You are not in control nor are you out of control in labor. The best way to approach labor is with an attitude of learning rather than controlling. The approach presented in this book is based on nature's cooperative energy. This method is a mind and body approach, but not one based on mind over labor. Rather it is an approach which brings mind and body into harmony.
Childbirth education is most effective when it teaches yielding instead of control.
An experientially based method allows you to stay close to your body using internal indicators of change instead of the clock. Gayle Peterson, MSSW, PhD is in private practice in Berkeley, California. She has been a pioneer in developing a prenatal counseling model which addresses the emotional well-being of the pregnant mother.