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- I no longer have a Buddha statue or candle at the front of my mat for an alter. Instead, I have a sleeping baby in a bouncy seat, who inevitably wakes up screaming several times during my 30 minute practice session.
- Asana sessions are interrupted several times by demands for attention, food, or the need to be rocked back to sleep.
- During those breaks, I often have to change out of my cute yoga top into something looser so I can nurse … Poses that require me to lay on my belly still feel horrible, so I modify or skip those altogether.
- I look up and say “Boo!” almost every time I find my way into Cobra or Upward Facing Dog.
- My dog Penny, who will take every opportunity to cuddle she can get now that I almost always have a baby in my arms, comes running to practice with me. She licks my face every time I take Downward Dog and lies down on my calves for the seconds I’m in Cobra or Up Dog. I stop to pet her every time.
- Thirty minutes of uninterrupted practice is cause for a celebration. If I make it through I’m elated for the rest of the day.
- I know yoga isn’t about the poses. I’ve known this for a very long time, but deep down it still has been a little bit about poses for me. No longer! I practice because it feels good to do something for myself. It feels good in my body and for my spirit. I also want to be a role model for my little to girl—I want her to grow up seeing the importance of self-care. For the first time in 10 years of practicing yoga, I really don’t give a flying flip what I look like or what poses I can accomplish.
- My yoga mat doubles as padding for Tummy Time. I put a blanket down, too, to avoid getting drool all over it. This is when I get in my forward folds. (Penny licks me in the face then, too.)
- Any activity is fair game for a quick meditation session: the shower, an evening stroll through my neighborhood, holding a sleeping baby (who refuses to sleep anywhere other than my arms)… I just take 10 deep, mindful breaths. That totally counts, right?
- Savasana… I remember that!
So sweet — love this!
Love this too — it sounds very familiar!
Looking forward to this :). I'll be entering my third trimester next Tuesday 😀
just about a month and a half to go here and I look forward to 30minutes of interrupted yoga practice seeing as I can't seem to even get a minute of *comfortable* practice right now.
looking forward to our baby boy in his bouncy seat next to my yoga mat!
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