Pregnancy Recovery » The Spirit and Spirituality of Motherhood http://www.pregnancyrecovery.com A Blog for Mommys Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:06:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Spiritual Snacking During Pregnancy and Motherhood http://www.pregnancyrecovery.com/2009/05/spiritual-snacking-during-pregnancy-and-motherhood/ http://www.pregnancyrecovery.com/2009/05/spiritual-snacking-during-pregnancy-and-motherhood/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 19:20:07 +0000 admin http://www.pregnancyrecovery.com/?p=23 Pregnant women worry. It seems that when you get pregnant you find that all of your friends and even people that you don’t know have saved up their scariest pregnancy stories and now they are going to share them with you! As a mother to be, you want to do everything possible to have a healthy baby and there is so much advice out there that you can become overwhelmed with what you’re doing; if you are doing it too much; or if you are not doing it enough. It can be anxiety and stress producing. And stress is not good for you or your baby!

So along with your healthy snacks of carrots and celery, why not grab a Spiritual snack to ease the pains of worry during pregnancy. There are some wonderful guided imagery CD’s that talk you through relaxing and can help with anxiety, panic attacks and general stress. The ones that I find the most helpful are by Belleruth Napersteck and can be purchased at HealthJourneys.com or Soundformulas.com

Additionally, any type of meditation technique that allows you to take a fifteen minutes and just sit and breath until you feel calm is great for you mental state and your physical health. I have loved the Meta practices by Sharon Salzberg . She has a book called Loving Kindness Meditation which can teach you this technique.

Or maybe you are a person who feels calm and peace when you read the Bible. Then, take fifteen minutes to be alone and breath deeply as you read passages which inspire calm and peace in your being.

It’s really important to have something that you do that decreases stress and worry and brings you a sense of peace and well-being. Being at peace is one of the best ways to enjoy being pregnant or being a new mom!

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