The following episode is a guide practice meant to accompany the previous episode. For context, please refer to the previous episode.

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Diaphragmatic breathing is a powerful tool to connect to our deep core and pelvic floor during the prenatal and postpartum periods...and beyond! Not only does it help strengthen and relax our deep abdominal muscles, it is a simple practice for managing stress as well.

Follow along Dr Samantha Quezet's guided practice for diaphragmatic breathing.

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Dr. Samantha Quézet is a highly esteemed chiropractor known for her profound expertise and dedication to promoting holistic health. Alongside her husband, she founded a holistic health practice committed to supporting families in the East Auckland community in New Zealand. In the past five months, she has gained recognition for her expertise in postnatal care, particularly in integrating Eastern postpartum healing practices such as Chinese confinement. Her extensive qualifications and compassionate approach have made her a trusted source of knowledge and support for mothers seeking comprehensive pre- and postnatal training solutions, as well as pediatric chiropractic care.

Connect with Dr Samantha Quezet:

https://www.instagram.com/squezetlee/

There is a drastic difference in postpartum care between the Eastern and Western cultures, in which we explore in this episode with Dr Samantha Quezet. In the East, there is an emphasis on nurturing the mother during the month-long postpartum period, whereas in the West, it is more DIY. Dr. Samantha Quezet shares her insights on the significance of prenatal and postnatal care, and personal experiences with postpartum confinement. The discussion highlights the need for a cultural shift in how we view motherhood and self-care, advocating for a more supportive environment for mothers.

Key takeaways:

• Eastern postpartum confinement practices provide essential support for recovery
• As a society, we need to mother the mother as well by providing strong supportive networks
• Why prenatal care, and even pre-pre natal care sets up our bodies for smoother postpartum recovery and beyond

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Dr. Samantha Quézet is a highly esteemed chiropractor known for her profound expertise and dedication to promoting holistic health. Alongside her husband, she founded a holistic health practice committed to supporting families in the East Auckland community in New Zealand. In the past five months, she has gained recognition for her expertise in postnatal care, particularly in integrating Eastern postpartum healing practices such as Chinese confinement. Her extensive qualifications and compassionate approach have made her a trusted source of knowledge and support for mothers seeking comprehensive pre- and postnatal training solutions, as well as pediatric chiropractic care.

Connect with Dr Samantha Quezet:

https://www.instagram.com/squezetlee/

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Elaine Oyang is an IAYT-certified yoga therapist and a self-nurture advocate. Throughout her 12+ year of teaching yoga in studios and private practice, she works to help others restore balance in their bodies from their over-busy lives. She's worked many years in private practice to help clients through their journeys of chronic pain, chronic illness, anxiety, insomnia, and loss of sense of self. With her podcast, Sacred Listening, Elaine shares with a wider audience on her personal experience, and that of her clients', on how to reclaim self-care and self-love.

Connect with Elaine:

https://www.elaineyoga.com

https://www.instagram.com/elaine_yogatherapy/

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This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Information contained in this episode is not to be replaced with medical advice.

They say that motherhood changes your life, and we had expected it to, but we weren't prepared to the extent that the changes brought our lives. As we celebrate our baby girl's 1st birthday, I am reflecting on this whirlwind of a year full of extreme emotions, of being able to love so unconditionally, and on the self-nurture lessons I learned along the way.

LISTEN IN:

• The unconventional way of me realizing that I want to become a mother
• How becoming a mother is healing my wound
• My struggle with my identity in the first few months postpartum
• The science behind nurture, and why acts of self-nurture extends beyond just nourishing oneself

This is Part 2 of my episodes on my personal journey of Matrescence. Matrescence is the process, changes, and transformations that a person goes through during pregnancy, birth, postpartum period, and beyond. In Part 1, I share some details about how our baby girl came Earth side. In Part 2, I share my personal experiences thus far 1 year into motherhood.

Elaine Oyang is an IAYT-certified yoga therapist and a self-nurture advocate. Throughout her 12+ year of teaching yoga in studios and private practice, she works to help others restore balance in their bodies from their over-busy lives. She's worked many years in private practice to help clients through their journeys of chronic pain, chronic illness, anxiety, insomnia, and loss of sense of self. With her podcast, Sacred Listening, Elaine shares with a wider audience on her personal experience, and that of her clients', on how to reclaim self-care and self-love.

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This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Information contained in this episode is not to be replaced with medical advice.