Women’s Health / AFAB Cycles: BBC Sounds 28ish Days Later, Child and Witch all my India Rakusen Both Period Power & Perimenopause Power- Maisie Hill Prenatal: Films/Shorts: TEDxSacramento: Reducing fear of birth in U.S. culture: Author and midwife Ina May Gaskin "We are the only species of mammal that can doubt its capacity to give birth." Ina May Gaskin Bébés. A beautiful montage by French Filmmaker Thomas Balmès who criss-crosses the globe to observe and record the first two years in the lives of four infants and their families. Footage from Namibia, Mongolia, San Francisco and Tokyo. Neuroscientist, author and researcher Dr Sarah Mckay, she sends out an excellent weekly newsletter where she demystifies and inspires on all things neuroscience and antenatal https://drsarahmckay.com/ Podcasts: Is it Normal by Jessie Ware. Midwive’s Cauldron. The Belle Method Pilates + Pelvic Health. Find her on instagram to discover her advice on pre and post natal exercises for the core and listen to her speak with Dr. Sinéad Dufour here explaining Pelvic girdle pain informed by a more current understanding of pain. https://wegotherepodcast.com/episodes/pelvicgirdlepain Books: The Positive Birth Book: A New Approach to Pregnancy, Birth and the Early Weeks by Milli Hill The hypnobirthing book by Katherine Graves preface by the wonderful Michel Odent Birth And Beyond by Yehudi Gordon Birth Skills by JuJu Sundin Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood - Lucy Jones Music: A gentle birth playlist https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhssTMY1b677gdO-5X6ceTx-XyvJ4ow13&si=o8Xx5V6Se6idYHB0 A dynamic birth playlist https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhssTMY1b6750VMS49rZaEzW9bhT9uWVg&si=c9QEt8LWk5vuLVvw Music to play/dance together to https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhssTMY1b677DDFGfPmA2zUJM6_ELl2xC&si=079tVGJBBiJQkGnm Apps: Freya by the Positive Birth Company - Surge timer and hypnobirthing recordings. Pregnancy + A very realistic 3D impression of week by week growth with useful info but alot of ads. Postnatal / Parenting: Singing has been a healing and important resource in my transition into a mother, I weave mantra into my classes and run workshops from time to time, please reach out if you want to be added to my mailing list and check out 'Thula Mama' and 'Singing Mamas' Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself – Lisa Marchiano - She draws from a deep well of Jungian analysis and symbolic research to present a collection of fairy tales, myths, and fables that evoke the spiritual arc of raising a child from infancy through adulthood. https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/is-too-little-play-hurting-our-kids/ The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) - Phillipa Perry Yoga & the body: Inspiration for your self practise First breath, expansive and spacious, reminding us to receive, to let go. That we have the innate capacity to regenerate but also to shed what no longer belongs to us. Feeling how this ripples out beyond our lungs, like branches of an ancient tree, through every spiralling fibre of our being beyond our porous skin to the body of our earth, the vast sky. Our physiology embodying 6 million years of evolutionary wisdom. Our earth 4.5 billion. Practising to dive into felt experience to celebrate our humanity to meet presence. And finally easing towards quiet once more, integration, discovering the moments where even our breath can be still, can suspend, witnessing source; the peace, joy, wonder residing beneath all movement. Books / Teachers Philip Shepherd - Radical Wholeness As my friend and teacher Paula Andreewitch succinctly says “It’s a yoga book that never mentions yoga; accessible, beautiful, inspiring, practical.” Small Arcs of Larger Circles, Framing Through Other Patterns - Nora Bateson A beautiful collection of Essays, reflections and poems which I use alot in class. Breath - James Nestor. A fascinating and holistic insight into the history and science of our breath. Yoga : A Manual for Life - Naomi Annand. A lovely companion for your self practise. The Living Gita - A complete dive into the epic Bhagavad Gite with Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda. The Recognition Sutras - Translation by Chris Wallis Considered to be the best translation of this 1000-year-old text with powerful insights into the nature of reality that transcend Millenia! Body, Space, Image - Miranda Tufnell & Chris Crickmay Words to inspire movement, this book was made for dance but the imagery and suggestions are wonderful for a somatic yoga practise also. The Thinking Body - Mabel E.Todd A classic in the study of physiology. https://bodycollege.net/about-steve-haines/ Lecturer, Bodyworker, and Author of the Strange Series tackling Pain, Anxiety, Trauma and Touch with the most current research presented in the most engaging and accessible way, check out his books, podcasts, TRE® work and Craniosacral Therapy above. https://www.joanneavison.com/ Joanne speaks about anatomy, fascia, and tensegrity in the most accessible yet beautifully poetic way, she’s an author, podcast maker and creates wonderful courses to dive deeper into these subjects. https://www.bodymindcentering.com/about/bonnie-bainbridge-cohen/ Bonnie creates wonderful experiential anatomy otherwise known as Body-Mind Centering. I was so fortunate to have such excellent mentors on my Advanced Teacher Training, check out their books/teachings/retreats here: https://www.yogajeannie.com/ & https://www.annaashby.com/ https://hubermanlab.com/ Scientist Dr. Andrew Huberman presents the latest fascinating research on everything from our gut to our Circadian Rhythms. All free but as a result with some advertising to skip through.