Maybe you learned the five senses in school: sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch. According to the Sensory Integration approach, there are eight sensory systems that work together in order for us to adapt and respond to our environment. I’ll give you the more obscure three first… so you can get to why you are reading this ;)

I wanted to give you parts of this letter… it can be found in The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding - A book I would highly recommend. Essentially it outlines all the ways in which a caregiver could interact with an infant… and is a letter from the infant’s perspective. It’s beautiful, genuine, sweet, and kind.

It’s true. The number one predictor of maternal mental health outcomes is peer support. Go find your people! <3 We had the priviledge of welcoming Courtney Livaudais, OTD, OTR/L, PMH-C, Perinatal Mental Health-Certified occupational therapist and lactation consultant to our group. Here is how that conversation went down:

Building bonds with your family to last a lifetime.

Don’t forget to direct that empathy to yourself too, mama.

Sleep is so complex.

How did I get from yoga to PT to lactation?

I was introduced to yoga in 2005.

Leeches, fly bites, altitude sickness and travelers diarrhea. They all made me who I am today.

It all begins with an idea.

What is pranayama?

Is exercise during pregnancy safe? Oh yes… and here’s some research for you.