225: Christine Eck on the Sacred Window of Postpartum


Christine Bio

Christine is the Founder and Director of the Center for Sacred Window Studies and one of its Instructors. She has a background as an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Educator, Group Facilitator and Birth and Postpartum Doula. She is also a busy mother of 4 boys, most of whom have been brought into the world using the principles we teach. She describes Ayurvedic Postpartum Care as truly powerful and transformative, and a missing link in modern postpartum care. Christine lives in Western Massachusetts in an old farmhouse with her pack of wild boys, amazing husband, two cats, fish, one gecko and flock of beautiful chickens.

Topics Discussed

  • What is the sacred window?
  • Ayurveda's approach to postpartum care
  • Why the first 6 weeks are so important in a women's healing journey postpartum.
  • The serenity of surrender
  • Proper nutrition postpartum

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Create your own sacred window. What do you want to work on in the next 42 days to bring more mindfulness to your life? Maybe slowing down to meditate, drinking more water, moving daily?

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I write for the woman who knows there is more — more depth, more meaning, more connection to her own body. I'm Andrea Claassen and for 19 years I've been weaving Ayurveda, yoga, and strength training into a life that actually feels good to live.

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