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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) in Breastfeeding and Pregnancy
Posted by: | CommentsLast Tuesday, we had a special Blog Talk Radio show focusing on how to use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to release blocks to success in Breastfeeding.
Emotional Freedom Technique is an amazing tool with its origins in Chinese Medicine. Similar to Acupuncture but without the needles, Emotional Freedom Techniques helps you to release blocks (which include tension, anxiety etc.) in your body so that energy can flow freely again.
By tapping with your fingers on certain points on the body (linked to various meridians) you can release tension around issues that are coming up for you.
My colleague and Goal Setting Expert Joanne Roibu and myself are currently putting together an audio programme applying Emotional Freedom Technique to Pregnancy so that you can experience Joy in Pregnancy.
Joanne kindly agreed to join us as a guest on our Breastfeeding Radio Show to explain to us about Emotional Freedom Technique. Co-host Maire Clements, author of ‘The New Motherly Art of Conscious Breastfeeding’, shared with us how she has used EFT in her practice on babies with great results.
Joanne then guided me (and the listeners) through a sample session of Emotional Freedom Technique live on the show.
Click here to hear the show and learn more about EFT. You can also follow the guided session with me in order to support your breastfeeding.
Joanne and myself are putting together a programme for Breastfeeding mums and babies too. We would love to hear the concerns and issues you have experienced around breastfeeding so that we can include them. Please let us know what they are!
In joy,
Deirdre Morris
Breastfeeding Radio Show- Picky Eaters and Twins
Posted by: | CommentsThis week’s show explored how we can manage picky eating when your toddler has been weaned.
We also had a call from a lovely mum of 5 week old twins re guidance around nurturing her babies, pumping and breast pain.
Click here to listen.
Please join us on the show. We would love to hear from you!
International Breastfeeding Week starts on the 1st of August so we will have a special show.
In joy,
Deirdre Morris
Abdominal Muscles – A Great Tip For During and After Pregnancy
Posted by: | CommentsThose of you who are pregnant or have been will know how it feels to suddenly find some movements difficult (like getting out of bed or sitting up) as the muscles in your abdomen relax due to changes in hormones.
My physiotherapist explained that in normal circumstances (when one is not pregnant), the muscles in your abdomen lead the way in many of your gross movements. So, when you decide to stand up… your abdomen contracts first and then your legs and torso follow.
However, during and after pregnancy, this does not happen (they don’t perform their anticipatory function) with the result that movements can be laborious and even painful.
Tip: If you contract the muscles in your abdomen first and then move to sit/ stand up, it is so much easier.
Such a simple tip but it makes a big difference. Try it!
In joy,
Deirdre Morris
