A labor project - Distraction in early labor
“There are three things that are givens about labor. It’s hard work. It hurts a lot and you can do it. That’s the bottom line. All the...
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Can I practice yoga in first trimester of pregnancy?
If you’re pregnant or have been pregnant and looked into doing yoga during pregnancy, you might have noticed that many classes and...
The lost daughter
(Be warned- major spoilers here) There was a point in watching the film version of Elena Ferrante's Book - The Lost Daughter, where I...
The hardest part of a spouse traveling for work
My husband. I love you. When you are working away our house doesn’t quite feel like home; our family is incomplete. I yearn for your...
How rocking your baby to sleep counts as meditation
“We can't go over it We can't go under it We're just going to have to go through it” (from the song, 'We're going on a bear hunt' I spent...
The other kind of emergency plan you need right now
What's your emergency plan? You know, the go-to actions for when life gets really challenging. The things you do to ward off a descent...
You don’t have to be a writer to journal
True. You don’t need eloquent words, fancy (or even legible) handwriting. You don’t need a beautiful notebook (in fact better if it’s...
The mom-rage is real (and it’s not just the moms)
Sometimes you need permission from someone else to say the thing that weighs upon you. A dad I know said he understood how people...
LOVE.YOUR.BODY
A body The joy it has brought me (if "it" and "me" can be bringer and receiver of things) A home for my children; first in belly then, in...
How to care for your unique self
A friend asked me about self-care this week, and I wanted to share with her a few self-care activities or rituals, but I found myself...
Be in love with your life
"Be in love with your life" I read this quote recently, and it got me thinking. How do you fall in love with your life in a time when the...
My shining stars of the pandemic
The pandemic was less dramatic than the ones of the big screen. The days full of monotony instead of panic. My shining stars?
Twenty minutes to a calmer you
Following on from the post on 20 minute yoga practices, here are some meditation practices of the same length. Enjoy!
Need a 20 minute yoga fix? I've got you covered.
I know, you're stuck for time too, so I want to share some great 20 minute yoga practices with you!
Working remotely? How to create some mental space between "work" and "home".
Some easy ways to signal transitions between work and home life. Important now that many of us as working from home.
Need some calm in the middle of your chaos? Then I need you!
Excited (and a little nervous) to announce my online course "Calm in the chaos"- the first one, will start on on 6th April 2020!
Three simple mindfulness practices for when you barely have time to shower
No time for mindfulness practice! Here are three simple practices for when you barely have time to shower.
The space between- what a silent retreat taught me about my anger
With no prior experience of meditation, I sign up myself for a 21 day silent Vipassana retreat. Rising at 4 am. Bed at 10pm...
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