Active Rest
Ma Temple
This is an extra-ordinary time and can feel like quite a surreal experience for many.
Time is needed for recuperation and integration. Minimising movement and maximising rest is so important not only to honour the demands of your changing body, as it settles and adjusts, after the huge journey of pregnancy and the exertion of birth but also the emergence and birth of a new family and demands of your newborn.
Rest can be experienced in a few ways, apart from sleeping and napping when you can, rest can be experienced through listening to a guided relaxation, or a breathing practice, self massage, a foot bath or enjoying a cup of tea staring out the window can also feel supportive at this time especially if you manage to have a few moments to yourself.
Body scan relaxation practice perfect for when you need to rest but the mind is busy
Yoga nidra translated as yogic sleep. This 20 minute guided practice is equivalent to an hours nap so perfect when you need to catch up on some sleep and you have that time to yourself when your babe is asleep or in the arms of another.
Present moment meditation is a short practice for when we feel that we are taken into all the to-do lists and what ifs of the mind and to bring us back to the present. to rest but the mind is busy
Foot Bath
A foot bath with some lovely magnesium flakes can feel really good after all births. Promoting relaxation, improving circulation, reducing swelling and is a lovely alternative to a bath if that's not suitable for you right now.
Fill a basin with warm (not too hot) water and add a couple of handfuls of magnesium flakes, give it a swirl.
Make sure you have a towel nearby and a comfortable seat.
Test the water by dipping a toe in making sure the water is the right temperature and feels soothing.
When ready, take a seat and enjoy for as long as the water stays warm.
When finished towel dry feet and pop some slippers on.
What do you need support with?
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Move Gently
According to Ayurveda, the first 10 days post birth is essential in restoring and strengthening the digestive fire, and supporting the physical, hormonal, mental and emotional changes, post birth, through mineral rich, easy to digest warming foods. .
Active Rest
Rest can be experienced in a few ways, apart from sleeping and napping when you can. Rest can be experienced through listening to a guided relaxation, or a breathing practice, self-massage, a foot bath or enjoying a cup of tea staring out the window can also feel supportive at this time, especially if you manage to have a few moments to yourself.