Flat Stomach or Calm Steadiness?
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
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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
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
Recently I went ice skating with my 7 year old – it was her first time, and my first in many years. You should have seen her holding on to me while I was desperately
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
The tradition of yoga – the practice of uncovering our true Self – requires that we have a teacher. A guru – meaning “heavy” – can help us see the truth when we can’t. The teacher
Often pregnancy back pain, hip pain, and nerve-y pain that goes down your leg – often lasting or even starting after giving birth – is caused by Pelvic Instability. So what causes Pelvic Instability? Pregnancy, for one.
On our yoga mat, we strive for economy of action. Why leave it on the mat? For me this means brevity, simplicity, and choosing only what is necessary. In our culture of excess – smart
What do you do to get present? Walking, closing our eyes and following our breath, doing yoga, journaling, and making healthy food in a meditative way are all great ways to get out of our
We could all use some relaxation techniques in our lives every now and then. In fact, sometimes life gets so hectic we feel like we’re moving through mud – heavy, low-energy, and stuck. But as
Last year I ate some serious humble pie. As you probably know by now, I teach alignment-based yoga to keep muscles and bones moving in optimal directions, and to keep my students out of pain
Yoga is the practice of going in two directions at once: to yoke, front and back, up and down, and pretty much any other opposites you can think of. I like this Balancing Breath Exercise.
I’m kinda embarrassed to admit it, but here it is: I haven’t been to yoga class in over a year. And I’ll confess this too: I’m actually a bit proud of this fact. You see,
The goal of prenatal yoga is not to have a shiny happy pregnancy, or to become the perfect super mom. It is not to make sure you have the 2-hour, natural, pain-free birth of your
In just about every Ma Yoga class I teach, pregnant women and new moms introduce themselves and say: I get shooting pains down my leg My low back hurts My wrists hurt And usually, they’ve
Someone asked me last week why I teach pregnant women, and I said “because it’s a time of such change, it’s so much easier for them to be in growth mind.” If you are thinking “things
Why Change is Hard Recently here at Ma Yoga we’ve been talking about The Point of Meditation for Busy Mamas, and An Easy Meditation to Clear Off Your Dry Erase Board. Whether you’ve decided you
Whether we are a new mom with life in chaos, or a mom-to-be running from doctor’s visits to Target, life can be overwhelming during this time. We all know that meditation is a great way
When we meditate – whether we have been taught to use a mantra, to focus on the breath, or just to try and become as spacious as we can – we come closer to the
The idea of “trust” gets bandied about a lot in popular spirituality. “Trust the universe” or “Trust it’s going to work out perfectly”. This is what people said to me when I was in the
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
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
Recently I went ice skating with my 7 year old – it was her first time, and my first in many years. You should have seen her holding on to me while I was desperately
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
The tradition of yoga – the practice of uncovering our true Self – requires that we have a teacher. A guru – meaning “heavy” – can help us see the truth when we can’t. The teacher
Often pregnancy back pain, hip pain, and nerve-y pain that goes down your leg – often lasting or even starting after giving birth – is caused by Pelvic Instability. So what causes Pelvic Instability? Pregnancy, for one.
On our yoga mat, we strive for economy of action. Why leave it on the mat? For me this means brevity, simplicity, and choosing only what is necessary. In our culture of excess – smart
What do you do to get present? Walking, closing our eyes and following our breath, doing yoga, journaling, and making healthy food in a meditative way are all great ways to get out of our
We could all use some relaxation techniques in our lives every now and then. In fact, sometimes life gets so hectic we feel like we’re moving through mud – heavy, low-energy, and stuck. But as
Last year I ate some serious humble pie. As you probably know by now, I teach alignment-based yoga to keep muscles and bones moving in optimal directions, and to keep my students out of pain
Yoga is the practice of going in two directions at once: to yoke, front and back, up and down, and pretty much any other opposites you can think of. I like this Balancing Breath Exercise.
I’m kinda embarrassed to admit it, but here it is: I haven’t been to yoga class in over a year. And I’ll confess this too: I’m actually a bit proud of this fact. You see,
The goal of prenatal yoga is not to have a shiny happy pregnancy, or to become the perfect super mom. It is not to make sure you have the 2-hour, natural, pain-free birth of your
In just about every Ma Yoga class I teach, pregnant women and new moms introduce themselves and say: I get shooting pains down my leg My low back hurts My wrists hurt And usually, they’ve
Someone asked me last week why I teach pregnant women, and I said “because it’s a time of such change, it’s so much easier for them to be in growth mind.” If you are thinking “things
Why Change is Hard Recently here at Ma Yoga we’ve been talking about The Point of Meditation for Busy Mamas, and An Easy Meditation to Clear Off Your Dry Erase Board. Whether you’ve decided you
Whether we are a new mom with life in chaos, or a mom-to-be running from doctor’s visits to Target, life can be overwhelming during this time. We all know that meditation is a great way
When we meditate – whether we have been taught to use a mantra, to focus on the breath, or just to try and become as spacious as we can – we come closer to the
The idea of “trust” gets bandied about a lot in popular spirituality. “Trust the universe” or “Trust it’s going to work out perfectly”. This is what people said to me when I was in the
