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| Postpartum goodie set with tinctures, herbs and salves by doula Irina Otmakhova. |
My doula Irina makes amazing all-natural tinctures, herbal teas and salves for mothers! Here are some of the products she offers for post-partum mamas.
1. Mother Ease
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| Mother Ease tinctures |
This tincture is prepared with loving intention to easy your postpartum symptoms. Motherwort is the active ingredient in this tincture. The flowering tops, consumed as a tincture, have an affinity for alleviating anxiety and depression, particularly when associated with the hormonal fluctuations associated with the changing times in a woman's life.
Baby blues or sometimes even postpartum depression is a reality for some women postpartum. One way to help the condition is to invoke the herbal remedies. Mother's ease tincture is made of Motherwort, a perennial herb known as the connector herb between the heart, the nervous system and the womb. Motherwort carries us through the transitions in and out of our cycle of mothering. Ideally suited for transition into the motherhood the Mother's Ease tincture eases hormonal transitions and supports a balanced emotional state.
2. Vital-Fire Tincture : This tincture is made specifically for those pesky after birth pains. Cramp Bark is an antispasmodic herb which increases the efficiency of uterine contractions and supports the uterus' ability to contract in a coordinated and effective manner. This is a great tincture for mothers who are planning to breastfeed to relieve those cramps while nursing your sweet new baby.
3. Sitz Bath: This herbal infusion is used topically to sooth the sore or damaged tissues. The healing herbs such as uva-ursi, plantain leaves and lavender blossoms among many others are brewed into a strong “tea”, which then are added to a sitz bath basin. The mama is invited to soak for 20 minutes.
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| Herbal Sitz Bath |
4. Prana Bum Butter: This is great when used topically to soothe sore, swollen or bruised tissues. Also helps with hemorrhoids. The butter is prepared using the healing infused oil mixed with soothing Shea butter and Cocoa butter.
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| prana bum butter |
5. Placenta Pills: Irina also encapsulates the nutritious placenta after birthing!
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| Placenta Encapsulation: Happy placenta pills |
A batch of placenta tinctures custom made for three postpartum mamas. Placenta tincture is a constitutional remedy that can be used for the baby throughout her/his life. The placenta contains vitamins, minerals, hormones and stem cells, so it is a good immune system booster.
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| Placenta Tincture |
Are you a post-partum mama?
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| Postpartum mama in a Rebozo Tuck In Sealing Ceremony |
Rebozo tuck-in as part of the Birth Sealing process. The state of pregnancy and birth is associated with expansion - physical, emotional and on the energy level. Once the birth happened it takes a while for the mother's body to come back together. However, it's not only the physical body that needs to shrink back, there are also emotional and energy bodies that require special attention. The Rebozo Tuck-in postpartum ceremony originates in Mexico where traditionally new mothers were wrapped in long scarves along seven energy points (chakras) to seal the birth experience on the energy level. Mothers usually feel reinvigorated and reborn after the procedure.
We are having our next Sacred Postpartum workshop in Beyond Yoga Libis this Saturday, August 8. You may pre-order your medicinal herbs for Irina to take to the event. Email conscousbirthmanila@gmail.com
For more details, please check out poster below or register through www.consciousbirthmanila.com/events
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