As we move through the waves of contract and release, the rhythm will give way to overwhelming downwards urges, that feeling of a full rectum is your baby’s head, lovely and low and this part of labour will require great love, great devotion and great control. Decent and delivery Do you have a personal time limit for this stage? Check if your caregiver does and if you do not agree then perhaps discuss this with them. Many hospital in Australia have a 2 hour limit before intervention such as forceps. Do you want to push the baby down using methods 

Isn’t he lovely……. Isn’t he wonderful!!! We were sent this and thought we would share it with you. Miranda attended an event where her fellow Australian Cody Simpson proudly serenaded (much to Miranda’s surprise) our darling Miranda. See what Miranda and Cody had to say about it. Enjoy! here.. Much love The KORA Organics Team xxx Download article as PDF

With all of the information around about nutrition and diet it is hard to know if we are meeting our daily requirements of all of the foods we need.  Information on how much we should eat, what should be eaten together, at what time of day, how it should be cooked, or not cooked……the list goes on. The reason I started the Australian Grown Chia industry is for the nutritional profile of chia and the simplicity in making a positive change to your diet through eating chia.  Diet related disease is rife in our community and illnesses like diabetes, high 

With a worldwide rise in the popularity of holistic health, it’s little wonder that we are turning to the East for inspiration in the quest to optimize both our inner health and outer beauty. Eastern philosophies and approaches to health and beauty have steadily made their way into the Western beauty world, with a focus on prevention rather than intervention. While Western cultures have become increasingly obsessed with ‘turning back the time’ with treatments such as botox, laser peels, and plastic surgery, the emphasis in Eastern beauty rituals is on the balance of health and wellness, which in turn creates 

This recipe is great to serve for a brunch too and also makes a delicious, easy, and impressive breakfast. As I have mentioned before, Holly Kent is our photographer and food stylist for the cookbook that Therese Kerr and I are writing and this is one of her beautiful photos she’s done for the Kora Blog to share with you. Please use certified organic ingredients whenever possible. 2 Teaspoon *coconut oil (reserve 1 for sautéing veggies) ½ cup finely chopped onion ½ cup roughly chopped mushrooms 2 Tablespoons parsley or coriander (finely chopped) ½ teaspoon sea salt (more or less 

Just when you think it’s safe to assume the world has moved on from Splenda, Aspartame and other unpronounceable toxic artificial sweeteners available in your local café or supermarket someone comes along from mid- field and blows that theory right out of the water. Given the amount of negative press that has been aired for some time now, you would think that health publications whether online or magazines would be aware of the many dangers of consuming these sachets of chemical missiles. I was flicking through a well-known health magazine recently and saw an article that encouraged women to embrace 

Hey everyone, It is amazing to see KORA Organics being featured here, there and everywhere! We love this beautiful write up by Annette Gohl, thank you honey. “..A big part of the evening was learning and testing out all the products from the range, as well as conducting our own facial… Along with the drinks, skincare sampling and wise words from Therese Kerr, we were also fed. Dinner was absolutely incredible…” Read the whole article here: http://www.wellnesswa.com.au/2012/04/kora-organics-event-miranda-kerr-therese-kerr-and-some-incredible-quinoa-curry/ We also received this wonderful article on KORA Organics Hydrating Day and Night Cream: “..At the start of the day it’s all about getting 

We are just so blessed to receive some absolutely amazing testimonials – they make our little hearts sing and we don’t go a single week without shedding a tear about how inspiring these testimonials are. Here are a few of the gorgeous ones we’ve received lately.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Hi, My 10 year old daughter asked me to send this to you, she sketched these from photos that she found in magazines. She adores Miranda and everything she and kora organics stand for. Thank you for being someone real and inspiring for young people to respect and admire. We have also attached the artist herself.” Joanne 

You may have heard a million jokes about mother-in-laws, but when it comes to dealing with your own, up close and personal, especially when you become a parent, it isn’t easy to see the funny side.  Unfortunately, we can’t choose our in-laws – they come as part of the package along with the person we fall in love with. Here lies the root cause of most problems: the difference in upbringing between ourselves and our partners. Each family has its own values and traditions as well as ways of behaving as a family – some families talk to each other 

Mother’s Day is fast approaching and we have sourced some beautiful products that we are sure your mum will love! Sorella & me modern t [AU$54.95] available at sorella & me Polli gold origami pendant [AU$49.95] available at State of Green KOBO soybean candle [AU$59.95] available at Down That Little Lane O2wear Bamboo camisole and leggings [AU$29.95 + AU$39.95] available at O2wear Gasparre Cashmere ultrafine scarf [AU$288] available at Gasparre Cashmere Palas Jewellery Je t’aime bracelet [AU$96.80] available at Palas Jewellery It’s not to late to order online, just be sure to get in quick! Also, we have had such 

Every 2 minutes a woman somewhere in the world dies from cervical cancer. This cancer is the second most common cancer in women around the world, and the biggest cause of death in women in developing countries. The saddest part? This is the world’s only preventable cancer – in 2007 a vaccine was developed in Australia by a team led by immunologist Ian Frazer at the University of QLD. In the last five years millions of women around the world have been immunized, however, women in developing countries still don’t have access to regular pap screenings or vaccinations. We are 

In general try to keep your plan short, perhaps one or two pages in its final draft, the road to getting there however may require a little more paper, go with what feels right for you. As you plan the next stage of the labour, your dilation, where you will be in a hospital environment for the most part emphasize your right to privacy and respect, that any procedures be explained to you, your team and that you are given privacy afterward to discuss your options. The choices you make should support your overall plan. For the least amount of 

Life will inevitably throw you things you would rather avoid. This can range from the relatively minor (an untimely pimple, for example) through to the major (life threatening illness or the loss of someone close to you). Often, attention and effort is placed on avoiding these situations and the pain and suffering they cause. There a hundreds of thousands of products promising to alleviate your pain and suffering, however, they provide temporary relief at best. Learning to accept what you are trying to avoid is free and may end up bringing you greater peace in the long run. Complete avoidance 

A meal just isn’t complete without some added flavour and you simply can’t beat the flavour of fresh herbs when added to that special dish.  The problem with using fresh herbs, however, is that when you buy a packet or punnet from the supermarket, you only use a few sprigs or leaves and then the rest sits in the fridge to rot. It makes much more sense to grow some plants at home and you’ll always have a good supply of fresh herbs at hand. Here’s my best herbs to grow in pots, so if you don’t have a garden, 

Ever heard complaints about how much pressure there is to breastfeed? You know, the midwife who made a mother put her baby to the boob against her will, or the maternal health nurse who pushed a woman to keep breastfeeding even when she was struggling and her baby wasn’t putting on weight? I think stats show this to be more of a myth than reality. Only 18 per cent of Australian women are actually exclusively breastfeeding their babies at six months of age. As an ABA counsellor and lactation consultant on the breastfeeding frontline, the stories I constantly hear from