Mar 23, 2016 | Adamantine Yoga, Blog, Healthy Pregnancy
My body craves movement. It always has. And there’s only been a couple other times in my life that I can remember when my physical ability has limited my movement so much that I have felt nearly empty because I cannot do what it seems my body needs the most. This is...
Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Healthy Pregnancy
One of the massage therapists I see regularly told me earlier this week that she remembers the first time she worked on me—she recalled that at the time I was nursing and probably at my lowest body weight, and that she remembers commenting that my body was definitely...
Dec 14, 2015 | Adamantine Yoga, Blog, Healthy Pregnancy
I was definitely more cautious with my yoga practice during my first pregnancy because the experience was so new and I didn’t want to do anything to put myself or my baby at risk. Not that I want to do that with my second pregnancy either, I just know my body and my...
Nov 5, 2015 | Adamantine Yoga, Blog, Healthy Pregnancy
Trying too hard The time has come in my yoga practice to set handstand aside for now until after my pregnancy. At around 20 weeks, it seems as though my belly has decided to pop out enough that it is making it quite difficult to stay balanced enough when I am in...
Feb 12, 2015 | Adamantine Yoga, Blog
Yes, this may sound shallow, but one of my biggest fears while I was pregnant and even after I had my baby was that I wouldn’t be able to get back in shape after the pregnancy. And I’m sure this is a common fear of many women, although they hesitate to say...