Center for Sacred Window Studies Blog
The mission of the Center for Sacred Window Studies Blog is to serve as a robust resource for the global postpartum community. We aim to:
- Educate and empower parents, professionals, and advocates about postpartum wellness, care, and preparation.
- Inspire reverence for the sacred window and families in this time through sharing positive postpartum stories and perspectives.
- Illuminate the realities of the postpartum experience through sharing real-life stories of joy and challenge, always centering on healing and growth.
- Highlight the beautiful work of conscious postpartum caregivers who are part of this paradigm shift.
Find Blogs by Category
All
All of our beloved blog posts, presented chronologically beginning with the newest share
Activism
Working towards social & political change around postpartum care & culture around the world
Ayurveda
Posts that focus on the wisdom, applications, & perspectives of Ayurveda
Bodywork, Yoga & Meditation
Bodywork, Yoga, & Meditation practices supportive to the childbearing & postpartum body/psyche
Conscious Postpartum Caregiving
Supportive blog posts for the work of Postpartum Caregiving: stories, perspectives & interviews from the field
Families & Communities
Support for postpartum families & their communities
Herbal Wisdom
Herbal wisdom for nurturing the childbirth spectrum; Guidance on nourishing herbs for the postpartum birther
Mama Stories
Real Birth & Postpartum Stories that share insight, healing transformations, emotional richness & inspiration
Partners
Partner perspectives + support especially for partners and couples
Postpartum Nutrition & Recipes
Bolster robust postpartum nutrition with star ingredients, food prep techniques, recipes, and mindfulness around eating
Postpartum Planning & Self-Care
Tangible, beautiful guidance + tools for taking care of YOU in your sacred window
Pregnancy & Birth
Support, wisdom & resources for pregnancy and birth
Sacred Window Shop News
Meet Our Vendors and Learn About Our Products
The Center & What We're Thinking
Organizational news, thoughts, & updates straight from our team
Affirmations
Taking care of yourself makes you a better mom because you are a parent from abundance, not from lack thereof.
Embodiment
Connecting with oneself, becoming who we want to be, centering and aligning, embodying balance.
Breastfeeding
Information, resources, support, recipes, stories and more on lactation and breastfeeding.
Fathers
Stories, perspectives, support for fathers and partners.
Infant
A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.
Infant Play
Children have always learned and created places for themselves through play.
News
Events, updates and information.
NICU
NICU babies are true survivors. They show us the power of faith and prayer and of the human spirit. They are the embodiment of perseverance.
Parenting
Stories, guidance, perspectives and more in the lifelong journey of parenting.
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Information, support, research, stories and perspectives on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, or PMADS.
Podcasts
The Sacred Window Podcast is a voice for change and growth in shifting the current paradigm in postpartum care. We discuss a variety of topics that range from abortion to eating in postpartum.
Postpartum Support
You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and loved more than you’ll ever know.
Roots
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
Roots and Herbs
Herbs always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.
Sacred Sexuality
Sacred sexuality, birth, pregnancy and postpartum are intertwined. How we approach one is reflective of how we honor the others.
Traditional Care
Diverse healing traditions, practices from around the world, synchronicities of care across the globe.