Birth Moves

Pregnancy is a time of great change. On this journey of transformation, take time to breathe and focus on all the new beginnings.

Invite courage to ask for help and to receive support any time you need it.

Invite grace for yourself and others. There will be moments of the expected and even more of the unexpected. And grace will be here with you reminding you that you are in the journey of learning.

Invite presence to embrace you. Be here and honor this journey. Your learning. Your journey. Your body. Your ability to experience it all.

Be here.

And embrace every step of the path you are on.

It has been a minute. And I have way too much to say for a post.

For now, I will just share that I was entertained by the way my room looked this morning as I started the “Embodied Childbirth Educator Course” with .

I’m always so honored and grateful to join these international training circles and connect with powerful humans doing this vital work.

*tisbananas

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Ever feel inadequate raising your kids, like you can’t quite get it right? Ever feel like you are out of balance and you aren’t sure how to tip the scales to find those elusive moments of equanimity?

Maybe it’s just me - but I don’t think I’m alone. The exhaustion and confusion of being a parent in the early years (Or maybe forever? I don’t know… I’m still in the early years.) can be overwhelming. I often find myself not meeting my own expectations and left feeling deficient.

I often find myself lacking warmth, humor, and kindness as I fumble through learning how to parent these amazing and challenging little humans who call me “Mom.” I often judge myself against a pre-parenthood version of me when my well runs dry. The days can feel long without self-compassion.

Self-compassion helps me be kinder to myself as I navigate the challenges of raising children. And this is good for me and good for my children. When I’m self-compassionate, I’m a good role model for my kids. By role modeling kindness to myself, I’m helping my kids learn that it’s okay to make mistakes, forgive myself and try to do better next time.

It’s a work in progress. I’m a work in progress.

May we all give ourselves the compassion we need as we try to care for our children.

If you are interested in exploring some self-compassion practices, check out Prenatal + Postpartum Yoga Wind Down on Thursday evenings with me (Alexa ) and Daniele

A lot of students joining me on the mat today. And savasana was spent reading Pout-Pout Fish instead of in silence.

Look at this lovely space created for pregnant people, postpartum people, kids and families!

I started teaching weekly classes at at the beginning of October when I relocated to Portland. Come take class with me (or one of the other awesome teachers) here!

TUESDAYS
-Postpartum Yoga (Babies Welcome!) 1-2:15pm
-Prenatal Yoga 5:30-6:45pm

SUNDAYS
-Prenatal Yoga 9:30-10:45am
-Yoga for Parents (Babies Welcome!) 11am-12:15pm