Why try this pregnancy and postpartum tea recipe? Here is one of my favorite thoughts that comes to me now and again: what if the earth has everything we are looking for? I mean, what
New parenting is often the hardest thing couples ever do together. These relationship tips can help you re-connect and stay connected through it all. Someone I knew once warned me to make sure I did
Ahhhh summer. Lying by the pool, taking a break from life, enjoying cool drinks brought to us by smiling gorgeous people. JUST kidding. If you are like me, summer can get as busy as any other
Recently a pregnant mama came early to class and told me she was so miserable that she just started googling and calling places saying “do you have anything for me?” I was so glad she
We are so used to accomplishing… But when we allow ourselves just to be through Ma Yoga, we get more in touch with our inner wisdom as new moms. I went to a lovely yoga
Our culture is obsessed with flat bellies, and it’s hard to ignore. But rarely in my life have I had a flat belly. My mom didn’t, my aunt didn’t, and as a kid my mom
It happened to me recently. The thing we all fear: your computer screen goes blue, and says it’s shutting down. I actually had one more chance – it started up long enough for my husband
Through the practice of yoga I have come to know myself better. Spiritual practices help us make discoveries about what it means to be in a body, what this particular embodied experience is all about,
A fabulous, passionate yoga mom who took my prenatal teacher training this weekend happens to have 11 children. Not 11 kids in her class or anything, 11 of her own children. I was having a hard time imagining
Yoga, from the same root as “yoke”, is the choice to connect things together for more beauty, goodness, and truth. Remembering that seemingly irreconcilable truths can exist at once helps me be a yoga mom,
For me, intention setting is the most magical part of yoga. Everything else seems to make perfect sense: you lengthen your exhale, there’s space for a deeper inhale. You lift your heart and draw head
I know it sounds crazy, but that’s the kind of thing I’m asking myself lately, and it’s been kind of fun. How to sit so I can feel deeply nurtured? If my chair isn’t helping me sit
The yoga sages say that awareness is healing. One of my favorites, Maya Tiwari , a fashion-designer turned monk and author of a wonderful book called The Path of Practice: A Woman’s Book of Ayurvedic Healing,
Prenatal yoga can’t be separated from creating community. When we connect with other mamas in the room, it’s one of the best benefits of prenatal yoga. The head of the Exercise Science Dept. at Cal
We can learn how to relax into an easeful relationship with the universe, where we are nourished with every breath – by becoming aware of the energy flow of apana vayu. I love this quote
When we act with awareness and love, getting a flat stomach and cultivating steadiness (in yoga, hugging into the mudya or midline) can be exactly the same process. When a student comes to my Mom
The other day I was in a restaurant with a mom friend. There were plenty of tables and lots of noise, so we put our kids at one and sat at a different table to
If you’re already a mom, you know it’s true: there’s no way to fully understand how overwhelmingly difficult the days, weeks, and months are after having a baby until you’ve experienced it. If you’re becoming a
Today I woke up with every intention to meditate. I love meditating in the morning. Out of my windows I can see a bit of the morning sky and as I watch the sunrise it
Before I tell you what Amma, “The Hugging Saint”, whispered in my ear during the hug I’d waited 8 hours for at a hotel near LAX, let me tell you something my daughter says when she gets
Why try this pregnancy and postpartum tea recipe? Here is one of my favorite thoughts that comes to me now and again: what if the earth has everything we are looking for? I mean, what
New parenting is often the hardest thing couples ever do together. These relationship tips can help you re-connect and stay connected through it all. Someone I knew once warned me to make sure I did
Ahhhh summer. Lying by the pool, taking a break from life, enjoying cool drinks brought to us by smiling gorgeous people. JUST kidding. If you are like me, summer can get as busy as any other
Recently a pregnant mama came early to class and told me she was so miserable that she just started googling and calling places saying “do you have anything for me?” I was so glad she
We are so used to accomplishing… But when we allow ourselves just to be through Ma Yoga, we get more in touch with our inner wisdom as new moms. I went to a lovely yoga
Our culture is obsessed with flat bellies, and it’s hard to ignore. But rarely in my life have I had a flat belly. My mom didn’t, my aunt didn’t, and as a kid my mom
It happened to me recently. The thing we all fear: your computer screen goes blue, and says it’s shutting down. I actually had one more chance – it started up long enough for my husband
Through the practice of yoga I have come to know myself better. Spiritual practices help us make discoveries about what it means to be in a body, what this particular embodied experience is all about,
A fabulous, passionate yoga mom who took my prenatal teacher training this weekend happens to have 11 children. Not 11 kids in her class or anything, 11 of her own children. I was having a hard time imagining
Yoga, from the same root as “yoke”, is the choice to connect things together for more beauty, goodness, and truth. Remembering that seemingly irreconcilable truths can exist at once helps me be a yoga mom,
For me, intention setting is the most magical part of yoga. Everything else seems to make perfect sense: you lengthen your exhale, there’s space for a deeper inhale. You lift your heart and draw head
I know it sounds crazy, but that’s the kind of thing I’m asking myself lately, and it’s been kind of fun. How to sit so I can feel deeply nurtured? If my chair isn’t helping me sit
The yoga sages say that awareness is healing. One of my favorites, Maya Tiwari , a fashion-designer turned monk and author of a wonderful book called The Path of Practice: A Woman’s Book of Ayurvedic Healing,
Prenatal yoga can’t be separated from creating community. When we connect with other mamas in the room, it’s one of the best benefits of prenatal yoga. The head of the Exercise Science Dept. at Cal
We can learn how to relax into an easeful relationship with the universe, where we are nourished with every breath – by becoming aware of the energy flow of apana vayu. I love this quote
When we act with awareness and love, getting a flat stomach and cultivating steadiness (in yoga, hugging into the mudya or midline) can be exactly the same process. When a student comes to my Mom
The other day I was in a restaurant with a mom friend. There were plenty of tables and lots of noise, so we put our kids at one and sat at a different table to
If you’re already a mom, you know it’s true: there’s no way to fully understand how overwhelmingly difficult the days, weeks, and months are after having a baby until you’ve experienced it. If you’re becoming a
Today I woke up with every intention to meditate. I love meditating in the morning. Out of my windows I can see a bit of the morning sky and as I watch the sunrise it
Before I tell you what Amma, “The Hugging Saint”, whispered in my ear during the hug I’d waited 8 hours for at a hotel near LAX, let me tell you something my daughter says when she gets
