The First Forty Days

by Heng Ou
The First Forty Days
Author: Heng Ou
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1613129416
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After labor, it’s time for rest: A gentle guide to zuo yuezi, the ancient Chinese practice of postpartum self-care, including sixty simple recipes. The first forty days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on Heng Ou’s own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of “confinement” in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her baby, The First Forty Days revives the lost art of caring for the mother after birth. As modern mothers are pushed to prematurely “bounce back” after delivering their babies, and are often left alone to face the physical and emotional challenges of this new stage of their lives, the first forty days provide a lifeline—a source of connection, nourishment, and guidance. This book includes sixty simple recipes for healing soups, replenishing meals and snacks, and calming and lactation-boosting teas, all formulated to support the unique needs of the new mother. In addition to recipes, this warm and encouraging guide offers advice on arranging a system of help during the postpartum period, navigating relationship challenges, and honoring the significance of pregnancy and birth. Fully illustrated, it is a practical guide and inspirational read for all new mothers and mothers-to-be—the perfect ally during the first weeks with a new baby. “Bringing our attention back to the importance of the postpartum period for new mothers helps to create space for this essential period of integration and recovery . . . an invaluable companion during the first 40 days and beyond.” —Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein, filmmakers, The Business of Being Born

Awakening Fertility

by Heng Ou
Awakening Fertility
Author: Heng Ou
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2020-03-24
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 168335799X
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A guide to caring for mind and body while trying to conceive from the bestselling authors of The First Forty Days, with recipes included. The path to motherhood is a deep and transformative process. It can also include unexpected twists and turns. Awakening Fertility is a loving companion to accompany you along the journey—whether your desire to become a mother burns fiercely today or is a future calling just beginning to stir. Intended for women at every stage of the preconception process, this book offers wisdom and guidance to support your body, mind, and spirit—including nearly 50 delicious recipes to nourish yourself deeply.

A Sacred Beginning

by Sarah Brangwynne
A Sacred Beginning
Author: Sarah Brangwynne
Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2021-07-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944967642
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Traditionally, the Orthodox Church has appointed forty days of rest and seclusion after childbirth for mothers to recover from the rigors of birth and get to know their new babies. In the modern world, it can be difficult to understand how to use this time to the fullest in the way it was intended. The authors of A Sacred Beginning-a therapist and a pediatrician who are both mothers themselves-come to the rescue with a resource that addresses the spiritual, emotional, and physical aspects of a mother's recovery from birth and embarkation on her new life. Whether you are preparing to birth your first baby or your tenth, you will find in this book a wealth of spiritual food, comfort, encouragement, and sound advice to guide you, one postpartum day at a time.

The Fourth Trimester

by Kimberly Ann Johnson
The Fourth Trimester
Author: Kimberly Ann Johnson
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2017-12-26
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1611804000
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A guide to help support women through post-partum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels. This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels—and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years. Kimberly Ann Johnson draws from her vast professional experience as a doula, postpartum consultant, yoga teacher, body worker, and women’s health care advocate, and from the healing traditions of Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbalism—as well as her own personal experience—to cover • how you can prepare your body for birth; • how you can organize yourself and your household for the best possible transition to motherhood; • simple practices and home remedies to facilitate healing and restore energy; • how to strengthen relationships and aid the return to sex; • learning to exercise safely postpartum; • carrying your baby with comfort; • exploring the complex and often conflicting emotions that arise postpartum; • and much more.

40 Days of Dating

by Timothy Goodman
40 Days of Dating
Author: Timothy Goodman
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2015-01-20
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1613127154
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“What would happen if Harry met Sally in the age of Tinder and Snapchat? . . . A field guide to Millennial dating in New York City” (New York Daily News). When New York–based graphic designers and long-time friends Timothy Goodman and Jessica Walsh found themselves single at the same time, they decided to try an experiment. The old adage says that it takes forty days to change a habit—could the same be said for love? So they agreed to date each other for forty days, record their experiences in questionnaires, photographs, videos, texts, and artworks, and post the material on a website they would create for this purpose. What began as a small experiment between two friends became an Internet sensation, drawing five million unique (and obsessed) visitors from around the globe to their site and their story. 40 Days of Dating: An Experiment is a beautifully designed, expanded look at the experiment and the results, including a great deal of material that never made it onto the site, such as who they were as friends and individuals before the forty days and who they have become since.

Forty Days

by Bob Simon
Forty Days
Author: Bob Simon
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:
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CBS News correspondent Bob Simon recounts his captivity in Iraq during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Forty Days and Forty Nights!

by Michelle Waters
Forty Days and Forty Nights!
Author: Michelle Waters
Publisher: CSS Publishing
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0788023144
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Forty Days And Forty Nights by Michelle Waters is bible devotion book with Christian devotionals. Here are some of the topics covered in this bible devotion book: - Daily devotions - Christian daily devotions - Christian devotions - Bible devotions - Daily devotions - Christian devotionals - Devotions for women - Spiritual devotions for women The first weeks of your baby's life can be overwhelming. You're exhausted. The house is a mess. You haven't been outside in days ? You wonder how in your wildest imagination you ever thought you were prepared for this thing called motherhood. Will your life ever be ""normal"" again? Well, just remember that God is even more concerned with your every need than you are with your baby's. Imagine that! He longs to take you in His arms and give you peace and comfort. A perfect gift for any new mother, Forty Days And Forty Nights is a book of 40 simple, affirming Christian devotions especially created to provide support and spiritual solace in those dizzying first weeks. As a young mother herself, Michelle Waters knows the emotional roller-coaster you're on - and her brief meditations, each accompanied by a verse or two of scripture and a prayer, will touch your heart and bring a smile to your face. So take a few quiet moments alone with God today and rest in the shelter of His wings. You'll be refreshed by His word and restored by His Spirit! This is a powerful little book for women. Michelle Waters has done a beautiful job of capturing the spirit of being a new mom. It will be helpful to women who are both celebrating and struggling with all the issues and aspects of new parenthood. Julie K. Aageson Coordinator, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Resource Centers With wisdom and insight, Forty Days And Forty Nights will surely nourish and encourage the new mother as she pauses to draw upon God's strength. Marilynn M. Moe Author of The Godly Woman and mother of six Michelle Waters is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Yale Divinity School. She lives in Fargo, North Dakota, with her husband and two young daughters. She is also the author of Through the Clouds, a Christian devotional book for new moms. Forty Days and Forty Nights is a bible devotion book with Christian devotionals covering topics such as daily devotions, Christian daily devotions, Christian devotionals, bible devotions, devotions for women, and spiritual devotions for women.

Forty Days

by Michaela Özelsel
Forty Days
Author: Michaela Özelsel
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2002-05-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 159030053X
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This is a woman's firsthand account of a Sufi halvet, a forty-day retreat conducted in complete isolation, along with strict fasting from sunrise to sundown. Voluntarily confined to a sparsely furnished room amid the bustle of Istanbul, Michaela Özelsel will occupy her time with reading the Qur'an and works of Rumi and Ibn 'Arabi, and with praying and practicing the powerful Sufi exercise known as zhikr, the rhythmic repetition of names of God or other sacred formulas, accompanied by movements of the head or body. In intimate detail Dr. Özelsel shares her experiences as she strives to attain true "Islam" in its meaning of surrender or unconditional acceptance of the will of God. Her daily journal ranges over the frustrations of noisy neighbors, power outages, and a poorly heated room; her inner longings, doubts, and memories of the life course that has brought her to this moment; and the most inspirational philosophical insights, dreams and visions, and ecstatic raptures. The second half of the book is devoted to the author's psychological and cultural commentary on her experiences, including observations about the methods of Sufi schooling, sexuality and spirituality, and the relationship with the spiritual guide. Forty Days is unique in the literature of spiritual education because it is informed by her knowledge of contemporary research from several disciplines, thus creating a bridge between ancient wisdom and scientific investigation.