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.
The 3 R’s can help us return to our authentic truth. They can support us in letting go of patterns and habits… and reconnect to our unique wisdom and power.
Birth can teach us so much about how to co-create, whether it’s a relationship, a poem, or a pose. I need to keep learning about finding the feminine.
Birth can teach us so much about how to co-create, whether it’s a relationship, a poem, or a pose. I need to keep learning about finding the feminine.
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.
When you support a healthy immune system, your body can prevent and fight Covid easier. Jessica here – I just got over Covid. It’s a beast. I was born with asthma and every cold seems to
I first found yoga in 2001 as a form of exercise. I enjoyed the emphasis on physical strength and flexibility
I first discovered yoga over 20 years ago. It wasn’t a love-at-first sight story, but when I became pregnant with my first child in 2007,
Hey Mamas! I’m Heather, a mama of two sweet littles. I’m so glad to be teaching with Ma Yoga, a wonderful space to join together
Yoga has been a part of my life for over 20 years. My practice began after I was drawn to a class at Bikram South Pasadena one day after months and months of insomnia, pain
Hi Ma Yogis! My personal journey with yoga began in 1999, when I was blessed by a serendipitous encounter with an older yogi, who taught me how my body and breath were my entry points to freedom.
Hi mamas! My name is Hayley and I grew up in a small, rural town where there really wasn’t access to yoga studios or much knowledge in general of the practice, especially for mothers.
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.
The 3 R’s can help us return to our authentic truth. They can support us in letting go of patterns and habits… and reconnect to our unique wisdom and power.
Birth can teach us so much about how to co-create, whether it’s a relationship, a poem, or a pose. I need to keep learning about finding the feminine.
Birth can teach us so much about how to co-create, whether it’s a relationship, a poem, or a pose. I need to keep learning about finding the feminine.
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.
When you support a healthy immune system, your body can prevent and fight Covid easier. Jessica here – I just got over Covid. It’s a beast. I was born with asthma and every cold seems to
I first found yoga in 2001 as a form of exercise. I enjoyed the emphasis on physical strength and flexibility
I first discovered yoga over 20 years ago. It wasn’t a love-at-first sight story, but when I became pregnant with my first child in 2007,
Hey Mamas! I’m Heather, a mama of two sweet littles. I’m so glad to be teaching with Ma Yoga, a wonderful space to join together
Yoga has been a part of my life for over 20 years. My practice began after I was drawn to a class at Bikram South Pasadena one day after months and months of insomnia, pain
Hi Ma Yogis! My personal journey with yoga began in 1999, when I was blessed by a serendipitous encounter with an older yogi, who taught me how my body and breath were my entry points to freedom.
Hi mamas! My name is Hayley and I grew up in a small, rural town where there really wasn’t access to yoga studios or much knowledge in general of the practice, especially for mothers.
