Day 4, Prenatal Intensive. I’ve taken a couple of days to digest the experience of the intensive. And I suppose there should be a preface to this post with a little background information. I’m a wrestler. I’ve wrestled a lot throughout my life with spirituality, duality, non-duality, alternative lifestyle, Christianity, yoga, and philosophy. I wasn’t [...]
Day 2, Prenatal Intensive. The stomach bug hit our house this morning at 5:15 a.m. My poor preschooler, who always gets hit the worst, is the first man down. And, as always, I start praying. “Dear Lord, please spare me from this.” “Dear Lord, please help my children stay healthy.” “Dear Lord, please, please, please [...]
One of the most eloquent, honest, soul-baring words in the English language is, in my opinion, the word “authentic:” True to one’s own personality, spirit, or character. Not false or imitation. To live in authenticity, then, is why I share with you my dilemma of the powerful panties. When we are able to share our [...]
Three weeks ago (yes, it’s taken me three weeks to admit this), I looked at my postpartum body just before scootering off to teach yoga. Keep in my mind, my “work” clothes are form-fitting, body-hugging, bump-showing spandex. As my eyes went directly to the section of black tops & pants that fill my yoga-clothes-drawer, they [...]