I had the honor of working with my beloved teacher as her model in the her newest book “Yoga Myths- What You Need to Learn and Unlearn for a Safe and Healthy Yoga Practice “. . . . The first yama in yoga philosophy is , Ahimsa - “n
Happy International day of the Midwife ✨❤️✨ . . . So grateful for the holistic , mama centered midwifery model of care midwifery offers. That which takes time to foster a relationship of deep trust. That which trusts the intuition of the mother, allo
𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 🌺 . . "In 2016 , Eve Appeal, a UK Gynecological cancer charity, asked 1,000 women to identify their anatomy . . 44% of women were unable to identify their vagina . . 60% of women were not able t
𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑽𝑼𝑳𝑽𝑨, 𝑽𝑨𝑮𝑰𝑵𝑨 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑼𝑴 ? ( 𝒚𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔!) . . I finally got my new postpartum tool! It looks like a selfie stick,
𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗵 Being that my tear has a high risk of infection due to its location, I have been overzealous with making sure that I minimize the risk of infection. I use the sitz bath as a tool to care for the wounded area. A sitz bath is like a
Postpartum Perineal Heaviness . . Two days after my son was born , we had to go to the hospital to recheck his bilirubin levels . And for the first time, I had difficulty standing and walking . . . I felt as if a bowling ball was hanging between my
Experiencing a perineal tear from birth is more common than you think . . . If you have experienced a perineal injury , you are amongst 85% of birthing individuals. . . Let’s open up the dialogue and talk about it . . What was your experience?
𝟥𝓇𝒹 𝒹𝑒𝑔𝓇𝑒𝑒 𝒫𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑒𝒶𝓁 𝒯𝑒𝒶𝓇 . . I had a vaginal birth and brought a beautiful baby boy earth side on April 6th, 2020 ... and I tore- A LOT . . . Sometimes you can do everything in your power to prepare for your child's birth, and
Two weeks ago on 4/6/20 our little guy Lyon Modesto Balance Sullivan came earth side ✨❤️🌍✨ . . Since then , we have been nesting in place , enjoying every second, and getting to know our sweet little man. We are so in awe of this little soul and
I’ve missed V- steaming SO much since becoming pregnant ! . . Last night was the first night I steamed since becoming pregnant and it was Fab-U-Lous 🤗 . . At 39.6 weeks pregnant , I’m doing everything I can to encourage this little guy