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Basic Postnatal Yoga

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:19:38 +0000

Congratulations! You’ve recently had a baby! I, too, recently gave birth, to my fifth child. I understand how you are feeling. The joy, the exhaustion, the wonder, the physical insecurity. Though this is an incredible time, it is also a difficult one, as your body and mind are going through many changes.

Emotions can be particularly difficult at this time. Part one and two of this simple series are meant to be done together, and are designed with forward folds to ease your mind and help with the depression and mental fatigue that are both common and normal during this time. Part three contains some gentle twists and basic poses to help start re-toning your abdomen. Part four demonstrates some basic poses to help to counteract slumping and ease back pain. Enjoy!

A new arrival

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:14:00 +0000

Hello friends! My apologies, but the Joy series will not be completed at this time, due to the early arrival of my newest daughter! We are overjoyed to welcome her into our family.

I will naturally be taking a hiatus from podcasting for a time, as I focus my attention on my sweet family. During this time, our Yoga for Pregnancy DVD will be available at a 20% discount from our e-store! You must obtain a special code to receive this discount. It will be available to our Twitter followers, as well as on Facebook. Feel free to share it with friends and loved ones.

I will see you again when I return. Feel free to enjoy our past podcasts! Namaste!

Joy

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:29:34 +0000

This month is a very exciting one for me. Spring is coming(!!), and I will be welcoming my fifth daughter into the world! Is there anything more joyful?

I wanted to create a brief, 2-part series to share my joy. This series features poses that will open your arms and hearts, and I hope sincerely that as you move through them, you will be open to the joy in your own lives. Namaste!

Beat the Winter Blues

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:14:56 +0000

After a while, winter’s cold, dark months can get to us. It always starts to get to me around this time. The “winter blues” is a very real thing, and seasonal depression can be difficult to break out of. This series will provide poses that can uplift your spirits again, and help to deal with those bleaker-feeling days.

Part 1 in this series includes poses designed to get your blood flowing and to help you with deep breathing. The simple motion will help to uplift your body and mind. Part 2 involves variations on simple forward bends, which ease stress and depression. Part 3 involves poses that help to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, which calms the mind and body. Namaste!

(Sorry, there are only 3 parts this month…stomach flu!)

Coming Soon!

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:27:39 +0000

Our “Yoga for Pregnancy” has been completely re-done. We are very excited to offer this new, exciting addition to the MommYoga family! It will be available for purchase soon. Follow us on Twitter to be notified as soon as it becomes available. Twitter and Facebook followers will also receive a 20% discount when the DVD is first released!

Restful

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:03:38 +0000

The Christmas season is one of joy and gladness, and should be one of the most peaceful times of the year. However, it can be all too easy to get caught up in the rush, stress, and hurry of the season, especially if you are a mother trying to make everything wonderful for your family. Our short December series this year will help you to find rest and peace again in this season of quiet and gladness. Namaste, and Merry Christmas from MommYoga!

Part 1 of the series was designed to be done before you retire at night. And as a quick note, I am expecting, so this series is obviously safe to do if you are pregnant. However, anyone may practice it.

A Brief Hiatus

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:25:28 +0000

Many changes are occurring for me, my family, and for MommYoga right now.

We have moved to a new home this week, as has our little studio. I am moving into a new stage of my pregnancy, and we are in production of a new MommYoga DVD. As a result, podcasts will be on a one-month hiatus during November.

But as a treat for our fans, and just in time for the early Christmas shoppers, all of our DVDs will be 20% off through the month of November, if purchased through our e-store. You will need a code to get this discount. In order to get our discount codes for our November Hiatus sale, just follow MommYoga on Twitter! Each day, we will “tweet” a different code! Just follow us on Twitter and wait for the code to be announced for your desired DVD!

Thank you for your understanding! Please visit our past podcasts page to continue doing MommYoga until we come back.

Change

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:01:45 +0000

I find that my life is caught up in a season of change right now. So much is changing, in my heart, mind, and life. It is interesting to feel this period of change come during this time of the year. It is striking just how much everything changes. Leaves, once green and lush, dry up, turn colors, and blow away. The air grows colder. Everything is more exposed. The change is often painful. It is hard to say good-bye to summer loveliness, knowing that after this brief period of change, a long winter is coming.

So why is it that I love this season of change so very much? Could it be that the seasons of change in our lives are the most glorious, as well?

I believe so.

It is only by going through those changing periods, at times painful, cold, and stark, that we become the beauty that is waiting underneath. Something about the change and the cold can help to bring out the very best, the most lovely, within each of us, if we let it. I am truly grateful for the glorious changing seasons, both on our lovely earth, and in our lives. I hope you will enjoy this series, as we explore change in our minds and bodies, by slightly changing some familiar yoga postures. Namaste.

PS – If you think you are noticing a “change” in my body as well, you are right.

Yoga for Beginners

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:48:45 +0000

By popular request, we are releasing a podcast series designed for those who are new to yoga. If you are a beginner, I sincerely hope that this series will be helpful and informative to you as you begin your yoga journey. Yoga has blessed my life more than I can say. I am delighted to share a beginning of my love for yoga with you this month.

This series will focus on breathing in yoga, flexibility and modifications, breathing to find strength, relaxation, and an acceptance of where your body is. I hope this series will be enjoyable to you! Please share it with your friends. Namaste.

Yoga for Runners

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:37:57 +0000

This podcast series is made up of segments taken from our newly released DVD, Yoga for Runners. This exciting new DVD features a series of poses designed to help you to have greater power and strength in your muscles while running. The poses will also stretch and tone your hamstrings, arches, and legs, making you less likely to injure yourself.

This podcast series is also being released right now in honor of the Run for Congo Women, coming up next month. Please take a minute to visit my page on the Congo to learn more.

I hope you will love what this brief series has to offer, and will visit our Yoga for Runners page to learn more about the full-length DVD.