POSTNATAL AT OM
Turning 40 after having a baby shattered my hormones!
March 16, 2022Turning 40 just a few months after giving birth to my second child shattered my hormone balance. Let’s be real. My hormones have never been balanced. As a person living with endometriosis and a neurodiverse brain, I learned early on that I had to work really hard at managing my…
The moment I answered the call to become a yoga teacher
March 9, 2022I remember the moment I answered the call to become a yoga teacher. It was not in that first class I took with Bryan Kest inside a packed room in Santa Monica. That class was magical. I felt things in my body awaken that had me buzzing for days. I…
My life was bursting at the seams…
February 26, 2022I couldn’t afford to hire an expensive personal trainer, but I believe in the power of the body to heal itself. So I just started right where I was at. My life was bursting at the seams. I was running my yoga studio and doula business while barely managing parenting…
Diastasis, sore spots, and why I stay curious in my body…
February 18, 2022I remember when I first discovered that I had an abdominal hernia and diastasis. It was a few months after having my first baby. Strangely it was difficult for me to stand up from sitting. I would literally have to scoot my bottom to the edge of the seat and…
I am becoming a new version of me
February 12, 2022Dear Postpartum Mama, Instead of trying to ‘get back’ to your pre-pregnant body, what if we moved away from that idea. What if, instead, we focused on your new future body. The new version of you. The updated. Upgraded. New self. Birth leaves its marks on our body and our…
Dear Postpartum Mama…
February 8, 2022Congratulations! Your body has done an incredible magical thing. Growing and birthing a beautiful baby! Right now you might not feel as awesome as you are – because of exhaustion, overwhelm, and a sore tender body. Still, you did an amazing thing! Over the next few days you may feel…
Sneak Peek… Partners at OM Playshop this Saturday!
October 20, 2015“Question: Can this playshop substitute lamaze class?” — Answer: You definitely want to take a child-birth education class to learn the nuts and bolts of labor, however, many of these classes don’t have time to focus on comfort measures for labor in the way we do in our workshop.
How to get your baby to sleep MORE!
February 4, 2015All of these methods work, but what your doctor may not tell you… is there is new research… showing that Essential Fatty Acids found in fish oil, flax seed oil, walnuts and fish (salmon and tuna) support better sleep patterns in children and babes.
Connect with Baby through JOYful SOUND… Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laaaahhh!
December 22, 2012What if you played this soundtrack every day as you cuddled with the baby feeling peaceful and joyful? Do you think the baby would remember these sounds, and feelings of joy if you played the same soundtrack during your labor and delivery?