Balanced Mom Yoga

Come try my Sunday women's class! It's a wonderful way to start your week right!

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I teach indoor cycling (RPM) at at La Mariposa fitness club. Super fun! There’s a daycare too! Come out and try my class or we can go together to ‘s!!!

I also teach RPM @ La Mariposa in Tucson, AZ. Come check it out!

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD. Yep, that’s right. I’m 42 and I just got diagnosed. It’s common, apparently, for parents to explore a diagnosis after a child is diagnosed. My doctor said she’s had grandparents weep in her office after being diagnosed following a grandchild’s diagnosis.

I felt a mix of emotions when diagnosed. Sadness. Anger. Relief. Mostly relief. I felt an immediate lifting of shame for all the things that I, as a woman and mother, am “supposed” to do well but never have. Keep an organized, tidy house (my house is clean, but cluttered). Planning way ahead of time (I need a deadline!). Remembering appointments and lists (if it’s not in my calendar it may as well not exist). I lose my phone and purse approximately every 5 minutes. Now I can laugh about it!

Now I can focus on my strengths and shore up only the weaknesses that really matter to me. At 42 I’ve already incorporated a lot of systems into my life that help. But I’m excited about learning more! For me, for my family.

Sitting here reading this book (with earplugs and coffee, of course!) feels like the ultimate self care. I’m excited for my future.

Have you received a diagnosis later in life that was a game changer for you?

My 4 year old is sick. He has that croupy cough that unsettles parents everywhere. This afternoon he fell asleep in my arms after saying “I love snuggling you. “ I have older children and am wise enough to know this won’t last forever. Though they still need you, the honest, small sweetness of the littles goes away. So I am going to savor this. My last baby. Asleep in my arms. I love snuggling you, too, my child.

Come do some free yoga with me and Ashley! https://getmomstrong.com/free-webinar/

The 10 for 12 Challenge from Get Mom Strong that I'm part of starts today! Look for me on days 4 and 8! It's free, what have you got to lose?

New Challenge Program | Get Mom Strong It's time to strengthen and improve your postpartum core. SLAM creator and certified pre and postnatal corrective exercise specialist Ashley Nowe will teach you how to better engage and heal your core, including breathing techniques and exercises to build your strength.

Here's how Balanced Mom Yoga is different! Practices for moms that are safe and feel wonderful.

How I arrange our vitamins. I give my kids vitamins with iron (we are pescatarian), so it’s important that they’re in childproof containers. Weekly (well that’s the goal anyway) I load them up and then dump one every day at breakfast. We do a DHA gummy & a vitamin C gummy, so I make sure that teeth brushing always happens after they’re eaten.

Not yoga related, but a happy accomplishment.

I started SLAM almost 2 years ago. At the time, there wasn't any Bridge or SLAM 30. I started as a way to workout during the stress of having 3 kids in lockdown. At the time, my youngest was 1 and my oldest was 12. My husband was an essential worker. I was losing my mind and HAD to exercise, as I was no longer teaching indoor cycling due to the pandemic. I quickly found that I would get way too sore (I have Hashimoto's) doing one SLAM all at once, so I started to split the days into 2. To further assist my mental health I started an online 200hr yoga teacher certification, just to have something for me outside of "momming" all day everyday. I slowly pecked away at SLAM, weaving in days of cycling (my love) and yoga. Cursing at Ashley frequently. Then we got Covid in January 2021, which set me back physically quite a bit. After about 2 months, I slowly picked up where I left off SLAM and kept going. Today, I finished in the same little corner of my house where I started, complete with the baby monitor on the floor! As Dory says, "Just keep swimming," mamas! #getmomstrong #balancedmomyoga #SLAM #StrongLikeaMother #justkeepswimming

Photo dump of some of my wild & strange succulents and their beautiful flowers. Plants always help me come back to present. When I’m examining a plant, admiring the miracle of its existence and the cleverness of nature, I am living in that moment.

What experience tethers you to the present moment?