Guest guest Posted May 20, 2000 Report Share Posted May 20, 2000 I found this on another newslist and was disturbed by it. Is this a normal occurence of re-birthing? Mary ********************************************************************************\ ************************* Girl dies in Colorado after controversial therapy Updated 7:47 PM ET May 18, 2000 DENVER (Reuters) - Police Thursday arrested three people for conducting a controversial " rebirthing " therapy on a 10-year-old girl who died after being wrapped in a blanket despite telling them she could not breathe and was going to die. The procedure, aimed at helping children who cannot form bonds with their parents by making them " relive " birth, was captured on closed circuit television on April 18 while the girl's horrified mother watched in a nearby room, according to the Jefferson County sheriff's office. The girl, Candace Newmaker of North Carolina, told the therapists seven times that she could not breathe and said six times that she was going to die. But instead of unwrapping her, the therapists said " you got to push hard if you want to be born -- or do you want to stay in there and die? " The girl, who was adopted four years ago and had been treated for Attention Deficit Disorder and depression, lost consciousness during the procedure and was rushed to a local hospital where she died the next day. BLANKET IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT THE WOMB In the procedure the child was completely wrapped in a blue, flannel blanket that simulated the womb. Large pillows were placed around her. Counselors then pressed in on the pillows to simulate contractions and to motivate the girl to push her way out of the blanket through a twisted end of the blanket at the top of the girl's head. Brita St. Clair, Jack McDaniel and Julie Ponder, employees at Connell Watkins and Associates, a counseling office in Evergreen, Colo. were arrested for " child abuse resulting in death, " the sheriff's office said. An arrest warrant was issued for a fourth person, Connell Watkins, who ran the counseling office that specialized in attachment therapy for children. Attorneys for Ponder and Watkins were not available to comment. According to an investigator who viewed the tape there was a 20-minute lapse between the time the girl's last breath could be heard to the time she was unwrapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2002 Report Share Posted April 12, 2002 Dear CrystalHealingworkshop group...thank you peggy for that page of mandelas I too have saved it so I can go back and look at it from time to time when I need to. And to Turtlewoman for sharing your vision. I read it in the last digest and have re-read it again. I have been given some crystals too. Rosequarts, I have kept it and taken it out and put it beside my bed, as I have been going thru some clearing...major clearing, but I am working thru it...thank you everyone for sharing your words of wisdom. I have been silently reading thru these digests everytime and know that these items were given for a purpose. thank you all once again...I look forward to hearing more about the cyrstals and their abilities to heal! Sincerely, beautiful_clearsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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