Claudia Rosenhouse Raiken
editCareer
editClaudia Rosenhouse Raiken is the Global Head of DreamBirth® and directs the School of Images' DreamBirth® program. In this professional capacity, Claudia has trained professionals worldwide and has worked with numerous women and couples from various continents. She is a certified Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, Alexander Technique Teacher, and Biodynamic CranioSacral Practitioner. Claudia holds a Master's degree in Kinesiology and Dance from New York University and has assisted in over 300 births.
Publications
editClaudia is the author of Messages From The Womb, a transformative book for anyone who has been in a womb, has a child in the womb, or fervently desires a child. This book, written for mothers and fathers-to-be, explores the pre-birth relationship between the new mother and the incoming soul through guided visualizations, aiming to transform childbirth into a reunion.
Early Life and Family Background
editClaudia Rosenhouse Raiken was born in Washington, D.C., but spent the first nine years of her life in Guatemala. Her father served as a correspondent for Time and Life Magazine from 1951 to 1962, eventually becoming their bureau chief in Guatemala and later in Mexico, overseeing all news coverage from Latin America. Claudia's mother, Ruth Garcia-Granados, hails from a distinguished family in Guatemala. Ruth's father, Jorge Garcia-Granados, was a prominent politician and diplomat, and a grandson of Miguel Garcia-Granados, Guatemala's first president following its independence and the leader and philosopher of the 19th-century liberal revolution.
Jorge Garcia-Granados played a crucial role as Guatemala's ambassador to the United Nations, where his vote was pivotal in the establishment of the State of Israel. He documented his experiences and the historical events of that period in his book, The Birth of Israel: The Drama as I Saw It.
María Josefa García Granados y Zavala, an early feminist and writer, is another notable figure in Claudia's family. Born on July 10, 1796, in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain, María Josefa was a Guatemalan intellectual, writer, journalist, and poet. She was one of the leading intellectuals advocating for Guatemala's independence in 1821 and a feminist who challenged societal norms of her time. María Josefa, known to her friends and acquaintances as "Pepita," was the sister of General Miguel García Granados, the first liberal president of Guatemala.
Personal Life
editClaudia has lived all over North America, but now makes her home in Queens, New York, where she writes, teaches, and gives sessions. She is happily married to Larry Raiken and is very proud of her two beautiful daughters, Iris and Amber.