prepared by Carolina Winter

1. October , 2017

OP2 Bachelor Degree Program, Pre-Capstone Phase, Year 2

Summary & Abstract

Welcome everyone to my first content related Output Packet (OP) of my second year in the GaiaU Bachelor Degree Program "Integrative Ecosocial Design"!

This OP is to a big part a personal project documentation. It describes how I experienced the transition from a young girl to a pregnant woman. Furthermore I present holistic treatments, tips and methods I used during the time of pregnancy, which are inspiring for other pregnant woman. In this OP I also document my blog design and our intention to build a small Tiny House on Wheels and how that developed.
A very old and holistic circle called the "Medicine Wheel" helped me to design my project.

Purpose:

documenting my personal transition from a girl to a pregnant woman
share valuable resources about pregnancy (prenatal bond) and birth preparation
share my blog articles about pregnancy and childbirth (written in German)
describe useful methods, treatments, rituals and tips for pregnant woman

Abstract:

Project Introduction: Goals and Outcomes of my project and some background information
Project Design: The Medicine Wheel as my holistic design circle for Project and OP creation
Personal relation to pregnancy - My story -: Personal transition, my worldview, best practices, how I deal with uncertainty and a view into the future
Thematic focus: Exploration of my thematic focus (prenatal bond and birth preparation)
Pathway and Project reflection: Reflection about my process and project and my professional development, comment on my future pathway and next steps
Managing time and promises: How I managed my time and promises and a reflection on interventions and their timing
Supporting Evidence: Additional material related to my project work and my personal un/learning journey.

My calling questions (optional)

How to prepare holistically for childbirth?
What are methods, treatments and spiritual approaches for a holistic pregnancy?
How to connect “traditional/indigenous” wisdom with modern insights and technologies?
How important is the prenatal bond during pregnancy
How can I build further professionalism in this field?
What is the connection between mother earth and woman? What is historically the elemental force of woman? How can woman re-connect to that force consciously?

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