As you might imagine, the ayurveda approach to pregnancy differs from that of mainstream medicine and ideology. In the best kinds of ways! Today we’ll take a look at how my community partner, Stardust Standard, views pregnancy and shed some light on the encouragement she offers for how to think of this life-changing period in one’s life. You can read her posts here, but below is just a taste of her pregnancy posts as a snippet of the insightful goodness that Marina has to offer.

• Notice that you might experience the presence of new elements in the body. Welcome them with curiosity. Allow space to explore what therapies will invite balance into the body.

• Maintain relationships around you that cultivate peace and create space around the relationships that bring anxiety, stress, guilt.

• Prioritize the relationship you hold with yourself.

• Allow curiosity as you discover what it means to live in unity with body-mind and spirit.

You might explore questions, such as:

• What are three life lessons I want to share with my child? 

• What does it mean to be a mother… a father…

• What qualities do I most value and wish to be prominent in parenting?