I attended a yoga class last night in my ongoing attempt to relax. Everyone knows that stress is the wrong thing to have in your life when you're trying to get pregnant. Research even shows how severe stress in utero can have a negative effect on babies. So I've scheduled relaxation into my life, which means at least once-weekly yoga classes, as well as (what's supposed to be) once-daily meditations.
Oh yes, meditation. Yoga Nidra (a 35-minute guided meditation on CD, during which I invariably fall asleep), Insight meditation (rain and whatnot), my own quiet, sit-and-observe-your-breath meditation practice with accompanying gong, even Gregorian chants to help me access the desired state.
I realize that none of this can hurt, but I can't help thinking of women with exponentially greater stress in their lives who easily manage to get pregnant. Nevertheless, in the pursuit of healthy pregnancy achievement, not just simply getting pregnancy, I will persevere - one breath at time.
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