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My Story - Part 4 - Motherhood that Made Me Jul 02, 2025

Part 4 

 

Pregnancy turned everything upside down.
One unexpected.
One in a pandemic.
One right after.

Motherhood felt like being tossed at sea—no time to breathe, let alone be.

But eventually… I found my step.
I returned to the mat.
I found a community.
I built rhythm, routine, and strength.

Motherh...

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My Story - Part 3 - Coming Home to Myself Jul 02, 2025

Part 3 

 

Eventually, I came back.
To my hometown.
To my family.
To familiar streets and faces that hadn’t changed—though I had.

But even surrounded by love, I still felt lost.
Still aching for something I couldn’t name.
Still searching for love—outside of myself.

The healing didn’t begin in one big ...

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My Story - Part 2 - The Mat That Found Me Jul 02, 2025

 

Somewhere in the chaos, I found yoga.
Or maybe it found me.

The mat became a place I could return to—
a place where I could feel again.
Where I could breathe.
Where I could listen, even when everything else felt loud.

After university, I ran again.
This time to Quadra Island.
Maybe I was chasing peac...

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My Story - Part 1 - I lost Myself Along the Way Jul 02, 2025

Part 1 

17 was a turning point. 
Not one you prepare for, but the kind that splits your life into two. 

He was still here, but everything had changed. 
A day off school, a hockey tournament, a traumatic brain injury. 

We were graduating, we had our lives ahead of us. 
But no one talked about how to ho...

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Just Breathe accessibleyoga breath pranyama yoga Nov 04, 2024

Breath in yoga is known as pranayama in sanskrit or “Life force”. 

 

 

Slowing down and noticing our breath at the beginning of practice allows us to find that mind-body connection. It allows us to be present in the moment, and to refocus our thoughts as they come back to the breath and the bod...

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Self Care Summer selfcare summer yoga Jul 02, 2024

Welcome to the Summer of Self Care

Where you put yourself first, find the joy, glimmers, gratitudes in the little moments, do what you love, spend time how you want and with who you want. It’s being authentically YOU. Because when we show up for ourselves, we better show up for others. And as wom...

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The 3 C's of Motherhood motherhood motherhoodmvmt Mar 28, 2024

The 3 C’s of Motherhood

 

I was recently listening to Dan Sullivan’s 10X is better than 2 X, and I started to think how all that he was teaching us about uplevelling our business lives was exactly like motherhood. As mother’s our lives are instantly 10X’d (probably more), the moment you birth your...

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Everything is Adaptable Feb 27, 2024

Everything is adaptable. 

 

It just takes honesty. Honesty with yourself and your instructor. Being aware of your body, knowing your limitations, and recognizing that everyday is different and everybody is built differently. My philosophy is that our bodies are designed to move, if we don’t move o...

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Positive Affirmations Feb 26, 2024

Positive affirmations are powerful statements that help us overcome negative thoughts and beliefs by replacing them with positive, empowering statements. By using positive affirmations you can reprogram your subconscious mind and create a more fulfilling life. 

 

Here are a few tips and tricks tha...

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The Mind Body Connection Feb 24, 2024

The mind body connection is the communication between your thoughts and your feelings. It is a constant feedback loop, as in how we feel affects what we think and vice versa. This mind body connection is so profound, but especially in prenatal and postpartum care. When you are birthing your child, t...

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My journey with Pilates. motherhoodmvmt pilates Feb 23, 2024

Like yoga, my journey with pilates started years ago. Did you have those Winsor Pilates DVDs at your house? I think they were on the shopping channel. Anyways, we had them at our house. I tried them many times, but it was hard. I didn’t like it, so I didn’t keep up with it. As you know, my guiding...

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My yoga story. community motherhoodmvmt yoga Feb 21, 2024

 

My story with yoga began almost 20 years ago. I was looking for a way to support my active lifestyle as a teenager. I found a Yogalates class that was being run out of a shoe store, and it was at that time I became hooked. But let me tell you, the way yoga has weaved into my life did not become...

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Physical Literacy Game

Download and print a physical literacy game to play with your children. All you need to do is print, cut out the squares, and place them around your home. Go from square to square to complete each action on the card, building fundamental movement exercises for everyone. 

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