Resources

Young girl holding newborn baby

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Books

Mindfulness Books

• Mindful Pregnancy and Birth by Riga Forbes
  • available on Amazon Kindle and in hard cover
• Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke
• Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
• When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
• Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

​Pregnancy Books

• The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin PT
• Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide by Penny Simkin PT
• The Baby Book by Dr. Sears
• The Natural Pregnancy Book by Dr. Aviva Romm

Naturopathic Physicians

• Dr. Shannon Hirst ND, Woodinville, WA
• Dr. Margie Ikeda ND, Natural Medicine of Seattle, Seattle, WA
• WellPoint Center for Natural Health, Dr. Nesreen Medina ND, LAc, Seattle, WA
• Stellina Natural Medicine, Dr. Vivian Sovran ND,  Kirkland, WA
• Flourish Family Medicine, Mill Creek, WA
• Eastside Natural Medicine, Kenmore, WA
• Dr. Elias Kass ND, Seattle, WA
• Dr. Katrina ND, Everett, WA
• One Sky Family Medicine, Dr. Molly Grey ND, Seattle, WA

Counselor & Coaching

• Zarah Kushner DNP, Psychiatric ARNP, Seattle, WA
• Beth Coyote LM, Mayas Garden, Seattle, WA
• Penny Simkin PT, Seattle, WA​
• Choose Clarity, Life Coach for Busy Moms, Aga Lawrynowicz

Acupuncturists

• WellPoint Center for Natural Health, Dr. Nesreen Medina ND, LAc, Seattle, WA
• Union Wellness, Roxane Geller and Vicki Summerquist, Central Seattle, WA
• Dr. Grace Chang ND, LAc, Seattle, WA

Seattle Area Midwives

Midwives for Home Births & Out-of-hospital Birth Centers:

• Rainy City Midwives  (Beth Coyote at this location)
• Journey Midwifery
• Rainier Valley Midwives
• Seattle Home Maternity
• In Tandem Midwifery

Midwives and OBs for Hospital Births:

• UW Medicine Northwest Campus: OB/GYN and Midwives, multiple clinic locations (Teresa Evans is at the Mill Creek Clinic)
• Swedish Ballard Midwives (Teresa Evans is a lactation consultant at this clinic)
• Northwest Hospital Midwives
• Kaiser Seattle / First Hill Midwives​
• Rainier Valley Midwives​

Additional Classes

• Free Online Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course
• Bringing Baby Home by Gottman, this can be done in the first 6 months postpartum or in pregnancy
• Mindful Birthing: at Swedish Ballard with Maggie Bolton, Becca Calhoun, and Zachary Pollack
• Sharon Muza, Childbirth Classes, Seattle, WA
• Penny Simkin, Childbirth Classes, Seattle, WA
• Classes at local hospitals:
  • breastfeeding
  • car-seats
  • infant CPR/first-aid
  • classes for the grandparents
• Free online classes: www.babycenter.com/childbirth-class​​

Guided Meditations

• Tara Brach podcast on Spotify and itunes
• Dharma Seed podcast on itunes
• Hypnobirthing albums on Spotify and itunes
• Mindful Birthing album on itunes
• Loving Kindness by Sharon Salzberg on Amazon
• Guided Meditations for Love & Wisdom by Sharon Salzberg on Amazon
• Body Scan by Carolyn McManus PT, local MBSR instructor​
• Phone Apps​

Movies

• The Business of Being Born

Support Groups

• Listening Mothers, Community of Mindful Parenting
• Choose Clarity, Life Coach for Busy Moms, Aga Lawrynowicz
• Drop-in Lactation Group, Swedish Lytle Center, Seattle, WA
• Drop-in Lactation Group, NW Hospital, Seattle, WA