by EnlightenedMama | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog, Parenting, Postpartum
I read a blog recently that equated making new mom friends to dating. In fact, I think that’s true about making new friends in general! Do you share the same values? Do you have similar likes and interests? Can you call on them at 2am when it feels like your...
by EnlightenedMama | Oct 14, 2014 | Blog, Wellness
by Jo Ann Warren, Certified Reiki Master and Spiritual Development Mentor Did you know that Reiki can improve your prenatal health and overall feelings of well-being. Reiki treatments in early pregnancy have been shown to reduce many common discomforts such as...
by EnlightenedMama | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Wellness
Today marks the autumnal equinox – the movement into Autumn – the time to reset and recharge. Whether you are a new mama, mama again, or just starting down the road to parenthood, we often find ourselves looking for balance in our lives. And as we move past the...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 25, 2014 | Blog
by Elizabeth Eilers Sullivan, Advanced Trained SourcePoint Therapy Practitioner, Birth Doula, and Yoga Teacher Many people ask me what SourcePoint Therapy is…and what it feels like. The simplest reply is to come in and try it yourself. A longer response is that, just...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 20, 2014 | Blog
From the wonderful world of Erin Sutton: My newest homemade vice is cold press. I am loving it so hard. I was determined to create a cold press that I would crave and could replace my yearning to walk to a coffee shop and treat myself to ice coffee. I searched for...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 11, 2014 | Birth, Birth Stories, Blog
“Never were we scared, never was it too much. Yes it was hard work, but the best kind of hard work.” To preface our story, I had no idea what to expect from labor. Our midwives said, “Ask your mother, your labor will probably be like hers” but my mother...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 8, 2014 | Postpartum, Uncategorized
At Enlightened Mama, it’s probably no surprise that we’re pretty pro-breastfeeding, but we are WAY more pro-sanity, and truly honor the journey of feeding babies, however that looks, knowing that decisions need to be made that support the sanity of mamas...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 7, 2014 | Birth, Birth Stories, Blog
Although I totally bought into the idea of a guess date, and theoretically prepared to go past that date, when June 12th came and went I started getting very impatient. I was experiencing contractions fairly regularly, had my cervix swept, lost my mucus plug and was...
