Portland Gentle Birth world Conference September 27 - 30, 2007

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Here is the Portland event info:

 

www.gentlebirthworld.com

Ysha Oakes, Breakout session #4 Postpartum Needs - The Black Hole in

Health Care. Actually, I will probably be speaking on Postpartum

nutrition in depth.

 

Hi Vicki!

> Ysha, do you still want to stay with my friend Jill when in

Portland? She looks forward to having you. Vicky

 

Yes, please email me offline the details and contact/address info?

 

Thanks, look forward to seeing you there!

YSha

 

 

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TOPIC BRIEF

Postpartum Nutrition and Ayurveda

 

Powerful Tips for Avoiding Problems and Supporting Rejuvenation,

Lactation and Happy Mother and Baby Tummies!

 

In practice and experience as an AyurDoula intern supervisor over the

last 15 years, the author has supported many mothers and babies and

seen the effects of Ayurvedic nutrition make a tremendous difference

in many ways. Mothers and babies have many special processes in the

childbearing year, benefitting from these little known, but simple

nutritional supports. Understanding even a little basic Ayurvedic

theory helps, although it is definitely not enough for most postpartum

needs.

 

Most natural health/childbirth conscious as well as allopathic

practitioners and mothers are actually swimming upstream and

exacerbating the natural imbalances after childbirth, contributing to

the many common problems. The three most effective tools for

preventing problems and ensuring good experience for rejuvenation,

balance, and strength after birthing are Postpartum Nutrition and

Cooking, Specialized Ayurvedic " Home Spa Care " including hot oil

applications, and of course, REST and mothering of the mothers.

Ayurvedic medicine offers time tested and easy to understand, little

known concepts for simple, very significant measures for delicious

suitable nourishment.

 

The postpartum digestive fire is unique, where in spite of high

nutritional needs, maternal digestion starts out weak. From eating

most foods to deepest tissue digestive/rebuilding dynamics, after

birth we are looking at about 42 days! Without appropriate support

and especially in both allopathic and most health food ways, this

often becomes the root of a long list of commonly seen problems in the

short term including the more focused on colic and mood disorders. It

is often also seed of long term hormonal, weight, joint and emotional

problems.

 

A unique psychophysiological window wherein all tissues and systems

are in a state of openness and transition gives special insight into

the unique needs, opportunities for mothers and babies at this time,

and guidance.

 

Although training to become an Ayurvedic Postpartum Doula involves

about 165 hours to provide our clients with best support, in this

workshop we will begin to understand in this short session many tools

for better care of mothers especially the first 2 months' window after

giving birth. We will look at key ideas about how a postpartum body

works at this time, what are the key supports, and discuss several

important controversial issues around use of fats, carbs, proteins,

dairy, soy, raw foods, fermented foods, leftovers, cold foods,

serotonin enhancing foods and other lively topics. Handouts on

cooking for postpartum mothers with foods to favor and avoid, foods by

weeks postpartum and opportunity to purchase Ysha Oakes and Aparna

Khonolkar's new Ayurvedic Cooking After CHildbirth with over 200

recipes are included!

 

BIOS BRIEF

 

Ysha Oakes, D.Ayur and PPAD has been working with mothers, babies,

their families and related professionals for over 15 years for care,

consulting and training. Her teachers include Maharishi Ayurveda, Dr.

Saraswati Buhrman, Sarita Shrestha, BAMS/OBGyn, Vasant Lad, BAMS,

Shirish Bhate, BAMS (Dr. Bhate, I hope you are ok with this

reference?) and many others. Author of multiple articles and 2 books

on the subject, she and Aparna Khonalkar will be announcing

publication of a 2 book set on Ayurvedic Postpartum Recipes and

Ayurveda After Childbirth - 42 Days for 42 Years this fall. Ysha is

natural childbirth mother of 3 loving grown children.

 

NOTES: Aparna is mother of 2 wonderful children and an Ayurvedic Chef

in high demand at 2 CHopra centers in San Diego and with private

clients. See her website www.themistressofspice.com. Aparna and

Ysha are combining their previous publications (Aparna's lovely little

book, A MOther's Blessing, adds some special recipes gleaned from

interviewing Indian Grandmothers in her homeland).

 

Depending upon the conference session length, we may go back to the

less involved title introducing the subject of Ayurveda's

effectiveness supporting mothers to avoid the " black hole in health

care " , postpartum.