The Fourth Trimester - English Edition

A guide to help support women through post-partum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels. This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels-and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years. Kimberly Ann Johnson draws from her vast professional experience as a doula, postpartum consultant, yoga teacher, body worker, and women's health care advocate, and from the healing traditions of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbalism-as well as her own personal experience-to cover ·how you can prepare your body for birth; ·how you can organize yourself and your household for the best possible transition to motherhood; ·simple practices and home remedies to facilitate healing and restore energy; ·how to strengthen relationships and aid the return to sex; ·learning to exercise safely postpartum; ·carrying your baby with comfort; ·exploring the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise postpartum; ·and much more. Author - Kimberly Ann Johnson Number of Pages - Format - Trade Paperback Publisher - Shambhala Published - 2017-12-26