The Somatic Baby

The First Forty Days — Somatic Nurture for Mothers and NewbornsIn this deeply tender episode, Prema explores how to nurture both mother and baby in the first forty days after birth — a sacred window of transformation, rest, and bonding that has been honoured in cultures around the world for thousands of years.Across time and tradition, this early postpartum period has always been seen as a time for slowing down, staying warm, receiving nourishment, and surrounding the mother with love and care — so she can heal and bond with her baby. In our modern world, much of that wisdom has been forgotten.Drawing on somatic awareness, neuroscience, and ancient postpartum care, Prema reveals why reclaiming this sacred time is key to emotional wellbeing, recovery, and connection.You’ll learn:What happens to the mother’s and baby’s nervous systems after birthHow gentle somatic practices support co-regulation and bondingWhy slowing down, resting, and receiving help are biological necessities, not luxuriesHow to reimagine the first forty days as a time of love, safety, and sacred repairWith a guided practice for grounding and attunement, this episode invites you to soften into your body, honour the threshold of motherhood, and remember that love begins in rest.

Episode 3: Somatic Practices for You and Your Baby — Learning to Listen to the Body’s WisdomIn this episode, Prema invites you to slow down and rediscover the natural intelligence of your body — and your baby’s. You’ll explore how simple somatic practices like breathing, grounding, and mindful touch can help you both feel safe, connected, and deeply attuned to one another.This is your invitation to parent from presence, to co-regulate through your body, and to remember that love is a felt sense, not a mental task. With guided practices, gentle science, and heart-led wisdom, this episode helps you return home — to yourself, to your body, and to your baby.

In this foundational episode of The Somatic Baby I explore what it really means to parent somatically — to use our bodies as instruments of love, safety, and connection.Before babies understand words, they understand rhythm, warmth, and presence. They learn about the world through our touch, our breath, our movement, and the tone of our voice. These are somatic experiences — the body-to-body conversations that tell a baby, you are safe, you are loved, you belong.Together, we’ll look at why practices like baby massage, baby yoga, and time in nature are far more than gentle rituals — they are powerful forms of co-regulation that help shape a baby’s developing brain and nervous system. Drawing on the work of leading researchers like Dr. Stephen Porges, Dr. Allan Schore, and the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, I’ll explain how love literally becomes biology in the first 1,001 days of life.You’ll discover how simple, embodied practices — a soft breath, a slow touch, a shared moment beneath the trees — can transform stress into safety and presence into peace.This is the heart of somatic parenting: the science and soul of connection, where love is not just an emotion but a physical experience shared between parent and baby.Because when we nurture through the body, we nurture the future.