Blog Entries - April 2009

Thai Massage During Pregnancy

honoringthemother@gmail.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:00:00 +0100

What more could a pregnant woman ask for than to spend an hour being kneaded and stretched, cradled and rocked? I have discovered a new passion for giving massage since finding Thai massage. I not only move the client's joints through a dynamic range of motion, but my own body gets to stretch and balance, while moving from a core centered place. It is a wonderful practice of mindful movement, yoga.

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Wearing Your Baby

honoringthemother@gmail.com — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:00:00 +0100

A baby held close to his mama hears her heart beat, feels the rhythms of her movement, and can communicate his needs through subtle signals that she will pick up on. He can smell her and feel her warmth, and he knows innately that everything is right in the world. Nature's way has been to make a newborn human helpless, so his mother and father need to hold him close to keep him safe.

Babies carried close cry less, they are more involved in huma [...]