It’s true, not everyone wants to teach prenatal yoga. Still, most of us will know someone we care about who gets pregnant, and most yoga teachers will find themselves teaching with a pregnant woman in the room. Knowing how we can best support them – and not pass along more anxiety and fear – is the greatest gift we can give a mom-to-be.
Literally, in the studio where I first taught there was a stage. The teacher sat five feet above everyone else, surrounded by Hindu statues and candles. You’d think I would have felt like a god.
Were the fish curious? Interested? Were they really excited?
I don’t know.
But what I do know is the experience of my own personal evolution.
When I have a consistent meditation practice, it’s like I can sense what’s next for me: what will help me grow most, or reconnect to a part of myself, or expand in to my possibilities.
When I was a new mom, I did the natural, best thing for myself – I stopped meditating.
Because who has 20 minutes as a new mom? We’re waking up every 3 hours, constantly watching baby to make sure they’re safe and happy and well-fed and clean, and if we get 5 minutes to shower every few days we’re lucky.
I practice meditation and breathing and I’m grateful to have had many moments of feeling that the universe is supporting me and my intention to serve in inexplicable ways.
But I had an experience the other day that helped me realize I was missing something the whole time.
It came out of the blue and suddenly things became so much clearer, even what I’ve been saying for years suddenly had a deeper meaning.
For me, one of the most annoying things someone can say is “Relax! Take a deep breath.”
It’s not just because it’s embarrassing when people point out how stressed I am, and ask if I’ve ever meditated, considering I’ve been teaching yoga for 20 years and practicing for 25.
It’s even more that it’s actually not that helpful for me to take a deep breath – and it can make me MORE stressed.
It’s 2001, I’m a brand new yoga teacher, and I’m terrified. My first prenatal class is about to start and I’m fresh out of my first yoga teacher training. I know nothing about pregnancy (except
Do business tasks have to feel icky and stressful?
I’ve been going through a lot of changes in how I think about my business.
Since 2009, I’ve had a deep desire to create a community where pregnant women, moms, and the teachers and practitioners who support them could all enjoy yoga, education, and community.
But my path has been a windy one.
People ask me a lot, “what pose is good for back pain (or neck pain, or knee pain, or…)?”
I don’t want to be snarky, and yet after 20 years of helping people out of pain, my honest answer is this: “the pose doesn’t actually matter.”
My 16 year old is driving me around and it is freaking me out.
As my little baby grew up, new life stages were often accompanied by seating changes in the car. I remember my little girl wanting out of her car seat. Even then, it was a negotiation. I wanted her to stay put – safe and sound, strapped in. Of course, in the game where we try and keep them from growing up, we always lose.
In this 15 minute visualization, I’ll guide you into clarity about the 2021 YOU want. Then, I’ll pull back the curtain and share with you my system for getting things done, in between all the time I spend being a mom, a wife, and a yoga teacher.
It’s a super simple way to stay on your most meaningful path, no matter how busy life gets. Take 20 minutes to make sure you’re going to do 2021 different.
Pelvic floor issues don’t get the attention they deserve, but they are super common. Yet there are things you can to do prevent and treat leakage, prolapse, and tightness. Pelvic Floor expert Physical Therapist Whitney Sippl provides tips for pregnant mamas and new moms for keeping pelvic floor happy.
Being pregnant or a new mom is known to cause anxiety. Add in Covid-19, and it can feel overwhelming. Of course, yoga is great when we want to feel more calm, clear and grounded –
Empty presence is a way to show up for our little ones so that they can explore life without our constant input and explanations.
I went to a lovely yoga class yesterday where we focused more on being than doing. Even when we “did”, we tried to come from “be.” I experienced a sweetness that I think we tend
Empty presence is a way to show up for our little ones so that they can explore life without our constant input and explanations.
The first trimester isn’t called the “Bleary” trimester for nothing. Here are 4 natural pregnancy nausea remedies to help you and baby out. I spent most of my first trimester on the floor, watching my
Mama Talk: Sharing Yoga with Kids is about simple ways to playfully share yoga with kids. In this chat with Ma Yoga teacher and Mom Jamie Hanson, we share games to teach kidsto use their breath, their bodies and their minds to discover who they are and how powerful they are to change themselves and the world.
We worry about things we did, about things that might happen, and then about the worry itself. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to let anxiety during pregnancy go!
Mama Talk: Sharing Yoga with Kids is about simple ways to playfully share yoga with kids. In this chat with Ma Yoga teacher and Mom Jamie Hanson, we share games to teach kidsto use their breath, their bodies and their minds to discover who they are and how powerful they are to change themselves and the world.
It’s true, not everyone wants to teach prenatal yoga. Still, most of us will know someone we care about who gets pregnant, and most yoga teachers will find themselves teaching with a pregnant woman in the room. Knowing how we can best support them – and not pass along more anxiety and fear – is the greatest gift we can give a mom-to-be.
Literally, in the studio where I first taught there was a stage. The teacher sat five feet above everyone else, surrounded by Hindu statues and candles. You’d think I would have felt like a god.
Were the fish curious? Interested? Were they really excited?
I don’t know.
But what I do know is the experience of my own personal evolution.
When I have a consistent meditation practice, it’s like I can sense what’s next for me: what will help me grow most, or reconnect to a part of myself, or expand in to my possibilities.
When I was a new mom, I did the natural, best thing for myself – I stopped meditating.
Because who has 20 minutes as a new mom? We’re waking up every 3 hours, constantly watching baby to make sure they’re safe and happy and well-fed and clean, and if we get 5 minutes to shower every few days we’re lucky.
I practice meditation and breathing and I’m grateful to have had many moments of feeling that the universe is supporting me and my intention to serve in inexplicable ways.
But I had an experience the other day that helped me realize I was missing something the whole time.
It came out of the blue and suddenly things became so much clearer, even what I’ve been saying for years suddenly had a deeper meaning.
For me, one of the most annoying things someone can say is “Relax! Take a deep breath.”
It’s not just because it’s embarrassing when people point out how stressed I am, and ask if I’ve ever meditated, considering I’ve been teaching yoga for 20 years and practicing for 25.
It’s even more that it’s actually not that helpful for me to take a deep breath – and it can make me MORE stressed.
It’s 2001, I’m a brand new yoga teacher, and I’m terrified. My first prenatal class is about to start and I’m fresh out of my first yoga teacher training. I know nothing about pregnancy (except
Do business tasks have to feel icky and stressful?
I’ve been going through a lot of changes in how I think about my business.
Since 2009, I’ve had a deep desire to create a community where pregnant women, moms, and the teachers and practitioners who support them could all enjoy yoga, education, and community.
But my path has been a windy one.
People ask me a lot, “what pose is good for back pain (or neck pain, or knee pain, or…)?”
I don’t want to be snarky, and yet after 20 years of helping people out of pain, my honest answer is this: “the pose doesn’t actually matter.”
My 16 year old is driving me around and it is freaking me out.
As my little baby grew up, new life stages were often accompanied by seating changes in the car. I remember my little girl wanting out of her car seat. Even then, it was a negotiation. I wanted her to stay put – safe and sound, strapped in. Of course, in the game where we try and keep them from growing up, we always lose.
In this 15 minute visualization, I’ll guide you into clarity about the 2021 YOU want. Then, I’ll pull back the curtain and share with you my system for getting things done, in between all the time I spend being a mom, a wife, and a yoga teacher.
It’s a super simple way to stay on your most meaningful path, no matter how busy life gets. Take 20 minutes to make sure you’re going to do 2021 different.
Pelvic floor issues don’t get the attention they deserve, but they are super common. Yet there are things you can to do prevent and treat leakage, prolapse, and tightness. Pelvic Floor expert Physical Therapist Whitney Sippl provides tips for pregnant mamas and new moms for keeping pelvic floor happy.
Being pregnant or a new mom is known to cause anxiety. Add in Covid-19, and it can feel overwhelming. Of course, yoga is great when we want to feel more calm, clear and grounded –
Empty presence is a way to show up for our little ones so that they can explore life without our constant input and explanations.
I went to a lovely yoga class yesterday where we focused more on being than doing. Even when we “did”, we tried to come from “be.” I experienced a sweetness that I think we tend
Empty presence is a way to show up for our little ones so that they can explore life without our constant input and explanations.
The first trimester isn’t called the “Bleary” trimester for nothing. Here are 4 natural pregnancy nausea remedies to help you and baby out. I spent most of my first trimester on the floor, watching my
Mama Talk: Sharing Yoga with Kids is about simple ways to playfully share yoga with kids. In this chat with Ma Yoga teacher and Mom Jamie Hanson, we share games to teach kidsto use their breath, their bodies and their minds to discover who they are and how powerful they are to change themselves and the world.
We worry about things we did, about things that might happen, and then about the worry itself. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to let anxiety during pregnancy go!
Mama Talk: Sharing Yoga with Kids is about simple ways to playfully share yoga with kids. In this chat with Ma Yoga teacher and Mom Jamie Hanson, we share games to teach kidsto use their breath, their bodies and their minds to discover who they are and how powerful they are to change themselves and the world.
