Ep 61: Finding Your Breath: 5 breathing exercises for pregnancy and postpartum

“We can’t necessarily control everything that happens to us, but we can control our reaction.  We can be response-able with our reaction to life.”  As a society that is chronically stressed, it can impact our posture, our ability to take deep breaths, and ultimately impact our overall health.  Add pregnancy and postpartum to the mix and breathing dysfunctions can be magnified.  In this episode I go over 5 breathing techniques that can impact not only our ability to breathe better, but also impact our nervous system function. 

We talk about the parts of the nervous system and do a quick little anatomy overview of the vagus nerve and how it impacts our breath, our digestion, and the sympathetic and parasympathetic parts of the nervous system.  These breathing exercises aren’t just for pregnancy though, and I mention some that are great for kids and families, and I give some alternatives to accommodate for the growing belly. 

Resources:

Episode 31: Why is Nursing Posture Important
Episode 52: What Happens in Vagus: guest interview on the Magic of Mamahood Podcast
Episode 41: BirthFit Prenatal Chiropractic and Leader Dr Ashley Harper
Episode 42: Dr. Ashley Harper’s birth stories and the impact of BirthFit
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