Christine Eck Lessons We All Can Learn From Postpartum Care

October 7, 2025

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Ayurvedic Postpartum Care

Becoming a mother is one of the most profound transitions in a woman’s life  and yet, in our modern culture, the postpartum period is often overlooked, rushed, or seen as something to “bounce back” from. In Ayurveda, however, these first 40 days after birth are considered sacred. A time of deep nourishment, rest, and care that sets the foundation for a mother’s long-term health and vitality.

In today’s episode of the Peaceful Power Podcast, I’m joined by Christine Eck, founder of the Center for Sacred Window Studies, to explore the wisdom of Ayurvedic postpartum care. Christine shares how the ancient practices of warmth, nourishment, and gentle support can transform not only a mother’s recovery but also her relationship with herself, her baby, and her community.

Meet Christine

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Christine is mother to four children. She is an Ayurvedic Health Consultant, a Birth and Postpartum Doula and the founder and director of the Center for Sacred Window Studies. She is an advocate for social awareness and change for postpartum care in cultures where traditions in caregiving have diminished or disappeared. She is an educator, speaker, organizer, caregiver and group facilitator. Her mission with the Center for Sacred Window Studies is to empower professionals in postpartum care and families with information and tools in creating the support needed during the sacred postpartum window. She trains Conscious Postpartum Caregivers to support families using diet, routine, herbal support, healing touch and the Universal Mother Principles of conscious care. Christine resides in Western Massachusetts and teaches students around the world.

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Topics

  • Why postpartum is considered a “sacred window” in Ayurveda

  • How food, rest, and ritual support healing and emotional balance

  • Simple, practical ways families can bring this care into modern life

  • Why honoring the postpartum period benefits not just mothers, but future generations

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My work is rooted in the belief that healing is not linear, but cyclical. I help women reclaim their vitality through the sacred tools of Ayurveda, embodied movement, and intuitive rituals drawn from Mother Nature herself.

After the birth of my first son in 2016, Ayurveda became more than a practice it became my lifeline. The postpartum window cracked me open and reoriented my path, deepening my devotion to supporting women in every season of life from the fertile soil of postpartum to the sacred shifts of midlife.

I’m also the host of the Peaceful Power Podcast, where I explore how ancient wisdom meets modern life, and the author of two books on cyclical living—Divine Body Wisdom and Ayurvedic Approach to Healing Your Menstrual Cycle.

When I’m not in sacred space with clients, you can find me playing tennis, watching Hallmark mysteries, sipping my morning coffee with reverence, or adventuring on nature trails with my two boys and husband. 

an Ayurvedic postpartum doula, 500 HR Yoga Teacher, and Personal Trainer who has been guiding women back to their inner rhythms since 2007.

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