Anne Catherine Perinatal Yoga & Doula

🌿 **WELLNESS WEDNESDAY**

Here's a little experiment for today:

The next time you stand up from a chair, **don't use momentum to throw yourself forward.**

Instead, bring your feet underneath you.

Feel your feet on the floor.

Lean forward from your hips.

Then press through your feet and let your legs bring you up.

No workout clothes required.

No exercise session required.

Just your body doing something it already does dozens of times a day.

Our everyday movements are opportunities to build strength, awareness, and better movement habits too.

💛 **Try it the next time you stand up and tell me: did it feel different?**

💛 **THIS OR THAT: MOM EDITION**

You get ONE little motherhood luxury every day.

Which are you choosing?

☕ Your coffee or tea is always the perfect temperature when you finally get to drink it.

OR...

🚿 You get to take a shower from beginning to end without anyone needing you.

That's it. Those are your choices. 😂

**HOT COFFEE or UNINTERRUPTED SHOWER?**

Tell me which one you're choosing in the comments. 👇

And send this to a mom who would have a VERY strong opinion about this. 😂

Have you been thinking about coming to Mom + Baby Yoga…but you’re not quite sure how it would actually work with your baby?

Maybe you’re wondering if your baby will cry the whole time.
Maybe naps are unpredictable.
Maybe feeding takes forever.
Maybe getting out of the house on time feels like an accomplishment all by itself. 💛

**You don’t need to wait for any of that to change before you come.**

My Mom + Baby Postpartum Yoga class is designed around the reality of postpartum—not around expecting you or your baby to behave a certain way for an hour.

This is gentle postpartum movement + education + community.

Come move when you can. Feed your baby when they’re hungry. Change a diaper. Hold them. Soothe them. Sit and drink some tea. Talk with another mom.

There is no falling behind.

And there is no expectation that you should already feel “ready to exercise.”

We work gently with breath, core and pelvic floor awareness, mobility, posture, and functional movement to support your recovering body. We also incorporate baby asana, songs, loving touch, and elements of infant massage for baby.

Think of it less like a traditional yoga class and more like **a new mom group where movement and postpartum support are woven in.**

🌿 No yoga experience needed
🌿 Babies get to be babies
🌿 New moms with a new baby are welcome—whether this is your first baby or your fourth

**September classes are happening now in Lafayette.**

There are four Wednesdays remaining, and you can join us for all four for **$110.**

💛 Wednesdays at 10:45 AM
📍 Little Herbal Apothecary | Old Town Lafayette

Want to know more before you come? Read **Mom + Baby Postpartum Yoga: What to Expect** on my blog.

Comment CLASS and I’ll send you the details.

Come as you are. You and your baby belong here.

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You haven’t missed September 💛 September is already underway—but if you’ve been thinking about joining us on Wednesdays, you haven’t missed your chance.

🌿 **SUNDAY CHECK-IN**

What could make this coming week feel a little easier?

Not perfect.

Not completely organized.

Just... easier.

Maybe it's saying no to one thing.

Ordering groceries instead of going to the store.

Going to bed earlier.

Asking someone for help.

Putting one night on the calendar with absolutely nothing scheduled.

Making enough dinner for leftovers.

Setting out everyone's clothes tonight.

Or deciding that something simply doesn't need to get done.

💛 **What's ONE thing you could do—or NOT do—to make this week a little gentler?**

💛 **SIMPLE SATURDAY**

Here's a little challenge for today:

Do ONE thing with your kids that doesn't have an agenda.

No learning objective.

No enrichment.

No milestone.

No picture required.

Just something you enjoy doing together.

Make cookies.

Turn on music.

Go outside.

Color.

Lie on the couch and watch a movie.

Let them show you something they're interested in.

Sit on the porch together.

Childhood doesn't need to be optimized.

Sometimes we can simply enjoy each other. 💛

**What's something simple your kids love doing with you?**

💛 **FRIDAY MOM WIN**

You made it through another week.

Before your brain starts listing everything you didn't accomplish, let's give it something else to think about.

**What's something you're proud of yourself for this week?**

Maybe you handled a difficult moment differently.

Maybe you made an appointment you've been putting off.

Maybe you got outside.

Maybe you rested when you needed it.

Maybe you had a really good moment with your child.

Maybe it was simply a HARD week—and you got through it.

Big wins count.

Tiny wins count.

Quiet wins nobody else noticed count.

👇 **Tell us your win so we can celebrate it with you.**

💬 **CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS?**

Why do kids need to tell you something VERY IMPORTANT the second you start talking to another adult? 😂

You could be sitting beside them in complete silence for 20 minutes.

Nothing.

Then you answer the phone...

“MOM.”

You start talking to another parent...

“MOM.”

You try to order food...

“MOM MOM MOM.”

And somehow the urgent announcement is:

*“Remember when I saw that really big worm?”*

😂

**What's the funniest thing your child has urgently interrupted you to tell you?**

I want to hear these.

🌿 **WELLNESS WEDNESDAY**

Here's your reminder to change positions.

If you've been sitting, stand up.

If you've been standing, sit down.

If you've been holding a baby on the same hip all morning, switch sides.

If you've been staring at a screen, look across the room or out a window.

If you've been rushing, slow your next few steps.

Our bodies generally don't need us to find the *perfect* position and stay there.

They need movement and variety.

💛 **Quick check-in: How long have you been in the position you're in right now?**

🌿 **September classes start TOMORROW!**

If you've been thinking about joining us, this is your invitation.

September gives us **five Wednesdays together:**

September 2 • 9 • 16 • 23 • 30

**Monthly Class Reservation — $120**

Your place is reserved every week, and you save $30 compared with registering for five individual classes.

Choose your Wednesday morning:

🤰 **Women's Health + Prenatal Yoga**
9:30–10:30 AM

For pregnancy and every season of women's health. Functional movement, breath, mobility, balance, core + pelvic floor education, and practical tools for everyday life.

👶 **Mom + Baby Postpartum Yoga**
10:45–11:45 AM

A welcoming postpartum mom group with gentle movement, recovery education, baby bonding, songs, infant massage, and community.

📍 Little Herbal Apothecary | Old Town Lafayette

**No yoga experience needed.**

You don't need to be flexible.

You don't need to know what you're doing.

You don't need to wait until you feel more ready.

You simply need to show up.

Because classes are intentionally small, **monthly reservations receive priority and registration may close when spaces are filled.**

✨ **September starts tomorrow. Come join us.**