Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood—and Trusting Yourself and Your Body

by Erica Chidi Cohen

Take three deep breaths into your belly and let your body begin to relax. Close your eyes, take another deep breath, and allow the relaxation to deepen. Touch your thumb to your index finger, think of the easy feeling you have right before you fall asleep, let your body be loose.