Birth Training

With Mindful Birthing, Nancy Bardacke, nurse-midwife and mindfulness teacher, lays out her innovative program for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, mindfulness meditation, and mind/body medicine, Bardacke offers practices that will help you find calm and ease during this life-changing time, providing lifelong skills for healthy living and wise parenting.

THE RUNNER NEXT DOOR is the amusing, enlightening account of one man’s transition from unhealthy couch potato to successful ultra-runner, all in the space of a year. When Barry moves in next door to Martin, the middle-aged running veteran is far from impressed by the morose, overweight southern bloke who looks so out of place in the affluent seaside town of St Anne’s. The somewhat snobbish narrator assumes Barry to be an incorrigible slob until his astute wife Caroline sees the newcomer marching towards the beach in his vintage tracksuit and trainers. From that moment on Martin is eager...

A Holistic Doula is a birth worker with the skills to heal as well as nurture. She offers the light of wellness from a balanced physical, mental, emotional and spiritual point of view and gives the families she serves an unconditional touch of loving care that is needed for a peaceful and joyful reception for their new life! With skills in prenatal, birthing and postpartum care, the Holistic Doula is the one birth professional that is qualified to work with families from conception to through childhood. The Holistic Doula also works in all types of birthing settings: hospitals, birthing ...

Before fitness influencers, Instagram abs, and overpriced shaker cups, there was Gold’s Gym—raw, rusted, unapologetic. This book drags you into the sweat-soaked, gear-fueled world of Venice Beach in the 1970s, when bodybuilding was still a fringe obsession and the men chasing mass were part cult, part circus, and fully committed. This brutally honest account strips away the modern gloss to reveal the truth beneath the pump: the splits, the cycles, the unspoken rules, the hunger, the pain, and the fragile egos stuffed into bodies too big for regular life. This was the era of Arnold, ...

This rich but brief introduction is based on the author's 50 years of experience as a teacher, parent, grandparent, school consultant, government consultant, speaker, and oral examiner for Montessori teacher training courses. Montessori guidelines presented here have held true all over the world, no matter what the culture of the child, for over 100 years and prove to be as true now as ever. It is the goal of this book to help parents look for, discover, appreciate, and support the mental, physical, and emotional needs of the child in the first three years of life, in their own culture. ...

Today, discoveries in psychology and neuroscience back up what I have discovered, that the words “joy” and “purpose” are linked in the most successful examples of living life—throughout childhood and adult life. Having a purpose that provides physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance in one’s own life naturally results in a desire to contribute to the good of all. And a feeling of joy is often the result. The following pages contain first-hand observation and conclusions that foster understanding of, and support for, optimum development in the first three years of life....

Immerse yourself in the fascinating journey of "Minds in Motion," an eBook that serves as your personalized window into the world of cognitive development. Embark on an exploration that spans across the chapters of life, from the tender moments of infancy to the rich experiences of senior years. This comprehensive guide invites readers to unveil the intricate stages of cognitive growth starting with the sensorimotor intelligence of infants. Witness the blooming of language and self-awareness, and watch as early childhood sets the scene for a lifetime of learning through play and exploration...

Are you excited to raise a baby but still have many unanswered questions and concerns? Whether you’re just getting ready for a pregnancy, currently expecting, nurturing a newborn, or dealing with toddler toilet training, Simple Guide to Raising Babies is your trusted manual to take on this incredible journey. Unlike long, complicated handbooks that educate on only a single aspect of your pregnancy, this comprehensive guidebook takes you through the entire process.