Fertility yoga is a special blend of restorative yoga poses and poses that target our reproductive organs, infusing them with qi or prana and blood circulation. Fertility yoga has many benefits. This particular routine is specially designed for the two week wait after ovulation or egg transfer. The opening meditation is a practice I take…
Fertility nutrition is often overlooked when we are struggling with trying to conceive. Infertility is such a challenging and emotional journey for many couples, affecting approximately 1 in 8 couples worldwide. While medical treatments and interventions are often the first options explored, it’s essential not to overlook the significant role that nutrition and lifestyle play…
There are many reasons you might want to start a yoga practice to enhance your fertility. You may have recently decided to plan a family, or add to your family and want to use fertility yoga as part of your preconception preparation. Or your plan to conceive is not happening the way you thought it…
Before I became pregnant, I struggled a lot with anxiety. For a long time I didn’t even realise I was anxious. My anxiety was subtle. It would come in the shape of breathlessness. A feeling that I needed to yawn or breathe extremely deeply to get some air. I am not sure if I ever had…
Engaging in regular, unprotected sex is the first step in how to get pregnant. That is the easy part! However, if you are struggling to conceive, there’s a lot more to getting pregnant. According to current research for couples engaging in regular unprotected sex:35% of couples will fall pregnant within 3 months65% of couples will…
What is a BBT chart? Basal body temperature is called the BBT. The BBT chart is where you take your temperature on a daily basis before you get out of bed. Our temperature changes according during our menstrual cycle. This can assist you to understand your menstrual cycle, to help you predict when you ovulate…
As women, understanding and honouring our menstruation and menstrual cycle and the energies that are related to the different phases can bring about peace and balance in our bodies. Through understanding we can let go the judgement many of us have towards the way we respond to our reproductive hormones, especially when we are struggling…
There has been a lot of research into stress and fertility. We’ve all heard about the negative effects of stress on our fertility. However, being told to just relax is not as simple as it sounds. And then we start to stress about the fact that we are stressing. And so the vicious cycle of…
The fertile garden Imagine if we were about to start to grow our own vegetable garden. We don’t just throw seeds on the ground and hope they will grow. First of all, we dig up the ground, remove the rocks and weeds, nourish the soil with ingredients to help plants grow, ensure they have all…
How do you feel when you’ve been let down month after month with negative pregnancy tests, or your period arrives? Do you constantly feel betrayed by your body and look for new ways to improve your fertility prospects? “It must be my digestion – I need to go fix it up so I can get…
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