LaEspiral Holistics

04/08/2024

We need to look after our hormonal balance and intestinal health to age healthy 🙌🌀

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31/07/2024

“If an organism is stuck in survival mode, it’s energies are focused on fighting off unseen enemies, which leaves no room for nurture, care and love”
~ Bessel Van Der Kolk ~

Living with anxiety is an energy sucker.

With anxiety your mind is always searching for danger, the worse-case scenario, so you can respond to the “invisible” danger that feels very real to you. When you live under high levels of anxiety, the world is a threatening place, a garden of jaggy nettles instead of soft flowers and grass. It is a real hellish cycle of worry and pain.

But transforming anxiety into safety and calmness is possible, through your breath you can control your mind. By regulating the breath we can influence the flow of prana (life force) within the body, which in turn affects the mind.

Here’s how pranayama helps transform anxiety into safety and calmness:

✨ Purify the physical and energetic body

✨ Expands window of emotional tolerance

✨ Promotes connection to oneself

✨ Increases energy levels

✨ Balances the flow of mental and vital energy

✨ Regulates autonomic nervous system

✨ Reduces cortisol levels

✨ Increases oxygen and circulation

✨ Improves focus and mindfulness

🌀Join me for in person Kundalini yoga classes @ North Queensferry Community Complex, starting on. 21st August at 5.45pm

🌀 Send me a DM to book your space

🙏🏼 SAT NAM 🙏🏼

30/09/2023

https://midwifethinking.com/2015/05/13/shoulder-dystocia-the-real-story/

21/08/2023

𝗢𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗕𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲... Nurturing Ourselves with Purpose 💫🙏

Hiya incredible on-call doulas and parteras (birth partners too)! 🌟

Being the guardians of human life is a sacred journey, an honor. But let's remember to embrace the sacred within ourselves too.

Here are some simple but effective self-care tips for us:

💤 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽: Your energy is a precious gift, and recharging ensures your wisdom and connection will be there when most needed. 🌙😴

🌿 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: Let body and mind harmonize in gentle symphony. Feed your body nourishing foods and feed your mind with positive thoughts (negative thoughts are part of you too, give them space if needed and then let them go). This is a journey of wholeness. 🌱💕

🌳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀: Step onto the Earth's embrace and let it fill you with serenity. Feel the connection between your footsteps and your heartbeat. Nature is a quiet but effective healer. 🍃🌍

🗂️ 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Organisation is your doula toolkit's twin. Keep your space tidy, your tasks aligned, and your boundaries intact. Saying 'no' is a form of self-care. 🗂️🚫

🌬️ 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵: Yes, preparation is key, but let's not drown in the sea of anticipation. Breathe, find your calm, and trust in your own strength. Calmness is a superpower. 🌀🌊

🌟 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝘆: Intuition (certainty of knowing that your intuition is right) your quiet guide through the birth labyrinth. Tune into its whispers, let its wisdom guide your steps.
Trust yourself.

Dear doulas, as we walk this path, let's remember to hold space not only for others but for ourselves too. Our light shines brighter when we nurture it with love and consciousness. 🌈✨

08/03/2023

“Patriarchy is the system of all oppressions, of all discriminations and of all violences that humankind and nature experience. And it has been historically built upon the body of all women”

30/10/2022

𝙈𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙃𝙊𝙊𝘿
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛

This is my youngest daughter, mi chiquitina, 7 years and 11 days ago.

Whole shelves of libraries have been written about motherhood, and yet so much to say, feel and share.

Motherhood can be a self growth journey, a total rollercoaster that brings up all the possible emotions (including those you never knew could exist, and you can not name yet).

Not always towards your kids, but sometimes or more times, towards yourself.

Your kids are a mirror where your subconscious shines out, impossible not to see your shadow.
They are here to trigger everything that is not accepted within, to challenge patterns, to shake the family dynamics and restructure the family tree and where you belong (from daughter to mother).

BUT they show you how to accept yourself with all the limitations and wounds, through their unconditional love. And they teach you how to love them unconditionally as well.

You are perfect to their eyes, and kids eyes don’t lie.

You are perfect as you belong here and now.

They disconnect your brain from old patterns because you cannot function in automatic mode anymore. THEY BRING YOU TO PRESENT.

It is fair to give them PRESENCE back.

08/06/2022

06/06/2022

Happy International Homebirth Day everyone!! ✨🙌🥂

To those who have had a homebirth, or planned one, or are planning one just now.

To all the doulas who have supported Homebirths and believe in women’s skills and strength.

To the midwives and parteras who take care of women birthing their babies at home, to their calm and reassuring presence.

To our grannies who had their babies at home because it was the normal back then. And they loved it!

And anyone ever involved in a Homebirth and supported it 💜

✨Just a wee informative note: it is your right to choose the place where you want to birth your baby, also the type of care and professionals (if any) that you want to be present and supporting you.
The best place for any woman to give birth is where she feels safe, supported and can create an private space or bubble to birth her own and unique way. In a lot of cases, that place is home. ✨

Art by check her page for more beautiful art.

01/06/2022

I supported Erika and her husband during the pregnancy and birth of their second child. Erika you’re an amazing woman ✨💪 I’m so happy this life brought us in each other’s way 💜

It was an honour to be accepted in their family and be part of their journey as they brought their little one into the world ✨

Gracias hermana 💜🙌

06/05/2022

Doulas meeting at the park 🙌❤️

Co doulas getting things done. Thank goddess for these women in my life.

💪 ❤️ 🔥 a small group from the Scottish Doula Network working on a new campaign to tackle inequalities in maternity services.