In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the first 40 days after birth is honored by “sitting the month.” It's a time of confinement and healing believed to be crucial to the future...
We all have certain character traits that define our nature and help us predict how we will respond in different situations. When it comes to birth, understanding these characteristics can...
For the majority of people, pregnancy won't cause your career to come to a screeching halt. Now imagine that your body is the instrument your career centers around. That's...
During pregnancy and birth a certain level of anxiety is to be expected as much is unknown and many things change. However it's important to note ways depression...
“Beautiful things may be on the other side of fear and discomfort.” This is Mirror trainer, birth doula and prenatal yoga teacher Rachel Nicks' life philosophy. And it certainly served...
Parenting has been a very humbling experience. My children are incredible teachers showing me where I lack patience and need to adjust my behavior in order to help them self...
There are so many resources to gather information about pregnancy, labor and birth. How do you know what's accurate and what's misleading? In this episode of Yoga| Birth|Babies, I speak with...
Sixty percent of new parents don't breastfeed for as long as they intended, according to the CDC (Center for Disease Control). The top reason being issues with lactation or latch....
The birth of a child not only represents the start of a new life for the baby, but a new life for the parent as well. While this “birth” may...
It was a year ago this week, that the US shuttered by the force of COVID-19, leaving in it’s wake thousands of mothers who feel crushed by an unequal share...