Moon of the fifth month casts its shadow

The secret life stirs within me

O My Darling, I can hear your heartbeat

-Tibetan Birth Song

Before and after birth can be a sacred yet fragile time for both mother and baby.  For centuries, mothers a  

Moon of the fifth month casts its shadow

The secret life stirs within me

O My Darling, I can hear your heartbeat

-Tibetan Birth Song

Before and after birth can be a sacred yet fragile time for both mother and baby.  For centuries, mothers and babies from the Himalayas have received the great benefits of massage to ease them through the period of pregnancy and birth.  Wild Earth has formulated soothing and healing Himalayan products for mothers and babies to inspire moments of peace and relaxation. 

In the Himalayan tradition, pregnant women are given massages twice daily to reduce the likelihood of lasting stretch marks.  More than any other time, a mother to be, or new mother deserves a good massage.  Giving birth is a physically demanding process that leaves the new mother drained and sore.  Regular massages will give renewed strength and energy, while also removing much of the tension and strain caused to the back during the last months of pregnancy and during delivery.  Abdominal massage is known to help shrink the uterus and also heal the scars of stretched skin of the belly.

A new mother needs plenty of rest and to remember to take care of herself along with her baby.  Babies need, enjoy and yearn to be stroked.  Massaging the baby soothes and calms them.  New parents also need massage—massaging the new baby lets the mother and father grow close and comfortable with this tiny, fragile body; communicating with it in the language it knows best—the senses.

To increase the bonding effects of massage, parents should maintain eye contact with their baby.  This is not only a Himalayan tradition but also a body tonic for both baby and mother.  This simple act induces a bond between parents and child that can last a lifetime, or in the Tibetan tradition, many lifetimes.  Parents naturally incorporate touch into their childcare practices, thus enhancing the physical, emotional, and spiritual growth of their children.