You would think that what you learn in a birth preparation course is to serve you during labor. Here 5 examples that serve me every day..

It takes a village not a village mom - an article written by a mama during her first weeks of postpartum. Thank you Maria _/\_

Anyone who is into ashtanga yoga has their home practice set up. It may have different shades or flavors, but it’s there. You wake up, roll out your mat, come to samasthiti and you go. Next thing you know you are reciting the closing mantra and getting yourself in savasana. It sounds simple – you need a mat, few square meters and some amount of time. No need to say, it all turns upside down once your baby is out of your belly. When I was pregnant I followed a workshop with Pe

Note: any tips in this article are meant for established ashtanga practitioners ONLY... ‘Do what feels right’.. Like I knew what felt right. When I found out I’m pregnant I needed clear guidance, ‘do that’, ‘never do that’ and maybe (maybe!) ‘experiment with that’. But every website I went to, every book I got my hands on, said all the same, ‘do what feels good’. Sure, there was some general guidance, like skip twists, allow space for your belly in forward bends, but how abou

Pregnancy is in itself a special time, something that doesn't happen every other day.. It leaves an impact on your life, the way you look at people, how you spend your time, how you prioritize.. It also leaves an impact on your practice, not only in a physical way, but let’s start here.. Physical impact of pregnancy on my practice I was amazed after my first week of practice without a bump. It was like discovering my body all over again.. Some asanas were gone, and I mean gon