Preparing for your Sacred Window

Why and how should we prepare for Postpartum or my Sacred Window?

The Sacred Window is an ancient Ayurvedic tradition that starts at the conclusion of pregnancy, or the birth, and lasts for 42 days or until baby is 3 months old.   The way we care for the mind, body and spirit during this time affects our health for the following 42 years. Parents’ only job is caring, feeding and nurturing baby.  Before your Sacred Window arrives

  • Create a plan before the birth of baby

  • Build a community or network of support for both parents

  • Practice the Art of Receiving 

  • Nourish and nurture both Yourself and your baby.

Make a plan.

A postpartum healing plan should be intentionally simple - a mother’s first priorities are bonding with her newborn and resting. From the first week postpartum and onward, this is what Ayurvedic care looks like and the wisdom behind the various practices.

This workshop includes a step-by-step planner and guides you through your Sacred Window.

  • How to Prioritize Self-Care

  • The Traditional Art of Abhyanga

  • Finding Your Tribe

  • Warm Your Belly

  • Comfort & Routine

  • Being Better Together.

Ayurvedic Postpartum Care

Vata

The physiological and spiritual processes of birth push excess elements of air and ether (known as “Vata”) within the birth giver. This creates empty space within the womb, giving air the opportunity to occupy this space and cause an imbalance in body and mind. When Vata is out of balance, anxiety insecurity, uncertainty in the mind and dryness, gas, constipation, bloating, pain, discomfort, interrupted sleep and insomnia consume the body.

Nourish and Nurture

Ayurvedic postpartum care seeks to soothe these overblown elements through nourishment and nurturing that gently increase the elements of fire (“Pitta”), water and earth (“Kapha”).

Heal and Rejuvinate

By healing and rejuvenating the reproductive tissues, and promoting healthy breast and lactation channels and prioritizing mother’s health and rejuvenation, we foster an environment of easy bonding between mother and child.

Ayurvedic care brings a sense of mental and emotional well- being to both the new mother and the newborn. A strong dose of warm, heavy, oily, stable and soft qualities of nurture and comfort bring Vata back into balance after the rigors of pregnancy and childbirth.