Hello Dear Readers, I am bound for Philadelphia, so I am taking a vacation this week – but not really. You will find me vacationing, not in Philly although there are some great sights to see there, while making a “first ever of its kind” presentation to a national audience. I’ll be speaking on the…
Developing Emotional Balance with Yoga guest blog by Amber Keating LCSW, PYT-C Through my studies in Ginger’s Professional Yoga Therapy program, I have witnessed how the use of breath & movement can be deeply healing to women. In our fast-paced world, yoga benefits us by helping us to slow down and take time for ourselves….
As promised, here is the third and final installment in the Labor & Delivery series. Today I need to elaborate on post #3 from the 5 Absolute Must Have Tools For Birth. Here is last week’s excerpt from Tip #3. 3. Partner Assisted Therapy Techniques. There is a short but very effective list of manual…
Please visit Midwife for your Life, Stacey Curnow’s blog for my guest post this week:Two More Ways Yoga Can Make You A Better Parent or cut and paste this link: http://www.staceycurnow.com/blog/2010/05/two-more-ways-that-yoga-makes-you-a-better-parent/ Enjoy!
As promised, I would like to elaborate on the breathing program I use for laboring women. Here is last week’s excerpt from Tip #2: 2. Practice and know Yogic breathing for labor and delivery. I have a concise Breathing Through Birth Practice I teach women. It helps with alveolar ventilation, which is crucial during labor;…
I am sorry for the silent treatment last week, dear readers. It was for a good cause. I just finished 30 days of non stop fun (aka work…insert exhale here) but the last (and final) of these days was capped by teaching a week long seminar in Ayurveda (pronounced “ah-yer-veh-duh”) and Professional Yoga Therapy to…
A few weeks ago I was invited to write a guest blog about yoga and parenting. Read the full blog here. Here is a continuation of my blog on yoga and parenting, with two (more) ways yoga can help us all be better parents: Two More Ways that Yoga Makes You A Better Parent 1….
I recall the not too distant days of being a breastfeeding mom. In fact, I spent the better part of 5 years as a nursing mom. During that time I learned a tremendous amount, not just about living and breathing my new life as a mom, but how I could help all new mothers through…
Read my guest column today on How Yoga Can Make You A Better Parent, at the blog of Certified Nurse Midwife, Stacey Curnow. Enjoy!
A new mom from the San Francisco Bay area recently emailed me a question about back pain related to pushing her newborn in a stroller. Rebecca* writes: Q: Ginger, I had low back pain prior to and during pregnancy, and since his birth I have been trying to get back in shape. But my back…
Fellow women, whether or not your are mothers – educate yourselves today about workplace discrimination. Anecdotal evidence continues to grow every day – as tall as the corporate buildings in America where this discrimination is executed. Your (Wo)Man in Washington invited guest blogger (and mother of 3), Jennifer L.G. Minear, to reflect on her experience…
As a parent – mother or father – our greatest legacy is our children. Any influence we have past our own life – will likely persist through our children. Greater than any job we might ever have, and I bet if you asked President Obama he’d answer the same, being a parent (can) be the…