MOTHERHOOD

Do you ever use your kid like large, awkward, kinetic dumbbell? If you haven’t yet, now is a good time to start. Or at least try. Here’s why: Nothing has made me more creative than [...]

This Monday, my oldest returned to school in person for the first time since March 2020. She was so excited, she was ready 35 minutes before her bus arrived. My emotions were a little more mixed. [...]

Have you ever tried doing a workout while wearing your baby or toddler? Let me rephrase: Have you ever desperately wanted to move your body but your kid kept crying every time you put her down? [...]

When I first became a mom, I was really adamant that my mom life and work life would not intersect. I’d have awesome boundaries and leave my work on the mat, so to speak. Working after [...]

What does your morning movement practice look like? When I was newer to practicing yoga, I was able to get on my mat for 75 minutes to 90 minutes at a time. I’d do these epic practices, [...]

I don’t remember when exactly I decided I didn’t like wearing bathing suits but I do remember the first time someone publicly commented about my body in a nasty, negative way. A boy at my Hebrew [...]

“Every time I try to do yoga, my cat starts to bite my head.” A friend of mine said this to me when she was interviewing me for her podcast a few weeks ago. I laughed because although I hadn’t [...]

Is yoga enough? I used to answer this question with a resolute YES. At the time, I didn’t feel like I had a need for other forms of movement for the purposes of health or wellness, which pretty [...]

2020 was a big, crazy year. It feels like we’ve lived 12 years instead of 12 months. One year ago today, I was gearing up for what I thought would be a simple 3 month stint of solo-parenting [...]

“Are you taking care of yourself, though?” I asked myself this question as I eased myself out of my daughter’s bed last night. It was 9:45pm and I’d almost fallen asleep putting my 2 big kids to [...]