Mamaste is filled with a great deal of information and knowledge for all types of mums trying to restore calm in chaotic parenting.

Being a second time Mum to a newborn, as well as volunteer for a parent support charity I was interested in reading this. I believe that all mothers should be able to do whats best for their child with the correct information and I liked that this didn't judge and let you pick your own journey.

Very much for mother's who are looking towards bringing a little piece of calm in the choas of motherhood.

This is an interesting and encouraging book for mothers and mothers-to-be that I would have probably really enjoyed in my early years as a mother (and to an extent found helpful even now as my oldest prepares to turn 21). It gives you a little personality test at the start to determine what type of mother you are (a main one and things that are also rather dominant) of five mother types -- action, flow, vulnerable, rebel and free. Action mamas take charge of things, free mamas seem like they don't worry about anything, vulnerable mamas tend to worry a lot and seek a lot of advice from others, and so on. I never really thought about why mothers seem to be one or another and there was some good insight into the reasons a woman would embrace an archetype or another. The author points out that we all have a little of each in us and we also can harness the good qualities of each, especially if we are mostly one or if we are in a time when another type would help more. Each section on the personality type has a summary of what it means with recommended yoga poses, crystals, meditations, and so on, along with more down-to-earth advice on how to use your personality type to get along with other mothers and live a less stressed life. It's a little new-agey in places but you can skip over things that don't work for you and still get a lot out of the basic advice.

I found myself realizing how I had changed as a mother over the years and seeing how some of my friendships had changed as my mama friends and I evolved to different types and didn't mesh as well. I appreciated the reminders about the good qualities of some things I fault myself with and that it's all fluid and can be shifted to a less stressful balance.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

While the advice given in this book is great advice, I feel like I have read it several times before in other holistic pregnancy and parenting books. With that being said, if you haven't read many books on this topic, definitely give it a try, it is filled with a great deal of useful information.

Thank you to the publisher for sending me an ARC of this book.

Same old advice just geared towards Mothers. I read some and skimmed the rest. Self help and "inspiring' books are so repetitive.

This is an encouraging book for all moms. It includes a mothering personality sorter with 5 potential types: Action, Flow, Rebel, Vulnerable, and Free. There are chapters on each type, which include suggested yoga poses, meditations, affirmations, and several questions to deepen self-awareness. Chapters also include suggested essential oils and crystals to use, which are not my thing, but I know many moms will appreciate this.