Wondering how you can incorporate some of those benefits into your own pregnancy? Here are her five tips for having a mindful pregnancy and early parenthood from Aimee Karr, who teaches yoga and meditation for pregnancy at her studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Books
Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond by Nancy Bardacke The Mindful Way through Pregnancy: Meditation, Yoga, and Journaling for Expectant Mothers by Anne Cushman, Mimi Doe, and Judy Leif Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn
Organizations
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) programs taught by Nancy Bardacke, Certified Nurse–Midwife, mindfulness teacher, founding director of MBCP and author of Mindful Birthing. University of California, San Francisco Women’s Health Resource Center Great Expectations classes offered to help expecting mothers and their partners learn more about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and parenting.
Articles and multimedia
“Parenting with Presence,” Mindful magazine Reporter Susan Freinkel follows two expectant couples from their first class in mindfulness-based childbirth to the blessed (not to mention challenging) event. From Mindful’s August 2013 issue. Mindful Birthing (video) Nancy Bardacke, author of Mindful Birthing and founding director of the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting program, currently offered at the University of California-San Francisco’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. “The Mindful Birth,” Greater Good Science Center Emilie Raguso reports on a new program applying mindfulness meditation to childbirth and parenting. Could it lead to healthier babies? “How Does MBCP Help With Difficulties?” Oxford Mindfulness Center The Oxford Center for Mindfulness in the UK looks at key statistics and current research on how Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting can help with the transition to parenthood and anxiety and stress. They review their course offerings, too. This web extra provides additional information related to an article titled, “Birthing and Beyond,” which appeared in the June 2014 issue of Mindful magazine.
