Mothering From Your Center: Tapping Your Body's Natural Energy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting

by Tami Lynn Kent, Christiane Northrup (Foreword), Kate Northrup (Foreword)

Whether you are trying to conceive, are pregnant, recovering from childbirth, or raising children today, Wild Mothering will help you access your core creative energy to connect with the sacred feminine and truly mother from the center.

As both a healer and a physical therapist, Tami Lynn Kent takes a holistic approach to women's health as she gently guides you through the emotional and physical transformative process of pregnancy, birth, and mother hood.

Revealing her own soul-filled journey from the heartbreak of miscarriage to the joy of parenting, Kent offers an intimate and comprehensive guide to reclaiming the energetic center of the female body to liberate your spirit and ultimately unleash your creative potential as both a woman and a mother.

You'll learn how to:

Access, heal and direct your feminine energy
Heal from pregnancy and birth
Strengthen the bond between mother and child
Create holistic family harmony
Find balance between work and home
Whether you are trying to conceive or are already a parent, Kent offers the tools you need to heal and flourish, as a woman and a mother.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published February 5, 2013

About the author

Tami Kent, MSPT, is a holistic women’s healthcare provider who guides women in interpreting the wisdom of their bodies and reclaiming the wild within themselves. With a master’s degree in physical therapy and the ability to read energetic patterns of the body, Tami acts as a bridge between the realms of modern medicine and traditional women’s wisdom.

The founder of Holistic Pelvic Care, Tami has advanced training in multiple bodywork techniques, including certification in Maya Abdominal Massage and Infant Body Psychotherapy/Birth Trauma Resolution. She received her Masters in Physical Therapy from Pacific University and her Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of California at Berkeley.

Tami is the mother of three boys and maintains a women’s health private practice in Portland, OR.

Reviews

[Katelyn Cantu · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were some good nuggets in this book, but overall I found the organization of the information confusing and repetitive. I feel like the book could have been significantly shorter to be honest. There are several parts that I thoroughly enjoyed and some big “aha” moments which is why I’ve still rated three stars. 🩷

[Alicia Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finding this book as well as Tami's Wild Feminine have totally changed my relationship to my own feminine self, my self-expression and motherhood.

From previously feeling disconnected and fearful, her deeply nourishing words, her wisdom and love immediately transported me to a place of strength, faith and confidence. She magnificently touches that place of wildness inside each of us, and encourages us to believe in our power from the inside, from that place that is naturally ours.

It has been for me a long personal journey, and one of the gifts life has given me lately is this book. Considering and embracing motherhood has become a delight, a precious gift, and that is something I could not imagine some years ago.

I believe any woman will benefit from reading this book, even if she has not experienced or is not planning to experience motherhood. Tami's words are soothing, inspiring and life-changing in so many ways.

Thank you for this piece of generous creation.

[Nat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Completely tied to the gender binary and the bullshit dichotomy of “masculine” and “feminine.” As a non-binary gender abolitionist, I felt physically revulsed at least once. Still, the spiritual perspective on birth and energy medicine really fascinated me, and a lot of the imagery and suggestions were actually lovely. I couldn’t recommend the book to anyone because of the harmful gendered content, but I did finish it and I liked the emphasis on intuition and connection.

[Cortney Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will be adding this book to my home library! I felt motivated and inspired each time I read, to seek a greater & soulful connection with myself, my child/ren and my partner. It helped to reframe the “work” that oftentimes can leave motherhood feeling relentless and tiresome into a beautiful opportunity and invitation for growth and creativity. I also very much appreciated the practices and resource recommendations throughout the book.

[Leesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book!! ❤️🙌🏻 I would give it more than 5 stars if I could! 🌟 Fantastic to help you tap into the spiritual and energetic side of mothering! Wish I would have read this while I was pregnant, but it is fantastic for mothers with kids in any age group. This is definitely going to be a book I will reference to over and over.😌❤️

[Jess Ness · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book that everyone with a pelvic floor should read, but especially if you have children. The tools she provides to move more into feminine energy in a world where masculine energy is celebrated, are invaluable. A beautiful reminder of the gift motherhood is.

[Crystal Diaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a sweet book

[AnnaKate Hawkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

beautiful

[Liliana Barzola · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been moved by the power of Tami Lynn Kent's first book, "Wild Feminine". Seeing clients and friends transformed by the information and ritual there. Feeling satisfied with her first book...I dove into this one hungry again to know another level of the sacred feminine. This is the book that has been missing. Yet I had no idea until I read it. Kent takes us into the vibration energy of motherhood and yet she provides practical advice and insight to the physical experiences of birth and motherhood only the way a physical therapist can. The balance of body info and spiritual is amazing. It is right for all mothers no matter what stage of parenting they are in.

[Yasmin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not enjoy this book, though I did not realise that it was by the same author as Wild Feminine - and I did not enjoy that book either.

I just can't access her work and struggle to follow her words. One thing I took from this is setting the boundaries to refill your cup as a mother when it gets empty. The author uses the example of when she has her cup of tea and her children know not to interrupt her whilst she drinks it in peace as her moment of tranquil peace and "me-time". I will definitely be finding my own example fo this to incorporate into my life.