I was so excited, humbled and honored to be featured in a very cool new parenting blog. They asked some really wonderful questions and I'd love for you to check it out here! http://babyproofedparents.com/2014/01/28/pre-postnatal-yoga-guru-wednesday-wisdom/

For new parents this is a great blog to sign up for! It's funny as well as really helpful. 

Off to go do a modified workout (taking care of my diastisis recti) while Paisley naps!

Happy New Year! I get so excited this time of year for so many reasons; setting intentions, making new goals, self reflecting... It's a time rich with transformation and I feel the buzzing excitement all around me.

As my husband, Damon, and I closed out 2013 and welcomed 2014, we reflected, like almost everyone, on ways we could make our lives even better. We remembered the power of intention and positive thinking and made a commitment to ourselves and each other to stay on the path together. When we set daily intentions, we are so much more able and ready to serve the world, to let our brightest selves shine. So far it's been amazing! Either I catch myself when I start to slip, or I get to have a back up to remind me when I need an extra set of ears. 

I also love this time because at the beginning of every year, in yoga class, I go over the yamas and niyamas (the basic ways of being in mind and body) from the yoga sutras. It's so inspiring to figure out weekly how each one pertains to our current life situation, especially in pregnant and postpartum moms. 

This week we are talking about Ahimsa (practicing compassion, acceptance love and understanding to ourselves and all beings.) As new moms we can tend to scrutinize our every move. We are exhausted and going through major life changes and yet we try to push on through and are disappointed when we realize being a 'super mom" isn't as realistic as we'd hoped. We may be irritable and judgmental towards others around us as well. This week we'll practice loving kindness toward ourselves and others and feel the difference that makes. 

What are your new years rituals? Have you noticed anything different yet? 

I am so happy to be renting space at Head to Toe Dance in downtown Dripping Springs for a Mommy and Me class! (crawlers - toddlers) Class will being this Wednesday, January 8th from 11am - noon. It's a great way to practice yoga with your little one and have fun with your fellow moms!

*I will also be teaching another prenatal class in addition to my current 11:00am Saturday class. It will be 2  6-week sessions on Tuesday nights at 7:00 at the DSISD Administrative building, starting in February. Sign-up info to come!

*A new postnatal series will also begin through DSISD in Feb! It will be on Mondays at 10:30. Sign-up info to come!

I hope to see you soon!

With love and gratitude,

~Hannah

It's no wonder that I won "Most Unpredictable" my senior year of high school.....Although opening a yoga studio wouldn't be TOTALLY unpredictable.... releasing a record, getting pregnant, moving, having a baby, getting a puppy, joining the PTA, making plans to get back to gigging AND opening a yoga studio seems like a little much! 

I recently saw a post somewhere that said..... "If you had two words to tell your younger self, what would they be?"
I thought about this for a few days and it was fun to come up with the different answers. I thought I was really clear about what I'd say, but couldn't settle on one thing! And choosing just two words was hard, I am a serious talker!

So, this fine crisp morning, I was sitting out on my back patio waiting for the puppy to do her business, looking up at the stars, kinda feeling like shit. I'm getting sick AGAIN, it's been non-stop around here with everyone passing their germs around, and I don't like not feeling well. Who does? Well, why I really hate it is because I'm crabby, I'm snappy, I'm not the person I intend to be and I'm not being my highest best self. So I forced myself through the motions of prayer/ intention setting this morning. "I choose to be my best self....I choose to love and be joyful even when I feel like crap. I choose to savor everything. 


Then BOOM! (ha ha, I accidentally just wrote boob....you can tell I'm breastfeeding!)
I got that wonderful delicious inspiration feeling. That spark! That bit of TAPAS! The fire! The zest for life! I hit a nerve!
SAVOR EVERYTHING.
The good, the snot, the ick, the smiles, the coos, the laundry piles, the dirty dishes, the dog hair, the dog piss, the whining, the joyous singing. This is my life! And I am truly blessed and grateful for it. Scratchy throat and all. 

Ah.....It's good to write a fresh new blog post on a fresh new site. New beginnings. I was going to transfer all my old stuff from blogspot over, but I think I won't. I'm going with the new fresh perspective here. 

What are you savoring in your life right now?? I'd really love to hear from you!