Body Conscious Woman

Body Conscious Woman is a woman's guide to coming home to her body and accessing her feminine body wisdom. This book is for women who are seeking to connect with and understand their feminine body on a deeper level so that they can rely on their inner guidance to create a life they love. Body Conscious Woman shares the answers to women's questions about topics that are often considered too delicate to talk about. Covering the feminine body across the lifespan, Body Conscious Woman is a companion for women as they move through the transition phases of menstruation, pregnancy, birth, motherhood, and beyond. Body Conscious explores the common challenges women face as they move through these phases, the impact they have on an often already strained mind-body relationship, and offers embodied practices and ways of thinking that support women in whole-body healing.This book is for women who want more than the western medical approach that offers a limited scope of wellness. Rooted in an understanding that we are more than our physical body, Body Conscious Woman offers an exploration of how our emotional, energetic, and spiritual health impacts our pelvic health, our relationships, our overall wellbeing and the lifestyle we create. Body Conscious Woman respects the multi-layered and dynamic nature of female wellness and the pain that we carry within - offering education, guidance, practices, and alternative perspectives to help women reveal their unique healing path.Body Conscious Woman is also an excellent resource for practitioners that work with women who want to broaden their knowledge of pelvic health, feminine embodiment and holistic pelvic therapy. Practitioners use Body Conscious Woman as a guide to understanding evidence-based clinical concepts whilst embodying practices that ultimately support them in helping women to improve their wellbeing.Body Conscious Woman is for women who want to:Heal common pelvic health concernsUnderstand their feminine bodyHealth their relationship with their bodyFeel the power of their feminine energyUnderstand the value of living in tune of their body's rhythmCreate at a pace that allows for potency and ease, rather than pushing into overdrive and forcing themselves to keep on keeping onHave clear, loving limits and boundaries in all of their relationshipsHave a healthy sexual desire and be able to express their desire openly and vulnerably in safe environmentsAssert independent judgement in their lifeStep out of the daily grind, and create an aligned lifestyleConnect with others through grounded emotionsLive with fluidity and trust in themselves and their support networksLean into the support of others and the universeWomen attracted to reading this book often struggle with at least one of the following challenges. However, women usually face these challenges concurrently:Pelvic Health Concerns, including:Pelvic pain, including pain with sex, which 60% of women experience across their lifetime.Pelvic Organ Prolapse, which affects up to 50% of mothersIncontinence/Bladder leakage, concerning one in three women who have had children.Birth trauma, with one in three women describing their birth experience as traumatic.Sexual trauma and sexual assault, sadly experienced by one in four women during their lifetime.Feeling burdened by her body, unable to fully express herself, has people-pleasing tendencies and lacks healthy and clear boundaries, experiences an imbalance of sexual desire, or feels ashamed of her feminine body.