Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care

Welcome to the Sacred Window Podcast. I'm Christine Eck and I'm excited to be joined today by Jennifer Summerfeldt to discuss her unique approach to mapping out a mother's healing journey. Jennifer is the founder of Ask Therapy and author of Healing After Birth. Jennifer's own birthing experiences ignited her passion for supporting mothers in their journey. She has trained as a holistic doula, midwife and counselor to provide trauma and childbirth informed support. Her goal is to contribute to the dialogue around maternal mental health and offer guidance to those navigating similar experiences. We'll dive into Jennifer's therapy map approach, which aims to guide clients from a place of wounding to wisdom. She emphasizes understanding the mind, body, emotions and spirit as interconnected systems impacted by limiting beliefs. I'm looking forward to our discussion on finding the way up and out of perinatal mood disorders. Thank you for joining us today, Jennifer. Jennifer Summerfeldt is the founder of ASK Therapy and author of Healing After Birth. She is a mother, a therapist, a writer and a mentor. Jennifer’s organization is a virtual counseling clinic dedicated to providing trauma, polyvagal and childbirth informed support to mothers navigating the entire perinatal continuum. Their goal is to contribute to the dialogue around maternal mental health, break stigmas and offer guidance to those who may be navigating similar journeys. Learn More about Jennifer’s beautiful work in this world: https://linktr.ee/j.summerfeldt Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @‌sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @‌AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ Reach out! ⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! Here is the ⁠link⁠ to out free class

This podcast discusses navigating professional identity and parenthood. Msulle shares their journey from working in finance to becoming a mother, noting lack of support for working mothers. They reflect on unexpected challenges of new parenthood and learning to embrace unknowns with flexibility. Paragraph 2: Christine and Msulle discuss balancing work and motherhood, with Msulle's experience returning to work after maternity leave and feeling an emotional separation from their baby. They recognize the need to integrate different aspects of themselves to find richness in life. Christine reflects on compartmentalizing emotions versus seeking integration. Msulle outlines a framework for self-discovery and personal growth with the four C's: clarify, communicate, commit, and celebrate. They emphasize the importance of self-awareness, community, and accountability in navigating life's challenges. Christine and Msulle encourage new mothers to prepare for returning to work by reimagining their identity and communicating needs upfront. Msulle suggests reframing motherhood as expansive rather than restrictive, and approaching challenges with playfulness rather than fear. They discuss the importance of self-care, discipline, and embracing the unknown journey of parenthood. Msulle’s Bio: Msulle is a multidimensional being...she is a daughter, sister, wife to a beautiful soul, mama to three luminous boys and a friend. She is an avid reader and lover of ancient traditional knowledege. She holds a masters in political economy of development and specializes in HR, Leadership Development and Coaching. Msulle is passionate about helping women thrive as they navigate parenthood in and outside of the workplace. She offers virtual one on one coaching to women in the postpartum window, and career and lifestyle coaching. Msulle lives in Copenhagen, Denmark and has lived in many places around the world. Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @‌sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @‌AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ Reach out! ⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! Here is the ⁠link⁠ to out free class

This episode discusses how to maintain loving connections with people despite differences in perspectives or disagreements. Lauren Pick shares a vulnerable moment from her therapy practice where a client felt misunderstood after an emotional outburst, but Lauren responded with even more love and empathy. She emphasizes the importance of drawing closer together rather than separating during conflicts. Lauren discusses relationship dynamics and how disagreements don't need to divide people if they are willing to work through issues with curiosity rather than avoidance. Connecting during conflicts requires seeing the disagreement itself as a separate entity rather than each other. Speaker 1 agrees and notes this allows focusing on the relationship itself rather than individuals. Lauren also provides an example of vulnerability in her own therapy session and how matching that vulnerability with openness and care can help clients release tension and connect on a deeper level. Postpartum care is discussed, highlighting the need to meet new mothers where they are at by providing information gradually to build trust and comfort. The talk explores how prioritizing information over connection has imbalanced modern communication skills. Emotional intelligence is framed as a kind of wealth passed down through families via modeling communication skills. While these skills lie dormant within all people, conscious practices like eye contact and breath awareness can help activate deeper human connection. Lauren's Bio: Lauren Pick is a psychotherapist who focuses on grief, trauma and life transitions. This is her story and what she has personally worked with. She studied and is from Louisiana. She’s been practicing for 12 years and works with clients in Lincoln NE. She is a yoga teacher, a mind/body dance and fitness instructor. She is a mom to two children and she is a passionate supporter of postpartum caregiving. http://www.laurenpick.com Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @‌sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @‌AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ Reach out! ⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! Here is the ⁠link⁠ to out free class

This episode discusses the importance of sustainability for both postpartum doulas and new parents. Guest Joanne McIntosh shares her journey providing postpartum support in Australia and the healing she has experienced through this work. Joanne reflects on experiences with traumatic birth and lack of support for her own mother that inspired her career. Through bodywork, she helps clients integrate memories and feelings from their perinatal experiences to promote healing. Postpartum is a sensitive time when changes can happen naturally with guidance. To feel nourished in her caregiver role, Joanne prioritizes self-care like nature time and rituals. She also built a supportive network including a birth doula partner. They provide continuity of care from pregnancy to postpartum and debrief together to avoid burnout. Living rurally, Joanne sees the value for new families in community support like women's circles. Christine emphasizes the joy in collaboration versus shouldering responsibility alone. Simple acts of self-care like tea time uplift caregivers' ability to give. Learn more about Joanne: Hi, my name is Joanne and I am a mum to two amazing humans, Amberlily 11yrs and Cian 9yrs and wife to my wonderful husband Bill. We live in Newcastle Australia, close to the ocean and nature which are my two favourite places to be! I am a Postpartum Doula and Massage Therapist and I love supporting women in their journey through the sacred window of postpartum. My passion in life is to “bring the sacred into the everyday” as I have always been interested in spirituality and mysticism. When I look back over my life journey I see the many threads that have led me here and understand now how they have woven together to create the tapestry of my work and life today. Spirituality, different cultures, healing, nature, animals and babies. My studies have been focused on Energetic Medicine, Anthroposophical Nursing and Education, Yoga, Reiki and Bach Flower essences and now Ayurveda is opening up new ways of thinking to add to my repertoire. I honour stillness and reverence, holding space for others, nurturing through food and touch, healing through bodywork, yoga and breathwork and guiding families to find their individual rhythm. Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠ Reach out! ⁠⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! ⁠Here is the ⁠link⁠ to our free class⁠.

This talk explores how community healing can be nourished through simplicity, intuition and herbalism. Guest Ayana Muhammad shares her journey from birth companion to community healer focusing on postpartum care. She discusses how even from a young age she was drawn to caregiving, and found various ways to support others through massage therapy and herbal remedies. Ayana emphasizes how the small acts of self-care, like going outside, breathing and making tea can make a big difference. Through slowing down our nervous system we can center ourselves and intuitively know how to proceed. She applies these principles of simplicity in her one-on-one healing protocols, focusing on meal prep, breathwork and being in tune with what each person needs. The conversation expands on how these concepts can benefit anyone, not just new parents. Men in particular are invited to practice more self-care and introspection. Ayana is interested in offering group circles in the future to broaden her reach. Her life is deeply intertwined with herbalism, passing this knowledge on to her kids and community through teas, remedies and education. Ayana's long term vision is to create a Learning Hub empowering young men of color and those on the autism spectrum. Through teaching herbalism skills and job training, she hopes to cultivate future herbalists and entrepreneurs who can apply this in their own communities. To learn more about Ayana's work, contact her through her website kehealingvibes.com, email wisdomofspices@gmail.com, phone 240-270-4988 or Instagram @kehealingvibes. Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠ Reach out! ⁠⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! ⁠Here is the ⁠link⁠ to our free class⁠.

Vera Skough is a doula based in Townsville, Australia. She runs a business called Mother Birth and Postpartum, supporting new mothers through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Originally from Sweden, Vera moved to Australia 10 years ago where she met her partner and had her son. Without family support in a new country, Vera's own birth experience led her to pursue helping other mothers. In this podcast, Vera discusses two key aspects of her work. First, she explores the importance of honoring the placenta through practices like encapsulation, printing artwork with placenta impressions, and burial ceremonies. Vera shares why recognizing the placenta's vital role in sustaining the baby warrants meaningful acknowledgment. She describes how working with placentas has become a passion, from her own decision to encapsulate to creating prints that capture the placenta's intricate veins. Second, Vera delves into how hypno-birthing techniques taught in classes can also aid the postpartum period. Hypno-birthing emphasizes managing pain through breathing, visualization, touch and affirmations - all of which Vera believes can smooth the transition to motherhood. She provides examples of adapting visualizations of birth to represent breastfeeding and using affirming touch to strengthen parental bonds. For those seeking to learn from Vera's expertise, her website verathedoula.com offers more information. There, mothers can read about placenta care options and sign up for Vera's sacred birth rising hypno-birthing immersions. Vera is also on Instagram at @mother.birth.tsv and on Faceboook at Mother Birth Postpartum Townsville, where she regularly shares wisdom on supporting mothers holistically before and after birth. Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ Reach out! ⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! Here is the ⁠link⁠ to our free class.

Naomi Newlan, a seasoned practitioner of yoga and Ayurvedic massage, shares her profound journey of integrating these modalities into her practice spanning over two decades. Rooted in a lineage of yoga, Naomi's exploration led her to embrace the art of massage therapy, weaving together her passion for hands-on healing and ancient wisdom from indigenous cultures across various countries. With Ayurveda and yoga as constant companions, Naomi embodies a deep connection to nature and the profound wisdom inherent in the human body. In this episode, Naomi reflects on her experiences during the postpartum periods of her children. Recalling her initial lack of understanding and support during her first childbirth, she candidly shares the challenges she faced and the profound impact it had on her well-being. However, the arrival of nurturing figures during her second postpartum period sparked a realization of the importance of postpartum care, igniting a desire to provide similar support to others. Through her work as a pre and postnatal massage therapist, Naomi discovered the sacredness of entering new mothers' homes and the profound honor it entails, fostering a deep connection to the transformative journey of motherhood. It's through these experiences that Naomi emphasizes the significance of recognizing the inner shifts during major life changes. She discusses the importance of the postpartum period as a sacred pause before transformation, highlighting the need for presence and surrender during this pivotal time of rebirth. Join us as we explore Naomi's journey of healing, wisdom, and the serene power of nurturing postpartum care. Learn more about Naomi: "I am a Mother, a Kundadance and Yoga Teacher, an Ayurvedic Massage Therapist with 20 years Energetic Bodywork experience, a Womb Awakening Facilitator and Spirit Painter. My passion is to hold space and share wisdoms with women so they may live empowered and joy-filled lives. Serving the Mamma, Baby and Families in the sacred post-partum window is an honour and absolute joy. I believe that this is vital work for our future on this Planet. My teaching style is to learn whilst having fun, yet be able to hold space in the depths of all experience. I seek to keep creating space to welcome in more love and more opportunities." Website - Instagram @whitesagehealing @nourishtoflourish108 Facebook NourishtoFlourish 10 Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ Reach out! ⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! Here is the ⁠link⁠ to our free class.

Lauren Pick MS LIMHP LMHP LPC CYT is a psychotherapist in private practice focusing on Grief, Trauma, & Life Transitions. She is currently located in Lincoln, Nebraska (of all places). As a certified yoga instructor, Nia instructor and mindbody fitness professional, Lauren enjoys weaving somatic modalities into her work with clients. Find out more at www.laurenpick.com In this episode, Lauren discusses the challenges of disconnection, grief, and the tendency to overlook the value of each day in the hustle of life. They reflect on the concept of going to bed to wake up again, finding a deeper purpose beyond the routine. The phrase "we've got to go to bed so we can wake up together so we can wake up again" is explored, highlighting the importance of finding a meaningful reason for one's actions. The conversation shifts to life transitions, particularly the transformative experience of becoming a parent. The speaker emphasizes the significance of recognizing the inner shifts during major life changes and the need for a vital connection when designing care and support. The discussion touches on the importance of meeting people where they are, using mirroring, and creating a heart connection to initiate healing. Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ Reach out! ⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! Here is the ⁠link⁠ to our free class

Roshni Kavate is an artist, grief educator, post partum caregiver and avid home cook. Roshni Kavate is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Marigolde, and the co host of the podcast Mango and Gnocchi. She believes grief is a portal to wholeness. Marigolde is a wellness platform dedicated to reclaiming nourishing practices rooted in ancestral wisdom for collective liberation. Through rituals and storytelling, we can reconnect to our origins and be our wild selves. She sees the path to being whole as a radical art and political practice. The question that guides her is What is our grief craving? and how can we nourish and feed it? She is the co creator and faculty in the Marigolde Post Partum Ancestral Kitchen Certification Apprenticeship and Student Advisor and Guest Instructor at Center for Sacred Window Studies. She has recently published two cookbooks, Saffron Ginger Postpartum Kitchen and Mending a Broken Heart: Recipes for Nurturing Grief In this episode, Roshni emphasize the idea that Ayurvedic cooking for postpartum is not limited to Indian cuisine but is tailored to individual needs for balance. They delve into the concept of ancestral foods, emphasizing that Ayurvedic and ancestral foods are closely connected. Roshni encourages listeners to explore their ancestral food by considering what brings comfort, nurturance, and resilience. The conversation shifts to ways of reconnecting with one's ancestral line, especially for those who feel disconnected due to a lack of clear understanding or tradition in a Western context. Roshni suggests asking questions within the family about geographic origins and exploring documented archival culinary history, especially for those with European ancestry. Links: Ancestral Postpartum Kitchen — Marigolde Marigolde Postpartum Ancestral Kitchen Certificate Apprenticeship Saffron Ginger Kitchen: Recipes for Nourished Postpartum Years, Rooted in Ayurveda — Marigolde ‎Mango and Gnocchi Podcast on Apple Podcasts Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at ⁠www.sacredwindowstudies.com⁠ Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our ⁠Facebook Group⁠ Reach out! ⁠Schedule a time with Christine⁠ to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! Here is the ⁠link⁠ to our free class

Samantha Veitch is the founder of Emerging Wisdom Care. She is an Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula and Elimination Coach. Elimination Communication (EC) is the practice of learning your baby’s elimination cues and being able to anticipate the process, thereby reducing the need for diapers. Essentially, it’s infant potty training, though Samantha explains why she doesn’t often use those words. In this episode, Samantha shared how she explains Elimination Communication to her clients. She discusses how this is an age old practice rather than a new fad families are exploring. We discuss incredibly valuable bonding and psychological benefits of this practice for babies, parents and how it integrates beautifully with the healing process in postpartum. Samantha shares how this practice is so beneficial right after birth, and how it becomes even easier when started early. She also encourages it as a fun and relaxed practice, rather than a stressful project to be strict about. In our conversation she shares cues to look and listen for, easy ways to get started, and the 4 entry points for elimination communication. I loved this conversation and learned so much. I know you will love it too. Below, Samantha shares some of the resources mentioned in the interview. Enjoy! From Samantha: This is a link to Andrea Olson's Book ---- really the bible for EC practicalities. This is a link to Ingrid Bauer's book which was a lovely book more about the gentle bonding and communication building aspect By Bauer Diaper Free: The Gentle Wisdom of Natural Infant Hygiene (CCARE): Amazon.co.uk: Bauer: 8601405993946: Books This is a link to a book on Dunstan baby language Calm the Crying: The Secret Baby Language That Reveals the Hidden Meaning Behind an Infant's Cry: Amazon.co.uk: Dunstan, Priscilla: 9781583334690: Books This is a link to Tiny Undies which is where I send everyone for the basic tools (potties etc) , EC appropriate clothing, tiny underwear that is so hard to find- If you use my coupon code SAMANTHA you get 20% off! I am available for EC consultation 1:1 online or in person if you are in Nevada County, California area. I also run a free in-person monthly EC support group for local mamas - Start EC with the Go Diaper Free BookTiny Undies: small underwear + training pants for babies and toddlersGo Diaper Free of Nevada City | Facebook

This podcast episode welcomes back Stephanie Peers, a student and member of our Sacred Window Studies Community. Stephanie and I are hosting a Forgiveness Workshop: A Practice for Giving and Receiving on August 30, 2023. Register for the Workshop Here for Free! If you missed it, please don’t worry. There are many more learning and experiential opportunities to be had through Stephanie’s work (links found below) and here at the Center for Sacred Window Studies. Stop for a moment and think about any shame or guilt you are holding onto. Whenever you think about this incident or happening that causes guilt to bubble up within you, it’s like a suckerpunch. It causes you pain and strife. You can feel it in your body. Understanding that everything is energy, so too is the energy of guilt and shame. That pain is stored within you, as a cellular memory. Your cells literally hold on to it, which can cause dis-eases and imbalance in your physical body over time. But there’s more to it. If you want to change the world, then you have got to be willing to forgive yourself. Forgiveness is the key to a better world. Here’s why: Like the Great Gandhi said: “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Forgiveness is not necessarily a practice of forgiving others, but of forgiving ourselves. When we honor and take responsibility for everything that’s happened in our life, we can lighten the burden that blocks our receptivity. Learn how to move your body with Kundalini Yoga in ways that effectively release stuck emotions keeping you in a loop of shame and guilt, preventing you from being able to receive the many blessings you are so worthy of. With this potent practice, discover how easy and invigorating it is to free yourself from the internal punisher, and become open to move forward with optimism and joy. Become magnetic to MIRACLES! Don’t worry if you have never experienced Kundalini Yoga before. This practice is easy, gentle and perfect for beginners! ‌ Stephanie Peers Empowered Mamma www.empoweredmamma.com Youtube: @empoweredmamma Email: stephanie@empoweredmamma.biz Mentioned in Video: Brett Larkin and Guru Singh of Kundalini University Empowered Mamma Sacred Journey of Forgiveness - Kundalini Kriya Workshop Online 200-Hour Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training – Brett Larkin Yoga Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at www.sacredwindowstudies.com Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our Facebook Group Reach out! Schedule a time with Christine to find out if our programs are a good fit for you! Here is the link to our free class

In this episode, I speak with Christine D’Esposito, Director of Programs at Birthing from Within. During my own first pregnancy in 2007, Birthing from Within was an incredible support model for me in exploring the more subtle aspect of birth readiness, and harnessing my own feelings of empowerment to trust my body and honor the changes I was going through. Now, as a proponent of conscious postpartum care, I love how the tenants taught by Birthing from Within support the foundations of our work! This is a beautiful episode you don’t want to miss! Christine D'Esposito is a Mentor, Doula and Facilitator with over fifteen years of experience in the field of birth work. She lives in Duluth, MN and is the Director of Programs at Birthing from Within. Birthing from Within was founded in 1998 by midwife Pam England when she realized that something was missing from birth preparation in our culture. While lots of organizations address parents' brains and bodies, very few address their hearts. Birthing from Within works to fill that gap by providing parents with preparation for the deep psychological and emotional transformations of birth. Christine discovered Birthing From Within in 2003 at her first doula training. It was the concept of honoring birth as a rite of passage and a transformational experience for everyone involved that spoke to her most. Christine has a passion for the intersection of birth and social justice work and aspires to be an agent of change in the world. www.birthingfromwithin.com Social media for FB and IG @‌birthingfromwithin

The sacred window is not just for postpartum. It is a bringing of reverence to a time that otherwise could pass without significance. Maybe we were able to have a supported and special time after our children were born, maybe we did not. Maybe we honored a sacred window during menopause or at any other major transition in our lives. What is important is that we paused, took a moment and acknowledged that something was important for us. We did something - maybe as small as a deep breath - maybe as involved as 40 days of a healing routine. We gave special care to ourselves in a big or small way to help sustain our energy, our health, our wellbeing in order to bring longevity and sustainability to our present and future selves. In this conversation with Marinella, we further explored the Sacred Window as a Yearly Ritual in some beautiful ways. It has opened up a window of inspiration for me, as I hope it will do for you. Enjoy! ‌ Marinella Benelli is a mother, postpartum doula (graduate of the Center for Sacred Window Studies), yoga teacher, massage therapist and holder of women's circles based in Bristol, UK. She has been working with women for over a decade, with a special focus on the childbearing years and rites of passage. Her own experience of Sacred Window was foundational for her mothering journey and for the continued commitment to her self-care, which is becoming non-negotiable now as she transition through peri menopause - and it's the inspiration for this conversation about the "Sacred Window as a Yearly Ritual". Connect with Marinella Benelli @earthmoonmala www.earthmoonmala.com Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at www.sacredwindowstudies.com Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our Facebook Group Reach out! Schedule a time with Christine to find out if our programs are a good fit for you!

This year we are expanding into a theme of the different ways people come to the Postpartum Path. We each follow our own call - we have unique stories, and it is a shining example of how the need for better postpartum care culturally is impacting each of us - directing us to this work. Stephanie Peers is a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, a mother and has specialized her work in Ayurveda to women’s health particularly in the childbearing year. She is a current student of the Conscious Postpartum Caregiver Program. You can learn more about Stephanie’s work by visiting www.empoweredmamma.com and visiting her on IG @empowered_mamma Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at www.sacredwindowstudies.com Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our Facebook Group Reach out! Schedule a time with Christine to find out if our programs are a good fit for you!

This episode was originally shared on the Postpartum University Podcast with Maranda Bower. Maranda has been a longtime advocate, educator and fierce activist for new mothers. She is also one of the warmest and most compassionate people I’ve connected with through this work. In this episode, Maranda and I dive into shifting our beliefs around postpartum, honoring the healing path WE need to take, and truly finding sacredness in the journey we are on. Learn more about Maranda’s work at Home - Postpartum University® Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Learn about our programs at www.sacredwindowstudies.com Follow us on Instagram at @sacredwindowstudies Facebook at @AyurvedaForPostpartum Join our Facebook Group Reach out! Schedule a time with Christine to find out if our programs are a good fit for you!

Emily Seeboo is a mother to a beautiful baby boy. Her story is her own, just as each of ours should have a story that reflects our true sense of self and safety. In this interview, Emily shares her story of her homebirth, and we talk further about staying true to self, even when it does not align with expectations from our family or loved ones. During the childbearing year, we are especially sensitive and tender to the energies of those around us. It can be devastating to not receive the support or approval we wish we had. From pregnancy, birth and postpartum decision making and planning, Emily and her husband manifested a beautiful story and learned a ton along the way. Thank you Emily for sharing your story with us! You can learn more about Emily and the beautiful work she does here: www.emilyseeboo.com Emily Seeboo YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@emilyseeboo Instagram: @emilyseeboo Emily Seeboonruang consults for and works privately with women who want to reclaim their rites of passage that mark their transition into motherhood. She’s the host of The Mother Freedom Show on YouTube and has interviewed women from all over the world. She has been a guest on the Freebirth Society Podcast sharing her own freebirth story. Emily advocates a minimalist way of living that gives women maximum freedom and autonomy while feeling more embodied than ever. Are you ready to take your passion to a more meaningful and informed level? Are you called to learn Conscious Postpartum Care? Enroll or Learn More at www.sacredwindowstudies.com

In this episode, Christine speaks with Marissa Mignone, an inspiring birth and postpartum professional in Truckee, CA. We explore the many lessons Marissa has learned about how to best care for the whole person in postpartum healing, how she began following her heart and soul when it came to her own path and the healing commitment she makes to her clients. Marissa is an inspiration - you’ll love this interview! Mirassa is a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator and Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga Instructor for the past 10 years in the Truckee/Tahoe area. She believes with the proper care, support, love and time that parents can have happier experiences of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Marissa strives to help parents understand their options, how to make decisions and how to find solutions in the moment to achieve a positive empowered birth. Connect with Mirassa www.mountainblessingsbirth.com Gift from Mirassa Enjoy this beautiful Preparing for the Fourth Trimester Handbook created by Marissa! Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies Music written and performed by: Sara Emmitt https://saraemmitt.bandcamp.com/

Today on the Sacred Window podcast we talk about sustainability and minimal living in the postpartum period. Our guest, Amanda, is an artist and mother who gave birth just over a year ago for the first time. She has used both cloth diapers and elimination communication to reduce plastic diaper waste for the planet. In the West in the past 100 years, plastic diapers have become the norm, but she points out that cultures around the world utilize different forms of elimination communication and cloth diapers have been the norm for generations. She spoke about how easy and accessible these methods are to use to quell fears and apprehensions. Some links she has personally used for information on elimination communication and cloth diapers: https://godiaperfree.com/ Book: Go Diaper Free: A Simple Handbook for Elimination Communication by Andrea Olson ecpeesy.com for elimination communication tips and lists of supplies needed https://www.mamanatural.com/cloth-diapering/ for all you need to know about cloth diapers

Today on the Sacred Window Podcast we talked with Danielle Hanna of Living Arts Ayurveda. Danielle is a mother, long time teacher of Ayurveda for students of Yoga, and a Ayurvedic practitioner working with individuals and families offering conscious postpartum care. Hanna Lives and practices in Portland, Oregon, unceded Chinook land. Today on Sacred Window Podcast: Connect with Danielle Hanna and other resources Instagram: @Sittingmoononthemountain @Livingartsaryurveda www.livingartsayurveda.com Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies

In this episode of the Sacred Window podcast, founder Christine Eck talks with dear friend Natasha Mason from Melbourne Australia. Natasha is a mother, meditation teacher, Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula, a Reiki healer, and is the Founder and Director of Nourish Melbourne. They discussed Natasha's experience in losing her mother and choosing to terminate a pregnancy and how she used the Mother principles of the sacred window to support this time. They talked about the subtle mental and emotional health needs during these times and how sacred window care makes space for that. Today on the Sacred Window Podcast: Benefits of knowing what you need and asking Shifting the way we support each other Identifyinghttps://www.postpartum.net how the Sacred Window shows up in other emotionally challenging areas of our lives Stories of loss and recuperation How the sacred window shows up outside of postpartum Connect with Natasha Mason and other resources Instagram: @_natashamason Facebook: Natasha Mason Meditation https://natashamasonmeditation.com Learn more and Connect with the Sacred Window Community Learn about the importance of the sacred postpartum window, the tools of care that have been lost in modern culture, and the ways we can bring them back for the benefit of women, birth givers and families. Join our online training and mentoring programs for aspiring and current postpartum professionals as well as our vibrant professional collective. www.sacredwindowstudies.com/learn For expecting parents, take our DIY course and be ready to welcome your baby in a truly supported space. https://sacredwindowstudies.teachable.com/p/diy-ayurvedic-postpartum-care-for-expecting-parents We acknowledge that the sacred window applies to many variations in birth outcomes. Conscious Care is a human need and our mission includes fostering care for every individual during the sacred windows of birth, postpartum, life, and all the ways we experience loss, grief and transformation. Bringing back the sacred in postpartum care... together! Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of the Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care with Christine Eck. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. The show can be found anywhere else you may wish to get your podcasts too! Connect with us! www.sacredwindowstudies.com Instagram: @sacredwindowstudies Twitter: @sacred_window Facebook: Center for Sacred Window Studies