[Inner Traditions] A guide to energetically prepare you for healthy conception and birth • Explains the energetic principles of cellular Taoism in the process of conception • Presents step-by-step instructions for practices that can aid in successful conception and healthy pregnancy, including Smiling Deer Practice, which allows you to incorporate optimum chi to reduce the likelihood of birth defects and other problems • Explores Taoist principles on birth and the formative first moments of life, including when to cut the umbilical cord Presenting a Taoist approach to healthy conception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenting, Taoist Master Mantak Chia and professional doula Marina Dadasheva-Drown explore the Universal Healing Tao practices behind the creation of healthy, happy children. Explaining Taoist energetic principles, the authors discuss how the first cells of the fetus, the primordial stem cells, are designed to receive a soul. They look at the role of sound