Liminal Spaces

I was born in 1978, part of an often-uncategorized generation born between the late 70s and early 80s. I grew up without the internet, like all of Gen X, but the world wide web debuted as I entered high school.

The Dave Matthews Band also debuted more widely at this time and their 2001 song, The Space Between, has been playing through my head for the past several weeks. About emotional space between two people, it also prompts contemplation of the many in-between spaces we inhabit. Having been born during a liminal time, perhaps I feel a sort of camaraderie with all things nebulous and peripheral.

Whole Mama, Yoga in the Real WorldLaurenJanuary 16, 2024Comment

Meet Melissa

We want you to meet Melissa, one of our Whole Mama Yoga Collective Members. Melissa wears many hats! She is a Licensed Psychologist, a Holistic Integrative Wellness Coach, a Trauma-informed Mindfulness, Meditation, & Yoga Teacher, and an Ayurvedic Doula. Keep reading to learn more!

Whole MamaMelissaApril 14, 2023holistic health, postnatal wellness, postnatal, Parenting, mindful parenting, mindfulnessComment

Meet Erin

Allow us to introduce you to Erin, one of our Whole Mama Yoga Collective Members & our Media Manager. Erin is a kids yoga & mindfulness instructor, a perinatal yoga teacher, a drama teaching artist, a freelance marketing professional & a mother. Erin is passionate about enabling children to stand tall, feel confident in their body and find their own unique voice, and she works most regularly with postpartum birthing folks in a weekly Baby & Me Yoga class and a weekly online class called Embodied Mothering Yoga. Keep reading to learn more!

Whole MamaErinApril 10, 2023yoga teacher, baby and me yoga, baby and me yoga teacherComment

Meet Jenna

We want you to meet Jenna, one of our Whole Mama Yoga Collective Members. Jenna is a trauma-sensitive yoga teacher as well as a perinatal mental health and trauma therapist. Jenna recently opened her own private practice! Keep reading to learn more!

Whole MamaJennaApril 4, 2023mental health, perinatal mental health, therapist, social workerComment

Meet Rebecca

Allow us to introduce you to Rebecca, one of our Whole Mama Yoga Collective Members. Rebecca is a Public Health Practitioner with a specialization in Maternal and Child Health. She has been in public health for 10+ years & is especially passionate about developing innovative programs to address quality and equity in perinatal healthcare. She is also a pre & postnatal yoga teacher! Keep reading to learn more!

Whole MamaRebeccaMarch 31, 2023yoga teacher, postnatal, perinatal public healthComment

Meet Stephanie

We want you to meet Stephanie, one of our Whole Mama Yoga Collective Members. Stephanie is a wife and Mama of 5. In addition to her work as a perinatal yoga teacher, Stephanie has been a breastfeeding peer counselor for 3 years with LLL USA where she also serves as a Board Member. Stephanie is also the Founder and President of Nourish & Thrive which is a non profit organization that focuses on breastfeeding equity. Keep reading to learn more!

Whole MamaStephanieMarch 30, 2023breast feeding support, yoga teacher, birthing equity, breast feeding equityComment

Group Class or Private Lessons?

Congratulations! You’ve just seen those two little pink lines, or perhaps you are cradling your newborn baby. You want to continue your yoga practice. Or, your midwife told you yoga can be helpful. But what do you need? A group class, or private sessions? Keep reading to find out!

Whole MamaMaryMarch 24, 2023private yoga, prenatal yoga, postnatal yogaComment

A Private Yoga Success Story

Molly had been dealing with some heavy stuff since the birth of her second baby. So, Molly booked 4 private sessions with Mary. Keep reading to find out more about Molly’s healing & work with Whole Mama Yoga Collective Teacher, Mary.

Whole MamaMaryMarch 24, 2023private yoga, Diastisis Recti, postpartum yoga, postnatal yoga, postnatalComment

Meet Mary

We want you to meet Mary, one of our Whole Mama Yoga Collective Members. Mary is a full-time private yoga teacher. She has been teaching private yoga for five years, since her initial 200-hour training in 2018. She loves working with students 1-1 because her students achieve their goals faster. Keep reading to learn more!

Meet Laura

Allow us to introduce you to Laura, one of our Whole Mama Yoga Collective Members. Laura is a doula, placenta encapsulator, yoga teacher & perinatal behavioral activation therapist at UNC. Keep reading to learn more!

Whole MamaLauraMarch 21, 2023The Collective, WMY Teacher, Doula, prenatal yoga, postnatal yoga, postpartum yoga, yoga teacherComment

The Price of Glory?

A reflection on female friendships & a celebration of International Women’s Day.

Whole MamaLaurenMarch 8, 2023international women's day, friendship, community, Parenting Comment

Create Connection by Becoming a Prenatal Yoga Teacher

What happens in a prenatal yoga teacher training is the same thing that happens in a prenatal yoga class. Connection happens. When people connect with one another, just as in ALL of life, we discover that differences don't make us better or worse. They MAKE us, sure. And that realization that our stories are all important is a point of connection that happens so easily in a space of self-discovery and disclosure and vulnerability and community, all of which is fostered in both prenatal yoga class and yoga teacher training.

Prenatal, Whole MamaLaurenJanuary 17, 2023Prenatal, prenatal wellness, PYTTComment

The Value of Being a Postpartum Yoga Instructor

When Lauren and I started co-teaching as Whole Mama Yoga nearly 7 years ago, my passion was teaching newly postpartum women and birth parents. That time period was so overwhelming for me personally, so coming out of early motherhood and back into "real life," I knew I wanted to serve women and parents in that same situation. I think that's why my favorite part of our Prenatal and Postpartum Yoga Teacher Training (PYTT) is facilitating the Postpartum portion of the training.

Whole MamaAlexandraJanuary 11, 2023Yoga Training, yoga teacher training, PYTT, yoga teacherComment