Written by Christine, to share with all of you! As requested, however, I just wanted to share a little bit about my birth with you: Connor Michael was born October 3rd 2011 (about 6 days after my due date) at 2:45am. I started having some small contractions the morning of the 2nd. I took about […]
Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth – A Bit of Background
This is the background information for an upcoming 10-part series. Shining Light Prenatal Education is a blend of Yoga and Lamaze, as I am both a certified Yoga (and Prenatal Yoga) Instructor as well as a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator. Once you’ve taken a few Yoga classes, you can start to see how the asana […]
The 4 “P’s” of Birth – The Need to Sync your Body, your Baby and Your Mind
When most of us hear about birth it’s in the singular, “When I was in labor…” or “The baby just didn’t budge.” or “They told me my pelvis was just too small.” or “I felt really strong and proud of giving birth naturally.” All of these things describe just one component of labor and birth. […]