Meet Ash Silver Ma Yoga® Instructor (YOGA TIP VIDEO COMING SOON!) Hi MaYogis! My personal journey with yoga began in 1999, when I was blessed by a serendipitous encounter with an older yogi, who taught me how my body and breath were my entry points to freedom. Fast forward ten years and I found myself studying Hatha yoga
Meet Hayley Wilson Ma Yoga® Instructor Hi mamas! My name is Hayley and I grew up in a small, rural town where there really wasn't access to yoga studios or much knowledge in general of the practice, especially for mothers. Pregnancy and motherhood is such an important time to find your tribe, and the Ma Yoga living
Meet Lindy Ker Certified Ma Yoga® Instructor, ERYT, C-IAYT Hey mama, I am so happy you are here! Welcome to Ma Yoga Living, a well-spring of knowledge and support. I am devoted to helping all women gain greater awareness and a deeper understanding inside their bodies. My #1 recommendation for future, present, and experienced mamas is to
Meet Kathy Chu Ma Yoga® Instructor (YOGA TIP VIDEO COMING SOON!) Hi! I'm Kathy and I co-founded a very successful company and found myself stressed all the time. I became a certified yoga teacher through CorePower Yoga in 2018 due to an imbalance of my work and life. While pursuing my yoga certification and during several yoga retreats,
In this 15 minute visualization, I'll guide you into clarity about the 2021 YOU want. Then, I'll pull back the curtain and share with you my system for getting things done, in between all the time I spend being a mom, a wife, and a yoga teacher. It's a super simple way to stay on your most meaningful path, no matter how busy life gets. Take 20 minutes to make sure you're going to do 2021 different.
Covid has changed so much - let's talk about pregnancy, labor, & postpartum with OB/Gyn Revana Lukman from UCLA. She'll answer questions like What happens if I develop Covid-19 while I'm pregnant? and How has Covid-19 changed prenatal visits, labor and delivery care, and postpartum care? Plus hear from doulas about what it's like supporting mamas in Covid times.
Pelvic floor issues don't get the attention they deserve, but they are super common. Yet there are things you can to do prevent and treat leakage, prolapse, and tightness. Pelvic Floor expert Physical Therapist Whitney Sippl provides tips for pregnant mamas and new moms for keeping pelvic floor happy.
Being a new mom is not easy. Postpartum comes with many challenges, and Covid has only added to them. Get some tips from pediatrician Dr. Jeon, UCLA to make it a little easier.
The Evolution of Ma Yoga's Online Yoga Zoom Room I received an email from a mom-to-be looking for prenatal yoga in Tokyo. The email read, "I’ve read about Ma Yoga classes, she said. Are there any here?" I told her I wished there was a way we could send a teacher over. I believe so strongly in the support, alignment, and education that
Coronavirus: Go To Prenatal Yoga or Mom + Baby, Or No? Being pregnant or a new mom is known to cause anxiety. Add in Covid-19, and it can feel overwhelming. Of course, yoga is great when we want to feel more calm, clear and grounded - especially when we're pregnant. But should we go to prenatal yoga and risk catching or spreading it?
Here's a sample from the Ma Journey of the kind of quick practices we do each week that connects us to our core, our breath, and to our body in a nurturing way.
Empty presence is a way to show up for our little ones so that they can explore life without our constant input and explanations.
How Pregnancy Exercise Has Changed in my 20 Years of Teaching Don't do abdominals, don't do twists, and definitely don't do a strong practice that would make you sweat. That's what I learned in my first prenatal yoga teacher training, and many after that. Over the years, I saw first hand how we need our strength when we're pregnant maybe more than any
Empty presence is a way to show up for our little ones so that they can explore life without our constant input and explanations.
Empty presence is a way to show up for our little ones so that they can explore life without our constant input and explanations.
Natural Pregnancy Nausea Remedies I spent most of my first trimester on the floor, watching my husband renovate our bathroom. I remember loving it there - it just became my happy place. If you’re feeling out of it, and basically spending your first trimester on the couch or wherever YOUR happy place is, don't worry. It's totally norma. The first trimester isn’t
When we lengthen and expand our breath - especially the exhale - we return to a natural rhythm, ground our energy and reset our nervous system.
Mama Talk: Sharing Yoga with Kids is about simple ways to playfully share yoga with kids. In this chat with Ma Yoga teacher and Mom Jamie Hanson, we share games to teach kidsto use their breath, their bodies and their minds to discover who they are and how powerful they are to change themselves and the world.
