Tweet Is your dog your “first baby”? When it comes to preparing your pooch, start as long as possible before your baby arrives. Here are some suggestions: Brush up on all the Basics. Now is the time to reinforce basic commands: Does your dog have a rock solid “sit”, “down”, “stay”, “off” and “leave it”?…
Tweet In one of my recent Natural Childbirth Classes, a mom-to-be asked for specific breathing techniques to help in case she experienced asthma during labor and pushing. Traditionally, in a Natural Childbirth class we focus on the Cleansing Breath and Slow Paced Breathing and sometimes suggest a few breathing patterns for participants to try out….
Tweet I’m looking for this thing called a Doo-Lah… Back almost 10 years ago, I was just starting out as a doula, looking for what would be my first “practice” birth, when a yoga student came up to me and asked me “I’m looking for this thing called a Doo-Lah. How do I find one?”…
Tweet We speak of pregnancy and childbirth as being “transformative,” but what does this really mean? Explore this idea by seeing it through the eyes of four women interviewed by Ph.D. candidate, Rachael L. Gerbic. Enjoy their candid narratives in her four-week blog series. [I made] my own destiny… you just have to give up…
Tweet We speak of pregnancy and childbirth as being “transformative,” but what does this really mean? Explore this idea by seeing it through the eyes of four women interviewed by Ph.D. candidate, Rachael L. Gerbic. Enjoy their candid narratives in her four-week blog series. “Babies… they’re totally cosmic!” Tori’s Story: Tori was pregnant once before…
Tweet “There will come a day, when you will stand in your hallway in your pajamas. Your beds will not be made. Your hair will not be clean. Your breasts will look like very large and very leaky cantaloupes .The phone will ring and your child will cry…. And you, yourself will begin to cry….
Tweet We speak of pregnancy and childbirth as being “transformative,” but what does this really mean? Explore this idea by seeing it through the eyes of four women interviewed by Ph.D. candidate, Rachael L. Gerbic. Enjoy their candid narratives in her four-week blog series. Raquel’s Story: Raquel went into her daughter’s birth feeling totally ready….
Tweet It’s no surprise to us that the use of mind-body therapies is becoming more and more popular – research has shown time and again the physiologic benefits of MBT. What is surprising, however, is that, according to a recent study by Harvard and BIDMC, only 1 in 30 patients that use MBT are referred…