YSHA'S BLOG

my passion

Posted July 11th, 2009 by Ysha

My skills are strong for postnatal doula care over the last 16 years with special gifts from Ayurveda. My passion, sharing these ancient traditions around the world which center and empower personal and community life from the hub of the wheel of family life, mothers and babies. Sustainability is a significant factor here too. With care traditions that nourish, rejuvenate and strengthen patterns for love and health that last a lifetime - and support the next many generations.

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postpartum depression and other mood issues thread

Posted March 19th, 2008 by Ysha

PPD and related mood imbalances are considered a big mystery by many experts. At least they are realizing the need to address it. Ayurvedic medicine and the wise women traditions of many cultures around the world that do similar things find it not any big mystery at all.

New Circumcision education website

Posted January 6th, 2010 by Ysha

Have to pass this on, and store it for easy access for my clients here - Ysha

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New website helps parents make better circumcision decision

Circumcision Decision-Maker website, just launched, will help your clients make the difficult circumcision decision. It has already received hundreds of compliments on its unique delivery of circumcision information.

Ayurveda and Breast Health

Posted December 16th, 2009 by Ysha

excerpted from the Banyan Botanicals free newsletter, Banyan Vine, Dec 09.

Supporting Sthanyavaha Srota: A Guide to Breast Health
by Alakananda Ma (Ayurvedic Physician)

It's best to avoid BPA, federal official says

Posted December 15th, 2009 by Ysha

- - especially pregnant women, infants and children. Note many food cans and bottles are now lined with BPA.

By Meg Kissenger, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel article: It's best to avoid BPA, federal official says
http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/79111742.html

Chemical's effects a concern to head of health agency
Posted: Dec. 11, 2009

The head of the primary federal agency studying the safety of bisphenol A said Friday that people should avoid ingesting the chemical - especially pregnant women, infants and children.

Vaccination hoax - MDs speak

Posted September 2nd, 2009 by Ysha

Posting it here so I can find it myself - This isn't a pretty site, but the many doctors quotes, the stats and good summary keys is valuable organization I thought.

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essential oils for yeast in nursing mothers

Posted August 11th, 2009 by Ysha

Ysha, Yeast in the breastfeeding woman is becoming quite a problem, getting harder all the time to eradicate. I notice a "new" treatment is oregano oil, as mentioned in the latest Midwifery Today. There is a recipe there. The article
also mentions using Young Livings "inner defense" with thieves oil and oregano i think. do you have comments on this type of treatment? vicky york, ibclc, cpd

Hi Vicky -

ayurveda on breastfeeding awareness

Posted August 5th, 2009 by Ysha

In honor of breastfeeding awareness focus this month and week - Ayurveda offers little known and valuable information about qualities of breast milk which are based especially on maternal diet.

Vata milk can be thin, even astringent tasting and gas producing, pitta milk can taste sour and increase tendency to rash, like a recent client put on megadose of vitamin C by her midwives for infection. And high kapha milk is harder to digest in a different way, though very sweet, oily and heavy, it may also create gas and incomplete products of digestion.

Postpartum Hot flashes

Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Ysha

This past month, the moms I'm working with are showing me especially the effects of high cortisol and adrenaline continuing due to assorted circumstances, and how that influences postpartum experience and managment. Actually, their hot flashes or feeling easily hot in the body are showing me what is going on, and a midwife confirmed this is from the high adrenaline.

can I log AyurDoula training experience during my own postpartum window?

Posted July 27th, 2009 by Ysha

Written for recent new student and c-birthed mama with questions how she can best accomplish her training requirements towards directly precepted/nationally recognized hours study. Her note and my response following:

Hi Ysha.

I am going to have to wait a bit on the ayurvedic postpartum warm oil treatment. We did not budget for it and that is beyond our means at this moment. I am also quite tender in my abdominal area, and will probably not feel comfortable on a table for a few weeks.

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