Kelly Preston Talks Scientology, Silent Birth (VIDEO)

After Kelly Preston gave birth in November, she announced it to the world on magazine covers -- but tried not to make a sound while in labor.

Preston talked with the 'Today Show' about silent birth, a practice derived from her religion, Scientology.

"Silent birth is basically just no words as much as possible. If you need to moan, if you need to cry out ... of course that's normal," she said.. "But, it's just bringing them in, in as peaceful and gentle a way as possible."

But why do it? What's the benefit?

"Because L. Ron Hubbard found that the single source of aberration, of psychosomatic illnesses, stress, fears, worry, things like that, have to do with the reactive mind, and in that part of the mind is different words and commands that can come back to affect you later in your life," Preston continued. "I'm blessed with, my kids have always been amazing, very calm, very peaceful, happy, and I absolutely know that it's very much because of that."

Preston said she feels lucky that she was able to give birth at age 48 -- calling it last June a miracle -- after three years of trying. It's proven especially soothing after the loss of her autistic son, Jett, in 2009, who died after suffering a seizure.

"It's been wonderfully healing. Of course, you know, we still -- it's still every day. But it's been, I think, a really nice gift for a lot of people throughout the world. We've gotten the most beautiful letters. And the most beautiful notes of happiness."

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Comments

[PaganDancer]

08:57 AM on 01/22/2011

Why purportedly intelligent people insist on staying in a cult that was the brain child of a crappy SciFi writer (well, wanna be writer, his stuff is execrable) who flat out stated if you want to make millions, set yourself up as a religion. I'm glad the SciFi fairytale gives her (and others sucked in by it) comfort, but prattling on about it is just silly.

[NRR]

02:55 PM on 01/21/2011

Sorry, I still don't think she was ever actually pregnant! Of course I have absolutely nothing to base that opinion on but it's just my feeling. I think their"church" would provide a brainwashed surrogate to carry the baby. Seems to me they were just replacing they child they lost.
Again, just my opinion. Go ahead, slam me. Yawn.

[tissa]

02:17 PM on 01/21/2011

I have two kids and both of their births hurt, to say the least.
 
I not only screamed, but I swore---a lot.
 
I'd like to see someone pass an 8.5 lb baby out of a tiny hole and not make any noise.

[lisaman]

12:58 PM on 01/21/2011

The majority of the posts on here are an attack on this woman's religion. Wonderful. We Americans are so tolerant, aren't we? Actually, the attacks are on her because of her religion because none of us know enough about her personally to attack much else. I wonder though, why attack at all? I personally am very happy for her that she was able to get past her pain from her son and move on with life with this beautiful child. Also, even though I have no use for any religion, what could be so wrong with wanting to bring a child into the world, peacefully?

[PaganDancer]

08:59 AM on 01/22/2011

Scientology isn't a religion. It's a fantasy created by a mediocre SciFi writer. It's premise is ridiculous, and it's 'followers' were desperate at some time in their lives.

[lisaman]

10:56 AM on 01/22/2011

I agree. However my point is, so what, who are they hurting?

[mytwocents02]

12:48 PM on 01/21/2011

Based on L. Ron Hubbard's theory, his mom must have been extra loud and noisy during his birth to explain the wacko he later became.

[Symphysodon]

12:32 PM on 01/21/2011

A silent birth is a great start. Who can I talk to about asking them to be silent the rest of the time?

[Lovin Colorado]

12:17 PM on 01/21/2011

L. Ron Hubbard has experienced childbirth?
Wow...there's the miracle folks

[metivo]

11:42 AM on 01/21/2011

When in the womb, babies hear quite a bit. I'm sure they are accustomed to lour noises and raised voices on a daily basis. So why quiet all of a sudden?

[topkatnc]

11:09 AM on 01/21/2011

Kelly ... Scientology is nothing but a bunch of bullchit ....

[Symphysodon]

12:32 PM on 01/21/2011

I talked to the Man in the Sky about Scientology. He told me it was total bunk.

[topkatnc]

01:33 PM on 01/21/2011

LOL !!

[Lellie]

10:28 AM on 01/21/2011

ALL Organized religion thinks its way is the ONLY way.

[Raging Cajun]

03:39 AM on 01/21/2011

"I'm blessed with, my kids have always been amazing, very calm, very peaceful, happy, and I absolutely know that it's very much because of that."

Does she include her late autistic son in that because if he was very calm, very peaceful he would not have been autistic. Furthermore, the Travolta's denied for years Jett was autistic because Scientology does not accept that type of illness---one that cannot be cured by some good ole' auditing with an E-Meter. Considering the rumors that they did not always get Jett the treatment he needed and they relied on Scientology 'medicine,' one would think that with this gift they would have left that horrid excuse for a church and put their new baby in a safer, saner environment. Oh, by the way, I heard that John Travolta wanted to leave Scientology since he felt they had not helped his son Jett, but since he had undergone so much auditing--think psychotherapy when you tell the therapist ALL your secrets, --they blackmailed him into staying. Kidnapping, imprisoning, blackmailing, and brainwashing, along with taking all their members money is the only way the Church of Scientology can keep any of its members.

[EverthingThatRises]

10:34 PM on 01/20/2011

The more they talk about their "religion" and throw out these fake scientific facts that L. Ron Hubbard made up, you have to wonder if they think people might believe what they're spewing, like "oh yeah the reactive mind, I think thats to the right of the corpus callosum", when in reality we're all laughing at how serious and self-important they think scientology is.

[Parade Keegan]

09:43 PM on 01/20/2011

Gee, having had several children (more than two) naturally, attended several different Lamaze classes and numerous discussions with my OBGYN I learned that yelling, screaming and "carrying-on" during labor and delivery was counter productive and ones energy would be best served focusing on breathing and the child about to be born, ergo one would have a calm, focused and productive birth experience so I find it hysterical that Scientologists claim to invent the calm, quite birth. I believe and understand this type of birth is the goal of all new mothers and their doctors. Psychology and SOP, Scientology needs to give it a rest as they havent "invented" anything new!

[rosey7]

08:41 PM on 01/20/2011

The whole interview in' People ' is a bow to scientology. Over and over again Preston talks about her "church." This is Hollywood where no one eating at a good restaurant dares say anything in public that is negative about scientology lest someone in a position of power or close to power over hears. Geena Davis had twins at 50, Elizabeth Edwards was 50 when she had their son. This leads people to believe in miraculous births instead of science. Nearly every baby born to a mother over 46 is born with donor eggs. It makes women 42 plus who cannot carry to term- feel like failures ,unlike the rich who continually have these miracle births. All babies are miracles- let's leave it at that.

[mistlesuede]

07:48 PM on 01/20/2011

I'm sorry, but I still can't get past how quickly they replaced their son who was autistic or something like that. It was very mysterious how they hid it until that strange accident that caused him to die.