MYF 80 | Supporting Fertility with Kundalini Yoga & Meditation with Zahra Haji
Welcome to Episode 80!
In episode 80, I interview yoga instructor, registered psychotherapist, and founder of Yoga Goddess, Zahra Haji. We talk about how yoga and meditation can support you on your fertility journey and why it’s so important to be incorporating a mind-body practice when you’re trying to conceive – especially if you’re struggling to get pregnant. Throughout the interview, you’ll learn about:
The science behind how trauma and negative beliefs or conditioning can impact our ability to conceive and how meditation can help us through these issues
What research is saying about fertility success rates when a mind-body practice that combines yoga and meditation is included in the treatment plan
More about Zahra’s Moon Goddess online program and how a kundalini yoga practice specifically supports hormone balance and the pituitary gland
What it means to cycle with the moon, the different types of moon cycles, and the different energies we feel during the phases of our menstrual cycles
Why it’s important for us to heal our relationship with our bodies, embrace our femininity, and believe in our power to create life
Free Quiz: Are You Healthy Enough to Get Pregnant?
Free mini-course: How to Choose the Best Prenatal Supplements
Schedule your 20-minute phone consult!
Links to Zahra’s Work
Website: https://yogagoddess.ca/
Course: Mood Goddess
Social Media: Facebook Group, Instagram
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Show Notes:
3:20 Zahra’s background and how she came to be a yoga teacher and fertility coach
6:30 How trauma and negative beliefs/conditioning can sabotage fertility
11:10 How a mind-body practice can help us overcome limiting beliefs
14:45 The things we think and believe about ourselves and the female body are formed early on in our lives
16:05 Reframing health symptoms and fertility struggles and recognizing that your body is doing its best to compensate
17:55 Why it’s best to incorporate yoga and meditation together, rather than just one or the other
21:45 Why meditation isn’t always easy to implement for a beginner and how to make it more accessible
25:45 Major improvements in fertility success rates with a mind-body practice
28:10 Zahra’s Moon Goddess program and the focus on healing our relationship with our bodies and femininity
30:40 Understanding that we naturally have different energies during different phases on our cycles
34:15 How kundalini yoga supports hormones and the pituitary gland
38:40 What it means to cycle with the moon and the different types of moon cycles
48:55 Why we should strive to embrace more of our own feminine energy and the power of our cycles
51:55 Zahra’s closing thoughts for women struggling with their fertility
54:30 Where you connect with and learn more from Zahra