22 May An Ancient Map For Modern Birth
Welcome to part two of the Birthing From Within focused podcasts. Recently, I embarked on the path to becoming a Birthing From Within Mentor. The process to becoming a mentor...
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20 May 10 Reasons You Should Do Prenatal Yoga
You may think, “Yoga is yoga! Sure I’m pregnant, but why not go to a general population class and modify poses as needed?” To some extent, yes, downward facing dog...
15 May Exploring Birthing From Within
If only there was a way to script out your “ideal” birth and be guaranteed the experience unfolds in that exact manner. Unfortunately, that's impossible. However, many of us try...
08 May The Importance of Community
We've all heard “It take a village to raise a child.” And while it sounds like a cliche or catch phrase, those of us who've been through or witnessed the...
01 May The Highly Sensitive Baby & Parent
Did you know that 20% of the population has a unique brain trait called Sensory Processing Sensitivity aka the “highly sensitive person”? And of course, this is not limited to...
24 Apr Avoiding the “Mom Rut” In Fashion
I was recently sorting through old pictures of me “pre-children” and noted how cute and put together I was back then. My hair was cut regularly, my clothes were fun...
17 Apr Body Positive Parenting
I wish I could say I have a very loving and peaceful relationship with my body and body image; unfortunately, I do not. However, with awareness of this personal flaw,...
11 Apr Incontinence, Prolapse, and the Core, Oh My! A Discussion of These Common Issues.
We all know about the common physical issues of pregnancy and postpartum, an achy back, sore shoulders and tight hips. But what about the other issues that are often kept...
03 Apr How to Find Ease In Complicated Births
What do you do when your birth goes in a completely different direction than expected? How do you recover, find peace, and prepare for the birth of another baby? ...
27 Mar Demystifying Genetic Prenatal Testing
As the field of genetic testing grows, so do the options for parents to learn more about their baby prior to birth. However, the choices and information from these tests...
20 Mar Baby Fingers: Baby Sign Language
One of my favorite parts of early motherhood was listening to the scrumptious babble of my new baby. That was, until a level of frustration grew from our inability to...
13 Mar Embracing The KonMari Method to Declutter Your Life & Home
I’ll admit, I got a bit of zig when my husband and I went shopping to fill our baby registry. It was thrilling to see all the baby gear start...
06 Mar Understanding Core Strength During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Most people who recently birthed a baby experience some level of trying to reignite a relationship with their core muscles. Some people feel a huge disconnect and have little understanding...
27 Feb The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles and Optimize Your Fertility
How amazing is it that the documentary, #Period. End of Sentence, a film about menstruation just won an Academy Award! For years talking about periods was a closed subject. But now...
20 Feb Meditation & Facing Birth Fear
Have you ever found yourself facing a completely different scenario in life then you were expecting? At 7 months pregnant, writer and yoga teacher Anna Gannon, found herself unexpectantly unemployed...
13 Feb Community Birth Story: Embracing Your Birth Choices
How might your pregnancy and birth change if you immerse yourself into studying the birth culture in the US? That is exactly how Hedy Iankelevich started her pregnancy journey. On...
06 Feb Pushing Power: Understanding the 2nd Stage of Labor
The pushing stage of labor rarely looks as it does in the movies! Did you know there are so many other options to birth a baby then flat on your...
30 Jan Healing After Birth: Recovering from Birth Trauma
Between 25 and 34 per cent of women report that their births were traumatic. Given this staggering number, how many of these people have the support or tools to safely...
23 Jan Finding Birth Flow within a Hospital Setting
Birth has so many unknowns including not fully knowing the scenario and care provider you will be encountering upon entering a hospital or birth center. Common situations are bound to...
16 Jan Car Seat Safety
How confident are you with the security of your car seat and basic car seat safety? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 86% of families positioned the newborn...
09 Jan TheMilkinMama: Hand Expression with Francie Webb
For those who have been caught with out their breast pump or expectantly separated from your baby, you may have turned to hand expression as a last resort. But did...
19 Dec Practical Advice on Caring for Your Newborn with Ayelet Kaznelson
Bringing home a newborn baby for the first time is perhaps one of the most daunting tasks many people face in their life. I clearly remember the moment my husband...
12 Dec Understanding the ARRIVE study
The headline “The ARRIVE Trial: Induction at 39 weeks leads to lower cesarean rate” may have caught your eye in the last few months. It may have also left you...
06 Dec Your Inner Baby Carriage
Have you ever felt like you don't understand your changing pregnant body? Perhaps you no longer feel like you can find good, supportive posture, or take a satisfyingly deep breath? If...
28 Nov Rainbow Babies with Jessica Mougis
Approximately 10-25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. With such a high percentage of pregnancies naturally terminating, why is this subject often talked about in whispers behind closed doors? When any...
21 Nov Pain, Suffering, & Trauma In Labor
In this episode of Yoga | Birth | Babies, I had the pleasure of speaking with world renowned author and birth authority, Penny Simkin. We spoke of the important topic...
14 Nov Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Eating Disorders
One of the three pillars of Prenatal Yoga Center methodology is community, also knows as sangha. Feeling part of community, especially in such a transitional time like pregnancy and parenthood,...
07 Nov Financial Advice for Parents
Did you know it will cost a middle-income couple slightly more than $245,000 to raise a child born in 2013 to the age of 18.?! On this episode of Yoga...
31 Oct Spinning Babies Founder Gail Tully
Failure to progress is the number one reason first time mothers end up having an unplanned cesarean birth. Many times the cause of the cervix failing to open is related...
24 Oct Plan To Support Yourself: The Necessity of A Postpartum Mental Health Check In
With the myriad of nursery decor, strollers and baby gadgets, it is not surprising the amount of time and effort new parents spend on preparing for the arrival of their...