Taking Care of You, with Mar Oscategui

When people say– with a glint in their eye– that after having a child “your life will never be the same”, they tend to leave out that being a parent is crazy hard! How can you prioritize your self-care in a simple and sustainable way, that will make everything better? Mar Oscategui has answers.

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What we talked about:

What are you modeling for your child?
Setting down your support system while pregnant
The importance of asking for help
Getting creative within your budget
Small time chunks are your perfect baby steps
Less resisting and more accepting, especially when things suck
Work with your breath!
Your social nervous system: how are you influencing others, and how are they influencing you?
Connecting with your child at a deeper level
Training your mind for resetting and recharging
Sleep support: not just for your child!
How do you invite sleep?
Bringing curiosity and playfulness to the first weeks with your baby
Becoming a present witness, and being at peace with the “unknowing”

Resources, links, and other great info:

Use MeetUp! to create your own mommy or daddy groups.
The Aikido Philosophy
The Social Nervous System
The Calm App
The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time, by Arianna Huffington
Rei Castelino & Mary Jackson, Birth Psychology and Sleep Series
One Family, Different Clocks (Video)
Yoga Nidra Network

Courtesy of Mar Oscategui

About Mar Oscategui

Mar Oscategui is a Holistic Health & Lifestyle Practitioner with 20 years experience & training in a variety of modalities. Mar provides inspiration simple & practical tools & solutions to transform your health, lifestyle and business challenges. She is the Founder of Physical Awakening, International Maternity & Parenting Institute, Association of Professional Sleep Consultants and Business Sanctuary. She is also the author of The Baby Planner: What Your Need To Know, Green Body Green Birth and Awakening Through Sleep.

Connect with her through her website at MarOscategui.com, or on Facebook (/babyplanner)

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