(300,1,'2009-01-13 19:54:36','2009-01-13 19:54:36','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structrued combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','UNLOCK the MIND-BODY CONNECTION to ENHANCE FERTILITY',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-111','','','2009-01-13 19:54:36','2009-01-13 19:54:36','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=300',0,'revision','',0),(297,1,'2009-01-13 19:17:48','2009-01-13 19:17:48','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structrued combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','Use the power of the mind-body connection to enhance your fertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-108','','','2009-01-13 19:17:48','2009-01-13 19:17:48','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=297',0,'revision','',0),(298,1,'2009-01-13 19:19:26','2009-01-13 19:19:26','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structrued combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','UNLOCK YOUR MIND-BODY CONNECTION TO MAXIMIZE  YOUR CHANGE FOR PREGNANCY',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-109','','','2009-01-13 19:19:26','2009-01-13 19:19:26','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=298',0,'revision','',0),(299,1,'2009-01-13 19:19:43','2009-01-13 19:19:43','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structrued combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','UNLOCK YOUR MIND-BODY CONNECTION TO MAXIMIZE  YOUR CHANCE FOR PREGNANCY',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-110','','','2009-01-13 19:19:43','2009-01-13 19:19:43','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=299',0,'revision','',0),(301,1,'2009-01-09 02:35:25','2009-01-09 02:35:25','<h3><span style=\"color: #87873a;\">It has been documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as people experiencing life-threatening illnesses.\r\n</span></h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /><br id=\"n0re1\" />According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue</em> calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"<br id=\"l_q40\" /><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berger recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the \"mother\" of our fertility hormones resides in the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regular and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  To repeat:  the major nerve center handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system.  <br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" />Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.  As outlined in <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">this article</a> by the New York Times, summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility - 55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"rea90\" /><br id=\"jdv6\" /><br id=\"oo8v\" /><br id=\"w5t6\" /></p>','Stress and Infertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-20','','','2009-01-09 02:35:25','2009-01-09 02:35:25','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=301',0,'revision','',0),(302,1,'2009-01-13 20:18:46','2009-01-13 20:18:46','<h4><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">It has been documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as people experiencing life-threatening illnesses.</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /><br id=\"n0re1\" />According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue</em> calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"<br id=\"l_q40\" /><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.<br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" />Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.  As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"></ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"></ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"rea90\" /><br id=\"jdv6\" /><br id=\"oo8v\" /><br id=\"w5t6\" /></p>','Stress and Infertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-21','','','2009-01-13 20:18:46','2009-01-13 20:18:46','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=302',0,'revision','',0),(303,1,'2009-01-13 20:26:55','2009-01-13 20:26:55','<h4><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">It has been documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as people experiencing life-threatening illnesses.</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /><br id=\"n0re1\" />According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue</em> calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"<br id=\"l_q40\" /><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.<br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" />Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.  As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAlice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&hl=en&fs=1\"></param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"></param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"></param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&hl=en&fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"></embed></object>','Stress and Infertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-22','','','2009-01-13 20:26:55','2009-01-13 20:26:55','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=303',0,'revision','',0),(304,1,'2009-01-06 02:52:37','2009-01-06 02:52:37','...our informational blog to bring you the latest news and information concerning the link between relaxation and infertility.','Circle & Bloom Blog',0,'','inherit','open','open','','10-revision-6','','','2009-01-06 02:52:37','2009-01-06 02:52:37','',10,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=304',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (305,1,'2009-01-13 20:29:49','2009-01-13 20:29:49','<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6c6c6c;\">14 Facts About Your Fertility That You Should Know\r\n</span></h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Hormones are the play-makers. They dictate when and what goes on with your reproductive cycle.\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The Hypothalamus, which is a walnut-sized organ in the middle of the brain, regulates BOTH <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/your_fertility\">stress and your fertility</a>.</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Studies have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on our fertility. It is also widely accepted that infertility causes an exorbitant levels of stress, creating a negative loop that is difficult to remedy on ones own.\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The hypothalamus sends one hormone to the pituitary gland, which is about the size of a pea located right next to the hypothalamus.  This hormone is GNRH and it essentially spurs the pituitary to action.</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The pituitary sends hormones down to the ovaries - LH  and FSH - in increasing amounts until ovulation.  The ovaries receive these hormones and send back estrogen in a feedback loop.\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">After ovulation, the corpus luteum (where the egg was released) sends progesterone to the uterus to have it build up tissue to nourish the fertilized egg.</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Sperm can live inside the body for up to 5 days. That\'s a long time!</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">A \"normal\" cycle is not necessarily 28 days; it can range from 24 to 36 days.  It varies from woman to woman as well as month to month.</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Ovulation could occur anywhere from Day 8 to as late as Day 22.</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Cervical fluid, ovulation predictor kits, and tracking your basal body temperature are the best indicators to track your ovulation.\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The egg is fertilized in the fallopian tube.</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">It takes between 6 - 8 days for the fertilized egg to make its way to the uterus where it will burrow into the walls of the uterus and begin to grow.</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">When a woman reaches puberty, she will have between 300,000 - 500,000 eggs in her ovaries.\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The widely prescribed drug Clomid works on your hypothalamus to have it produce GNRH to the Pituitary.</span></li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<span style=\"color: #888888;\">This slideshow depicts in greater detail the movement of our hormones each month.  Our program tracks these changes and allows you to mentally focus your body on achieving just the right balance for optimum fertility each month:</span>\r\n\r\n[slideboom id=43801&amp;w=550&amp;h=370]','Fertility Facts',0,'','publish','closed','closed','','fertility-facts','','','2009-09-24 20:30:17','2009-09-24 20:30:17','',0,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=305',5,'page','',0),(306,1,'2009-01-13 20:29:22','2009-01-13 20:29:22','','Fertility Facts',0,'','inherit','open','open','','305-revision','','','2009-01-13 20:29:22','2009-01-13 20:29:22','',305,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=306',0,'revision','',0),(307,1,'2009-01-13 20:00:05','2009-01-13 20:00:05','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','UNLOCK the MIND-BODY CONNECTION to ENHANCE FERTILITY',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-112','','','2009-01-13 20:00:05','2009-01-13 20:00:05','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=307',0,'revision','',0),(308,1,'2009-01-13 20:34:31','2009-01-13 20:34:31','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','UNLOCK the MIND-BODY CONNECTION to ENHANCE FERTILITY',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-113','','','2009-01-13 20:34:31','2009-01-13 20:34:31','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=308',0,'revision','',0),(309,1,'2009-01-13 20:35:32','2009-01-13 20:35:32','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','UNLOCK the MIND-BODY CONNECTION to ENHANCE FERTILITY',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-114','','','2009-01-13 20:35:32','2009-01-13 20:35:32','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=309',0,'revision','',0),(310,1,'2009-01-13 20:36:44','2009-01-13 20:36:44','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<i>UNLOCK the MIND-BODY CONNECTION to ENHANCE FERTILITY</I>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-115','','','2009-01-13 20:36:44','2009-01-13 20:36:44','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=310',0,'revision','',0),(311,1,'2009-01-13 20:37:06','2009-01-13 20:37:06','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<i>UNLOCK THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION TO ENHANCE FERTILITY</I>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-116','','','2009-01-13 20:37:06','2009-01-13 20:37:06','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=311',0,'revision','',0),(312,1,'2009-01-13 20:38:52','2009-01-13 20:38:52','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\">UNLOCK THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION TO ENHANCE FERTILITY</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-117','','','2009-01-13 20:38:52','2009-01-13 20:38:52','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=312',0,'revision','',0),(313,1,'2009-01-13 20:40:08','2009-01-13 20:40:08','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\">UNLOCK THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION TO <strong>ENHANCE FERTILITY</strong></span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-118','','','2009-01-13 20:40:08','2009-01-13 20:40:08','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=313',0,'revision','',0),(314,1,'2009-01-13 20:42:17','2009-01-13 20:42:17','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"front-variant:  small-caps;\">UNLOCK THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION TO <strong>ENHANCE FERTILITY</strong></span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-119','','','2009-01-13 20:42:17','2009-01-13 20:42:17','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=314',0,'revision','',0),(315,1,'2009-01-13 20:42:38','2009-01-13 20:42:38','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION TO <strong>ENHANCE FERTILITY</strong></span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-120','','','2009-01-13 20:42:38','2009-01-13 20:42:38','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=315',0,'revision','',0),(316,1,'2009-01-13 20:43:21','2009-01-13 20:43:21','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to<strong>Enhance Fertility</strong></span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-121','','','2009-01-13 20:43:21','2009-01-13 20:43:21','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=316',0,'revision','',0),(317,1,'2009-01-13 20:43:48','2009-01-13 20:43:48','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory programs designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-122','','','2009-01-13 20:43:48','2009-01-13 20:43:48','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=317',0,'revision','',0),(318,1,'2009-01-13 20:44:33','2009-01-13 20:44:33','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" - Bernie Siegel, M.D., <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-123','','','2009-01-13 20:44:33','2009-01-13 20:44:33','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=318',0,'revision','',0),(320,1,'2009-01-13 20:47:08','2009-01-13 20:47:08','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-125','','','2009-01-13 20:47:08','2009-01-13 20:47:08','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=320',0,'revision','',0),(319,1,'2009-01-13 20:45:35','2009-01-13 20:45:35','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" </em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>- </em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-124','','','2009-01-13 20:45:35','2009-01-13 20:45:35','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=319',0,'revision','',0),(321,1,'2009-01-13 20:47:59','2009-01-13 20:47:59','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-126','','','2009-01-13 20:47:59','2009-01-13 20:47:59','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=321',0,'revision','',0),(322,1,'2009-01-13 20:48:28','2009-01-13 20:48:28','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4><br>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section Stress and Infertility, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-127','','','2009-01-13 20:48:28','2009-01-13 20:48:28','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=322',0,'revision','',0),(323,1,'2009-01-13 20:49:41','2009-01-13 20:49:41','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4><br>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>\"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-128','','','2009-01-13 20:49:41','2009-01-13 20:49:41','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=323',0,'revision','',0),(324,1,'2009-01-13 20:50:33','2009-01-13 20:50:33','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4><br>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The Circle and Bloom program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-129','','','2009-01-13 20:50:33','2009-01-13 20:50:33','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=324',0,'revision','',0),(325,1,'2009-01-13 20:51:56','2009-01-13 20:51:56','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The <span style=\"font variant:  small-caps;\">Circle and Bloom Program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-130','','','2009-01-13 20:51:56','2009-01-13 20:51:56','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=325',0,'revision','',0),(326,1,'2009-01-13 20:52:43','2009-01-13 20:52:43','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The <span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Circle and Bloom Program:</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-131','','','2009-01-13 20:52:43','2009-01-13 20:52:43','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=326',0,'revision','',0),(327,1,'2009-01-13 20:53:13','2009-01-13 20:53:13','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The <span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Circle and Bloom Program:</span>\r\n</span></span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-132','','','2009-01-13 20:53:13','2009-01-13 20:53:13','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=327',0,'revision','',0),(328,1,'2009-01-13 20:53:45','2009-01-13 20:53:45','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span>\r\n</span></span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-133','','','2009-01-13 20:53:45','2009-01-13 20:53:45','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=328',0,'revision','',0),(329,1,'2009-01-13 20:27:33','2009-01-13 20:27:33','<h4><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">It has been documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as people experiencing life-threatening illnesses.</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /><br id=\"n0re1\" />According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue</em> calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"<br id=\"l_q40\" /><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.<br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" />Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.  As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','Stress and Infertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-23','','','2009-01-13 20:27:33','2009-01-13 20:27:33','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=329',0,'revision','',0),(330,1,'2009-01-13 21:06:45','2009-01-13 21:06:45','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">It has been documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as people experiencing life-threatening illnesses.</span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /><br id=\"n0re1\" />According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue</em> calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"<br id=\"l_q40\" /><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.<br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" />Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.  As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','Stress and Infertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-24','','','2009-01-13 21:06:45','2009-01-13 21:06:45','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=330',0,'revision','',0),(331,1,'2009-01-13 21:08:49','2009-01-13 21:08:49','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  This is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /><br id=\"n0re1\" />According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue</em> calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"<br id=\"l_q40\" /><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.<br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" />Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.  As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','Stress and Infertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-25','','','2009-01-13 21:08:49','2009-01-13 21:08:49','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=331',0,'revision','',0),(332,1,'2009-01-13 21:14:13','2009-01-13 21:14:13','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  This is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /><br id=\"n0re1\" />According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue</em> calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"<br id=\"l_q40\" /><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.<br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" />Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.  As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-26','','','2009-01-13 21:14:13','2009-01-13 21:14:13','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=332',0,'revision','',0),(333,1,'2009-01-13 21:16:18','2009-01-13 21:16:18','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field. </span></h4>\r\nAccording to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.<br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" />Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.  As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-27','','','2009-01-13 21:16:18','2009-01-13 21:16:18','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=333',0,'revision','',0),(334,1,'2009-01-13 21:16:52','2009-01-13 21:16:52','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.<br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</h4>\r\nAs outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-28','','','2009-01-13 21:16:52','2009-01-13 21:16:52','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=334',0,'revision','',0),(335,1,'2009-01-13 21:17:26','2009-01-13 21:17:26','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <strong>Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</strong><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</h4>\r\nAs outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-29','','','2009-01-13 21:17:26','2009-01-13 21:17:26','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=335',0,'revision','',0),(336,1,'2009-01-13 21:17:43','2009-01-13 21:17:43','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <strong>Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</strong><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax,\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-30','','','2009-01-13 21:17:43','2009-01-13 21:17:43','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=336',0,'revision','',0),(337,1,'2009-01-07 19:09:34','2009-01-07 19:09:34','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thank you for participating in our Beta program. The goal is to reach as many women as possible with a program aimed to take advantage of our innate mind-body connection and the role relaxation plays with our fertility.  To do this, we need to determine how best to explain the product, tweak the programs as necessary, or include any otherhideas or suggestions that you might have.  I\'d welcome you to consider this <em>your</em> personal product!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please find about 15 minutes per session, with 10 minutes for introduction to relax and either lie down or recline in a quiet spot.   Approach this with an open mind and with the knowledge that and then take 10 minutes to answer some questions through an online form, which can be found <a href=\"https://circlebloom.wufoo.com/forms/circle-bloom-beta-questionnaire/\">here</a>. As a thank-you for participating, we will send you a complete 28-day program completely free to use as you wish.  This is a limited offer, so please don\'t delay!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, by participating you are agreeing to our terms of use.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You have a choice of methods to participate in the program.  You can either listen now through your computer, or download to your portable listening device, like an iPod - which is the recommended method to take full advantage of the music and auditory relaxation program.  You also have a choice to download each individual program, or fully bundled in one zip file.  Here are the two options:</p>\r\n\r\nOPTION ONE:\r\n\r\nAllows you to download one file that contains all five programs, including the Introduction.  Once you have extracted all of the MP3 files from the ZIP files, you may then upload them to your iPod or other digital music device.   <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/audio/BetaPrograms.zip\">Click here to download the entire set of beta test files\r\n</a>\r\n\r\nOPTION TWO:\r\nEither listen now or download each individual file for the first five days.  Please start by listening to the Introduction.\r\n<table style=\"height: 185px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"428\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"155\"><span class=\"style1\">Introduction</span></td>\r\n<td width=\"122\"><a href=\"audio/Introduction_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td width=\"129\"><a href=\"audio/Introduction_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\">Day One</span></td>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"audio/DayOne_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></span></td>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"audio/DayOne_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></span></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Two</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayTwo_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayTwo_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Three</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayThree_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayThree_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Four</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFour_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFour_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Five</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFive_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFive_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody></table>','Beta Program Downloadable Files:  Start Here',0,'','inherit','open','open','','231-revision-20','','','2009-01-07 19:09:34','2009-01-07 19:09:34','',231,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=337',0,'revision','',0),(338,1,'2009-01-09 02:39:20','2009-01-09 02:39:20','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">\r\n<p class=\"note\">INFERTILITY RELAXATION PROGRAM COMING SOON...</p>\r\n\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Through our research and consultations with medical practitioners, including the New York Times Bestselling Author Dr. Bernie Siegel, we are in the final stages of publishing what will be an auditory-based relaxation and meditation program for infertility.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on decades of mind-body studies and practical applications, our program will combine deep relaxation sessions using visual imagery tracking to your bodies daily fluctuations in its reproductive cycle. A patent-pending program, our program will allow you to take a much-needed 10-15 minutes on a daily basis to reduce the effects of stress and its impact on your reproductive health.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We would love to have you participate in a free trial version of our program. Please either subscribe or sign up via email to be updated as to when the free trial will be available. Your feedback will be critical to making the program be as effective as possible.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any thoughts in the meantime? Please let us know.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','The Program',0,'','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-11','','','2009-01-09 02:39:20','2009-01-09 02:39:20','',14,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=338',0,'revision','',0),(339,1,'2009-01-13 21:49:17','2009-01-13 21:49:17','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">\r\n<p class=\"note\">INFERTILITY RELAXATION PROGRAM COMING SOON...</p>\r\n\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Through our research and consultation with medical practitioners, including <em>The New York Times</em> bestselling author Dr. Bernie Siegel, we are in the final stages of publishing what will be an auditory-based relaxation and meditation program for infertility.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on decades of mind-body research and practical applications, our program will combine deep relaxation sessions using visual imagery tracking to your body\'s daily fluctuations in its reproductive cycle.  Our patent-pending program will allow you to take a much-needed 10-15 minutes on a daily basis to reduce the effects of stress and its impact on your reproductive health.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We would love to have you participate in a free trial version of our program. Please either subscribe or sign up via email to be updated as to when the free trial will be available. Your feedback will be critical to making the program be as effective as possible.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any thoughts in the meantime? Please let us know.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','The Program',0,'','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-12','','','2009-01-13 21:49:17','2009-01-13 21:49:17','',14,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=339',0,'revision','',0),(340,1,'2009-01-13 21:50:35','2009-01-13 21:50:35','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">\r\n<p class=\"note\">INFERTILITY RELAXATION PROGRAM COMING SOON...</p>\r\n\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Through our research and consultation with medical practitioners, including <em>The New York Times</em> bestselling author Dr. Bernie Siegel, we are in the final stages of publishing what will be an auditory-based relaxation and meditation program for infertility.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on decades of mind-body research and practical applications, our program will combine deep relaxation sessions using visual imagery tracking to your body\'s daily fluctuations in its reproductive cycle.  Our patent-pending program will allow you to take a much-needed 10-15 minutes on a daily basis to reduce the effects of stress and its impact on your reproductive health.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We would love to have you participate in a free trial version of our program. Please either subscribe or sign up via email to be updated as to when the free trial will be available. Your feedback will be critical to making the program be as effective as possible.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any thoughts in the meantime? Please let us know.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<span style: \"font-variant: small-caps;\">The Program</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-13','','','2009-01-13 21:50:35','2009-01-13 21:50:35','',14,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=340',0,'revision','',0),(341,1,'2009-01-13 21:51:01','2009-01-13 21:51:01','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">\r\n<p class=\"note\">INFERTILITY RELAXATION PROGRAM COMING SOON...</p>\r\n\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Through our research and consultation with medical practitioners, including <em>The New York Times</em> bestselling author Dr. Bernie Siegel, we are in the final stages of publishing what will be an auditory-based relaxation and meditation program for infertility.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on decades of mind-body research and practical applications, our program will combine deep relaxation sessions using visual imagery tracking to your body\'s daily fluctuations in its reproductive cycle.  Our patent-pending program will allow you to take a much-needed 10-15 minutes on a daily basis to reduce the effects of stress and its impact on your reproductive health.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We would love to have you participate in a free trial version of our program. Please either subscribe or sign up via email to be updated as to when the free trial will be available. Your feedback will be critical to making the program be as effective as possible.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any thoughts in the meantime? Please let us know.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">The Program</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-14','','','2009-01-13 21:51:01','2009-01-13 21:51:01','',14,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=341',0,'revision','',0),(342,1,'2008-10-20 17:31:18','2008-10-20 17:31:18','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No, we are not telling you that it\'s <em>all</em> in your mind. We are not telling that you just need to take a vacation. We are not telling you that it\'s your fault in any way. There is no guilt or blame to be had. Period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To be honest, this has been one of the biggest concerns (fear?) that I have had in building Circle &amp; Bloom. The reaction to you as a group that at some level you take offense to. That we are saying \"hey, lighten up!\" I am certainly not here to offend anyone, nor am I hear to spread false hopes. All we are saying is that you can play a more active role in helping yourself to better manage your stress and anxiety levels.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My feeling is this:  we are all human, and accordingly we will fail. Even the medical establishment. Over the past century, medicine has become a science where diseases are now treated mainly with drugs - with little thought or attention to the mind\'s role in the diseases of the body. When you read things like depressed and/or anxious people have a 3-times likelihood of getting cancer and that high-blood pressure can be reduced to normal levels by instituting a meditation program into your lives - you have to sit back and contemplate.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How can one really explain the placebo effect if there is not an impact of the mind\'s influence - at a cellular level - on every aspect of our bodily function? In a simple test, imagine biting into a juicy apple - and now feel the saliva start to flow in your mouth. That is the mind-body connection.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And when you read some of the case studies by ground-breaking researchers in the fertility field like Alice Domar, Ph.D and Sarah Berga, Ph.D., who have seen unbelievable statistics in restoring fertility in couples, again, it should make you sit up and take notice. There is something to stress and anxiety diminishing our chance of getting pregnant. There is something to the mind-body connection that I should learn more about.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asking yourself that simple question is the first step. Congratulations.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','\"Are You Saying This is All in My Mind!?!\"',0,'','inherit','open','open','','111-revision-11','','','2008-10-20 17:31:18','2008-10-20 17:31:18','',111,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=342',0,'revision','',0),(343,1,'2009-01-13 21:54:34','2009-01-13 21:54:34','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No, we are not telling you that it\'s all in your mind. We are not telling that you just need to take a vacation. We are not telling you that it\'s your fault in any way. There is no guilt or blame to be had. Period.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To be honest, this has been one of the biggest concerns that I have had in building Circle &amp; Bloom. The reaction to you as a group that at some level you take offense to. That we are saying \"hey, lighten up!\" I am certainly not here to offend anyone, nor am I here to spread false hopes. All we are saying is that you can play a more active role in helping yourself to better manage your stress and anxiety levels that do impact your fertility.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My feeling is this:  we are all human, and accordingly we will fail. Even the medical establishment. Over the past century, medicine has become a science where diseases are now treated mainly with drugs - with little thought or attention to the mind\'s role in the diseases of the body. When you read things like depressed and/or anxious people have a 3-times likelihood of getting cancer and that high-blood pressure can be reduced to normal levels by instituting a meditation program into your lives - you have to sit back and contemplate.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How can one really explain the placebo effect if there is not an impact of the mind\'s influence - at a cellular level - on every aspect of our bodily function? In a simple test, imagine biting into a juicy apple - and now feel the saliva start to flow in your mouth. That is the mind-body connection.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And when you read some of the case studies by ground-breaking researchers in the fertility field like Alice Domar, Ph.D and Sarah Berga, Ph.D., who have seen unbelievable statistics in restoring fertility in couples, again, it should make you sit up and take notice. There is something to stress and anxiety diminishing our chance of getting pregnant. There is something to the mind-body connection that I should learn more about.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asking yourself that simple question is the first step. Congratulations.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','\"Are You Saying This is All in My Mind!?!\"',0,'','inherit','open','open','','111-revision-12','','','2009-01-13 21:54:34','2009-01-13 21:54:34','',111,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=343',0,'revision','',0),(344,1,'2008-10-20 17:05:43','2008-10-20 17:05:43','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">About 14 months ago, I was struck with an idea that seemed to grow and become more complex all on its own. Almost out of my control, Frankenstein-like, it needed to exist. It became my all-consuming thought, even with a full-time finance job and two young kids at home to take care of. Vacations and weekends were my time to work on this project, and everyone in my life can attest to this craziness that has consumed me.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, you can imagine my happiness that the \"birth\" of this project/company is just about here. I highlight \"just about\" because this website and blog are really only the pre-show the <a title=\"Circle &amp; Bloom Products\" href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">real deal.</a> I will explain that more as we go.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If not evident already, this idea revolves around the impact of stress and fertility. Throughout my 30s, this issue has come up in many ways - throughout my own struggle with pregnancy (which did end with a perfect outcome) and scores of friends who went through absolute heart-wrenching experiences. This has been underscored with my long-standing interest in mind-body health and the ability to ellicit real physical changes through imagining meditation which is - <strong>the ability to use intense relaxation sessions combined with visual imagery to bring about real physical changes and open the possibilities for healing.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I really dove headfirst into multiple areas of medicine, mind-body connection, reproductive health, etc. - reading anything I could get my hands on, talking with experts in the field, interviewing friends who are experiencing unexplained infertility, drafting the Circle &amp; Bloom program, etc. I even took classes on website programming.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I will be very honest with you at all times:  I am not a doctor, nor will I ever pretend to be. I am not a therapist, hypnotist, or any other medical person in any way shape or form. I will never promise that I can \"get you pregnant\" with any potions, magic-pill or any other such nonsense - nor am I a faith-based devotee like the Christian Scientists, etc.  <strong>But, with the infertility rate rising each year, I believe there is a fundamental problem with the overall approach to fertility issues.</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The standard approach to solving fertility problems is from the neck down, when a full body approach examining underlying the emotional state and anxiety levels may help to turn things around.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">I invite you to join us into how we can take control of these issues ourselves by researching the mind-body effects on our reproductive health. Your comments, questions, support for others will all work to create a place where we all learn to realize our full potential.</h4>','A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With the First Step',0,'','inherit','open','open','','81-revision-11','','','2008-10-20 17:05:43','2008-10-20 17:05:43','',81,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=344',0,'revision','',0),(571,1,'2009-02-08 17:42:58','2009-02-08 17:42:58','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have PCOS and have known about it since my late teens. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a hormone imbalance that affects about 5-10% of women in the U.S. It basically puts your ovaries into overdrive, producing many cysts (hence the \"poly\" in the name) instead of healthy eggs. Throughout my twenties and early into my marriage, the diagnosis that \"pregnancy may be difficult\" was there lurking in the background, but I honestly didn\'t get too hung up on it as it was something to be dealt with at a later time. I was blessed to have two perfect children, but not without a lot of heart-ache and emotional ups and downs along the way.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-569\" title=\"photo-335\" src=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/photo-335-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"photo-335\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our first child came within six months of \"trying but not trying.\" It was easy, actually. No temperature monitoring, no buying pregnancy tests in bulk, no infertility procedures, and more importantly, very little stress. There was no figuring out when my period was supposed to come, and waiting with baited breath to see if it did. It was living life normally.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second child, who came almost five years later, was a bit of a different story. We did the same approach to start, but after a year of trying unsuccessfully, we knew that we needed to start taking things more seriously. So, the tests, the timing, and the waiting started in earnest. It was hard, and what I found was that my normal thought pattern started to shift. Images of swaddled babies smelling like baby powder became regular. I would get a twinge in the pit of my stomach when I saw a pregnant woman. I found myself looking at those tiny little outfits and imagining a fully stocked dresser of tiny diapers, lotions, and wipes. Looking back, I am sure I had become a bit depressed and somewhat crazy. Well-meaning friends and family  would comment how lucky we were to have one healthy child. A few times the pregnancy test came back positive and the rush of those emotions flooded me, only to find out weeks later that the pregnancies were not viable and needed to be terminated. Heart. Ache.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had two very different experiences having two terrific kids. Can I say that my depression and stress that I felt hampered my ability to get pregnant the second time? Who knows. What I can say for sure, however, that my infertility problems certainly did contribute to my stress and depression and we all know the detrimental effects on our body when we have such extreme emotions.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have always believed in the mind-body connection, but in the case of my second pregnancy, had no idea how I could help myself through the problem. I know that the emotions that we carry around with us, especially anger and anxiety can be energy-sappers, but can also be destructive to the careful balancing of our hormonal and immune systems.  The negativity captures excess energy that could be redirected elsewhere in the bodies - most importantly your reproductive system. By freeing this negative energy through relaxation, meditation and even recording your thoughts in a journal, we begin the wonderful process of recovery and healing.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I started Circle &amp; Bloom to help others in this process of taking a more proactive stance. Helping ourselves help ourselves. Through the power of the mind-body connection along with the stress-infertility link - we have the knowledge to take matters in our own hands (we do not advocate, however, to delay seeing a doctor, if you suspect problems with being able to get pregnant).</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','About Joanne',0,'','inherit','open','open','','143-revision-17','','','2009-02-08 17:42:58','2009-02-08 17:42:58','',143,'http://www.circlebloom.com/143-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(345,1,'2008-10-23 19:43:11','2008-10-23 19:43:11','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"drop_cap\">O</span>ur mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to develop products and provide real-world information and news that help you more effectively manage the process of infertility by using relaxation techniques. We believe strongly in the mind to heal the body and that anyone can do it - it just takes knowledge and the right tools. Given the recent studies that suggest a strong link between stress and infertility and the ability to reduce your stress by eliciting the \"Relaxation Response,\" our program is a daily auditory-based program that utilizes guided imagery and deep relaxation techniques that provides a way to link our inherent mind-body healing ability.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our program was designed and created by Joanne Verkuilen with the advice and guidance of medical professionals, mind-body experts and psychologists, including the best-selling author of L<em>ove Medicine &amp; Miracles</em>, Dr. Bernie Siegel. The program uses a patent-pending method of tracking to your reproductive cycle such that every day, upon entering a state of deep relaxation, guided imagery will talk to your physical body to suggest powerful directives that may help in the balancing of your reproductive system. We believe strongly in our mind\'s powerful ability to heal our bodies, and by using guided imagery, we begin to open a positive channel of dialogue between the mind and the body.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The stress-infertility connection is real. The time is now for you to take control over your fertility, rather than letting your fertility take control over you.</p>\r\n\r\nLearn more <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=143\">Joanne here</a>.','About Us',0,'','inherit','open','open','','23-revision-11','','','2008-10-23 19:43:11','2008-10-23 19:43:11','',23,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=345',0,'revision','',0),(346,1,'2008-11-16 23:16:58','2008-11-16 23:16:58','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have PCOS and have known about it since my late teens. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a hormone imbalance that affects about 5-10% of women in the U.S. It basically puts your ovaries into overdrive, producing many cysts (hence the \"poly\" in the name) instead of healthy eggs. Throughout my twenties and early into my marriage, the diagnosis that \"pregnancy may be difficult\" was there lurking in the background, but I honestly didn\'t get too hung up on it as it was something to be dealt with at a later time. I was blessed to have two perfect children, but not without a lot of heart-ache and emotional ups and downs along the way.<a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/joanne_photo.gif\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-203\" title=\"joanne_photo\" src=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/joanne_photo1-227x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"229\" /></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our first child came within six months of \"trying but not trying.\" It was easy, actually. No temperature monitoring, no buying pregnancy tests in bulk, no tests, and more importantly, no stress. There was no figuring out when my period was supposed to come, and waiting with baited breath to see if it did. It was living life normally.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second child, who came almost five years later, was a bit of a different story. We did the same approach to start, but after a year of trying unsuccessfully, we knew that we needed to start taking things more seriously. So, the tests, the timing, and the waiting started in earnest. It was hard, and what I found was that my normal thought pattern started to shift. Images of swaddled babies smelling like baby powder became regular. I would get a twinge in the pit of my stomach when I saw a pregnant woman. I found myself looking at those tiny little outfits and imagine a fully stocked dresser of tiny diapers, lotions, and wipes. Looking back, I am sure I had become a bit depressed and somewhat crazy. Well-meaning friends and family who would comment how lucky we were to have one healthy child. A few times the pregnancy test came back positive and the rush of those emotions flooded me, only to find out weeks later that the pregnancies were not viable and needed to be terminated. Heart. Ache.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had two very different experiences having two terrific kids. Can I say that my depression and stress that I felt hampered my ability to get pregnant the second time? Who knows. What I can say for sure, however, that my infertility problems certainly did contribute to my stress and depression and we all know the detrimental effects on our body when we have such extreme emotions.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have always believed in the mind-body connection, but in the case of my second pregnancy, had no idea how I could help myself through the problem. I know that the emotions that we carry around with us, especially anger and anxiety can be energy-sappers, but can also be destructive to the careful balancing of our hormonal and immune systems.  The negativity captures excess energy that could be redirected elsewhere in the bodies - most importantly your reproductive system. By freeing this negative energy through relaxation, meditation and even recording your thoughts in a journal, we begin the wonderful process of recovery and healing.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I started Circle &amp; Bloom to help others in this process of taking a more proactive stance. Helping ourselves help ourselves. Through the power of the mind-body connection along with the stress-infertility link - we have the knowledge to take matters in our own hands (we do not advocate, however, to delay seeing a doctor, if you suspect problems with being able to get pregnant).</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','About Joanne',0,'','inherit','open','open','','143-revision-15','','','2008-11-16 23:16:58','2008-11-16 23:16:58','',143,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=346',0,'revision','',0),(347,1,'2009-01-13 21:47:03','2009-01-13 21:47:03','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thank you for participating in our Beta program. The goal is to reach as many women as possible with a program aimed to take advantage of our innate mind-body connection and the role relaxation plays with our fertility.  To do this, we need to determine how best to explain the product, tweak the programs as necessary, or include any other ideas or suggestions that you might have.  I\'d welcome you to consider this <em>your</em> personal product!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please find about 15 minutes per session, with 10 minutes for introduction to relax and either lie down or recline in a quiet spot.   Approach this with an open mind and with the knowledge that and then take 10 minutes to answer some questions through an online form, which can be found <a href=\"https://circlebloom.wufoo.com/forms/circle-bloom-beta-questionnaire/\">here</a>. As a thank-you for participating, we will send you a complete 28-day program completely free to use as you wish.  This is a limited offer, so please don\'t delay!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, by participating you are agreeing to our terms of use.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You have a choice of methods to participate in the program.  You can either listen now through your computer, or download to your portable listening device, like an iPod - which is the recommended method to take full advantage of the music and auditory relaxation program.  You also have a choice to download each individual program, or fully bundled in one zip file.  Here are the two options:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #808000;\">OPTION ONE - DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING IN ONE FILE:</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Allows you to download one file that contains all five programs, including the Introduction.  Once you have extracted all of the MP3 files from the ZIP files, you may then upload them to your iPod or other digital music device.   Depending on the speed of your connection, we estimate that it might take anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes.  <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/audio/BetaPrograms.zip\"></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/audio/BetaPrograms.zip\">Click here to download the entire set of beta test files</a></p>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #808000;\">OPTION TWO - DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN NOW TO EACH SESSION:</span>\r\nEither listen now or download each individual file for the first five days.  Please start by listening to the Introduction.\r\n<table style=\"height: 185px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"428\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"155\"><span class=\"style1\">Introduction</span></td>\r\n<td width=\"122\"><a href=\"audio/Introduction_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td width=\"129\"><a href=\"audio/Introduction_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\">Day One</span></td>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"audio/DayOne_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></span></td>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"audio/DayOne_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></span></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Two</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayTwo_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayTwo_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Three</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayThree_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayThree_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Four</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFour_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFour_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Five</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFive_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFive_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody></table>\r\nINSTRUCTIONS','Beta Program Downloadable Files:  Start Here',0,'','inherit','open','open','','231-revision-21','','','2009-01-13 21:47:03','2009-01-13 21:47:03','',231,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=347',0,'revision','',0),(348,1,'2009-01-13 22:04:36','2009-01-13 22:04:36','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Thank you for participating in our Beta program. </span>The goal is to reach as many women as possible with a program aimed to take advantage of our innate mind-body connection and the role relaxation plays with our fertility.  To do this, we need to determine how best to explain the product, tweak the programs as necessary, or include any other ideas or suggestions that you might have.</h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #808000;\">As our thank-you, for those that participate in the Beta test as described herein (including answering questions about the experience), you will receive a free and complete 28-day program to use for yourself or a friend.</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please find about 15 minutes per session to relax and either lie down or recline in a quiet spot.   Approach this with an open mind and with the knowledge that by taking a proactive stance by reducing the effects of stress, this program will work for you.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After you have taken the time and listened to each session, answer some questions through an online form, which can be found <a href=\"https://circlebloom.wufoo.com/forms/circle-bloom-beta-questionnaire/\">here</a>. As a thank-you for participating, we will send you a complete 28-day program completely free to use as you wish.  This is a limited offer, so please don\'t delay!</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, by participating you are agreeing to our terms of use.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You have a choice of methods to participate in the program.  You can either listen now through your computer, or download to your portable listening device, like an iPod - which is the recommended method to take full advantage of the music and auditory relaxation program.  You also have a choice to download each individual program, or fully bundled in one zip file.  Here are the two options:</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #808000;\">OPTION ONE - DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING IN ONE FILE:</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Allows you to download one file that contains all five programs, including the Introduction.  Once you have extracted all of the MP3 files from the ZIP files, you may then upload them to your iPod or other digital music device.   Depending on the speed of your connection, we estimate that it might take anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes.  <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/audio/BetaPrograms.zip\"></a></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/audio/BetaPrograms.zip\">Click here to download the entire set of beta test files</a></p>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #808000;\">OPTION TWO - DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN NOW TO EACH SESSION:</span>\r\nEither listen now or download each individual file for the first five days.  Please start by listening to the Introduction.\r\n<table style=\"height: 185px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"428\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td width=\"155\"><span class=\"style1\">Introduction</span></td>\r\n<td width=\"122\"><a href=\"audio/Introduction_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td width=\"129\"><a href=\"audio/Introduction_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\">Day One</span></td>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"audio/DayOne_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></span></td>\r\n<td><span class=\"style1\"><a href=\"audio/DayOne_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></span></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Two</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayTwo_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayTwo_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Three</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayThree_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayThree_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Four</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFour_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFour_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Day Five</td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFive_CircleBloom.mp3\">Listen Now</a></td>\r\n<td><a href=\"audio/DayFive_CircleBloom.zip\">Download</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody></table>\r\nTECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS','Beta Program Downloadable Files:  Start Here',0,'','inherit','open','open','','231-revision-22','','','2009-01-13 22:04:36','2009-01-13 22:04:36','',231,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=348',0,'revision','',0),(349,1,'2009-01-13 21:18:29','2009-01-13 21:18:29','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <strong>Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</strong><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-31','','','2009-01-13 21:18:29','2009-01-13 21:18:29','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=349',0,'revision','',0),(409,1,'2009-01-26 15:46:52','2009-01-26 15:46:52','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress impacts our fertility. And unfortunately, stress is compounded when we try to conceive month after month, creating a downward spiral that is difficult to break.\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" />You may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field are impressive and starting to gain increased attention from the medical establishment: </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <span style=\"color: #808000;\">Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</span><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>','Stress and Infertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-41','','','2009-01-26 15:46:52','2009-01-26 15:46:52','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=409',0,'revision','',0),(540,1,'2009-02-07 00:38:46','2009-02-07 00:38:46','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Introducing Circle &amp; Bloom. We are proud to announce a new process to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and unlocking the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help increase your chance for pregnancy.</span></h4><br>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #62533A;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em> </span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #584984;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\" </em><br>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee underscoring our commitment to quality.  And having walked in your shoes, we understand, care and wish to help you make a difference. </strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #584984;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Our program goes to the heart of the matter and counter-balances stress with deep relaxation.  And we take it one step further and provide visualization exercises that track to your monthly cycle, opening the mind-body connection.  Underlie that with wonderful alpha-state music that sets the stage for peace and tranquility. </span></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\"><strong><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span></strong> </span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility </span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Affordable and easy to use </span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture </span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility. </span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods. </span></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','A Revolutionary Mind-Body Program <br>to Help You Conceive',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-160','','','2009-02-07 00:38:46','2009-02-07 00:38:46','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/2-revision-160/',0,'revision','',0),(535,1,'2009-02-07 00:36:25','2009-02-07 00:36:25','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Introducing<strong> <span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Circle &amp; Bloom</span>.  We are proud to announce a new process to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and unlocking the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help increase your chance for pregnancy.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #62533A;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #584984;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee underscoring our commitment to quality.  And having walked in your shoes, we understand, care and wish to help you make a difference. </strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #584984;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Our program goes to the heart of the matter and counter-balances stress with deep relaxation.  And we take it one step further and provide visualization exercises that track to your monthly cycle, opening the mind-body connection.  Underlie that with wonderful alpha-state music that sets the stage for peace and tranquility.\r\n</span>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\"><strong><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span></strong>\r\n</span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','A Revolutionary Mind-Body Program <br>to Help You Conceive',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-156','','','2009-02-07 00:36:25','2009-02-07 00:36:25','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/2-revision-156/',0,'revision','',0),(350,1,'2009-01-13 20:53:59','2009-01-13 20:53:59','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span></strong>\r\n</span></span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-134','','','2009-01-13 20:53:59','2009-01-13 20:53:59','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=350',0,'revision','',0),(536,1,'2009-02-07 00:37:52','2009-02-07 00:37:52','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Introducing Circle &amp; Bloom. We are proud to announce a new process to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and unlocking the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help increase your chance for pregnancy.</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #62533A;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #584984;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee underscoring our commitment to quality.  And having walked in your shoes, we understand, care and wish to help you make a difference. </strong></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #584984;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\">Our program goes to the heart of the matter and counter-balances stress with deep relaxation.  And we take it one step further and provide visualization exercises that track to your monthly cycle, opening the mind-body connection.  Underlie that with wonderful alpha-state music that sets the stage for peace and tranquility.\r\n</span>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;\"><strong><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span></strong>\r\n</span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #6C6C6C;;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','A Revolutionary Mind-Body Program <br>to Help You Conceive',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-157','','','2009-02-07 00:37:52','2009-02-07 00:37:52','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/2-revision-157/',0,'revision','',0),(351,1,'2009-01-14 02:12:18','2009-01-14 02:12:18','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee which represents our commitment to quality, and our commitment to each and every one of you. </strong></span>\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Our program goes to the heart of the matter and counter-balances stress with deep relaxation.  And we take it one step further and provide visualization exercises that track to your monthly cycle, opening the mind-body connection.  Underlie that with wonderful alpha-state music that sets the stage for peace and tranquility.\r\n</span>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span></strong>\r\n</span></span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-135','','','2009-01-14 02:12:18','2009-01-14 02:12:18','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=351',0,'revision','',0),(444,1,'2009-01-15 00:27:07','2009-01-15 00:27:07','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help increase your chance for pregnancy.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee underscoring our commitment to quality.  And having walked in your shoes, we understand, care and wish to help you make a difference. </strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Our program goes to the heart of the matter and counter-balances stress with deep relaxation.  And we take it one step further and provide visualization exercises that track to your monthly cycle, opening the mind-body connection.  Underlie that with wonderful alpha-state music that sets the stage for peace and tranquility.\r\n</span>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span></strong>\r\n</span></span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-139','','','2009-01-15 00:27:07','2009-01-15 00:27:07','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=444',0,'revision','',0),(352,1,'2009-01-14 02:14:46','2009-01-14 02:14:46','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help improve fertility.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee underscoring our commitment to quality.  And having walked in your shoes, we understand, care and wish to help you make a difference. </strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Our program goes to the heart of the matter and counter-balances stress with deep relaxation.  And we take it one step further and provide visualization exercises that track to your monthly cycle, opening the mind-body connection.  Underlie that with wonderful alpha-state music that sets the stage for peace and tranquility.\r\n</span>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span></strong>\r\n</span></span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-136','','','2009-01-14 02:14:46','2009-01-14 02:14:46','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=352',0,'revision','',0),(353,1,'2009-01-13 22:08:57','2009-01-13 22:08:57','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" /><span class=\"drop_cap\">Y</span>ou may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field are impressive and starting to gain increased attention from the medical establishment: </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <strong>Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</strong><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-32','','','2009-01-13 22:08:57','2009-01-13 22:08:57','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=353',0,'revision','',0),(354,1,'2009-01-14 02:33:25','2009-01-14 02:33:25','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><span class=\"drop_cap\">T</span>here is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" />You may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field are impressive and starting to gain increased attention from the medical establishment: </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <strong>Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</strong><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-33','','','2009-01-14 02:33:25','2009-01-14 02:33:25','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=354',0,'revision','',0),(363,1,'2009-01-14 03:28:04','2009-01-14 03:28:04','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><span class=\"drop_cap\">T</span>here is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" />You may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field are impressive and starting to gain increased attention from the medical establishment: </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <span style=\"color: #808000;\">Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</span><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-36','','','2009-01-14 03:28:04','2009-01-14 03:28:04','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=363',0,'revision','',0),(355,1,'2009-01-14 02:37:19','2009-01-14 02:37:19','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><span class=\"drop_cap\">T</span>here is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" />You may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field are impressive and starting to gain increased attention from the medical establishment: </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <strong>Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</strong><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-34','','','2009-01-14 02:37:19','2009-01-14 02:37:19','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=355',0,'revision','',0),(356,1,'2009-01-14 02:58:36','2009-01-14 02:58:36','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our focus at Circle + Bloom™ is all about you.   Our focus is on helping as many women achieve their dreams as possible.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please reach out to us if you would like to discuss anything on your mind. We welcome your thoughts, questions or ideas.  We would love to help!</p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Circle + Bloom™\r\n26 Park Street, Suite 2023\r\nMontclair, NJ 07042\r\n866-237-2271\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text/javascript\">// <![CDATA[\r\nvar host = ((\"https:\" == document.location.protocol) ? \"https://secure.\" : \"http://\");document.write(unescape(\"%3Cscript src=\'\" + host + \"wufoo.com/scripts/embed/form.js\' type=\'text/javascript\'%3E%3C/script%3E\"));\r\n// ]]></script>\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text/javascript\">// <![CDATA[\r\nvar p7x3x5 = new WufooForm();\r\np7x3x5.initialize({\r\n\'userName\':\'circlebloom\', \r\n\'formHash\':\'p7x3x5\', \r\n\'autoResize\':true,\r\n\'height\':\'467\'});\r\np7x3x5.display();\r\n// ]]></script>','Get In Touch',0,'','publish','closed','closed','','contact-us','','','2009-08-17 21:30:26','2009-08-17 21:30:26','',0,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=356',7,'page','',0),(357,1,'2009-01-14 02:55:51','2009-01-14 02:55:51','We welcome your thoughts, questions or ideas.  Here are the ways to do that:\n<h4>By Email:</h4>\ninfo@circlebloom [dot] com\n<h4>By Telephone:</h4>\n[1-800-circle-bloom]\n\nOur Offices:\n\nCircle &amp; Bloom LLC\n\nSuite 1400\n\n[post office]\n\nMontclair, NJ 07043','Contact Us',0,'','inherit','open','open','','356-revision','','','2009-01-14 02:55:51','2009-01-14 02:55:51','',356,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=357',0,'revision','',0),(358,1,'2009-01-14 02:56:52','2009-01-14 02:56:52','We welcome your thoughts, questions or ideas.  Here are the ways to do that:\n<h4>By Email:</h4>\ninfo@circlebloom [dot] com\n<h4>By Telephone:</h4>\n[1-800-circle-bloom]\n<h4>Our Offices:</h4>\n<address>Circle &amp; Bloom LLC</address><address>Suite 1400\n</address><address>[post office]\n</address><address>Montclair, NJ 07043\n</address>','Contact Us',0,'','inherit','open','open','','356-revision-2','','','2009-01-14 02:56:52','2009-01-14 02:56:52','',356,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=358',0,'revision','',0),(359,1,'2009-04-30 20:11:09','2009-04-30 20:11:09','<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our focus at Circle &amp; Bloom is all about you.  We don\'t care about balance sheets, margins, policy and procedures.  Our focus in on helping as many women achieve their dreams as possible. We\'ll do whatever it takes.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please reach out to us if you would like to discuss anything on your mind. We welcome your thoughts, questions or ideas.  We would love to help!</p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Circle and Bloom Company\n26 Park Street, Suite 2023\nMontclair, NJ 07042\n866-237-2271\n\nLoading...','Get In Touch',0,'','inherit','open','open','','356-autosave','','','2009-04-30 20:11:09','2009-04-30 20:11:09','',356,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=359',0,'revision','',0),(360,1,'2009-01-14 02:58:36','2009-01-14 02:58:36','We are proud to call Montclair New Jersey home. We welcome your thoughts, questions or ideas.\r\n<h4>By Email:</h4>\r\ninfo@circlebloom [dot] com\r\n<h4>By Telephone:</h4>\r\n[1-800-circle-bloom]\r\n<h4>Our Offices:</h4>\r\n<address>Circle &amp; Bloom LLC</address><address>Suite 1400\r\n</address><address>[post office]\r\n</address><address>Montclair, NJ 07043\r\n</address>','Contact Us',0,'','inherit','open','open','','356-revision-3','','','2009-01-14 02:58:36','2009-01-14 02:58:36','',356,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=360',0,'revision','',0),(361,1,'2009-01-13 21:51:31','2009-01-13 21:51:31','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">\r\n<p class=\"note\">CURRENTLY IN BETA TEST MODE...</p>\r\n\r\n</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Through our research and consultation with medical practitioners, including <em>The New York Times</em> bestselling author Dr. Bernie Siegel, we are in the final stages of publishing what will be an auditory-based relaxation and meditation program for infertility.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on decades of mind-body research and practical applications, our program will combine deep relaxation sessions using visual imagery tracking to your body\'s daily fluctuations in its reproductive cycle.  Our patent-pending program will allow you to take a much-needed 10-15 minutes on a daily basis to reduce the effects of stress and its impact on your reproductive health.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We would love to have you participate in a free trial version of our program. Please either subscribe or sign up via email to be updated as to when the free trial will be available. Your feedback will be critical to making the program be as effective as possible.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any thoughts in the meantime? Please let us know.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">The Program</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-15','','','2009-01-13 21:51:31','2009-01-13 21:51:31','',14,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=361',0,'revision','',0),(362,1,'2009-01-14 02:50:36','2009-01-14 02:50:36','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #87873a;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><span class=\"drop_cap\">T</span>here is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" />You may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field are impressive and starting to gain increased attention from the medical establishment: </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <strong>Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</strong><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. 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The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <span style=\"color: #808000;\">Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</span><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-37','','','2009-01-14 03:29:40','2009-01-14 03:29:40','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=364',0,'revision','',0),(365,1,'2009-01-14 03:31:19','2009-01-14 03:31:19','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><span class=\"drop_cap\">T</span>here is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" />You may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field are impressive and starting to gain increased attention from the medical establishment: </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <span style=\"color: #808000;\">Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</span><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  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However, each program has a similar organization:</p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Step One: Body-Scan Relaxation </em></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;\">The beginning part of the program is all about quieting the mind and relaxing each body part.  We do this by what\'s called a progressive body scan - or walking you through a visualization process of each major body part with relaxation in mind.  It\'s a proven and very effective way to elicit deep relaxation.  Your body will feel very weighted, heavy and go very quiet after do this section.  This will help reverse the effects of stress and prepare you for the next section.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Step Two: Guided Imagery</em></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;\">This section is where the tracking of your cycle becomes important.  Everyday, our hormones are changing and talking to each other.  By providing a visual representation so that you are imagining what is happening (or what should be happening), you open up the ability to engage the mind-body connection.  This is an incredibly powerful process that will help promote balance, healing and restoration to our natural state.  Furthermore, this process becomes that much more impactful when we trust in the process - when we believe it will work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><em>Step Three:  Addressing Emotions</em></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;\">This last section provides a small task or visualization exercise that might help address any anxiety or other negative emotions that may have an impact on your body chemistry.   Allowing your imagination to proactively manage things that it needs to address can be very empowering.  Some people find it helpful to write their thoughts or experiences in a journal to reflect on the experiences provided by this exercise.</p>\r\n\r\nAnd then lastly, we provide the means for you to come back to full awareness allowing you to feel fully restored, refreshed and ready for the rest of the day.\r\n\r\nIt is best to find a quiet spot to recline or lie down on your back.  Using an iPod or other personal listening device with earphones is also recommended, but speakers would do the trick as well.\r\n\r\n<strong>Warning:  Under no circumstances should you drive while listening to the sessions or operate any kind of heavy machinery since the program is designed to illicit deep relaxation and alternative consciousness.</strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">The Program</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-25','','','2009-01-14 18:21:20','2009-01-14 18:21:20','',14,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=375',0,'revision','',0),(394,1,'2009-01-14 03:33:59','2009-01-14 03:33:59','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">There is a clear and direct link between the levels of stress and rates of infertility.  But this is just the beginning.  It is also documented that women experiencing infertility have as much stress as those undergoing life-threatening diseases such as cancer or heart-disease.</span></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"w592\" />You may have heard countless stories of couples who give up on pregnancy and finally elect to adopt, and then miraculously get pregnant.  Or, they go on vacation to forget their tribulations with their infertility struggle, and then viola, they get pregnant while away.  Up until now, such anecdotal stories were just that - wives tales that had the effect of causing even more stress on infertile couples making them think the failure to conceive was their fault.  <br id=\"n0re0\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Recent studies conducted by leading researchers in the infertility field are impressive and starting to gain increased attention from the medical establishment: </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;\">According to Dr. Alice Domar, whom <em>Vogue </em>calls the Fertility Goddess: \"Although it takes six months to a year to receive an official diagnosis of infertility, many women begin to feel stressed and worried about their fertility shortly after they start trying to conceive.  The stress builds as conception fails to happen the second month, the third, the fourth, the sixth.  it grows as you start wondering if you\'ll ever get pregnant and skyrockets when you see doctors, undergo tests, endure invasive medical procedures, and still fail to get or remain pregnant. The stress builds and builds and, in my experience, hits its peak after two to three years of unsuccessful trying.  For many women infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives, a tragedy that causes as much stress as does a life-threatening disease.\"</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"l_q41\" />In addition to the groundbreaking work that Dr. Domar has performed, Emory University\'s Dr. Sarah Berga recently published similar studies  proving the mind-body connection.  It starts fundamentally with the fact that the fertility \"master of ceremonies\" is the hypothalamus, a major nerve center in the brain that ALSO is the regulator and receptor of stress, emitting cortisol when needed to keep our bodies in balance.  <span style=\"color: #808000;\">Let us repeat this extraordinary fact:  a walnut-sized portion of our brain  - the hypothalamus -  handles BOTH stress and the functioning of our reproductive system, underscoring that every month there is a very delicate interplay of hormones leading to successful ovulation.</span><br id=\"a9kj0\" /><br id=\"a9kj1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Both of these leading researchers have documented proof that show a clear and direct connection between the reduction of stress and depression and the ability to get pregnant.</span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As outlined in the article entitled <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04conv.html\">\"A Low-Tech Approach to Fertility:  Just Relax\"</a> published by <em>The New York Times</em>, Dr. Berga\'s studies are summarized here:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>A cascade of events, beginning with stress, leads to reduced levels of two hormones crucial for ovulation.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study of 16 women reported in 2003 journal of Fertility and Sterility, Dr. Berga showed that ovulation was restored in 7 of 8 women who underwent cognitive behavioral therapy, compared with 2 of 8 who did not get therapy.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>The research she had done along with her published studies, \"small but scrupulous, are starting to convince her critics.\"</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In 2006, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, she reported that women who did not ovulate had excessive levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the brain fluid.</li>\r\n</ul><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alice D. Domar, PhD is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women\'s health issues. She not only established the first <a href=\"http://www.domarcenter.com\">Mind/Body Center for Women\'s Health</a>, but also conducts ongoing ground-breaking research in the field. Her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women\'s health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and psychological symptoms.  Here is a video of Dr. Domar explaining stress and infertility:\r\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/_rANIyl1R-s&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" /><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /></object>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br id=\"f_my\" />Other studies and data points include the following:<br id=\"o.:_1\" /></p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Recent studies conducted at Harvard Medical School on 184 women going through relaxation training for infertility:  55% had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to only 20% of the control group achieving a viable pregnancy;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>In a study with women undergoing donor sperm insemination, those with higher levels of anxiety prior to undergoing inseminations took significantly longer to conceive (Demyttenaere, Nijs, Steeno and Koninckx, 1988);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Women who were not stressed and/or depressed before starting IVF treatment had a conception rate twice as high as women who were stressed and/or depressed before treatment (Thiering, Beaurepaire, Jones &amp; Saunders, 1993);</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\r\n	<li>Research has shown that women undergoing treatment for infertility have a similar, and often higher, level of stress as women dealing with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.  In addition, they report that \"infertile couples experience chronic stress each month, first hoping that they will conceive and then dealing with the disappointment if they do not.  When diagnosed with infertility, many couples may no longer feel in control of their bodies or their life plan.  Infertility can be a major crisis because of the important life goal of parenthood is threatened.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n','<span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Stress and Infertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','16-revision-39','','','2009-01-14 03:33:59','2009-01-14 03:33:59','',16,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=394',0,'revision','',0),(391,1,'2009-01-14 02:22:11','2009-01-14 02:22:11','<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Introducing<strong> Circle &amp; Bloom, a revolutionary way to enhance your fertility naturally through stress reduction, full body relaxation and the mind-body connection. Our patent-pending visualization and deep mind-body relaxation program can reduce the harmful effects of stress that can help increase your chance for pregnancy.</strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">In just 15 minutes a day, you can dramatically reduce the harmful effects of stress and improve mind-body connection to improve your chance for pregnancy. The program includes 28 unique auditory sessions designed to be listened to on a daily basis that track to your monthly cycle for optimum mind-body effectiveness.  It has been medically proven that stress does play a significant factor in fertility;  conception rates were doubled and sometimes tripled in couples when stress levels were addressed <em>(see our section on Stress and Fertility for more information). </em>\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\">\"<em>It\'s often said that stress is one of the most destructive elements in people\'s daily lives, but that\'s only a half truth. The way we react to stress appears to be more important than the stress itself.\"\r\n</em>Bernie Siegel, M.D.<em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Love, Medicine &amp; Miracles</span></em></span></blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Our mission at Circle &amp; Bloom is to provide easy-to-use, mind-body programs to help women increase their chance of conception. We rate our success by your success. We stand by our programs will a full money-back guarantee underscoring our commitment to quality.  And having walked in your shoes, we understand, care and wish to help you make a difference. </strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">A heart-breaking condition, infertility can have an intense emotional and physical impact that can effect every aspect of your life, throwing into question life\'s major goals.  Studies have shown that the stress and anxiety caused by this uncertainty - not to mention the tests, treatments, and medications - <em>actually work to reduce the chance of pregnancy, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.</em></span></p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #98678c;\"><em>You may be saying:  \"But stress doesn\'t effect me to that extent. I believe I am well-adjusted and know how to deal with anything that comes my way.\" </em></span></h4>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Stress is generally not defined very well. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">When we talk about \"stress\" we do not mean the normal daily routine of our crazy, hurried lives. We do not mean anxiety created about a deadline coming up or the length of our to-do lists, which are specific issues that may change our priorities temporarily. The fundamental truth is that our modern lives have created unparalleled levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Expectations and demands come as a result of societal and family demands, not to mention financial and career anxiety that underlies everything.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Our program goes to the heart of the matter and counter-balances stress with deep relaxation.  And we take it one step further and provide visualization exercises that track to your monthly cycle, opening the mind-body connection.  Underlie that with wonderful alpha-state music that sets the stage for peace and tranquility.\r\n</span>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">The Circle and Bloom Program:</span></strong>\r\n</span></span></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Helps you be proactive in accomplishing your fertility goals</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Medically proven to be beneficial for overall health and infertility\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Affordable and easy to use\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Recommended for use with all types of infertility treatments, including IUI and IVF</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Tracks to your monthly cycle</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">15 minutes a day towards reduced stress and improved mind-body connection</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">[Endorsed by best-selling author Dr. Bernie Siegel who spent decades helping patients heal themselves through mind-body therapy]</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Encourages you to take time for yourself daily</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Does not include confusing meditation, yoga, or acupuncture\r\n</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Is completely natural and homeopathic</span></li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Can be used where and when you desire</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>The medical establishment continues to approach infertility with drugs and more invasive treatment rather than including the current research on stress: </strong></span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Unfortunately, most infertility specialists and OB/GYNs approach infertility issues from the neck down.  A battery of tests, heavy hormone drugs and costly treatments are the norm. Patients put themselves in the care of experts to cure their infertility. This approach is despite recent evidence of the strong mind-body connection\'s impact on fertility.\r\n</span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">As highlighted in our section <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=16\">Stress and Infertility</a>, the studies performed by both Dr. Alice Domar and Dr. Susan Berga have confirmed that stress has a negative impact on conception. After implementing stress-reduction and other behavior modification programs, they found that <strong>pregnancy rates can be between double and triple those without any program</strong>.  <em>Would you double or triple your chances of pregnancy through the use of relaxation?</em></span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We created our program based upon the methodology of these studies - that by reducing stress, we increase our chances of pregnancy. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We believe in the concept of reducing stress, not trying to eliminate it. We are not proponents of changing careers, or instituting any other major change in your life in an effort to reduce stress.  Rather, we believe in \"yielding\" to it, working through it, and managing it on a daily basis.  Stress management may be obtained by a number of methods such as yoga, meditation, guided-imagery, mindful-breathing exercises, acupuncture, etc. Our program includes a structured combination of most of these methods.\r\n</span>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Our program is for any woman interested in improving her fertility. </span></h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">Since this program focuses on the stress attributed to trying to conceive, it truly is appropriate for anyone with any conditions related to infertility.  It does make sense, however, that a woman with unexplained infertility may benefit more directly since there most likely is not a physical factor that is impeding the process.  We also recommend this for women with PCOS.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">We are accepting beta-test users for our soon to be published daily auditory program for infertility.  Please see our <a href=\"http://www.circlebloom.com/?page_id=14\">product section</a> for more information.  Read More.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #8f8670;\">* Please note that we do NOT advise postponing, amending, or changing your treatments that you are under with your OB/GYN.</span></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"></p>','<h1 style=\"text-align:  center;\"><span style=\"font-variant:  small-caps;\">Unlock the Mind-Body Connection to Enhance Fertility</span>',0,'','inherit','open','open','','2-revision-137','','','2009-01-14 02:22:11','2009-01-14 02:22:11','',2,'http://www.circlebloom.com/?p=391',0,'revision','',0),