Dr. John Douillard has been teaching and lecturing internationally for 25 years and publishes a free wellness video-newsletter filled with the latest studies and research. He was the Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Nets in the NBA and currently directs the LifeSpa Ayurvedic Retreat Center in Boulder, CO, where he lives with his wife and six children. TOPICS: How to create perfect health for your kids + Ayurvedic healing secrets to optimize your child’s health + How to prevent colds and flus + Why it’s so important to connect with natural biorhythms + How to eat seasonally and why it matters + 4 steps to boost your child’s immune system.
Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. He is the author of Eat to Live and Super Immunity. TOPICS: The #1 thing you need to do before getting pregnant + How to disease-proof your children + Why folic acid can cause cancer + Learn why high protein diets can lead to gestational diabetes, weight gain, toxemia & caesareans + How to reduce asthma, ear infections, colds and allergies + Why parents’ food addictions are harming their children + How nutrition overwhelms genetics + What you should feed your baby for the first two years.
Ingrid Bauer has been teaching and writing about compassionate parenting for over two decades. She’s an activist for unhindered birth and breastfeeding, a Nonviolent Communication certified trainer and also the author of Diaper Free. She is a mother of four children and is dedicated to sharing Compassionate communication with parents and families. TOPICS: 4 steps to having a diaper free baby + Saving money while saving the planet + Elimination communication and how to listen to and understand your child's needs + Why it’s important to be present with your child to help them flourish.
Dr. Sarah Buckley is a family physician and widely recognized authority on pregnancy, birth & parenting. She is the mother of four children and the author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering. TOPICS: What you need to know before conceiving your baby + Why gut flora and fat are so important for your pre-conception diet + What you need to know about tests and ultrasounds and why they might be harmful for your baby + The 4 hormones you need to know about to have an ecstatic birth and why birth is meant to be pleasurable + Why cord cutting may be harmful to your baby's health and what to do instead + Learn what placenta transfusion is and why this can help your baby's health + Why co-sleeping and bed sharing is important to the health of both baby and mother + How to prepare and step into parenthood powerfully.
Nekole Shapiro synthesizes a lifetime of experience as a body worker and Tantric practitioner, her birthing experiences as a mother and doula, and her profound love of science into Embodied Birth, a holistic approach to the birthing experience. TOPICS: Learn 4 steps to celebrating your body more and creating the birth experience you most desire + Why oxytocin is so important for you and your baby and why it's crucial to having a natural birth + Why connecting to your body and your sexuality is crucial to having an empowered birth + How to prepare for the transition from maiden to mother.
Jennifer Louden’s 's motto is Savoring & Serving the World. She is a champion of soulful service, best-selling author of 6 books, spreader of satisfaction, and curious s-hero. TOPICS: How to navigate your fears about pregnancy, birth, and your child’s health + How to define and take care of your needs during pregnancy + Creating a support team + Navigating the changes of your pregnant body with grace and confidence + How child-rearing can be a great opportunity for growth and transformation.
Robbie Davis Floyd is a medical anthropologist specializing in the anthropology of reproduction. She is the author of Birth as an American Rite of Passage and her most recent collection is Birth Models That Work. TOPICS: Birth as a rite of passage +
How the medical system doesn't support women in having natural birth and what you can do about it + How you can enjoy your birth and have it be a transformational life experience + How a modern woman can navigate all the information about pregnancy and birth + How our culture's beliefs and values impact our pregnancy and birth + How to step into your power around how you want to give birth.
Sheila Kamara Hay is the creatrix and visionary behind Ecstatic Birth. She is a mother of three and serves on the board of Choices for Childbirth, a not-for-profit organization that raises awareness among expectant mothers about their options for childbirth. TOPICS: How birth can be ecstatic + Why pleasure is so important in having the birth experience you desire + Why the way you live your life is the way you give birth + How to navigate your perfectionist tendencies + How to trust yourself and stop trying to please others so much + How to heal from a traumatic birth and prepare for an ecstatic birth.
Dr. Maggie Ney is a licensed, board-certified naturopathic doctor and co-director of the Women’s Clinic at Akasha. She specializes in female hormone balancing and healthy aging. TOPICS: Pre-conception nutrition and how to prepare the optimal environment for your baby + Key supplements every pregnant woman should take + How to balance your hormones and experience a healthy and joyful pregnancy + The importance of rest + Tips for a natural birth
Sonia Choquette is a world-renowned author, storyteller, vibrational healer, and six sensory spiritual teacher. Her books have sold over a million copies worldwide including her New York Times bestseller The Answer Is Simple. TOPICS: How to cultivate your child's intuitive spark + How parental challenges can be truth serum and behavior problems call us to a higher expression + How motherhood can invite the best of you to shine + How to teach your child to listen to his or her heart and trust themselves + The most empowering thing a parent can do + How you can honor your child's unique spirit + How to empower your child to be a conscious global citizen + How to have a fun, playful and empowering relationship with your child.
Laura Shanley is an author, freelance writer, speaker and childbirth consultant. She is one of the leading voices in the natural birth movement. She is the author of Unassisted Childbirth. TOPICS: How to trust your body and become empowered around giving birth naturally + Laura’s four unassisted births + What we can learn from other about mammals giving birth + How to shift your perspective from our culture’s focus on birth being dangerous and painful to birth being a joyful, positive experience + Why women need to take responsibility for their birth and babies.
Dr. Gayle Peterson is an international expert specializing inprenatal and family development. She trains professionals in herprenatal counseling model and is the author of An EasierChildbirth, Birthing Normally and Making Healthy Families. TOPICS: Howto stay connected to your dreams and desires as you transition intomotherhood + How being a mother is a contribution to the world+ How mental and emotional issues can impact your birth+ Why it’s important to get clear about what you want for yourfamily + How your family blueprints impact your birth andparenting + How to navigate the pain of childbirth + Whylove is as important to your child as career andfinances.
Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, a Top 25 blog (according to TIMEmagazine) with 260,000 subscribers, and the best-selling booksfocus, The Power of Less, and Zen To Done. He is a formerjournalist of 18 years, a husband, father of six children, and in2010 moved from Guam to San Francisco, where he leads a simplelife. TOPICS: Whatun-schooling is + why and how to un-school your children + Howto live frugally and eliminate debt and financial struggles+ Why it's important for you to help cultivate self-relianceand self-sufficiency in your children + How to be a presentand loving parent while being creative and productive + How tokeep your intimate relationship alive and fresh + Why it'simportant for your children to take breaks fromtechnology.