I’ll admit, even as a yoga teacher, I’ve been guilty of convincing myself that I can’t practice yoga with my small children running around the house. At least not the way I’d like to — uninterrupted. But as mamas we know that finding uninterrupted time isn’t always feasible. And it doesn’t mean your yoga practice, your self-care, your attention to breath should suffer.

This Mother’s Day, let’s all recommit to nourishing ourselves, even when it doesn’t seem convenient.

So lately I’ve eased up on holding myself back from a daytime yoga practice, which I typically do before the kids are awake, or after they’re asleep. True, my yoga practice looks different with my children crawling under me, on top of me, around me, or chattering in the background. But this is my life — my sweet, sweet, sometimes chaotic life. And I want to share the yoga that I love with my children.

Think of the example we can set for our children — self-care when we need it, breath awareness, and loving attention to creating a strong body and open heart.

The below video, posted on Yoganonymous, is a reminder of the sweetness of practicing in the presence of your children. Continue reading →