magic – Mindful Approach for Gynecologic & Gestational Integrative Care
Mindful Birthing families come in all shapes, sizes, and orientations, and all are welcome in our classrooms.
In the US, between 2 million and 3.7 million children under age 18 have an LGBTQ+ parent. Approximately 191,000 children are being raised by two same-sex parents. Overall, it is estimated that 29% of LGBTQ+ adults are raising a child who is under 18.
-LGBT Demographic Data, 2019; Press Release 2019; Gates, Marriage and Family 2015
Teen Summer Workshops ‘Let’s Talk about Sex.’ In celebration of PRIDE month, this class is always inclusive of all genders. We honor adolescents in their process of growth and exploration. Getting to know oneself and one’s intentions allows us the courage to find love and happiness, require consent (a basic human right), and maintain healthy boundaries. Modern Mind for Teens provides the perspective of a gynecologist and meditation instructor- Register for a session in Boulder, Longmont, or request a workshop in your location:
Now Enrolling: Summer workshops for Teens in Boulder, Longmont and upon Request
Modern Mind for Teens, Preteens, and let’s face it, for people of all ages
May 5, 2022- In honor of World Maternal Mental Health Day, which is today, and every day, I honor the imperfections of the world and those of its inhabitants- that’s me, you, all of us. Our instincts for survival allow us to nurture and protect our loved ones. The nervous system is constantly reacting to the evolving stressors within ourselves and within the world. Through it all, we have the inner resilience to emerge in wellness. Everyone, with help from the community, has this capacity. May springtime bring RAIN upon us:
Recognize and name our suffering
Accept and Allow the emotions to inhabit our being
Inquire and Investigate how our life is being impacted
Nurture with nothing short of all the love, gold and patience in the world
Every Mom is worth it, Every Child is worth it, Every Family is WORTHY
Every moment is an invitation to begin again. Support for you and yours is within reach. With understanding and surrender, dropping the shame and blame, YOU will re-emerge with renewed trust in your innate capacity to mother yourself and those you love. Find a Perinatal Mental Health-Certified provider near you –https://modernmindwomenshealth.com/pregnancy/
My 17 yo daughter brought down a mason jar this morning. Seeing a new combination of orange, rosemary, and star anise, I looked at it with interest and wonder…
As I typically do, I made an assumption. “How did it taste?” I asked. She responds “It’s not to drink, it’s to smell,” and I perceive the familiar tone that I know well and receive as ‘Duh, mom, you’re so dumb, you never get me.’
I thought of all the times that she came downstairs in complete disgust of the smell of certain ethnic foods, receiving her dislike in the form of criticism, anger, and ‘you people are repulsive.’ And all of a sudden, perhaps resulting from the sweetness of the aroma I had just inhaled, I understood. I perceived something different- she has to notice what she doesn’t like to find the things that she does like, and indeed, the process of noticing is often UNPLEASANT.
I have been inspired this week by the dozens of talks in the Parenting Teens in Uncertain Times Summit – the lesson that our teens are neurologically wired to detach and become independent reverberates through each and every talk. Teens are determined to explore the world in a way that is unique from their parents’ experience and so they must willfully exert their dissatisfaction, disdain and dislike for our ways. Ouch, whoa, the cruelty of parenting…and in surrender I place my hand on my heart to eject a release of oxytocin to sooth my soul.
How much gentler could it have been if I had never taken personally the process of discovery that showed up as anger? Will my brain and body rewire so that I can remember next time? The science tells me that yes, indeed, with mindful attention, my physiology is programmed to rewire and be gentler over time. Everyone has that capacity. Let’s drop in to what’s here, right now.
Attention Expecting Families due in September 2022 and Beyond!
“Physician, heal thyself: then wilt thou also heal thy patient. Let it be his best cure to see with his eyes him who maketh himself whole.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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For many years it has been my wish to serve women on a deeper and richer level than what my previous practice as an Obstetrician/Gynecologist permitted. Just like me, I know that women have various roles to play in their lives, and being able to function optimally with the least resistance is the magical cure we all need. I encountered mindfulness based practices in response to a dilemma I found myself in which had no medical cure, so I knew that mindfulness was part of the magic*. As I sifted through the resources and research, I found that mindfulness can easily be integrated into evidence-based health care; through MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction), MBCP (mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting) and Mindful Practice® curriculums.
My life’s circumstances have provided me with the inspiration for my career, and have afforded me a glimpse of the miracles and limits of modern medicine.
At age 16, when I sustained multiple injuries in a high speed automobile accident, I was saved by helicopter air lift, emergency surgical care and all the medical experts that cared for my complete and thorough rehabilitation. I was inspired to pursue medical training and became a physician myself. As an Obstetrician and Gynecologist, there were abundant circumstances in which cure and healing and healthy outcomes took place.
And then of course there were the circumstances that perhaps no one is well trained and prepared for, and as I encountered them in my patients and in my own life, the mindfulness practices became essential. The last few years I have leaned on them the most, as I was placed in an unexpected reprieve from my career and multiple roles, and once again, in the role of being a patient. This time, life couldn’t continue on as before, and as I observed my healing and progress, with the gift of time the transformation in myself and in the world, I arrive at a new Beginning with this new practice, Modern Mind Women’s Health; a unified practice of medicine and meditation.
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is pleased to announce that Jalpa Kim, MD has successfully met the criteria and has passed the examination necessary to become a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP).
Founded in 1989, NAMS is North America’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health and quality of life through an understanding of menopause.
NAMS Education and Video links
Those who hold the NCMP certification have demonstrated special interest and competency in the field of menopause. We congratulate Dr. Kim on achieving this important certification.
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“Just because some of your hormones are being depleted doesn’t mean that you are too. Your presence in this moment will guide you to the *magic that is within you!”
-Modern Mind MD, *magic– Mindful Approach for Gynecologic Integrative Care