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Tag: postpartum
Postpartum Sitz Bath with Calendula
Calendula is renowned as a medicinal, healing plant and has been used for centuries for healing wounds, burns and rashes. The sunshiney flowers are also a traditional remedy for boosting the immune system and lifting the spirits – you only have to look at them to feel better. I wanted to share here their use… Continue reading Postpartum Sitz Bath with Calendula
Postnatal Yoga Part 1 – Nurture
Nourishment (noun): the food necessary for growth, health, and good condition. It is not just our babies that need nourishment. The first weeks and months of mothering can be like a rebirth for ourselves as we grieve for the woman that was and get to know the new mother in her shoes. It is a… Continue reading Postnatal Yoga Part 1 – Nurture
Periods, Postpartum and Perimenopause
Juxtaposed against our contemporary Halloween, the old festival of Samhain invites us into a slower, deeper and more ancient space - behind the sugar, the costumes, the plastic tat - and into some sense of connection with our past, with the earth, with belonging, and our place in the bigger picture. When I come to… Continue reading Periods, Postpartum and Perimenopause
The Pelvic Diamond
I find this a really helpful way of experiencing the area of soft tissue we commonly call the “pelvic floor”. Once you can feel and sense this diamond shape area of muscle you can work with both contractions and relaxations to keep the area toned. These exercises are for all women and are suitable both in… Continue reading The Pelvic Diamond
There Is No Going Back To Normal
The transition into motherhood can be challenging – we are navigating new territory in our bodies, daily rhythms and lifestyle. I am often asked how long it takes to ‘get back to normal’, but for me that's not the right question. Every pregnancy is a rite of passage - a transition in to something new… Continue reading There Is No Going Back To Normal