Sacred Window Podcast: Nurturing Awareness in Postpartum Care
Ayurvedic Postpartum Care for Cesarean Recovery with Ashlee Sakaishi Wilkin
This episode is from a live workshop with Ashlee Sakaishi Wilkin, hosted for our student and professional communities. A cesarean birth is a major abdominal surgery, and recovery can bring a unique set of physical, emotional, and practical needs into the sacred postpartum window. In this conversation, Ashlee shares from both her experience as a postpartum caregiver and her own experience recovering from a cesarean birth. Through an Ayurvedic lens, we explore the increased vata that accompanies birth and surgery, and how conscious postpartum care can help bring warmth, nourishment, rest, presence, and support to the recovery process. Ashlee and Christine discuss practical considerations for supporting cesarean clients, including preparing for the cold and sensory intensity of the operating room, supporting digestion and elimination, nourishing tissue repair, managing pain, creating physical ease during those first days of recovery, and recognizing the emotional impact of a birth that may not have unfolded as planned. The conversation also brings us back to the Universal Mother Principles: love, simplicity, compassion, flexibility, non-judgment, community, intuition, and listening. These principles remind us that conscious caregiving is not about following a perfect protocol. It is about listening closely, meeting each person where they are, and creating circles of care around the birther and family. This is a practical and deeply personal conversation for postpartum caregivers, doulas, Ayurvedic practitioners, birth professionals, and anyone wanting to better understand how we can offer informed, compassionate care after cesarean birth. As Ashlee reminds us, the small things can make a profound difference during recovery. Sometimes conscious care begins with simply knowing what someone may need before they have to ask. Learn more about conscious postpartum care and the Center for Sacred Window Studies at sacredwindowstudies.com. This episode is educational in nature and is not a substitute for individualized medical care. Cesarean recovery and wound care should always be supported in partnership with the appropriate medical professionals. Bio: Ashlee Sakaishi Wilkin Ashlee is a founding instructor of the Center for Sacred Window Studies. She is a mama, an Ayurvedic Practitioner, a Massage Therapist, Birth and Postpartum Doula and educator. She has been fascinated and inspired by birth, babies, and pregnant mama bellies since she was a little girl. Growing up, she witnessed the birth miracle of baby animals many times at her mom’s Veterinary hospital. This and other life experiences planted the seed for her life-long interest in birth work. She is passionate about transforming our cultural perspective on pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting by bringing back ancient wisdom for the modern family. - Begin your own journey into nourishment and postpartum wisdom: https://sacredwindowstudies.com/free-cookbook/ - Are you feeling the call to know more about Conscious Postpartum Care? Reach out! Schedule a time with Christine to find out how this work can transform your care business or provide a meaningful career path. Here is the link to our free class @sacredwindowstudies Join our Facebook Group Podcast Music is Composed by Sara Emmitt, graduate of the Center for Sacred Window Studies. You can hear more of Sara’s incredible music at www.saraemmitt.com .
