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My mission is for all women to feel healthy, empowered, and at home in their bodies and lives. We all need a place for vulnerability and openness, to share the highs and lows, and it’s my mission to hold that space for others.
Motherhood
Supporting Our Kids in Their Independence
Supporting our kids in their independence is one of the best things we can do, especially for a new school year!
Feeling Overly Responsible in a Heavy World
What to do when the worry and worries of the world creep in and overwhelm us, we don’t feel safe, and we need tools & a reminder to let go.
I Cried on my Daughter’s 8th Birthday
I cried on my daughter’s 8th birthday. Because I’m sad she’s getting older & filled with joy? Yes, but no. Dave got flowers and I thought they were for me (I buy myself flowers every year on her birthday to celebrate it all). But he gives them to her then tries to...
Hike Like a Local
Hiking can be pure bliss. It's a way to feel totally tuned into nature, feel like a badass, and just overall ground and return to a sense of peace. If you're wondering about how to take care of the place you're treading through, or just some trail etiquette tips, ...
Date Night Ideas in Southwest Montana
We all know date nights are an important way to step away from day to day and really feel connected to our partners. When Bella was young we would go through periods of regular date nights, and then sometimes 6 months would go by without one. And often enough things...
Are All Kids Introverted?
My daughter came into the world highly sensitive and very introverted. I myself tend to be much more extroverted. Don't get me wrong, I don't always love large groups or loud noises. Definitely not chaos. But I do get a lot of energy by being around other people. My...
Camping with Kiddos
Our family loves camping! I grew up camping, so did Dave. And sometimes it feels like we're some of the only family tent campers left. In this Montana Parent article, I share all my best camping with your kiddos tips & tricks!Click here to read this article in the...
Teach Your Toddler to Ski
Enjoy one of my first Montana Parent articles! I have to admit I learned most of this while watching my husband, Dave, with our daughter Bella. She has been on skis since 10 months old. He is a second generation ski patroller (and was first on skis at 11 months old)...
What’s a Blessing Way and Why Have One
A Blessing Way is a sacred pre-birth ceremony that celebrates a woman's rite of passage into motherhood. Those attending celebrate sisterhood, the welcoming of a new baby and honor a women's journey into motherhood. [source: wildrootsstudio.com] I love blessing ways....
Closing Our Yoga Family + New Beginnings
I co-founded and operated Our Yoga Family, Bozeman's family yoga studio for 3 years. We opened 5 months before the COVID shutdown. We pivoted over and over again, and supported so many moms and families during one of the toughest times we'll ever know. We worked with...
Supporting Pitta – Summer Heat and your Fiery Child
“Pitta is the energy of fire and water, digestion, + transformation. When in healthy balance, this dosha brings intelligence, charisma, courage, clarity, and the light of understanding. In excess, it can cause imbalances related to excess heat, such as anger,...
Free Mindful Meditation for Parents
My mission is for all women to feel healthy, empowered, and at home in their bodies and lives. We all need a place for vulnerability and openness, to share the highs and lows, and it’s my mission to hold that space for others. Which is why I am very proud &...
Postpartum Affirmations
Postpartum can feel really isolating, joyful and overwhelming. Or at least it did for me. And I found that some simple affirmations helped. A lot. I wrote down some that I've used most over the years, in my personal experience, and through all the postpartum and baby...
Prenatal Yoga – How to Adapt Your Practice
Today I want to share with you some of the important things to know about practicing yoga while pregnant. These are easy takeaways that can make an in home or studio practice more accessible. Pregnancy is full of questions and unknowns! So let this be a chance to know...
Building a Postpartum Plan
If there was ever a plan to have, it is a Postpartum plan. A plan you can just pull out + put to use without thinking about it. A lot of times in our culture, we place so much emphasis on pregnancy. We throw baby showers + love to see the bump pictures. We spend...
Matrescence, Welcome to New Motherhood
aaToday we want to share with you a word we wish every expecting couple to have in their vocabulary: Matrescence. Think Adolescence, but for mothers. Matrescence is the time period of adjusting to life as a new mother. It’s similar to adolescence in that everything...
Healthy and Happy Immunity Tips for the Whole Family
It’s that time of year! It’s getting colder & everyone’s getting cozier. It’s time to pull out the tricks for keeping our immune systems healthy & strong. We thought we’d share our favorite ways to support the whole family through cold & flu season...
Selfcare, Astrology & Intuition as a Mama
I haven’t written on here in quite some time! Honestly I was going to write all of this in an Instagram post and it just didn’t give me the breadth I needed. I want to chime in about a few things I’m reminded this week. Monday was my 33rd birthday. I had just...
The Hands on Support Every Pregnant Woman Loves
Since starting to teach prenatal yoga, I've realized how different every mama's experience can be. We're all so unique and our needs vary not only week to week, but day to day, hour to hour. That being said... There are 3 poses, and ways to receive support in those...
Delicious Vegan Lactation Cookie Recipe
Lactation cookies were no joke one of my favorite parts of breastfeeding. you mean I get to nourish my baby while nourishing my body with cookies?? Yes, please! These cookies aren't going to drastically enhance your milk supply. Which is good, because that's not...
Affirmations for Pregnancy
Affirmation: "emotional support or encouragement." Something you repeat over and over to yourself while looking in the mirror. A phrase you say at the start of every day to create the life you want. Something they talk a lot about in that book called the Secret. The...
Birth & Labor Mantras
Where do you turn when you need to tap into the most powerful parts of yourself? Today in the prenatal yoga class I was teaching, we were blessed with 3 full term mamas. 40 weeks, 41 weeks, & soon to be 40 weeks! It was magical & always such an honor. I can't...
Top 5 Yoga Tips for New Moms
Coming back to your yoga practice after having a baby is quite the journey. What isn't, am I right? After teaching Babes & Babies (my version of Mommy & Me/postnatal yoga) for almost a year now, I've seen just how different the journey is for every woman. Some...
My Birth Story
It's taken me a year to feel confident and happy in sharing my birth story. And what better way to celebrate our sweet girl's 1st birthday and my first birth day celebration than to share our story? There is so much power in sharing these stories. So much. My wish is...
10 Things I Want Every Struggling New Mom to Know
Whew. Parenting. Holy crap can it be a struggle. I am very blessed to have a community of moms to share the ups and downs with. And since I tend to be very vocal, I get lots of people opening up to me in return (which I love!). I crave this honest and vulnerable...
How to Model Good Food Behavior for our Children
I want to share with y'all my latest Elephant Journal article! I was so confused about what good food behavior looked like when Bella first started watching me eat food. Is it not eating sweets? Is it no eating standing up? All these insecurities started to arise for...
Postnatal Yoga Article and Evolving as Yoga Teacher
Evolving as a Yoga Teacher Since I started teaching yoga in 2010, how and what I teach has mirrored where I'm at in life. I've taught full time, I've taught on retreats, I've taught relaxation, chakra flow, and faster paced flows. Let's just say my teaching mood tends...
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