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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AYURVEDIC VIEW ON POST PARTUM CARE “After giving birth a new mother is fragile, energetically open, and vulnerable, just as her new born. Love, patience, and gentleness are essential for everyone’s health and harmony.” Margo Shapiro Bachman How do we accomplish a truly nourishing postpartum period? Most health care providers are focused solely on pregnancy
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By Alexa Rittichier, Prenatal Yoga Facilitator & Doula A SHORT STORY ABOUT SELF COMPASSION DURING PREGNANCY, PARENTHOOD, & BEYOND “My advice to you is to buy the paper plates,” Jenny said as I sobbed on the phone. I was in the middle of a painful divorce and all I could say over and over through
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The study of the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and birth can lead the yoga teacher and practitioner to grasp the miraculous complexity of the changes that occur in the female body. The female body is intimately connected to nature and the earth (gunas), following cycles of the seasons in various stages of her life
