Contents
Foreword by Lorie Dechar
Introduction
Part I - Preparing the Palace: Basics of Gynecological Obstetrics
Chapter 1 - The Origin: The Miracle of Manifestation
Conception
Jing
Fertilization
The Origin
The Soul - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10
Curriculum
Pregnancy and Renewal
Chapter 2 - Dynamics of the Creation Process
Forward and Reverse Cycles
Ovarian Cycle
Tian Gui
Zi Gong
The Internal Kingdom - Nei Jing Tu
The Moon rises and sets within
Outer lunar cycles
Lunar and menstrual phases
How emotions impact the menstrual cycle
Hypothalamus
Menstrual Cycle phases - Menses, Follicular, Ovulation, Luteal
Chapter 3 - Preconception Preparation
Desire
Meditation
Tonifying your ancestors
3 Dan Tien
Patient Worksheets - Nutrition, Lifestyle, Self Inquiry, Soul Alignment,
Exploring Ambivalence, Exercise to keep hope alive
What are you reproducing?
Part II - Pregnancy: Occupying The Palace - The Trimester Model
Chapter 4 - First Trimester - Po: The Tao Gives Birth to One
Chapter 5 - Liver: Month One - Liver stores Blood to nourish the uterine lining to receive the expanding blastocyst as the embryo's extraordinary channels begin to develop.
Issues: Threatened miscarriage & ectopic pregnancy
Chapter 6 - Gallbladder: Month Two - Mother's Gallbladder energies enliven further embryologic development.
Issues: Developmental stalls, anemia, nausea and vomiting
Chapter 7 - Pericardium: Month Three - The Pericardium provides the calm and quiet needed to purify the embryo before it moves on to the second trimester.
Issues: Emotional lability, fatigue
Chapter 8 - Second Trimester - Shen Receives Its Program: The One Gives Birth to Two
Chapter 9 - Triple Energizer: Month Four
Issues: Fetal toxins, constipation, low back pain, varicosities, skin discoloration
Chapter 10 - Spleen: Month Five
Issues: Restless limbs, gestational diabetes
Chapter 11 - Stomach: Month Six
Issues: Abdominal discomfort, urinary symptoms
Chapter 12 - Lungs: Month Seven
Issues: Intrauterine Growth Retardation, Edema
Chapter 13 - Third Trimester - Hun Carries out the Curriculum in Time: The Two Give Birth to Three
Chapter 14 - Large Intestine: Month Eight
Issues: Obstetric cholestasis, amniotic fluid, abruptio placenta, pre-eclampsia
Chapter 15 - Kidney: Month Nine
Issues: malposition, breech presentations
Chapter 16 - Bladder: Month Ten - Bladder
Preparing for labor and exiting the Palace
Issues: Birthing delays, retained placenta, lactation difficulty, postpartum recovery