I wrote a book during the height of my busy life to capture the self-care practices that inspire me to live well so that I can inspire other busy moms to do the same.
After my second child was born, I began taking notes and writing down my ideas about my experiences of being a working, breastfeeding and pumping mom, determined to live well in a world that demands more from me, even when I'm already giving so much.
In addition to me working full time and teaching yoga classes, my husband was working and going to school full-time. Busy was what we knew. Busy was our rhythm.
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Drawing upon my yoga practice and deep interest in wellness, I was determined to balance being busy by taking care of myself. It’s not that I wanted to add more tasks to my overflowing plate, but that in order to continue to do all the things I was doing, I needed to nourish and nurture myself so that I could continue to serve others.
Taking care of so many people and so many things in my life, a self-care routine customized for me was just what I needed. I dedicated time every day to self-care, testing and experimenting with several practices, and I eventually developed a self-care routine that met my current needs. I experienced that when I gave to myself, I could give so much more to others. I was more loving, compassionate, gentle, kind, loving and tolerant. Things seemed to flow more easily and gracefully.
I was inspired enough by being a busy working mom and maintaining my self-care practices that I wrote a book, 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas, about my self-care experience so that I could help inspire other busy moms to do the same.
108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas offers self-care practices you can customize to build better boundaries and balance in your life. The writing prompts, yoga poses, breathing exercises, meditations and other self-care practices that fill these pages will transform your life.
Why 108 Practices?
I am deeply connected to the number 108 because of its spiritual significance. There are many references to 108 throughout yoga and Ayurveda (yoga's sister science). Here are a few:
Cosmic references and connections
108 beads on a mala, which are prayer beads often used during japa (mantra) meditation
108 marma points in the body in Ayurveda (Marma points are specific energy points in the body.)
108 sacred sites in India
108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas is an offering to you, busy mama. You, who deserves more self-care than you are allowing yourself to have. You, who can start leading the life you want to live by updating your self-care routine with these life-changing practices. This book can give you the courage to do just that. Allow self-care to lead the way to live the life you want.
Practice It: Discover Self-Care Practices to Help You Live the Life You Want
Everything starts with self-care. Build and nurture your self-love with the self-care practices in my book 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas.
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