Yoga is known for its ability to strengthen and relax the practitioner, but this is only the beginning of what this ancient practice has to offer, especially for pregnant women. According to Senior Pranakriya and Kripalu yoga instructor Jacci Gruninger Reynolds, prenatal yoga offers expecting mothers community support, physical and mental preparation for labor, and…
Through the processes of preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, and raising a human being, ancient wisdom is expressed through the parents at every moment. In this piece, Breatharian couple Camila and Akahi Salas describe parenthood as a sacred gift that shapes not only a child’s life, but the life of the parents, and the future of humanity….
In some ancient traditions and increasingly today, incorporating the placenta as medicine is an important part of the postpartum recovery for the mother. In this piece, herbalist Jade Alicandro Mace shares bits of the history and research behind this time-tested treatment, as well as one recipe for preparing the placenta for consumption. Incorporate placenta medicine…
Both Birth, as our rite of passage, and postpartum, as our integration into a whole new life, contain traditions that connect all of humanity, many of which are rooted in our physiologic design. In this piece by Rachelle Garcia Seliga, CPM, we explore the importance of Physiologic Postpartum Care, how it is connected to our…
This workshop is for birth workers and yoga professionals who wish to support women in their self empowerment during the sacred season of pregnancy. Embodied Wisdom is the intuition that we feel within our bodies, and this can be accessed using prenatal yoga sequences designed to heighten body awareness and open the chakras connected to…
Isabelle Wilson is an internationally renowned medicine woman and herbalist who is known for her work, the Wise Woman Way. In this final edition of the series called “Herbs for Labor” written for Birth Institute, she shares how bright redschizandra berries, an herb of longevity, reduces physical exhaustion and fatigue and promotes restful relaxation. Become a holistic…