Welcome to our growing community, where you can connect with like-minded mamas and leading experts -including Ob/GYNs, doulas, midwives, birth educators, massage therapists, yoga instructors, herbalists, and naturopaths- from the comfort of your own home.

Benefits of joining our community:

For PARENTS:

* Talk shop with parents and professionals nationwide
* Share announcements, photos and videos with family and friends
* Meet parents and practitioners in your area
* Interact with the experts on our Expert Blog
* Subscribe to Mindful Mama magazine

For PROFESSIONALS:

* Share announcements, photos, documents and videos with moms in your network
* Talk shop with like-minded professionals in "Expert Only" groups and forums
* Publish articles on the Mindful Mama Expert Blog
* Purchase Mindful Mama magazine at whole sale to distribute to your clients


Mindful Mama has been endorsed by Libby Cook, co-founder of Wild Oats Markets and Dr. QM Islam, Director for the Department of Making Pregnancy Safer at the World Health Organization.

In 2008, 2% of Mindful Mama profits will be donated to International Midwife Assistance (IMA). IMA is a charitable, nonprofit, humanitarian organization, whose mission is to raise the standard of maternal/infant care in developing nations and areas experiencing crises in maternal/infant care. IMA trains midwives and other healthcare workers and delivers medical supplies, medications, and teaching aids and is currently active in Uganda, with hopes of expanding into Haiti.

Mindful Mama actively promotes:

o Simplicity
o Products that are non-toxic to mom and baby
o Products and services produced using sustainable practices
o Companies that make efforts to green their workspace
o Companies that actively work to reduce their carbon footprint
o Companies that donate a portion of profits to a good cause
o Mother-owned businesses or parent-friendly workplaces