Before I became a busy mama, I would practice yoga about 4/5 times a week for 2+ hours on some days. I would come home from work, roll out my mat and lose myself in my practice, and when I wasn’t doing my at-home practice, I was in somebody’s studio getting my flow on….
Being a mom has been a beautiful learning process for me–I absolutely adore my sonshine! While I am embracing this beautiful process, breastfeeding has been quite the adventure. Especially, when it comes to how I position my body and hold baby to feed him. Lifting and positioning baby is no joke and it can cause…
One of the biggest acts of self-care during pregnancy is practicing prenatal yoga. Studies show that it has several benefits for expectant mothers, and I can attest to this based on my personal experience with prenatal yoga. Here are 4 benefits of prenatal yoga. 1. Helps prepare your body for delivery They don’t…
When I found out I was pregnant with my son, I was enrolled in yoga teacher training and practicing yoga often. A few weeks later, the doctor put me on bed rest and my practice came to a halt. I’m not going to lie, once I was in the clear to be active again, it…
This post is for the expectant mamas–I’m sharing a tutorial with some relaxing prenatal yoga poses! I’ve been practicing yoga since the day I found out I was expecting my little blessing. I even graduated from my Yoga Teacher Training while expecting! It has truly been an amazing outlet to help with keeping me calm,…
Hi B&B friends, I’m back with another challenging and fun yoga tutorial and this time it’s all about mastering supported headstand (AKA Sirsasana). Besides being a great way to amplify your mental and physical strength, headstand has awesome benefits including strengthening the core, relieving stress, stimulating hair growth and glowing skin, plus so much more! Here’s…
One of my yogi friends sang a beautiful song once with the lyrics “I go to the mountains for my healing.” I can absolutely relate to this. Sometimes we allow self-doubt to become a giant in our lives, leaving us feeling small and alone. Oftentimes, it takes a departure into nature to help…
I graduate from my Yoga Teacher Training this weekend and, oh what a journey it has been! For the past 8 months, I’ve experienced doubt, fear, transcendental elation, confidence x 1000, oh-my-gosh-I’m-doing it moments and so much more! It has been quite the emotional rollercoaster, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. …
One thing that I learned early in my yoga practice was the importance of having a quality mat. There is nothing worse that practicing on a flimsy mat! Yoga mats usually aren’t considered fashion staples, but brands like Sugarmat are definitely disrupting this idea! Sugarmat is a line of designer yoga mats based in Montreal, Canada…
One of my biggest personal goals is to live life more intentionally and to be more mindful, but what does that really mean? Mindfulness can mean many things to many people. According to Google it means: conscious or aware of something. To me it means the same thing, but there’s an added element…