Unfortunately, due to the utter exhaustion I was feeling during my first trimester, (and continue to experience at a lesser degree now), plus the way the heat in the studio was making me feel (dizzy/nauseous), I just had to take myself off the schedule for awhile until it made sense to go back. Working full time was just about all I wanted to commit myself to at the time.
Being away from my students and that environment was more difficult for me to adjust to than I had originally thought! While I appreciated the extra downtime and sleep it allowed, something very important in my life was missing! A few weeks ago, I started teaching again at Bindi Yoga, a studio that my great friends Susan and Michelle opened up. I am only teaching one class a week (Saturdays at 10 am - come see me!) and the class is in a studio with much less heat - and let me tell you , it feels GREAT to be back!
Although I am only 13.5 weeks into my pregnancy, I can already tell the benefits I am and will receive from yoga will be huge. When I take the time to do my own practice - whether asana (physical postures) or just sitting to meditate for a few minutes - the difference in my mood and how I feel physically is drastically different! Additionally, I have not yet experienced ANY of the aches and pains that some of my friends have told me they experienced in the first/second trimester. Perhaps I'm lucky - but I honestly think that my history of yoga before and during pregnancy is playing a huge role in how I'm feeling.
So if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or if you are not interested in pregnancy whatsoever - I encourage all of you to try to make some amount of time for some deep breaths and some downward dogs.
Namaste!
Here's hoping the baby's first word is Ommmm.
ReplyDeleteI totally want to do yoga the next time I'm pregnant! I wish I had time for it now, maybe once I'm done with school I'm take a class.
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