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Tag Archives: Yamas and Niyamas
Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 8 – Tapas
Tapas – (literally – heat) Austerity, Discipline, Dedication to Practice “A better way to understand tapas is to think of it as consistency in striving toward your goals: getting on the yoga mat every day, sitting on the meditation cushion … Continue reading
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Tagged C-section, Communication, Decision making, Emotional State, Expectations, Fear, Interventions, Labor, Lamaze, OB, Pain, Valid Medical Reason, Yamas and Niyamas, yoga
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Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 7 – Santosha
Santosha – Contentment or Satisfaction “The opposite of such conditional happiness is unconditional happiness, a state that allows us to find contentment in any situation, whether we are uncomfortable in a yoga pose or stuck in a traffic jam. When … Continue reading
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Tagged Brains, Decision making, Emotional State, Expectations, Fear, Ideal Birth, Lamaze, Media, Non-Attachment, Traumatic Birth, Yamas and Niyamas, yoga
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Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 6 – Saucha
Saucha – Cleanliness of Body and Mind Cleanliness of Body is relatively easy to understand, right? Take a shower, wear clean clothes, wash your hands after you use the bathroom, etc. However, during pregnancy and birth this takes on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Emotional State, Fear, Labor, Lamaze, Media, Nutrition, Yamas and Niyamas, yoga
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Natural Childbirth Advocate? *or* Realistic Childbirth Advocate?
A posting by Barb, “The Navel Gazing Midwife” helped me crystallize something that’s been rolling around in my head for the last few weeks. She also gave me the term for it – Realistic Childbirth Advocate. She gives us a … Continue reading
Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 5 – Aparigraha – Absence of Avarice
Aparigraha – Absence of Avarice: How much stuff do we really need? Another way to describe Aparigraha is non-possessiveness, not being greedy or non-grasping. This is both on the material level and on an emotional level. We’ll talk material first: … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Shower, Blessing Way, Emotional State, Expectations, Fathers, Lamaze, Non-Attachment, OB, Yamas and Niyamas, yoga
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Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 4 – Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya – Restraint or Self Control: Traditionally Brahmacharya is defined as chastity or sexual restraint. Although that may be applicable during certain aspects of pregnancy, such as the first six weeks postpartum, it is not practical, realistic or helpful to … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Decision making, Emotional State, Interventions, Labor, Lamaze, Valid Medical Reason, Yamas and Niyamas, yoga
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Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 3 – Asteya
Asteya – Non-stealing: When we think of stealing, we think of pickpockets, breaking and entering or eating someone else’s lunch out of the office fridge. Although Asteya refers to stealing of that nature, it also refers to not coveting, nor … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Decision making, Emotional State, Media, TV, Yamas and Niyamas, yoga
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Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 2 – Satya
Satya – Truthfulness “Honesty is the best policy.” We teach our children not to lie, but as adults we do it all the time. “Oh yeah, I’m OK…” “Of course I have time to help with that.” “No, no. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Decision making, Emotional State, Fetal Monitoring, Labor, Lamaze, Yamas and Niyamas, yoga
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Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 1 – Ahimsa
There are two perspectives through which we can view Ahimsa with regards to pregnancy and birth; the point of view of the pregnant woman and the point of view of her care giver. To get us started, let’s understand what … Continue reading
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Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth – A Bit of Background
This is the background information for an upcoming 10-part series. Shining Light Prenatal Education is a blend of Yoga and Lamaze, as I am both a certified Yoga (and Prenatal Yoga) Instructor as well as a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator. … Continue reading
