Henna Belly Blessings
Celebrate the new addition to your family with beautiful belly henna. Plan a private session for yourself, or treat a special mom to this beautiful and unique way of celebrating her pregnancy.
I use certified organic lavender essential oil (lavandula angustifolia) in my henna blend for expecting moms, the safest and gentlest for your little one.
Pregnancy henna can be done at any time, though it's most common between 32-37 weeks. If you're planning a photo shoot (I highly recommend Inese Photography), your henna appointment should be scheduled 2-3 days prior to the session.
We offer online booking for pregnancy henna appointments, just click below. If you would like Sarah to travel to you for your baby shower, please contact us with your inquiry.
Pregnancy is a time to chairish and savor all the brilliant changes your body is going through. Like a grand flower you have changed and blossomed into a miraculous new form; you are pregnant. May you find yourself reaching for a way to celebrate this time in your life .
Painting the body with henna is rich with symbolism and meaning. For the pregnant woman, having her belly painted with specific symbols to offer protection for herself and her baby is a traditional practice. This way of using henna is not just superstition, but more similar to prayer or offering a blessing — a deepening of our connection to the mysteries of life. I love the Indian concept of “Shringar” – meaning the beauty of a woman’s creativity.
She may express this through the way she moves, dresses, through creating works of art, and of course by adorning her body or another’s body with henna. Shringar is the power of the beauty underneath. My approach to henna art is similar to Shringar — as it is first and foremost an “inner-beauty treatment.” The time spent together, lovingly applying henna, is an amazing opportunity to become very still, and connect deeply with yourself and your own exquisiteness. Any adornment you then choose — whether henna, jewelry, clothing, makeup, etc — is not something that you are doing to “make” yourself beautiful. Instead it is a playful expression — from the inside out — of the beauty you know yourself to be.
The practice of Henna painting, or Mehndi, is very ancient, with the earliest recorded use being in ancient Egypt. Five-thousand year old year old mummies have been found with traces of henna on their hands. Henna was likely a gift from Egypt to India, where it has also been a part of cultural rituals and ceremonies for centuries. It was a traditional cosmetic for Jews since biblical times, and Moslems as well — and thus spread throughout much of the Islamic nations, Morocco in particular. The word ‘henna’ refers to the Persian name for the plant that this natural dye derives from. This flowering shrub is native to Australia, Asia and the Mediterranean coast of Africa.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to henna designs. Most henna artists will have a book for you to look at to get ideas, and then those designs can be elaborated upon and personalized for you. When working on a pregnant belly, designs that are circular are lovely – mandalas, flowers and suns all being great choices. That said, the sky is the limit and some women choose to have a tree, a poem, or a non-symmetrical design. It may be a design that has personal meaning for you, or simply a beautiful design that you are drawn to. Whatever you decide make it special and unique to you
I use certified organic lavender essential oil (lavandula angustifolia) in my henna blend for expecting moms, the safest and gentlest for your little one.
Pregnancy henna can be done at any time, though it's most common between 32-37 weeks. If you're planning a photo shoot (I highly recommend Inese Photography), your henna appointment should be scheduled 2-3 days prior to the session.
We offer online booking for pregnancy henna appointments, just click below. If you would like Sarah to travel to you for your baby shower, please contact us with your inquiry.
Pregnancy is a time to chairish and savor all the brilliant changes your body is going through. Like a grand flower you have changed and blossomed into a miraculous new form; you are pregnant. May you find yourself reaching for a way to celebrate this time in your life .
Painting the body with henna is rich with symbolism and meaning. For the pregnant woman, having her belly painted with specific symbols to offer protection for herself and her baby is a traditional practice. This way of using henna is not just superstition, but more similar to prayer or offering a blessing — a deepening of our connection to the mysteries of life. I love the Indian concept of “Shringar” – meaning the beauty of a woman’s creativity.
She may express this through the way she moves, dresses, through creating works of art, and of course by adorning her body or another’s body with henna. Shringar is the power of the beauty underneath. My approach to henna art is similar to Shringar — as it is first and foremost an “inner-beauty treatment.” The time spent together, lovingly applying henna, is an amazing opportunity to become very still, and connect deeply with yourself and your own exquisiteness. Any adornment you then choose — whether henna, jewelry, clothing, makeup, etc — is not something that you are doing to “make” yourself beautiful. Instead it is a playful expression — from the inside out — of the beauty you know yourself to be.
The practice of Henna painting, or Mehndi, is very ancient, with the earliest recorded use being in ancient Egypt. Five-thousand year old year old mummies have been found with traces of henna on their hands. Henna was likely a gift from Egypt to India, where it has also been a part of cultural rituals and ceremonies for centuries. It was a traditional cosmetic for Jews since biblical times, and Moslems as well — and thus spread throughout much of the Islamic nations, Morocco in particular. The word ‘henna’ refers to the Persian name for the plant that this natural dye derives from. This flowering shrub is native to Australia, Asia and the Mediterranean coast of Africa.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to henna designs. Most henna artists will have a book for you to look at to get ideas, and then those designs can be elaborated upon and personalized for you. When working on a pregnant belly, designs that are circular are lovely – mandalas, flowers and suns all being great choices. That said, the sky is the limit and some women choose to have a tree, a poem, or a non-symmetrical design. It may be a design that has personal meaning for you, or simply a beautiful design that you are drawn to. Whatever you decide make it special and unique to you