You know that I am trying to embrace a mind-body connection during this cycle. I’ve been talking about prana and Qi. I am guessing some of my real life friends are scratching their heads thinking, “what’s gotten into her?”
Well, if I ask myself truthfully, I guess I trust my mind more than my body. I am working on strengthening that love and trust with my body through things like yoga and acupuncture – not just for fertility.
And of course, there’s always that dreaded fear that thinking too hard or worrying or stressing over having a baby reduces the odds of …read more

Qi (you know, chi, pronounced “chee”) could be just as important to your baby-making ability as the more physical parts of the equation. Kind of like prana, Qi can be translated to mean “life energy” and according to my new favorite book, Qi:
flows within us and around us, giving all things life, animation, warmth and form. Similar to electricity, Qi is invisible but its effects can be seen. When the Qi is flowing in harmony, the body is able to take care of itself. However, the flow of Qi can become obstructed or unbalanced.
And balancing and freeing up that Qi …read more

Last month I was kind of on a feng shui kick. You know, trying to create an environment in our apartment that would let good energy flow freely and would send bad energy out the window. When I shared my obsession with some of my online pals, one asked, “Are you trying to increase your fertility via feng shui? I’ve heard you can.”
Actually, I hadn’t been. I was just trying to clean up my clutter and give myself a reason to buy some new stuff and this new age-y book I picked up at the library had given me a …read more