Fourth Trimester

nA guide to help support women through post-partum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels. nThis holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels--and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years. n nKimberly Ann Johnson draws from her vast professional experience as a doula, postpartum consultant, yoga teacher, body worker, and women's health care advocate, and from the healing traditions of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbalism--as well as her own personal experience--to cover n n - how you can prepare your body for birth; n n - how you can organize yourself and your household for the best possible transition to motherhood; n n - simple practices and home remedies to facilitate healing and restore energy; n n - how to strengthen relationships and aid the return to sex; n n - learning to exercise safely postpartum; n n - carrying your baby with comfort; n n - exploring the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise postpartum; n n - and much more.n