KIMBERLY ANN JOHNSON was a yoga teacher and bodyworker whose body, and life, was permanently altered when she sustained an injury during childbirth. Determined not to get a full pelvic floor reconstructive surgery, she traveled the world learning about postpartum practices. After healing herself, she became a doula, Sexological Bodyworker, and Somatic Experiencing practitioner so that she could help women through this important and overlooked phase of development that is the postpartum period. As is taught in many traditional cultures, she believes that when nurtured and taken care of properly, women can emerge from this rite of passage stronger, more whole, and with more access to their power. She believes the same is true of relationship, that with the right tools, marriages and partnerships can be more connected and robust after children. For this reason, she wrote The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing YourBody, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality to be published by Shambhala Press in November 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels\u2014and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years.<\/p>\n
Kimberly Ann Johnson draws from her vast professional experience as a doula, postpartum consultant, yoga teacher, body worker, and women\u2019s health care advocate, and from the healing traditions of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbalism\u2014as well as her own personal experience\u2014to cover<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0how you can prepare your body for birth;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0how you can organize yourself and your household for the best possible transition to motherhood;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0simple practices and home remedies to facilitate healing and restore energy;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0how to strengthen relationships and aid the return to sex;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0learning to exercise safely postpartum;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0carrying your baby with comfort;<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0exploring the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise postpartum;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[26],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n