"Every mother is the divine mother to her baby" - Ysha Oaks
Māyurveda - Principles of the Postpartum Period
Āyurveda truly shines in it's gifts of mothering the mother during the postpartum period, now referred to by many proponents of Mama care as "the Fourth trimester". The postpartum time is vulnerable, open, powerful and full of love {and a little bit of fear}.
As one of my teachers said, "postpartum is a big 'Y' in the road.
Ancient texts state that the postpartum time has the potential to seed 74 different diseases, and that if mother is unsupported at this time, baby suffers. Alternatively, if mother is supported, baby thrives and mother ages gracefully in her later yars.
For many women, the postpartum time starts a process of depletion and stress that can inhibit one's ability to parent, to live with clarity and ease, and to age free from disease. Women suffering from chronic pain, osteoporosis, adrenal fatigue, poor circulation, hormone issues and digestive disorders can often track the seed of these issues back to a postpartum time that lacked support and nourishment.
For a Mother supported by a wise woman tradition, postpartum becomes an opportunity for the body to completely REGENERATE.
Primary to all wise woman traditions that honor this time {from Indian, to Native American, to Chinese, to Tibetan} is the postpartum "confinement" {what I prefer to call a retreat". And time-tested Ayurveda provides the most complete, in depth detailed system for this time. The call to honor this time is now being heard in the West! Check out this article from me on the Postpartum Retreat, as well as this one on how to postpartum like a boss. What we say in Ayurveda is... 42 Days for 42 Years.
How Mama spends the first 42 days of postpartum directly effects the next 42 years of her life. 42 days of depletion, frustration, confusion and exhaustion or 42 days of rest, bonding, nourishment and rejuvenation.
Everything we lay out together for your postpartum time is centered around this principle - this opportunity for total healing transformation and abundance of love and care that is the postpartum time.
Pregnancy and birth is hard work. Becoming a mother is an expansive and transformational experience. Your body needs time to recover and integrate.
By the time you are postpartum, you have built a baby from your own body, you have birthed a baby, and you have crossed a bridge to a new identity, role and time of your life. These 10 keys are keys to rebuilding, rejuventating and re-wiring your whole system. The keys are further expanded on in your private consultations with Kaya and in the additional private client pages on Postpartum Care.
As one of my teachers said, "postpartum is a big 'Y' in the road.
Ancient texts state that the postpartum time has the potential to seed 74 different diseases, and that if mother is unsupported at this time, baby suffers. Alternatively, if mother is supported, baby thrives and mother ages gracefully in her later yars.
For many women, the postpartum time starts a process of depletion and stress that can inhibit one's ability to parent, to live with clarity and ease, and to age free from disease. Women suffering from chronic pain, osteoporosis, adrenal fatigue, poor circulation, hormone issues and digestive disorders can often track the seed of these issues back to a postpartum time that lacked support and nourishment.
For a Mother supported by a wise woman tradition, postpartum becomes an opportunity for the body to completely REGENERATE.
Primary to all wise woman traditions that honor this time {from Indian, to Native American, to Chinese, to Tibetan} is the postpartum "confinement" {what I prefer to call a retreat". And time-tested Ayurveda provides the most complete, in depth detailed system for this time. The call to honor this time is now being heard in the West! Check out this article from me on the Postpartum Retreat, as well as this one on how to postpartum like a boss. What we say in Ayurveda is... 42 Days for 42 Years.
How Mama spends the first 42 days of postpartum directly effects the next 42 years of her life. 42 days of depletion, frustration, confusion and exhaustion or 42 days of rest, bonding, nourishment and rejuvenation.
Everything we lay out together for your postpartum time is centered around this principle - this opportunity for total healing transformation and abundance of love and care that is the postpartum time.
Pregnancy and birth is hard work. Becoming a mother is an expansive and transformational experience. Your body needs time to recover and integrate.
By the time you are postpartum, you have built a baby from your own body, you have birthed a baby, and you have crossed a bridge to a new identity, role and time of your life. These 10 keys are keys to rebuilding, rejuventating and re-wiring your whole system. The keys are further expanded on in your private consultations with Kaya and in the additional private client pages on Postpartum Care.
10 Keys to a Rejuvenating Postpartum
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