Yoga Classes for Kids and Families Yesterday, my family and I went to our first yoga class together. I was riddled with apprehension because our three and half year old doesn’t have a still-sitting bone in his body. When he’s not running or climbing or…
Read More...Fitness for Mamas: Your Postnatal Body
By: Emily Fee I don’t know how I feel about this photo. I would be surprised if you hadn’t seen the recent photo below of Maria M. Kang on Facebook. She looks amazing for a mom, well for any normal human being for that matter!…
Read More...Yoga for Pregnancy and Childbirth
This is a guest post by Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Prenatal Yoga can be a relaxing, wonderful time of special closeness between mother and child. More than that, devoting the time to practice during the nine months of gestation, and afterwards, can have great…
Read More...Teaching Toddlers to Meditate
Excerpts of the this post were taken from Mom Paradigm ~ the world between naps. Written by Lee-Anne Ekland. Mama Needs Sleep I’ve had issues with sleep since before my son was born. From working in a job that wasn’t fulfilling me anymore to the…
Read More...My Postnatal Recovery Dream Team
It’s been nearly 6-months since my beautiful baby boy, Samuel was born. He is a calm and happy baby, and such a joy to have in my life. Mama, daddy, and big brother all love him dearly. Sammy is my second and last baby, so…
Read More...Giveaway with Gastown Physio & Pilates
Last week, I was treated to a private physiotherapy and pilates session at Gastown Physio & Pilates. I did pilates regularly when pregnant, but I didn’t realize that seeing a physiotherapist would be such a useful resource for mamas as there’s a lot of pelvic…
Read More...Exercise Tips for New Mamas
During a session with Melina Mirzaei at Gastown Physio & Pilates last week, we talked about exercise tips and guidelines for new mamas. She also gave me some safe exercises to try at my current stage of being 7-weeks post-partum, which I am sharing here….
Read More...Next Essential Series: Body Back, March 27th, 10am
Our next Essential Series event is Body Back, focusing on post-natal fitness and pelvic floor health. We will cover getting back into fitness post-baby, but we’ll also talk about some extra topics that are not usually discussed: – Ways to tell if you have diastasis…
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