Apr 2, 2020
5 min read
There Is an Art to Isolation: Here’s a Guide to Staying Centered
How the Chinese tradition of confinement inspired my shelter-in-place self-care
In Chinese culture, there’s an ancient tradition of postpartum confinement, or 坐月子 (zuo yue zi) in Mandarin. The literal translation is “sitting the month” and refers to how, following childbirth, a new mother will rest at…
