The Fourth Trimester
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The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson
A guide to help support women through post-partum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels.This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels-and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years.
Kimberly Ann Johnson draws from her vast professional experience as a doula, postpartum consultant, yoga teacher, body worker, and women's health care advocate, and from the healing traditions of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbalism-as well as her own personal experience-to cover
.how you can prepare your body for birth;
.how you can organize yourself and your household for the best possible transition to motherhood;
.simple practices and home remedies to facilitate healing and restore energy;
.how to strengthen relationships and aid the return to sex;
.learning to exercise safely postpartum;
.carrying your baby with comfort;
.exploring the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise postpartum;
.and much more.
Kimberly Johnson is a postpartum care advocate, birth doula, licensed Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and single mom. Kimberly was valedictorian of Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy. She was a long-time yoga instructor, yoga teacher training, and Structural Integration practitioner when she suffered an injury during childbirth, which altered her body, mind, and spirit. She toured the world learning about postpartum practices, healed herself holistically, and now helps other women do the same. She was determined not to have full pelvic floor reconstructive surgery, so she traveled the world learning about postpartum practices, healed herself holistically, and now helps other women do the same. She maintains private offices in Encinitas and Los Angeles, California, where she specializes in assisting women in preparing for delivery, recovering from birth injuries and trauma, and gaining access to their full sexual expression.
Her greatest achievement is being a single mother to Cecilia, her fiery ten-year-old half-Brazilian daughter. Her website address is http: //www.MagaMama.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781611804003 |
| ISBN 10 | 1611804000 |
| Title | The Fourth Trimester |
| Author | Kimberly Ann Johnson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2017-12-26 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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