Forewords by Jaap van der Wal and Marcy Axness

Spirit into Form invites you to explore with mindful， embodied awareness your earliest experiences in this life with curiosity， compassion and creativity。 It guides you through developmental milestones， starting with pre-conception， through conception， coming into physical form as an embryo， negotiating the birth canal and hopefully being welcomed at birth。 Each stage offers details of embryological development in simple， accessible terms with hand-drawn illustrations， elaborating potential challenges and lifelong effects of having met them。 More than a traditional book on embryology， Spirit into Form includes psychological and spiritual aspects and the original embryological potential of this early time。This book is for anyone who wonders about the origins of human life and bodies， as well as personality， relationship and behavioral tendencies。 Therapists and practitioners of many types， particularly those with somatic/body-centered or psychological approaches， bodyworkers， movement practitioners， birth practitioners， and also new parents and parents-to-be， can benefit from the gentle， mindful guidance in exploring your earliest beginnings， roots of many issues and strengths， and how to access potential that may have become occluded by challenges and conditions life presents。