https://www.mymaternalmind.com/ Guided meditations and wellness practices for trying to conceive, pregnancy, and postpartum. From My Maternal Mind: personalized daily meditations in the app, plus free guided exercises with voice and gentle ambient sound. Visit www.mymaternalmind.com for transcripts and more. en Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:47:03 GMT My Maternal Mind My Maternal Mind support@mymaternalmind.com no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/box-breathing/ box-breathing A classic grounding technique using equal counts of 4 for inhale, hold, exhale, and hold. Perfect for moments when you need to quickly settle your nervous system. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:10:37 GMT 1 1 6:00 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/4-7-8-relaxation-breath/ 4-7-8-relaxation-breath A powerful breathing pattern that activates your parasympathetic nervous system. Inhale for 4, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Especially effective before sleep or during anxiety. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:11:03 GMT 2 1 6:00 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/fertility-calm-breathing/ fertility-calm-breathing A soft, nurturing breathing practice designed for the emotional ups and downs of trying to conceive. Whether you're in the two-week wait or preparing for treatment, this breath is your anchor. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:11:30 GMT 3 1 6:09 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/pregnancy-belly-breathing/ pregnancy-belly-breathing Diaphragmatic breathing adapted for your changing body. Connect with your baby through breath as you create space and calm for both of you. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:11:57 GMT 4 1 6:23 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/nursing-calm-breath/ nursing-calm-breath A brief breathing reset designed for feeding sessions. Use these moments of stillness to restore your own calm while nourishing your baby. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:12:19 GMT 5 1 5:06 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/new-mom-sos-breath/ new-mom-sos-breath A quick breathing technique for overwhelming moments. When everything feels like too much, these five minutes can help you find your footing again. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:12:41 GMT 6 1 5:04 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/5-4-3-2-1-sensory-grounding/ 5-4-3-2-1-sensory-grounding A classic CBT grounding technique that brings you back to the present moment through your five senses. Name 5 things you see, 4 you hear, 3 you touch, 2 you smell, 1 you taste. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:13:07 GMT 1 2 6:08 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/progressive-body-scan/ progressive-body-scan A thorough body scan that guides you through each muscle group, releasing tension you didn't know you were holding. Ideal for unwinding at the end of a long day. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:13:41 GMT 2 2 7:50 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/baby-bump-connection-scan/ baby-bump-connection-scan A body scan designed for pregnancy, focusing on the connection between you and your growing baby. Gently explore the sensations of your changing body with curiosity and warmth. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:14:10 GMT 3 2 6:55 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/skin-to-skin-grounding/ skin-to-skin-grounding Use the warmth and weight of your baby as your grounding anchor. This practice transforms a quiet moment with your little one into a calming reset for both of you. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:14:35 GMT 4 2 5:46 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/postpartum-body-reconnection/ postpartum-body-reconnection A gentle, compassionate body scan for your postpartum body. No "bounce back" talk -- just kind attention to a body that has done something extraordinary. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:15:02 GMT 5 2 6:32 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/ttc-process-visualization/ ttc-process-visualization A guided process visualization for trying to conceive. Mentally rehearse nourishment, gentle movement, rest, and meeting stress with steadiness without picturing a pregnancy outcome. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:42:40 GMT 6 2 7:28 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/thought-defusion/ thought-defusion An ACT-based practice for creating distance from anxious thoughts. Learn to observe your thoughts as passing events -- not facts that need your reaction. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:15:39 GMT 1 3 8:45 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/rain-meditation/ rain-meditation A structured mindfulness practice for meeting difficult emotions with compassion. RAIN gives you a framework when feelings feel too big to handle. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:16:16 GMT 2 3 8:52 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/waiting-with-grace/ waiting-with-grace A meditation for the uncertainty of trying to conceive. Whether you're in the TWW, awaiting results, or between cycles, this practice helps you hold hope and grief at the same time. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:16:54 GMT 3 3 8:55 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/birth-confidence-builder/ birth-confidence-builder Address birth anxiety without dismissing your fears. This practice acknowledges what feels scary and gently builds confidence in your body's ability and your support team. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:17:36 GMT 4 3 9:46 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/intrusive-thought-release/ intrusive-thought-release Intrusive thoughts are incredibly common in new parenthood and do not reflect who you are. This practice normalizes the experience and teaches a gentle "notice and release" approach. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:18:19 GMT 5 3 10:19 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/moonlight-body-melt/ moonlight-body-melt A slow, progressive relaxation designed to carry you into sleep. Each body part softens and releases as you drift under an imagined canopy of moonlight. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:19:06 GMT 1 4 11:05 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/the-lengthening-breath/ the-lengthening-breath A simple breath-led practice when you want something easy to follow. Let each exhale grow a little longer than the inhale. Your body reads that as a signal to settle toward sleep. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:19:30 GMT 2 4 5:39 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/set-down-the-day/ set-down-the-day A wind-down for nights when your mind keeps circling: the lists, the replays, the things left undone. You empty those thoughts one at a time until the noise quiets and there is room for sleep. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:19:58 GMT 3 4 6:22 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/counting-stars-drift/ counting-stars-drift A soothing counting visualization that replaces racing thoughts with a calm, rhythmic drift. Each star you count carries you closer to sleep. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:20:44 GMT 4 4 10:51 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/snowfall-cabin/ snowfall-cabin A warm visualisation for when you want to be somewhere far from the day. You arrive at a quiet cabin as snow begins to fall, settle by a low fire, and let the hush of snowfall slow everything down. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:21:13 GMT 5 4 7:03 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/open-hand-rest/ open-hand-rest A gentle practice for nights when your mind won't loosen its grip. Instead of forcing rest, this exercise helps you unclench: softening your hands, your body, and the quiet effort of wanting, so sleep can arrive on its own. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:21:43 GMT 6 4 6:49 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/pregnancy-sleep-nest/ pregnancy-sleep-nest Designed for pregnancy insomnia -- the racing thoughts, the discomfort, the inability to find a good position. This practice helps you create a mental nest of comfort wherever you are. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:22:27 GMT 7 4 10:27 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/3am-feed-reset/ 3am-feed-reset A quick return-to-sleep practice for after night feeds. Acknowledges your exhaustion without toxic positivity and guides you back to rest in just a few minutes. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:23:10 GMT 8 4 10:10 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/calm-breathing-exercise/ calm-breathing-exercise A five-minute guided breath that teaches the single most useful skill in birth preparation: an exhale that calms your whole nervous system. Practise daily until it becomes your body's default. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:23:34 GMT 1 5 5:45 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/rapid-relaxation-technique/ rapid-relaxation-technique Condition a simple countdown so that your whole body releases on cue. Four minutes a day builds a shortcut to calm that works in waiting rooms, sleepless nights, and labour. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:23:57 GMT 2 5 5:10 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/anchor-word-relaxation/ anchor-word-relaxation Choose one word, charge it with deep calm through repetition, and carry it everywhere. Five minutes a day turns a word into an anchor your nervous system answers to. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:24:22 GMT 3 5 5:50 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/breathing-through-contractions/ breathing-through-contractions The breath for active labour. Learn to match a long, soft breath to the rise and fall of a surge, so your body stays oxygenated and open while it works. Practise daily from week 20. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:24:53 GMT 4 5 7:18 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/deep-relaxation-for-birth/ deep-relaxation-for-birth Twelve minutes of guided deep relaxation, region by region, using weight and gravity as the way in. The core daily conditioning session of your hypnobirthing practice. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:25:38 GMT 5 5 10:46 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/fear-release-for-birth/ fear-release-for-birth A ten-minute guided practice for meeting one birth fear at a time, locating it in the body, softening around it, and replacing it with something steadier and true. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:26:17 GMT 6 5 9:08 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/birth-affirmations-audio/ birth-affirmations-audio Twenty original birth affirmations, spoken slowly with space to receive each one. No promises about how birth will go, only true things about your body, your breath, and your readiness. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:26:46 GMT 7 5 6:52 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/opening-visualisation-for-birth/ opening-visualisation-for-birth An eight-minute guided visualisation in the softening-and-opening family, training your attention to experience each surge as the productive opening it is. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:27:19 GMT 8 5 7:40 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/birth-rehearsal-visualisation/ birth-rehearsal-visualisation A ten-minute guided rehearsal of the moment labour begins, practising recognition, calm, and rest, so the real morning finds a worn path to follow. Deliberately scripts you, never the day. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:27:55 GMT 9 5 8:40 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/safe-place-visualisation/ safe-place-visualisation Nine minutes to construct one richly detailed inner refuge, real or invented, and wear the path to it smooth. For the rests between surges, waiting rooms, and 3am, for years to come. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:28:29 GMT 10 5 8:06 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/night-before-birth-relaxation/ night-before-birth-relaxation An eight-minute settling session for the nights when birth feels close, a booked induction tomorrow, a due date arriving, or a body that's been hinting all day. Tonight's only job is rest. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:29:05 GMT 11 5 8:23 no https://www.mymaternalmind.com/wellness/when-birth-plans-change/ when-birth-plans-change An eight-minute practice for births that take a different path, bringing your trained calm into any room, holding two feelings at once, and remembering that steering is not failing. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:29:43 GMT 12 5 8:54 no