by dradmin | Aug 31, 2018 | Pregnancy
Being a parent is hard. Being an adult is hard. It’s time to recognize that and cut ourselves a little slack. September is national self care month, and I want to say this right now – you cannot pour from an empty cup. It is not only ok to be a little self-ish,...
by dradmin | Aug 31, 2018 | Pregnancy
Self-care isn’t just a bubble bath, or a pedicure. Sometimes it’s asking for help, saying “Yes” or even saying “No”. There’s this assumption that we moms have to do all the things. We have to take care of the baby, prepare...
by dradmin | Aug 31, 2018 | Pregnancy
On our mats we put ourselves in challenging poses that require all sorts of twists, bends, balances and stretches and then we watch and listen to how our minds react. While we are outwardly using the physical body in demanding ways, the real goal is turning the mind...
by dradmin | Aug 31, 2018 | Pregnancy
“Without Maitri renunciation of bad habits becomes abusive” -Pema Chodren I love Pema and I love this quote. I can think of many times in my life that I’ve tried to change a bad habit or so called unwanted characteristic because somewhere I...
by dradmin | Aug 1, 2018 | Pregnancy
I’ve been noticing the past couple of weeks that as the temperature rises outside, so does my internal thermometer. I’ve been much more easily irritated, impatient and frustrated. I wondered what the heck was wrong with me? Then I remembered that summertime is the...
by dradmin | Aug 1, 2018 | Pregnancy
Ok, this topic makes me laugh. When I promised to write this a month ago, I thought: This couldn’t be any easier! I’ll be in a small village in Crete exuding calm; sweating calm through my pores. I won’t need to find calm, calm is gonna hit me in the face. I’m gonna...
