13 Mar Ayurvedic Postpartum Care: The First 40 Days Every Mom Should Know
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🌟 Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Ayurveda and the Guest
03:22 Why the First 40 Days Postpartum Matter
06:26 Managing Vata for Postpartum Recovery
07:09 The Golden Hour: First Hour After Birth
11:32 Nurturing the New Mother
12:15 The Postpartum Truth: Mom Is a Newborn Too
14:22 Importance of Postpartum Massage
16:38 Daily Infant Massage Routine
20:21 Trusting your intuition
20:46 Navigating Postpartum Grief
22:50 Third Trimester: Planning for Postpartum
24:01 40 Days for 40 Years: Postpartum Blueprint
27:24 Relief for bloating and gas
28:02 Ayurvedic Postpartum Meals: Week 1-3
31:29 Crock Pot Meals for Multitasking Moms
34:16 Improving Breast Milk Flow Naturally
36:44 Consultations for Expecting Mothers
40:42 Finding the Right Doula
43:40 Supporting Recovery with Belly Binding
46:26 Vaginal Birth vs. C-Section Recovery
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👤 About the Guest
Sunny Rose Healey is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, mother, and health writer living in the high mountains of New Mexico. Her journey into holistic healing started as a personal quest to solve health issues and relieve pain. In 2004, she began studying Ayurvedic medicine and trained with Dr. Vasant Lad at the Ayurvedic Institute, where she later served on the faculty until 2018.
Sunny also studied holistic midwifery with Whapio of La Matrona, completing a two-year apprenticeship. After the birth of her second child, she shifted her focus to supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum care.
She is the founder of Mamāyurveda, an online clinic and herbal medicine and skincare company, and Perinatal Wisdom School, which offers certification in perinatal support for those who support mothers and families.
Websites:
Email: sunny@mamayurveda.com
Instagram: @mamayurveda
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📖 Book: 40 Days for 40 Years
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