Savor It

Coming up....

RESCHEDULED!  I was sick...SO we had a slight change in plans....

Join me on June 3rd at Circle Yoga from 11:30 to 2:30 pm for

Labor with Love: Using Yoga, Positioning, and Partner Support to Enhance Your Birth Experience

This labor preparation intensive will give you the tools you need to enter your birth feeling equipped and empowered. Topics will include a discussion of the stages of labor, optimal positioning, hands- on partner positions to prepare the pelvis leading up to labor, and key positions to use during labor. I weave together my knowledge of various comfort measures, yoga philosophy and postures, breath work, visualization and birth planning to help you actively and enthusiastically participate in your birth. Partners or labor supports are encouraged to attend. This is a wonderful workshop to supplement a hospital-based childbirth education class, to use as a refresher for second-time moms, or for anyone wanting to feel more empowered for their birth experience.

To register, visit www.circleyoga.com. 

as a mother, i:

cuddle
hug
nurture
scrub
laugh
yell
console
scold
kiss
explore
teach
listen
lecture
chauffeur
sing
giggle
cajole
beg
repeat myself
worry
grow
struggle
shine
wouldn't trade it for the world......

To all the mothers out there...I know. Me too. You got this. Rock on. 

And to my own mother: You paved the way and lit the torch for mothering greatness. If I can only be a fraction of the mother you are, my boys will be very lucky. LOVE YOU. 

Celebrate YOURSELF on Mother's Day!

Love you forever bowl, elm studios online

After you are adored, relished and celebrated by your partners and families (think flowers, chocolate, free time, dinner out, etc.) come celebrate YOURSELF with me and Pleasance Silicki at lil omm!

We Love Mamas! A Special Evening in Honor of Mother's Day 

Sunday,  5/13/2012 From: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

We Love Mamas: A Special Evening in Honor of Mother's Day! Honor yourself in honor of Mother's Day! Join us for a two hour evening dedicated to motherly love, reflection, and joy. First, we will flow through a vibrant yoga practice. After our community yoga practice we will create SELF-CARE vision boards. We'll have wine, chocolate and love for all. Mothers of all ages and stages, this FREE event is to celebrate you!

To register, visit www.lilomm.com and click on Workshops & Events.  Hope to see you there (and I won't tell anyone if you come wearing your pajamas....!)

Scattered Pieces.

The Scattered Pieces will come together.

Sometimes we look around, and that's what we see. Scattered pieces of ourselves, our lives, a project, a season of our lives. Where is the connecting thread, we wonder? How can we ever pull this together into something that makes sense, something with purpose, something with meaning?

There are pieces to ever whole; yet each piece is complete. Don't worry about how they will all come together. Work Joyfully on the piece that's before you. The piece that's in your life today.

There are many pieces of you, many beautiful parts. The universe will help you bring all those parts alive. It will bring mirrors to you, people who will reflect those beautiful pieces back to you.  Look in the mirror of your life. What pieces do you see reflected? Know it's you you're seeing. Then let that part of you come alive.

Pull in the pars of yourself, the many beautiful parts that have come alive. Beckon your warrior, your healer, your playful child. Bring together your professional self, your adult, the passionate part of you, the nurturing  part. Let all the parts come together. Don't send any of them away. You need them all. Each is a beautiful piece of the soul, the life, the person you are.

TRUST. Trust the process. Joy is yours, available for the asking and the desiring- even in the developmental stages. Even before the puzzle has been put together. The scattered pieces will come together. The scattered pieces of yourself, your project, your life. The connecting thread is love.

The picture will be beautiful. Wait and See.

-Journey to the Heart by Melody Beattie

P.S. *Thanks Pleasance for bringing this lovely poem to light. 

New Session of Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Babies begins April 13th!

 

the little yogi patrick and his lovely parents

I'll be teaching a new Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Babies (newborn to crawling) 6 week session @ lil omm Tenley will starting on Friday, April 13th from 10:45 am to 11:45 am.

Join me for a class exclusively focused on the babies offering developmentally appropriate Itsy Bitsy Yoga poses that help you bond with your baby and build community among the cohort of mamas through discussion and support.  As a closed session without drop-ins, we will be able to build upon the poses and tailor them to the needs of class, such as increasing sleep, aiding digestion, etc.  

lil omm members can attend this session for free.  (Subsequent sessions will be half priced).  Have friends that are not members of lil omm but want to attend this session? The investment will be $100 for 6 weeks for non-members.  

Questions?  E-mail info@lilomm.com or call 202-248-6304

To register visit:  http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=8811&stype=-102&sTG=24&sVT=10&sView=day&sTrn=100000019&sDate=4/13/2012

Want to learn more about Itsy Bitsy Yoga for Babies? Visit: www.itsybitsyyoga.com.