Discover Ayurveda’s practical pathway into the most nourishing and transformative pregnancy, birth, and postpartum window
Ayurveda, India’s ancient and holistic system of health, offers timeless wisdom on the sacred process of bringing life into this world.
Ayurveda Mama offers ways to prepare your body, mind, and life before conception, and ways to nourish your little one throughout pregnancy including tips on diet, lifestyle, herbs and oils so that you experience vibrancy and vitality, growing your little one with love.
You will feel prepared for your unique birthing experience, equipped with Ayurvedic techniques to invoke auspiciousness, balance, and ease. You will have the tools needed to assure that your Sacred Window, or postpartum period, is one of the most profound and memorable experiences of your life; assuring that you are deeply nourished and cared for so that you can care for your little one. You will learn about becoming a newborn mama, the real work of a mama, and how to care for your babe so that he knows, at the core of his being, that he is safe, the world is safe, and that he is deeply loved and wanted.
Ayurveda Mama is for every mama, and for every woman who ever wants to become a mother.
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detailed table of contents:
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foreward I
Preface II
Introduction 1
chapter 1: foundations of ayurveda 9
perfect health 10
nature of the self 10
the cause of disease 11
elements & doshas 15
balance & the doshas 16
chapter 2: conscious conception 31
preparing your consciousness 33
yamas and niyamas 36
nurturing your relationship 47
preparing your body 59
chapter 3: cultivating the seed 75
the gunas 76
prasada: the power of spiritual food 85
association 87
mantra meditation 88
pregnancy according to ayurveda 90
recommendations for pregnancy 94
common imbalances during pregnancy 98
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chapter 4: preparing for birth 117
preparing your environment 121
preparing your body 126
birth plan 131
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chapter 5: the birth of your babe 141
terms to familiarize yourself with for labor 144
labor 146
ayurvedic practices to incorporate into birth and labor 152
managing the doshas during labor & birth 154
our birth story 156
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chapter 6: the sacred window 167
sacred window basics 171
dear partner 178
light on the sacred window by krsna jivani 185
preparing for postpartum 192
the doshas during postpartum 199
common postpartum imbalances 202
balancing practices for postpartum 209
special circumstances 213
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chapter 7: newborn mama 223
mothering with self awareness 227
understanding newborns 240
newborn essentials 244
is that normal? 246
baby bath time 248
common newborn challenges 253
mother nature's perfect design 264
breastfeeding challenges. 265
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chapter 8: nutrition & recipes 271
nutrition during pregnancy 272
general food guidelines for pregnancy and postpartum 280
nutrition during postpartum 282
postpartum mama recipes 290
chapter 9: herbal allies & essential oils 310
herbal allies 311
herbal elixirs for postpartum mamas 313
essential oil solutions 317
mama must haves 320
essential oil solutions for pregnancy 322
for labor 325
for postpartum 326
for baby 328
resources and references 333
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