What a wonderful day so far, I have an amazing client and friend who is in her last trimester. We met when I was teaching Hatha Yoga, I was 9 months pregnant, she was not pregnant yet. Then through an online advertisement, Meetup, her and I were reunited for my Hot Mama Power Walk, and now I am very blessed to be her Doula in a few months.
Every Thursday we get together, and she has brought some friends along, one that lives close by, is not pregnant, just enjoys the company and the Power Walk. The other has the cutest 2 year old, and pushes her in a stroller. So today, the day started out sunny and nice, there was a chance of rain, and it started to get super windy. I didn't want my baby to get sick, and I am in recovery of my sinus invasion. So I suggested we do Yoga at her friends house that lives around the corner from the Active Nutrition Club, where our walk begins. They were all game, my baby and the 2 year old girl played together, I did prenatal Yoga with my client, and regular Hatha Yoga, with the other two ladies. It was just perfect. I just wrote about flexibility of time yesterday, and this go with the flow with life, especially when you are a mom, or when you are not feeling good, or just when something else feels right, that is my personality to a tee, I feel so blessed to be able to surround myself with people of the same nature, and lead them in a fun, yet powerful workout for the mind and body.
So my baby fell asleep on the way home, as I laid down next to him in my bed, I took a deep breath, and for the first time in 3 weeks, I was able to take a full breath, both nostrils were open, and I just felt so good.
We really take breath for granted, it never stops, Thank God, and when we tune into it during Yoga, Pilates, Labor, and Birth, it really keeps us present, calm, and able to get through anything.
There are actual meditations where you take a natural deep breath in, and then hold for a few beats before breathing out. This meditation is like being out of this world, breath keeps us in this world. So I find it really powerful, in the final stages of birth, when we take a deep breath and then push the baby out and hold the breath, it is like that point from heaven to earth, we are the vehicle, it is such a miracle. The baby takes its first breath out of the body, and then starts the adjustment of being in a new world, environment, energy, space, and time.
I love these terms in our language:
Breath of Fresh Air
Took My Breath Away
There are times when breathing fast and intense is healthy like during exercise. There are also times when it is unhealthy, during times of fear, distress, anxiety, tension, and stress. Getting in touch with your breath during challenging times will calm you down, cool you down, help you flow through it.
I always say in my Yoga class, that while they are doing poses, everyone should ask themselves:
Am I Breathing?
So many times we are thinking and not breathing, we are figuring out the pose, wondering how our neighbor does it so good, or not so good :) WHO CARES! Give yourself the undivided attention you deserve when you do things for you, don't you deserve it?
If you don't put yourself first, who is going to do it for you?
Coach Yulia
Every Thursday we get together, and she has brought some friends along, one that lives close by, is not pregnant, just enjoys the company and the Power Walk. The other has the cutest 2 year old, and pushes her in a stroller. So today, the day started out sunny and nice, there was a chance of rain, and it started to get super windy. I didn't want my baby to get sick, and I am in recovery of my sinus invasion. So I suggested we do Yoga at her friends house that lives around the corner from the Active Nutrition Club, where our walk begins. They were all game, my baby and the 2 year old girl played together, I did prenatal Yoga with my client, and regular Hatha Yoga, with the other two ladies. It was just perfect. I just wrote about flexibility of time yesterday, and this go with the flow with life, especially when you are a mom, or when you are not feeling good, or just when something else feels right, that is my personality to a tee, I feel so blessed to be able to surround myself with people of the same nature, and lead them in a fun, yet powerful workout for the mind and body.
So my baby fell asleep on the way home, as I laid down next to him in my bed, I took a deep breath, and for the first time in 3 weeks, I was able to take a full breath, both nostrils were open, and I just felt so good.
We really take breath for granted, it never stops, Thank God, and when we tune into it during Yoga, Pilates, Labor, and Birth, it really keeps us present, calm, and able to get through anything.
There are actual meditations where you take a natural deep breath in, and then hold for a few beats before breathing out. This meditation is like being out of this world, breath keeps us in this world. So I find it really powerful, in the final stages of birth, when we take a deep breath and then push the baby out and hold the breath, it is like that point from heaven to earth, we are the vehicle, it is such a miracle. The baby takes its first breath out of the body, and then starts the adjustment of being in a new world, environment, energy, space, and time.
I love these terms in our language:
Breath of Fresh Air
Took My Breath Away
There are times when breathing fast and intense is healthy like during exercise. There are also times when it is unhealthy, during times of fear, distress, anxiety, tension, and stress. Getting in touch with your breath during challenging times will calm you down, cool you down, help you flow through it.
I always say in my Yoga class, that while they are doing poses, everyone should ask themselves:
Am I Breathing?
So many times we are thinking and not breathing, we are figuring out the pose, wondering how our neighbor does it so good, or not so good :) WHO CARES! Give yourself the undivided attention you deserve when you do things for you, don't you deserve it?
If you don't put yourself first, who is going to do it for you?
Coach Yulia
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| I was probably 12, and for some reason decided to take a series of "modeling shots" This shows my roots of health and love of being active and having fun :) I didn't start my fitness career until I moved to Los Angeles with no plan, and met my Yoga teacher, and new that is what I wanted to do with my life. My degree is in Hospitality Management, which I decided I didn't like to be in the complaint business, just the people business. Thank God I found a positive and fun way to work with adults, as I said before I need you as much as you need me! |
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