Photo Credit: Lisette Loera @lisetteloeraphotography
Becoming a mother (twice) has been the greatest blessing and gift I will ever receive and has completely changed my life. Motherhood is a - full-time - crazy-magical - adventure, with so many learning and growing opportunities for baby and me. There is no handbook for mothering (don’t we wish) - we rely on our instinct, intuition, imagination, courage, (coffee), humor, strength, patience, empathy and most of all - a lifetime of faith and love. Being a mother is a practice just like yoga is a practice. It is ever evolving, ebbing-and-flowing and there is always something presented to us in this unpredictable life practice for us to learn from. Having had the background in yoga was a blessing and benefit that supported my growth as a mother. As moms we are constantly trying to hold it together especially during those many phases of growing pains. Honestly, mothering is hard, especially with sleep deprivation, worry, or mom-guilt, but it is so essential for us to have grace in the process and hold space for more compassion and forgiveness. We go through an over-flow of heart bursting and heart breaking experiences, and just like yoga - it invites us to look deep inside our hearts, where we start to distinguish what it is in life that really matters.
I love being a mom even when it’s crazy. I couldn’t imagine going through life without feeling that spectrum of emotion, because it forces me to be present and “live in the moment” with them.