579: The Ayurvedic Approach To Postpartum Healing With Christina Eck

About this episode

Christina Eck discusses the Ayurvedic perspective on postpartum healing and the importance of proper care during the postpartum period.

In many traditional cultures, the weeks following birth are understood as a critical window—one that shapes a mother’s long-term health, energy, and emotional well-being. But in the modern world, postpartum care is often rushed, minimized, or overlooked entirely. In this episode, Christina Eck shares an Ayurvedic perspective on postpartum healing—one rooted in rest, nourishment, and intentional support for the mother. Drawing from both traditional wisdom and her clinical experience, she explains why the body is especially vulnerable after birth, what it truly needs to recover, and how simple, time-honored practices can help restore balance. Christine discusses the role of warmth, digestion, and nervous system regulation in the postpartum period, along with the importance of hands-on bodywork in helping the body realign and heal. She also addresses the long-term consequences of neglecting this phase—and why many chronic issues women experience later in life can be traced back to an unsupported postpartum recovery. Whether a mother has just given birth or is years beyond it, this conversation offers a powerful reframing of what postpartum care can—and should—look like. WAPF…

People in this episode

Host: Weston A. Price Foundation

Guest: Christina Eck

Topics covered

• postpartum healing
• Ayurvedic approach
• mother's health
• traditional wisdom
• nourishment
• bodywork
• emotional well-being

Keywords

• postpartum care
• Ayurveda
• motherhood
• recovery
• nourishment
• bodywork
• health
• well-being

Sponsors

Goddess Vitality, Lumiram

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weston A. Price Foundation

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