Yoga is an ancient practice with a multitude of potential health and fitness benefits. In its modern form, it has become popular around the world as people have recognized both the physical and mental rewards that stem from regular yoga practice. One aspect of yoga often overlooked by many practitioners is its biomechanical foundations – […]
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Traditionally Brahmaree Breath helps us travel inward… this humming sound is soothing for the nervous system. Learn more about breathwork for pregnancy & postpartum to connect with your baby, during birth and afterbirth in our upcoming course with Dr. Sairupa Krishnamurti, N.D in Ayurveda for Pregnancy & Postpartum online course. Dr. Sairupa is a Naturopathic
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By Dr Sairupa Krishnamurti, N.D and Ayurveda Practitioner Nutrition is crucial during pregnancy… but not only for the birthing parent or the baby! What we do during the pregnancy has an effect on the quality of the lactation after the pregnancy. Interested to learn more? Join us for the course the nutured way- Ayurveda for
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INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE? JOIN US FOR THE COURSE THE NUTURED WAY- AYURVEDA FOR PERINATAL CARE WITH DR. SAIRUPA. Dr. Sairupa is a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) and Ayurveda Practitioner. She is also a home-birth mama of 2 sweethearts and an advocate for peaceful birthing and nurtured postnatal care. She has a clinical practice that focuses
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Ayurveda is deeply rich in wisdom that holistically cares for the pregnant parent through the perinatal period. Charaka Samhita (scriptures written on Ayurveda) state that the food a mother consumes during pregnancy is utilized 3-fold; it nourishes the parent, milk production, and the baby. Bodyfeeding has the potential to be an incredibly connective and satisfying
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Creativity and wellbeing are our birthright. Our conditioning may have lead us to mistrust our bodies and to look outside for answers. The medicalization of birth still influences how we experience pregnancy and labor today. Yet this blessed womb activation is such a significant initiation in a woman’s life. Pregnancy is a process that invites
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THE BENEFITS OF PRENATAL YOGA Prenatal yoga is more than adjusting postures for the pregnant body, it’s a practice that supports the journey of becoming a mother. Pregnancy is a time of transformation on both physical and spiritual levels. Intuition, perception and sensory clarity are heightened. The skills that are developed in prenatal yoga classes
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By Monica Carr, ASY Alumni At the start of this year, riding on the coattails of freshly declared resolutions, I signed up for Awakened Spirit Yoga’s online doula and prenatal yoga teacher training. My top-ranked goal for the year—to conceive—motivated me. I thought it’d be a brilliant way to communicate loudly with the Universe my
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By Alexa Rittichier, Prenatal Yoga Facilitator & Doula THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF PREGNANCY The New York Post reported on a study of pregnant people in 2019. Researchers studying the limits of human endurance have determined that the physical intensity of pregnancy is basically like running a 40-week marathon. “Pregnancy is the most energetically expensive activity the
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By Alexa Rittichier, Prenatal Yoga Facilitator & Doula A SHORT DAILY ROUTINE FOR PREGNANCY & THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD Low back pain affects a large portion of the pregnant and postnatal population. Often pregnancy can lead to imbalances in the body that cause this. I have put together a routine of my favorite five, simple moves
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