I started yoga teacher training again which is funny because you'd think after owning a studio and teaching for years I'd feel like I have it figured out. I don't lol. And that's actually the part I love the most, that there's always more to learn, more to soften into. Being a student again reminds me why I started teaching in the first place, that feeling of your skin fitting your body a little better after you move and breathe with intention
Spring does something similar. You walk outside and the air is warmer, the light sticks around longer, and your body just wants to open up. There's less gripping and more releasing, which is kind of the whole point. I've been noticing it in my prenatal classes especially, women who spent the winter curled inward are starting to expand, finding space in their body right when they need it the most
That's the thing about a spring yoga practice, it meets you wherever your body is right now. If you're pregnant, gentle twists and heart openers help create room when everything feels like it's closing in. If you're postpartum, slow sun salutations and supported bridges can be the softest way back into a body that feels unfamiliar. And if you're neither of those things, you still deserve to thaw out and feel like yourself again
Something I keep coming back to in training is this idea that we are entitled to our effort but not the outcome. You can do all the yoga, eat all the good things, and still not control what happens next. But you can trust that the effort matters. That showing up matters. That coming back to your breath, again and again, is enough. I think about that a lot, on my mat and in the birth room. Spring reminds me of it too, everything waking up not because it tried harder, but because it surrendered to the timing
I'd love to see you in the studio this spring ✨ Whether you're growing a baby, recovering from having one, or just need to feel a little more like yourself, there's space for you. Check out our class schedule and come find your way back to your mat
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver