What you will learn:
Module 1: Intro to Ayurveda & Motherhood
Pancha-Mahabhuta (The 5 Great Elements)
Dosha Theory (The Three Bio-Energies)
Introduction to Garbhini Paricharya (Ayurvedic psycho-spiritual-physical-pregnancy care) that can be applied right away to you or your clients.
Module 2: Preconception & Conscious Conception
Learn about Ayurveda's recommendations for pre-conception, including dietary and lifestyle practices to support fertility. You will gain an understanding of Agni (digestion), Ama (toxicity), the Dhatus (bodily tissues). We will also explore Ayurveda's ancient rituals to invoke auspiciousness and beauty to the experience of consciously conceiving - as well as ways to support a deepening relationship with your partner.
Module 3: Nourishment Throughout Pregnancy
Understand the doshas/bio-energies that may be predominant in each trimester.
Learn Ayurvedic food, spice, and lifestyle guidelines to encourage balance
Learn about Ayurveda & the Mind (sattva, rajas & tamas) and practical ways to promote health, vitality and happiness for mama and babe
Module 4: Mama Marma Therapy (Ayurvedic pressure point therapy for pregnancy, labor and postpartum)
Module 5: Preparing For Labor & Birth
Learn how to prepare for a supportive, transformative and empowered labor with Ayurveda
Module 6: Labor & the Birth of Your Babe (+traditional practices for the first moments of baby’s life)
Module 7: Ayurvedic Sacred Window and the Four Pillars of Postpartum Care
Learn what to eat (and what not to eat) after the birth of your baby + how to prepare and utilize the most important Ayurvedic herbs for post-birth recovery that will set both you and baby up to absolutely thrive - as well as the details of sacred & Ayurvedic new mama body care for a ceremonial and deeply healing first 42 days of life with your newborn that will leave you feeling calm, grounded, rejuvenated, and literally radiant
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Module 8: Sacred Baby Care & the Newborn Mother
Family Ecology, bio-energetics and the root cause of imbalances
Learn the sacred art of Ayurvedic baby care for the first year of your baby’s life; includes baby massage, cleansing baby’s skin with herbal oils, powders & baths, protecting baby’s auric field, and more.
Explore the ways to enter into motherhood as your spiritual path to assure healing and growth. We also explore the family eco-system, root causes of imbalances and ways to support mother and baby to thrive.
This training is for you if:
This program is suitable for anyone wanting to learn more about Ayurvedic postpartum care including women planning a pregnancy, currently pregnant or postpartum as well as birth and postpartum workers wanting to extend their knowledge and offerings.
You're considering motherhood and want to prepare yourself for a thriving pregnancy, labor and postpartum.
You're already pregnant and seeking holistic ways to optimize your health and your baby's development, as well as thrive and heal in ways you never knew possible through your postpartum.
You desire a supportive community of women on the same path.
You're interested in Ayurveda's holistic approach to wellness - particularly its perspective on preconception, pregnancy, preparing for labor & birth, and the sacred postpartum window. This is also for health practitioners, doulas, doctors, midwives, birth-workers and birth-keepers who want to incorporate Ayurveda’s approach into their already existing practice
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