Women of all ages and levels can do Pilates, it does not matter if you are 30 or 50 years old, just had a baby or out of shape… anyone can do Pilates! Pilates is designed to improve physical strength, flexibility, and posture, as well as enhance mental awareness. It’s more than just a workout, it can help sculpt your body while giving you energy and inner serenity.
PMAD (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders)… the most common complication of pregnancy and it’s more that just postpartum depression. 1 out of every 5 women can be affected by some form of perinatal mood or anxiety disorder during or after pregnancy. I had no idea what PMAD was and how many women it affected until a nurse from Pine Rest came to speak at one of our MOPs meetings.
A Tuesday afternoon getting ready for yoga class, students are pouring in, getting settled on their mats — and there she was: one very-pregnant student rolling out her mat. As we know over 70% of yoga students are women. So it makes sense that at some point in your yoga teaching career, you’ve had (or will have) this pregnant yogi experience. What do you do? Freak out? Ignore it? Give her every modification in the book (tell her everything she can’t do) and hope for the best?
Everyone always tells you what motherhood will be like, but you don’t truly know until you become one! It is the hardest, yet most rewarding thing I’ve ever done in my life. When you’re pregnant you wait in anticipation for approximately 40 weeks for your baby and to prepare you go to classes, decorate the nursery, read books, etc. However, I don’t think any of those things will ever really prepare you for motherhood, until you actually experience it.
Baby showers are complete, Nursery is ready; Time to think about the trip to the hospital!
Whether you’re trying to get pregnant, already pregnant, or just had a baby there are plenty of FREE helpful apps for you to download! Depending on your stage in life there are a bunch of apps out there, wondering which ones are worth your time? I’ve narrowed the list for you, please see below for a few recommendations on apps to make your life easier!
Kids don’t have it easy these days, I can’t imagine growing up with all the technology distractions, competition, and social media. Growing up did I have distractions and competition? Yes, but now it’s at a whole new level. Our society has families busier than ever and doesn’t promote time to breathe or reflect to deal with the stress of everyday life.
I’ll never forget the rush of emotions I experienced when I found out I was pregnant. My mind was overwhelmed with thoughts of joy, shock, love, panic, excitement, and many more! I never thought all of those feelings could go together, but they were all good! Now my body was growing our son and I had to train my mind to make choices that were best for both of us, not just me!
When I first heard about Renew Mama Studio I was a new mom trying to figure out how to do life with my new baby. I was bummed I hadn’t heard about the studio sooner when I was still pregnant, but was so excited I could do yoga with my baby!
