"The purest thing in the world is the heart of the mother, the heart-chakra, the center of the mother. It can move God. It can move the Universe. It can cause an effect beyond limitation. The heart of the mother is the greatest power of Infinity ever given to any finite being."
Yogi Bhajan, Women's Camp 1977
Yogi Bhajan, Women's Camp 1977
Happy Friday beauty hearts! About a month ago I participated in a pre-natal yoga training that shed light on the world according to mama and baby. I am not a mama myself, but I simply adore the space that a woman's body makes for her growing child and in turn how her child fills up the spaces in her external world. The long and short of it is that I LOVE babies!! Their smell. Their innocence. Their heavenly hook-up. Their limitless potential. Everything about them is just divine!
Throughout the training I was shown where I hold my biases, where I have room to grow, and where I might be stuck as a teacher. There were so many nuggets of wisdom that our teachers shared with us, but one of my favorites was a discussion about pre-postpartum. In our society most first time mom's will work as long as possible due to a varying array of circumstances. I had never thought about the offering that my teachers shared.
"We encourage our first time mama's to take off at least a month before their birth. We know this might seem extreme or unreasonable, but stay with us." Their kindness filled the room as my fellow trainees and I listened to their beautiful offering. They broke down the first month as follows.
Week 1 & 2- This is like mama's time to detox. We are so addicted in our society to being busy, that this gives her time and space to get that 'busyness' out of her system.
Week 3- This is the liminal space of gently leaning into the question, "Who am I if I'm not busy?"
Week 4- This week marks a divine recognition of the rise of the feminine. Outside the roles and tasks of doing, one begins to notice her beingness. There is a softening of who we are if we're not doing.
I love this breakdown because I feel like it crosses not only into motherhood, but into the daily acts of living. Who are we if we aren't 'doing' all the time? Who are we being? Do we take moments throughout our day to tap into the sacred feminine that lives within us?
May you settle into the space of curiosity as you play with this breakdown in your own life.
May You Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude,
Sarah
Throughout the training I was shown where I hold my biases, where I have room to grow, and where I might be stuck as a teacher. There were so many nuggets of wisdom that our teachers shared with us, but one of my favorites was a discussion about pre-postpartum. In our society most first time mom's will work as long as possible due to a varying array of circumstances. I had never thought about the offering that my teachers shared.
"We encourage our first time mama's to take off at least a month before their birth. We know this might seem extreme or unreasonable, but stay with us." Their kindness filled the room as my fellow trainees and I listened to their beautiful offering. They broke down the first month as follows.
Week 1 & 2- This is like mama's time to detox. We are so addicted in our society to being busy, that this gives her time and space to get that 'busyness' out of her system.
Week 3- This is the liminal space of gently leaning into the question, "Who am I if I'm not busy?"
Week 4- This week marks a divine recognition of the rise of the feminine. Outside the roles and tasks of doing, one begins to notice her beingness. There is a softening of who we are if we're not doing.
I love this breakdown because I feel like it crosses not only into motherhood, but into the daily acts of living. Who are we if we aren't 'doing' all the time? Who are we being? Do we take moments throughout our day to tap into the sacred feminine that lives within us?
May you settle into the space of curiosity as you play with this breakdown in your own life.
May You Sweetly Seek:)
In Gratitude,
Sarah
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