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Human, Feel Good

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Diet.
Is it a bad word?
It is if you want it to be. It doesn’t matter what you call the way you eat. Other people’s opinions matter not. How you eat is a choice you make based on desire, needs, etc.

I prefer to concentrate on focusing on what makes me feel good. If I feel good it seems like everything else just falls into place. I know, that’s easily said, but truly, if you just eat the food and do the things that feel good then life IS good. Don’t believe me? Ok, then go ahead, prove me wrong. I dare you.

I know I have spent a lot of time proving this theory wrong. And, as a result, I have spent a lot of time feeling crappy and having low energy. So, I just started surrendering and being (more) honest about the way I feel. I have started saying yes to things I used to think were not for me or were too much trouble or cost too much money. That was all a bunch of horse sh!t. I now feel better. – Yes, there are bad days too. But those bad days are easier to get through and to learn from as I eat better and feel better. And, regarding the monetary matter, I find the return on the money I spend on better food to be lucrative.

When you are ready to, you can try something that works for you.

Just say yes.

Need some support?
I’m here. And in one of my next blog posts I will cover the topic: “Support Systems & Inspirations.”
Lot’s of people are out there just waiting to be a part of your support network. It helps if you don’t worry and you just speak and act from a place of humanity. Because, that’s what you are after all: human.

Its easy to say from my vantage point of all my life experience and in the calm and grounded mood that I am in now. But, feeling like a crazy person at times, I am here as living proof that you can do it.

Get Happy, Mama

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Mama, you are not taking care of yourself. I can tell by looking at your hair, your skin, your slumped shoulders.

Mama, go for a walk.

You need to take care of your family instead? Haven’t you heard? People keep saying it (I feel like a broken record here):

If mama ain’t  happy, nobody’s happy.

Get happy.

Stuck in your head? Go for a walk.

Feeling drained? Go for a walk.

Feeling flabby and out of shape? Go for a walk.

Back hurts? Go for a walk.

Don’t know what you need? Go for a walk!

Or do yoga. Just do something and, do it regularly. Start with 10 minutes if that’s all you’ve got. I CHALLENGE  you to not feel a difference.

Stop making excuses. Or, just let those excuses power you out the door. Use them as fuel to go on your walk.

Have to take care of baby? Bring them with you, put them in the stroller and walk at a nice pace.  But, try and get papa or a girlfriend to hang out with Jr. and take some “you” time. Just do what ever it takes to go on ONE walk.

Enjoy!

Ps. Going on a walk will release endorphins into your bloodstream. Know what those do? THEY MAKE MAMA HAPPY!

Mom Flu

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Oh dear. I have the flu. I had wondered when this would happen as it would eventually. Being a mom to a little one while being sick challenging. I took it pretty easy most of the day but I think that Will didn’t appreciate that. It seemed to lessen his coping skills with teething and other discomforts (like gas). But I pulled it together and was fun mom by late afternoon and all was well. I love that little boy! He is so wonderful!

Will slept a bit more today I think so I wonder if he will sleep well during the night. Well, I had better hit the hay to help prepare myself and to speed the healing.

Surviving the darker days

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I just sent off an email to my group of mom friends in which I shared how I am surviving the darker days. It has been grey and raining here in the bay area.

Here is the exerpt:

Hope you all are well. Don’t let the grey days get you down. Try full spectrum light bulbs, yoga, or other movement, or a shift in thinking. Well, it has been helping me so I thought I’d share. :}

Stay bright!

Yoga Teacher Training

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I am in the midst of a search of where and who with to take yoga teacher training. I want to begin as soon as possible with a 200 hour intensive to get things started. That way I will get the credentials in the least amount of time. The clock is ticking. I need a way to generate an income so that I don’t have to get a job that takes me away from baby for 40 hours a week.

With the time crunch there are a few drawbacks. I won’t get to take in the curriculum at a slower rate and take classes in between sessions. I think this is a great way to learn. One can absorb the material with thoughtfulness. What I mean is that there is more time to ponder what has been learned and to integrate it into everyday life and yoga practice. One can also compare and contrast what is learned in yoga classes taken in between training sessions. Then there is the opportunity to assist classes which offers another venue for learning.

The intenisves have bonuses too. Quick. Cheaper. Less time spent on extra stuff.
Regardless I plan to keep learning by taking other courses like Pre & Postnatal Yoga Training, etc.

So I am looking into what is available in the Bay Area. Preferably in Berkeley or somewhere closer to me. I am also looking at what possibilities exist in studying with teacher that have particularly moved and inspired me like Diego del Sol, Dina Amsterdam, Amanda Moran, and Pete Chandonnet.

So, the search goes on. I can’t wait to get training.

On Mudras and, Yoga in Portland

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I was talking with my dear friend Julia of The Joe Cocker Dancers about dance and movement and life we came to the subject of yoga. I told her of some lovely pictures in the current issue of The Yoga Journal (August 2008 issue) where they explained 5 mudras and how to incorporate them into your yoga practice. I used them the other day just before I practiced my hypnobirthing that I spoke of in my previous post. The mudra that resonated with me most strongly that night was Vajrapradama mudra. Vajra means “thunderbolt”. This symbolizes unwavering confidence and brings you back to that place of personal power. To do this mudra you cross your fingers and rest the palms of your hands on your heart’s center with your thumbs apart. I practiced it while sitting on my calves (knees and heels together under me). I found it to be calming and centering.

She mentioned wanting to expand on her yoga practice which made me think of my very first yoga teacher, Holiday Johnson, and how Julia might enjoy trying out her classes. I got to thinking about how lucky I was to come across a yoga teacher as knowledgeable and great as Holiday. She gave me a great foundation. She is very detailed, gives great corrections as well as great directions in class. She is firm in her style of teaching yet very giving of her knowlege and desire to bring her students to understanding the yoga and all that it has to offer.

One of the most impressive things I found about Holiday is that she was able to use yoga to correct or immensely help her scoliosis.

I honor her dedication both as a student and a teacher.

~namaste~

Pediatrician Search

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Recently I have been searching for a pediatrician. I have to find one in San Francisco because that is my medical group’s service area. I will have to pay a toll, drive over the Bay Bridge and drive about 12 miles every time I will take the little one to the pediatrician (this is how it is now when I go to the OB/GYN now that we live in the East Bay). I don’t yet know how often the visits will be, but I have heard mention of the word “regular” in the early years. Oy vey!

We can’t switch medical groups at this point because I am too far along in my pregnancy. If we could switch, we could get a pediatrician closer to home but then we would be at a different hospital.

Challenges:

- finding time for both Billy and I to interview a doctor
- figuring out the questions to ask
- finding a doctor close to highway access
- knowing how to narrow down the search
- picking a young or older doctor
- understanding what is necessary medically and what could be done with a more natural approach… its easy enough to make these decisions for myself, but a brand new little person?
- trying not to worry that I feel pressure to get all this done yesterday so everything is prepared

Now… trying to relax, get this done, then move on to focusing on a positive rest of my pregnancy and birth experience. Oh yah, I also have to plan for a way to make money now that I no longer have a job.

Current Tv: Baby Catching Pro

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I saw this pod on Current TV tonight. It was posted about a year ago. I found it interesting both in content as well as in production. Current TV has been bringing me some great content lately. I started really watching it regularly since Billy started working there about 3 weeks ago. There is so much good stuff and viewers get to contribute with comments as well as voicing what things they want see on the news at Current TV. You must head over there to appreciate the variety and wealth of information that it provides.

Start off with this one: The Baby Catching Pro