So, gather up that new babe (newborn to crawling) and join us every Monday for Mommy & Me at Desert Song!
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Mommy & Me Yoga
Peri subbed for Michelle on Monday and class was so much fun using her Sing and Play Yoga cards! A lot of people have asked me, "Can I still bring my baby if they are fussy?" Yes! In this class, anything goes - changing diapers, walking around a fussy baby, nursing, bottle feeding - anything.
So, gather up that new babe (newborn to crawling) and join us every Monday for Mommy & Me at Desert Song!
So, gather up that new babe (newborn to crawling) and join us every Monday for Mommy & Me at Desert Song!
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Kids, Teen/Tween and Flow Yoga - Tuesdays at 4pm
Meet Zea and Beau! They attend Mary's Kids' Yoga class on Tuesdays at 4pm (ages 4-10), and their mom goes to Evon's class at the same time! There's also a teen/tween class (ages 10-16) with Jen at 4pm on Tuesdays too! So, bring your kiddos to yoga and take a class while they do!
Monday, August 22, 2016
Mommy & Me
Today we had such a fun group at Mommy & Me with Michelle! There was another mom there with her second baby, who knew me from the old studio, prenatal and Mommy & Me when I used to go with Lemon! Time flies!
Michelle was great and a friend of mine took off work to join me in class, it was so much fun!
Mommy & Me is offered on Mondays, each week, at 10:15am!
Michelle was great and a friend of mine took off work to join me in class, it was so much fun!
Mommy & Me is offered on Mondays, each week, at 10:15am!
Friday, August 19, 2016
Yoga & Labor
I recently had a baby (he is almost 3 months old) and I thought I'd share how yoga helped me during my labor.
I went to my regular yoga class (I usually do Meg's Intermediate class on Wednesday nights at 5:30pm) until I was about 24 weeks and then started to do Susie's Prenatal class on Wednesdays at 5:45pm. I did yoga up until I delivered my baby, and had a practice for about 8 years before. I think yoga is so beneficial while you are pregnant, but I'll post about that another time.
My water didn't break when I had my son, Indiana, it was a "slow leak" that started around 8pm at home. I was advised to head to the hospital within a few hours so they could get labor started for me. I was against interventions, for myself, so I was kind of bummed that my labor wasn't starting on its own, but also like to follow doctor's orders so I called my mom to watch my daughter and headed in at about 10:30pm.
In order to start my labor naturally, I wanted to walk around and do some yoga poses. They let me walk the labor/delivery halls and while I walked I skipped, did lunges, squats and some sun salutations with my husband. They ended up giving me a pill to soften my cervix and once my contractions started I did lots of right angles at the wall (with a lower back massage), squats and forward bends. Moving during labor is amazing, I have never been one to stay in my hospital bed and I think that's why I was able to breathe through my contractions.
Since I took the pill, I had to be monitored, so I asked for a "walking monitor" and they gave me one with a battery pack. I walked, lunged, stopped to breathe and walked some more until I was so tired I had to lay down. I delivered at 7am the next morning and yoga helped in pushing (your legs/hips should be flexible for you to hold back and sustain like that) and pranayama (breathing) is amazing for breathing through contractions and pushing/breathing out your baby.
I think that yoga helped me want to move, be in my body, focus on my breath and the poses helped me relax and feel "better" during some painful moments. I think yoga is SO beneficial to practice during labor whether you are at home or at the hospital.
I would love to hear how you used your yoga practice during labor, comment below and tell us about it!
Here is my son's birth video, featuring some yoga that I did, for your enjoyment (yes, my husband is a nut!):
Allison
I went to my regular yoga class (I usually do Meg's Intermediate class on Wednesday nights at 5:30pm) until I was about 24 weeks and then started to do Susie's Prenatal class on Wednesdays at 5:45pm. I did yoga up until I delivered my baby, and had a practice for about 8 years before. I think yoga is so beneficial while you are pregnant, but I'll post about that another time.
My water didn't break when I had my son, Indiana, it was a "slow leak" that started around 8pm at home. I was advised to head to the hospital within a few hours so they could get labor started for me. I was against interventions, for myself, so I was kind of bummed that my labor wasn't starting on its own, but also like to follow doctor's orders so I called my mom to watch my daughter and headed in at about 10:30pm.
In order to start my labor naturally, I wanted to walk around and do some yoga poses. They let me walk the labor/delivery halls and while I walked I skipped, did lunges, squats and some sun salutations with my husband. They ended up giving me a pill to soften my cervix and once my contractions started I did lots of right angles at the wall (with a lower back massage), squats and forward bends. Moving during labor is amazing, I have never been one to stay in my hospital bed and I think that's why I was able to breathe through my contractions.
Since I took the pill, I had to be monitored, so I asked for a "walking monitor" and they gave me one with a battery pack. I walked, lunged, stopped to breathe and walked some more until I was so tired I had to lay down. I delivered at 7am the next morning and yoga helped in pushing (your legs/hips should be flexible for you to hold back and sustain like that) and pranayama (breathing) is amazing for breathing through contractions and pushing/breathing out your baby.
I think that yoga helped me want to move, be in my body, focus on my breath and the poses helped me relax and feel "better" during some painful moments. I think yoga is SO beneficial to practice during labor whether you are at home or at the hospital.
I would love to hear how you used your yoga practice during labor, comment below and tell us about it!
Here is my son's birth video, featuring some yoga that I did, for your enjoyment (yes, my husband is a nut!):
Allison
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Mommy & Me Yoga
Another week, another batch of beautiful ladies! Such a fun class taught by Michelle this week! Join her every Monday at 10:15am for this class for babies, newborn to crawling!
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Prenatal Yoga
I had the opportunity to sub for Susie's prenatal yoga class last night and it was so much fun! There is nothing like being with a whole bunch of pregnant mamas, it's so magical, and the energy in the room is full of excitement. Fear but excitement!
I asked the mamas to share one thing they are excited about and one thing they are nervous about, in regards to their pregnancy or life with baby. Most of them shared that they were excited about baby, obviously, and that they were nervous about how their life would change, with their coming bundle of joy. It is so funny that we fear this, as new mamas, because we all have this thought but we all just work it out when the baby comes.
Even though you have no idea what is coming for you, you figure it out. We all figure it out. There is really nothing to fear but we all share in this same nervous feeling, and when your second one comes, you have the same nervous feeling all over again - regarding life with two!
So, why are we so afraid of the unknown? Why do we not have the confidence in us to know that we can handle it, whatever life throws at us (including a baby), because we have before? What are we so afraid of?
You are a great mama, you already have it in you to be what you need to be for your baby, and your family. You don't have enough energy now and like to lounge on the couch? I was the biggest lounger of them all and let me tell you, some days I never sit down (as a mom of 2), the energy just comes. You somehow turn into this super woman fueled by coffee, dirty hands and sloppy kisses - and you just figure it all out. You can do this, you are a super mama!
Thanks for letting me teach prenatal this week, I hope to see you mamas again soon!
Allison
*Prenatal Yoga is offered at Desert Song on Wednesday nights at 5:45pm and on Saturday mornings at 10:15am.
I asked the mamas to share one thing they are excited about and one thing they are nervous about, in regards to their pregnancy or life with baby. Most of them shared that they were excited about baby, obviously, and that they were nervous about how their life would change, with their coming bundle of joy. It is so funny that we fear this, as new mamas, because we all have this thought but we all just work it out when the baby comes.
Even though you have no idea what is coming for you, you figure it out. We all figure it out. There is really nothing to fear but we all share in this same nervous feeling, and when your second one comes, you have the same nervous feeling all over again - regarding life with two!
So, why are we so afraid of the unknown? Why do we not have the confidence in us to know that we can handle it, whatever life throws at us (including a baby), because we have before? What are we so afraid of?
You are a great mama, you already have it in you to be what you need to be for your baby, and your family. You don't have enough energy now and like to lounge on the couch? I was the biggest lounger of them all and let me tell you, some days I never sit down (as a mom of 2), the energy just comes. You somehow turn into this super woman fueled by coffee, dirty hands and sloppy kisses - and you just figure it all out. You can do this, you are a super mama!
Thanks for letting me teach prenatal this week, I hope to see you mamas again soon!
Allison
*Prenatal Yoga is offered at Desert Song on Wednesday nights at 5:45pm and on Saturday mornings at 10:15am.
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