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Benefits of Prenatal and Postpartum Yoga
By: Destiny S. Olsen BD(DONA), PCD(DONA), RYT, TPYT The sanskrit word yoga translates to yolk or union. The path of yoga is a path of union, union of breathe to the body, union of the mind to the muscles, union of the body, mind, spirit and ultimately, union of creation. For those of you starting…
Read MorePerinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMADs) and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) – Holiday Delight
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMADs) and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) PMAD (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder) is the name for a range of emotional and physiological responses to pregnancy and childbirth. SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of depression that comes with the change in the seasons. Usually the symptoms will start in…
Read MoreLoving your postpartum body
Loving your postpartum body It was 2011 and I was pregnant with my first child. Every week was exciting as I watched my body go through this incredible transformation. It was so crazy to physically see my body grow…
Read MoreThe Call to Build Villages
The Call to Build Villages by Tresa Haymond (VillageWITH.com) The day I heard about Emily Dyches’ tragic death was the moment I felt a call to do something. As I sat sobbing on the edge of my bed, I felt a powerful force connecting my heart to Emily’s heart, as if I knew her well. This…
Read MoreCommon Questions in Pregnancy
Pregnancy is full of so many new and beautiful things (and let’s be real here… a few not so beautiful things.) With those things come questions. Oh, so very many questions. As doulas, we hear a lot of these and we have some incredible members of the Utah Doula Association here to answer a few…
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