Laura Stropes, L.Ac.
Postpartum Resting Month to Recuperate & ...

The postpartum period is a magical time when after nine long months you are finally able to meet and hold your new baby! Around the world traditional cultures have special rites and rituals to help the new mother and baby to embark upon their life together, and many special foods for the mother to recuperate from the trials of birth, increase her breast milk, and help them both to thrive. In Chinese culture, the 30 days immediately after a new baby is born is known as “sitting the month” (Zuò yuè zǐ - 坐月子), a post-partum resting time when mother and baby are nourished with warm healing foods to aid recovery and protected from any exposure to illness.

Postpartum Resting Month to Recuperate & Bond with Your Baby

Postpartum Resting Month to Recuperate & Bond with Your Baby

Postpartum Resting Month to Recuperate & Bond with Your Baby

The postpartum period is a magical time when after nine long months you are finally able to meet and hold your new baby! Around the world traditional cultures have special rites and rituals to help the new mother and baby to embark upon their life together, and many special foods for the mother to recuperate from the trials of birth, increase her breast milk, and help them both to thrive. In Chinese culture, the 30 days immediately after a new baby is born is known as “sitting the month” (Zuò yuè zǐ - 坐月子), a post-partum resting time when mother and baby are nourished with warm healing foods to aid recovery and protected from any exposure to illness.

The change of seasons - preparing your body for autumn

The change of seasons - preparing your body for autumn

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), human beings are not seen as separate from nature, but rather as an integral part of our continually changing world. As such, we are particularly vulnerable to illness at the beginning of each season as the changing weather is seen to not only surround us, but to actually come into our bodies. As summer changes into autumn it brings windy, changeable weather that can be difficult for the body to adapt to. Therefore, it is traditional for Chinese medicine practitioners to use this time of climactic and energetic shifts to positively affect their patients’ health and well-being.