Where was your special place?
I wanted a real-world special place that I could find photos of and make them my desktop, etc. Being able to surf the web in my free moments and find more photos/videos of the actual spot was inspirational to me.
First time - Royal Davui island resort in Fiji. Private pool or open-air bedroom. It's good to have choices. http://royaldavuifiji.com/fiji-luxury-villas-accommodation/royal-davui-pool-suite-east/
Second time - Honeymoon Beach on North Island in the Seychelles. This, incidentally, is where Will and Kate spent their honeymoon. http://www.north-island.com
Here are some other Special Places:
"Based on a natural hot springs that I had been to in the ataca desert in chile. But I added a few fantasy details like a cliff top location. It was an outside, warm rocky pool, surrounded by grass and trees."
"I mostly concentrated on keeping my vocalizations low, breathing through the waves, and listening to my doula."
"The porch of my dream house located in a forest in autumn right before dusk. The sun shining through the falling leaves was a calming image. Later I added a hot spring in the yard so I could incorporate the birth tub."
"Me and my family walking through Central Park during Fall."
"Up in a tree overlooking the forest."
"It started out on a beach but ended up being by a campfire under some trees by the edge of the beach. It just sort of changed as time went by."
"Laying in a hammock in the sun shine in my moms back yard next to the pool."
"My special place was my favorite beach. I was all alone on the edge of the ocean in a comfy lounge chair watching the waves come in and out, feeling the warm sand and cool water on my feet."
"A small room with walls of books (small library? I love to read). There was a window at my back, and a lounging chair that supported me perfectly."
"I didn't have a specific place, I could never get anything to stick. Just a general feeling of safety, comfort right in the room that I was actually in."
"On a beach, I was in the sand near the water but not in it. There was a gazebo for shade and I was wearing a blue/turquoise dress that blew in the breeze."
"Location in my church where my husband and I were married as I already associated that place with peace and happiness and I can still visit it in person before having a baby to help me visualize it's details"
"One birth was at the beach at night. One was a cabin in the mountains."
"Baseball game at Camden yards