by Catherine | Apr 26, 2016 | Mindfulness in motion, Somatic bodywork, Somatic mamas
Everything is connected to everything Fascia is a web material throughout the body, forming wrappers and slings for every organ and every muscle. Your heart is suspended in the chamber of your ribs. Your uterus is suspended in your pelvic by a fascia hammock connected...
by Catherine | Apr 9, 2016 | Birth
During pregnancy women voraciously read books and blogs. You’re talking to anyone and everyone in your circle of friends and family who has had a baby. Probably selectively, since Aunt Agnes just tells horror stories. The women in your world help you define what is...
by Catherine | Mar 3, 2016 | Birth
Face it, new dads during pregnancy lag about six months behind new moms when it comes to getting it. That is, getting it about the birth, baby and beyond. Not all dads & partners lag, but, well, most do. In the birth community we are asking whether our...
by Catherine | Mar 3, 2015 | Breastfeeding
We have all seen the blissful babes at breast with the mom. So, what is going on???? Your baby is biting??? Do you have folks saying that this is normal discomfort of start-up breastfeeding, your nipples will toughen up, you will get used to it, baby will grow out of...
by Catherine | Jan 31, 2014 | Mindfulness in motion
When we are in a happy place with the vagus nerve, the world is good. But when the vagus is unhappy, we are in tears and tantrums. So what and where is vagus? Not far away, I assure you. The vagus nerve runs the show on the most basic states of the nervous system. We...
