The Yoga, Bellies & Babies Podcast: Recent Episodes
Krishna Hassomal
How can you prepare for the journey of pregnancy, birth and parenthood? You can't! It's truly the one journey which can only be learnt from experience.
Welcome to the Yoga, Bellies and Babies podcast! I, Krishna Hassomal, together with my guests explore the journey of pregnancy, birth and beyond through yoga, science and personal experiences.
Join me for light-hearted and honest conversations with real, everyday people. Learn from other parents, yogis, medical & health professionals on everything from your belly bump, delivery and all the unglamorous minutia of parenthood!
Sophie came to the Calm and Confident Mama hypnobirthing course after two months of bed rest, having consumed birth horror story after horror story on her phone. She was terrified. She had a firm plan for an epidural. She is based in Japan, a country where hypnobirthing is virtually unknown and where a calm, physiological birth is not the default.
In only six weeks, everything changed.
In this episode, Krish tells Sophie's story — with Sophie's own voice woven throughout — from where she started to what her birth actually looked like. Including the moment she told her partner she needed the epidural. What he said back. And what the midwife wrote in her notes afterwards.
In this episode:
- How two months of birth horror stories shaped Sophie's expectations
- What six weeks of daily preparation actually looked like
- What happened when labour slowed down at the hospital
- The transition moment and how Michael knew exactly what to do
- Why Sophie was loud during labour
- What the most painful part of the birth actually was
This episode is for you if:
- You are pregnant and frightened about what birth will be like
- You have been consuming birth horror stories and want to hear something different
- You are wondering whether hypnobirthing is worth it
- You want to know what the preparation actually looks like in practice
- Your partner is unsure about their role
📚 Calm and Confident Mama Hypnobirthing Course — July & August 2026
Online. Evidence-based. For every type of birth.
👉 https://www.krishyoga.com/hypnobirthing-online/
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📌 Find Krish: Website: krishyoga.com
If you're planning a caesarean birth, or if there's a chance you may end up having one, you might have assumed hypnobirthing isn't for you.
This episode is here to change that.
Krish (prenatal yoga teacher, hypnobirthing instructor, and mum of four including twins) explains exactly how hypnobirthing applies to caesarean births planned or unplanned — and why the principles of calm, informed preparation matter just as much in theatre as anywhere else.
She also shares three real stories from women in her courses: an emergency caesarean under general anaesthetic, a planned caesarean after a shoulder dystocia risk, and a twin pregnancy navigating the high-risk label — and what hypnobirthing gave each of them.
In this episode:
- Why the language around caesarean birth matters
- How hypnobirthing tools apply in theatre — before, during, and after
- Why keeping adrenaline low and oxytocin flowing matters in every type of birth
- What "positive birth" actually means (it's not what you think)
- The golden hour — and how to advocate for it in a caesarean birth
- Three real stories from women who prepared for all types of birth
This episode is for you if:
- You are planning an elective caesarean birth
- You have been told you may need a caesarean due to a health condition or high-risk pregnancy
- You are preparing for a physiological birth but want to be ready for anything
- You have been told hypnobirthing isn't relevant to your situation
🎓 Free Masterclass: May 30th 2026 From Birth Anxiety to Birth Confidence: 3 Proven Hypnobirthing Techniques Whatever type of birth you're preparing for — this masterclass is for you. 👉 https://www.krishyoga.com/free-yoga-hypnobirthing/
If the word "hypnobirthing" makes you, or your partner, want to scroll straight past, this episode is for you.
In this episode, Krish (prenatal yoga teacher, hypnobirthing instructor, and mum of four, including twins) shares why she was sceptical about hypnobirthing before her first pregnancy, what finally changed her mind, and what the method actually is, backed by science, not mysticism.
She also shares the story of one student: an engineer, an atheist, and the most sceptical person to ever walk into one of her courses. His feedback at the end? "Why isn't everyone doing this?" and one request: please change the name.
In this episode:
- What hypnobirthing actually is, and what it isn't
- The fear-tension-pain cycle and why it matters for birth
- The science of the mind-body connection (and one study that will surprise you)
- Why the name "hypnobirthing" is both the biggest barrier and the most honest description
- The honest conversation about whether it should be renamed
This episode is for you if:
- You or your partner have dismissed hypnobirthing as "woo woo"
- You want evidence-based birth preparation that actually makes sense
- You're curious but not yet convinced
🎓 Free Masterclass — May 30th 2026 From Birth Anxiety to Birth Confidence: 3 Proven Hypnobirthing Techniques Release your fear of birth and learn what to practise NOW so your body and mind know exactly what to do during labour. 👉 https://www.krishyoga.com/free-yoga-hypnobirthing/
Have you suddenly felt more flexible during pregnancy? Can you finally touch your toes or sink deeper into stretches than ever before?
That's not real flexibility. That's relaxin.
Relaxin is a pregnancy hormone that softens and loosens your ligaments throughout your entire body, not just your pelvis. And while it's essential for birth, it can also put you at risk for joint injuries if you're not careful.
In this episode, I explain what relaxin actually is, how it affects your body during pregnancy and postpartum, and why your goal during pregnancy yoga should be stability, not flexibility.
Before we dive in: I'm a prenatal yoga teacher and hypnobirthing instructor, not a doctor. This is educational information based on my training and experience, not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Free Prenatal Workshop: Join my free live workshop on May 1st: The Prenatal Yoga Upgrade: 5 Shifts for a Safe & Strong Practice
I'll teach you 5 simple shifts so you can practice with confidence, build strength for birth, and protect your joints. 🔗 Register here: Free Prenatal Yoga Workshop & VIP Class | Strong & Safe Pregnancy
Resources & Support:
🧘♀️ Krish Yoga Studio - LIVE online prenatal yoga classes (not recorded videos, I can see you and give real-time feedback)
🤰 Hypnobirthing courses for birth preparation
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If you're active during pregnancy, whether that's CrossFit, yoga, running, or just getting out of bed in the morning, you need to know about doming.
One of my students told me she was getting out of bed and her belly was making a weird shape. Like a dome or cone sticking up down the middle.
She asked me: "Is this normal?" No. It's not.
And here's why it matters: That dome is your body telling you the movement you're doing creates too much pressure for your core to handle right now.
And if you keep doing movements that cause this throughout your pregnancy, you're making your abdominal separation wider. Which means your postpartum recovery will be harder and longer.
But here's the good news: It's completely fixable.
You just need to know what to look for and how to modify.
In this week's podcast episode, I break down:
- What that weird belly shape actually is
- Why it matters for your postpartum recovery
- Which movements commonly cause it
- How to modify (not eliminate) your workouts
- What your core actually needs during pregnancy
- And the one thing every pregnant woman needs to do (This one change protects your core during pregnancy AND sets you up for easier recovery.)And if you want to learn exactly how to practice safely, join my free live workshop on April 13th at 6:30 PM CET.SIGN UP HERE - https://www.krishyoga.com/online-prenatal-yoga-workshop/ I'm teaching 5 simple shifts so you can practice with total confidence, build strength for birth, and feel amazing in your changing body. What's the one thing you wish you knew about moving safely during pregnancy? Keep sending me your questions to hello@krishyoga.com
"I just want to feel like myself again." If you've said these words after having a baby, this episode is for you.
Today's guest is Bekah Kraakman, a personal stylist and confidence coach with a psychology degree from Stanford University.
Bekah started her company as a postnatal mom herself, which is why she has such a deep understanding of what new mothers go through.
When my twins turned two, I visited Bekah for a colour consultation. But what started as finding my best colours turned into something much deeper, uncovering fears and insecurities I'd been carrying from postpartum that were showing up in what I wore and how I wore it.
This conversation isn't about fashion. It's about confidence, identity, and feeling like yourself again.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
✨ Why postpartum moms feel like they don't recognize themselves
🧠 The psychology behind "look good, feel good"
👗 Why you should buy clothes that fit your body NOW, not later
💡 How getting dressed is one thing you CAN control in motherhood
🕐 Bekah's five-minute morning routine to feel confident all day
🤱 Why living in "house clothes" keeps you stuck in postpartum mode
💪 How to overcome mom guilt about focusing on yourself
🎨 What colour analysis revealed about my postpartum insecurities
🌟 Why taking care of your appearance isn't superficial, it's essential
Key Takeaway: "Style isn't superficial. It's deeply tied to identity, self-perception, and confidence." You don't need to dress up for anyone else. Dress up for YOU. Five minutes in the morning to put on something you love can change your entire day.
About Bekah Kraakman: Bekah is a personal stylist and confidence coach who combines her psychology background with her passion for helping women feel confident. She specializes in working with mums to help them rediscover their style and sense of self after having children.
🌐 Website: www.clothesandconfidence.nl
📱 Instagram: @clothesandconfidence
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This episode is a special, interactive coaching workshop. We recommend grabbing a pen and paper before you press play.
Do you feel like you've lost your sense of self since becoming a mother? This is your opportunity to find it again. Join host Krish and special guest Tessa, a professional coach for mothers, for a real-time guided session designed to help you navigate your identity shift.
In this workshop, you will be guided through four powerful journaling prompts that explore the concept of Matrescence (the adolescence of motherhood), help you reconnect with your core values, and empower you to commit to one small, gentle action to feel more like yourself again. Don't just listen, participate, and give yourself the gift of guided self-reflection.
In this workshop, you will:
- EXPERIENCE a live-style coaching session.
- RECEIVE four guided journaling prompts on identity and values.
- LEARN about Matrescence and why "bouncing back" is a myth.
- ENJOY a meditation for self-compassion and acceptance.
As a mother, do you feel guilty for resting? Do you use every quiet moment to be productive instead of still? You're not alone. In this episode, host Krish is joined by holistic women's health specialist Tess to discuss why modern motherhood keeps us in a state of constant high alert and how we can reclaim our right to rest.
Discover the difference between the "activation" and "rest and repair" modes of your nervous system and why being stuck in "go" mode can affect your hormones, immunity, and mental health. Tess introduces the powerful practice of Restorative Yoga, a form of conscious, supported rest, and guides you through three simple postures you can do at home to find calm in the chaos. This is your permission slip to slow down.
In this episode, you will learn:
- The internal battle between productivity and the body's need for rest.
- A simple breakdown of the nervous system's "activation" vs. "rest and repair" modes.
- Why rest is crucial for your immune system, hormones, and emotional well-being.
- What Restorative Yoga is and how it helps the nervous system feel safe.
- Three simple, prop-supported poses you can do anytime to find calm.
- A guided progressive muscle relaxation to release full-body tension.
Meet Our Guest: Tess is a holistic woman's health specialist with deep expertise in yoga therapy, somatic healing, Ayurvedic nutrition, pelvic floor health, trauma-informed practices, and Yoga Nidra. She is a beloved teacher in the Krish Yoga studio, leading monthly restorative yoga sessions.
Connect with Yoga, Bellies & Babies:
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- Instagram: @krish_yoga
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"I feel like if I only listen to positive birth stories, it's setting me up for failure. At least with negative ones, I can prepare for what might go wrong."
Sound familiar? This question came up in my prenatal yoga class recently. It sounds logical, but that's not how your brain works. And it's definitely not how birth works.
In this episode, I'm explaining why people say to only listen to positive birth stories, and whether it will really set you up for failure.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
🧠 How your subconscious mind processes birth stories
😰 What fear does to your body during labour
✨ How positive birth stories program your brain and body for success
🚫 The nocebo effect: why expecting pain creates more pain
📚 The difference between being informed and being traumatized
🤰 My personal experience: two completely different births and what made the difference
💡 Why practicing relaxation is a skill you have to learn (and how simple it actually is)
Free Masterclass: Join my free hypnobirthing masterclass where I teach the practical techniques to prepare your mind for birth. 🔗 Register here: Free Hypnobirthing Masterclass: 3 Techniques for a Calm, Confident Birth
Resources & Support:
🤰 Calm & Confident Mama Hypnobirthing Course: www.krishyoga.com
🧘♀️ Krish Yoga Studio - Online yoga membership for prenatal & postnatal mothers
Connect With Me:
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How Do I Stay in My Baby Bubble With Everything Going On in the World?
If you're pregnant or postpartum and struggling to protect your baby bubble while the world feels heavy, this episode is for you.
In last week's prenatal yoga class, one of my students asked a question that resonated with everyone in the room: "How do I stay in my baby bubble with everything that's going on in the world?"
This honest, compassionate episode explores that very question, and why you have permission to protect your peace right now.
Resources & Support: 🧘♀️ Krish Yoga Studio - Practices for regulating your nervous system and staying grounded 🤰 Calm & Confident Mama Hypnobirthing Course - Learn how to have an empowered birth where you trust your body 🌐 Website: ww.krishyoga.com
Connect With Me:
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Your support allows me to continue creating these conversations and bringing you incredible guests who can support your journey through pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
One afternoon in October, my body stopped working. I couldn't move my legs. I couldn't stand.
Three months later, I'm sharing what I've learned about chronic cortisol elevation, why pregnant and postpartum mothers are particularly vulnerable, and what's actually helping me recover - not generic stress advice, but specific practices from my training as a prenatal yoga teacher and hypnobirthing instructor.
My physical therapist and my therapist - in different countries, not knowing each other - both gave me the exact same diagnosis. What followed were three months of professional support, implementing changes, and truly understanding how our bodies work when stress becomes chronic.
In This Episode:
- My physical breakdown and the four days I couldn't stand
- Why two professionals independently reached the same conclusion
- The perimenopause question and whether it's linked
- Why cortisol gets blamed unfairly
- The difference between adrenaline and cortisol
- Why pregnant mothers face compounded stress
- How postpartum hormones help you function on little sleep
- Why I stopped intense exercise and why I'm only now rebuilding
- Specific practices that can help mums
I'm still rebuilding. I'm not fully recovered. But I've learned enough to share what's genuinely helping.
Resources Mentioned:
- Krish Yoga Studio: https://www.krishyoga.com/yoga/
- Blog post for this episode:
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- Email: hello@krishyoga.com
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If you're pregnant, recently given birth, or raising small children, the traditional "New Year, New You" narrative doesn't fit your life right now.
In this episode, I'm talking about why goal-setting looks different during this phase of life, where the pressure actually comes from, and what I'm doing differently this year.
I share real stories from my holidays with four kids (including twin toddlers who nap at 6pm and destroy Christmas trees), why I finally rested without apologising, and how I'm approaching 2026 with one word instead of a list of goals.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Real talk about the holidays with small kids (the chaos, exhaustion, and FOMO)
- Why you live in a different reality when you're pregnant or raising babies
- Where goal-setting pressure actually comes from (hint: men on social media)
- Why you need to know where you are before you can move forward
- My story about looking at lives touched instead of business numbers
- My word for 2026: space (and what that means practically)
- How to find your own word for the year
- A moment of gratitude for this community
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Modern Mama Method: Free 5-Day Yoga & Mindset Challenge (Jan 12-16, 2026)
Sign up: www.krishyoga.com/prenatal-yoga-mindset
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU:
What's your word for 2026? What do you need more of this year?
Instagram: @krish_yoga
Email: hello@krishyoga.com
CONNECT WITH KRISH:
Website: www.krishyoga.com
Thank you for listening, for reading my emails, for standing by Krish Yoga. Your support means everything. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a mama who might need to hear this.
In this episode, I explore the rise of Pilates and ask: Is it replacing yoga? And if so, what does that mean for women navigating pregnancy, birth, and motherhood?
I share my personal experience with both Pilates and yoga (I go to Pilates once a week and used to teach Yogalates!), acknowledge the huge overlap between the two practices, and explain why yoga's deeper dimensions (breathwork, philosophy, mudras, and mantras) are exactly what pregnant and postnatal women need during one of the biggest transitions of their lives.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Why Pilates is having a moment (and why that's okay)
Where Pilates and yoga actually overlap (spoiler: a lot)
The key difference: yoga includes everything Pilates does, plus another dimension
How sitting in silence together creates a different kind of connection
Living yoga vs. performing yoga, and why it matters
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Modern Mama Method: Free 5-Day Yoga & Mindset Challenge (Jan 12-16, 2026)
Sign up: www.krishyoga.com/prenatal-yoga-mindset
I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: What do you think about this topic? Do you practice Pilates, yoga, or both?
Instagram: @krish_yoga Email: hello@krishyoga.com
CONNECT WITH KRISH: Website: www.krishyoga.com
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In this honest and practical conversation, I sit down with Tessa Johnson-Jones – postnatal yoga teacher, hypnobirthing instructor, and certified coach – to explore the support mothers desperately need but rarely receive when navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and the return to work.
If you've ever felt like you've had this completely transformative experience of becoming a mother while everyone else just carried on as normal, expecting you to slot back into your old life... this episode is for you.
🎙️ IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:
- The difference between coaching and therapy for mothers (and why both matter)
- Why returning to work after maternity leave is such a significant pressure point
- The identity crisis that hits when you become a mother
- How to navigate the "work like you don't have kids, mother like you don't have a job" expectation
- Practical tools that reduce daily overwhelm (including the household task exercise that changes everything)
- The pressure points mothers face throughout their journey
- What happens in Mother Circle group coaching sessions
- Why goal-setting for mothers looks different (and why "I want to see my friends more" is a valid goal)
- The simple changes that eliminate daily friction points
- How values work helps you understand what matters most
💫 ABOUT TESSA JOHNSON-JONES: Tessa is a postnatal yoga teacher, hypnobirthing instructor, and certified coach who brings her corporate management experience into motherhood support. She specializes in helping mothers navigate identity shifts, return to work transitions, and the practical challenges of balancing it all. Tessa leads monthly Mother Circle group coaching sessions at Krish Yoga Studio.
🔗 Connect with Tessa: Website: https://www.motheryourway.co.uk/
📥 DOWNLOAD FREE JOURNALING PROMPTS: Tessa has created journaling prompts to help you explore your values, goals, and vision for motherhood. Download them here: LINK TBC
🧘♀️ JOIN THE KRISH YOGA COMMUNITY: Website: https://www.krishyoga.com Become a member to join our monthly Mother Circles with Tessa and access prenatal yoga, postnatal yoga, hypnobirthing courses, and more.
💌 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Sarah Rockwell Smith (gentle parenting resources)
- The GROW coaching model
- Wheel of Life exercise
- Values work for mothers
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📱 CONNECT WITH ME: Instagram: @krish_yoga Website: https://chrisyoga.com
In this honest and empowering conversation, I sit down with Nicola Moburg, founder of Puna Yoga in Helsinki and certified yoga teacher trainer, to discuss perimenopause – the transition that so many of us fear but few truly understand.
Nicola shares her personal journey through perimenopause, including the symptoms that started at 45 (hint: they weren't what she expected), how her decades of yoga practice prepared her body for this transition, and why she feels better at 50 than she did in her forties.
In this episode, we discuss:
✨ Perimenopause symptoms beyond hot flashes (brain fog, heart palpitations, nervous system changes, identity shifts)
✨ Why doctors often miss early perimenopause signs
✨ How yoga – especially inversions and cycle-based practice – supports hormonal balance
✨ Natural approaches to managing symptoms (wild yam cream, chasteberry, shilajit)
✨ The importance of understanding your menstrual cycle at any age
✨ How to adapt your yoga practice according to your hormonal phases
✨ Why preparation matters more than you think
✨ Reframing perimenopause as an empowering transition rather than something to fear
Whether you're in your 30s and want to prepare, in your 40s and noticing changes, or beyond and looking for support – this conversation offers practical wisdom and a refreshing perspective on this natural life transition.
ABOUT NICOLA MOBURG: Nicola Moburg is the founder and owner of Purna Yoga in Helsinki, Finland. She's a Birthlight-trained prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher, certified Purna Yoga teacher trainer, and has been supporting women through pregnancy, birth, and beyond for over 15 years. Since taking over the studio in 2017, she has trained hundreds of yoga teachers through Purna Yoga's 200-hour teacher training programs.
Find Nicola at: www.punayoga.fi
LET'S CONNECT:
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Carrying twins changes everything about your yoga practice. In this episode, I'm sharing the exact modifications that got me through my twin pregnancy, and they work for anyone dealing with a large belly, extreme exhaustion, or a high-risk label while feeling quite healthy.
In This Episode You'll Discover:
- Why the "high-risk" label doesn't always mean something is wrong
- The essential props that transform your practice (birthing ball, chairs, blocks)
- 9 numbered poses you can actually do with a massive, low-hanging belly
- What to avoid completely (and why)
- How to adapt when brain fog makes planning sequences impossible
- The emotional side of letting go of your previous practice
If you're navigating a specific high-risk condition (pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, placenta previa, etc.), reach out to me! I'm creating episodes for different high-risk situations. Your input helps shape content that serves this community.
For live classes and recordings specifically designed for pregnancy, join the Krish Yoga Studio community at www.krishyoga.com. Practice with guidance, follow along when brain fog hits, and connect with others who understand this journey.
In this episode of the Yoga Bellies and Babies Podcast, host Krishna Hassomal opens up about her personal journey with hypnobirthing, sharing the five biggest mistakes she made during her first birth and how she overcame them in subsequent pregnancies.
Aimed at expectant and new mothers, as well as anyone interested in mindful birth preparation, Krishna discusses the realities of hypnobirthing beyond the common myths. She reflects on her own experiences, from a challenging hospital induction to a calm home birth, highlighting the importance of thorough preparation, flexibility, and involving birth partners in the process.
Krishna emphasizes that hypnobirthing is not just about reading a book or listening to tracks once, but about consistent practice, mental and emotional readiness, and open communication with both partners and medical staff. She also addresses the need to prepare for different birth scenarios, not just the ideal plan, and the value of “cheesy” mental preparation like affirmations and positive visualizations.
Listeners will come away with practical strategies for effective hypnobirthing, including daily practice, balancing physical and mental preparation, and reprogramming subconscious beliefs about birth. Krishna also invites listeners to a free workshop, “Calm, Confident, and Ready,” for deeper learning and support.
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Yoga Bellies and Babies on your favourite platform so you never miss an episode!
If you’d like to be a guest on the show or share your feedback, Krishna would love to hear from you.
To work with Krishna, explore upcoming online courses, or send a message, visit www.khrisyoga.com for more information and resources.
Feeling like you're constantly juggling a million things but never getting ahead? You're not alone, mama.
In this game-changing episode, I sit down with time and energy management coach Alice Dartnell to explore why traditional time management fails busy parents and what actually works instead.
Alice flips everything we think we know about productivity on its head, revealing that time management isn't really about time at all – it's about managing your energy across four crucial areas: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
What You'll Learn:
- Why energy management trumps time management every time
- The four types of energy every mom needs to balance
- How to stop multitasking and start "mode switching"
- Alice's foolproof 3-step process for getting out of overwhelm
- Why "white space" in your calendar is non-negotiable
- How to redefine productivity to align with your values as a mom
- The connection between planning and self-worth
- About Alice Alice Dartnell is a time and energy management coach who specializes in helping ambitious, busy women create businesses and lives by design without overwhelm. She's the co-author of the #1 international bestselling book "Unstoppable: Female Entrepreneurs Living Fearlessly" and has worked with organizations including Mind charity and Sheffield University.
- Connect with Alice:
- Email alice@alicedartnell.com
- Instagram @alice_dartnell
- Websitewww.alicedartnell.com
- Download Alice's weekly planner and get started today: https://alicedartnell.com/weekly-success-planner-and-checklist/Love this episode? Please subscribe, leave a review, and share with a fellow mama who needs to hear this message. Your support helps me bring you more incredible conversations like this one!
In this episode of the Yoga Bellies and Babies Podcast, host Krishna Hassomal delves into the often misunderstood topic of pelvic floor health.
This episode is for professional women who are pregnant, recently given birth, or balancing motherhood with their careers, Krishna shares personal stories and addresses common myths.
She discusses the importance of understanding and properly managing pelvic floor health, starting during pregnancy and continuing postpartum.
She debunks the misconceptions that pelvic floor issues are inevitable for women or that Kegels are the only solution. Krishna emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach, incorporating proper breathing, posture, and stress management.
The episode concludes with practical strategies and introduces two comprehensive yoga-based pelvic floor courses designed for both prenatal and postnatal women.
00:00 Welcome to Yoga Bellies and Babies Podcast
00:31 A Personal Story on Pelvic Floor Health
02:13 Understanding Pelvic Floor Myths
03:41 Myth 1: Pelvic Floor Problems Are Just Part of Being a Woman
07:40 Myth 2: Kegels Are the Solution for Everything
11:03 Myth 3: The Pelvic Floor Is Just Those Muscles Around Your Private Parts
14:12 Myth 4: You Can't Do Anything About Pelvic Floor Issues During Pregnancy
17:46 Myth 5: If You Have a C-Section, You Don't Have to Worry About Pelvic Floor Issues
21:00 Comprehensive Pelvic Floor Health Approach
23:37 Conclusion and Next Steps
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Join Krishna Hassomal as she sits down with Tess Jewell-Larsen, certified yoga therapist, mindfulness coach, and somatic healer, for an honest conversation about managing stress, anxiety, and overwhelm during pregnancy and motherhood.
In this episode, Tess shares her personal journey with anxiety from childhood and offers practical, gentle tools for finding balance in the midst of life's challenges.
What You'll Learn:
- The crucial difference between stress and anxiety and why it matters
- How somatic healing works and why it pairs beautifully with yoga
- Simple grounding techniques you can use anywhere (including the finger rolling method)
- Why traditional breathing exercises can sometimes backfire
- Practical ways to feel connected when you're stuck at home
- How to recognize your body's stress signals and work with them, not against them
- The importance of asking for help and reframing it as strength, not weakness
Key Topics Discussed:
- Holistic approaches to women's health and pelvic health
- The mind-body connection and nervous system regulation
- Managing postpartum anxiety and overwhelm
- Finding connection and community as a new parent
- Cultural differences in women's healthcare around the world
- Practical tools for busy moms with limited time and energy
Tess Jewell-Larsen is a certified yoga therapist, mindfulness coach, and somatic healer who empowers women professionals, entrepreneurs, and those juggling it all to go from exhausted and overwhelmed to balanced and thriving. She specializes in women's health, pelvic health, stress and burnout, emphasizing breath support, mindful movement, stress management, and nervous system resiliency. Tess is also a newly graduated Ayurvedic nutrition coach and the author behind the Morning Pause 'n Tea newsletter and blog.
Work with Tess:
Join Tess's Postnatal Yoga and Restorative Yoga Classes inside the Krish Yoga Membership www.krishyoga.com/yoga
Join Tess's supportive community: https://www.tytoniyoga.com/pages/membership
Book a Free Consultation Call with Tess: https://www.tytoniyoga.com/offerings/book?offering=d178e911-6739-4802-875a-c12ac0f86b23&embed=undefined
Morning Pause 'n Tea Newsletter - Weekly invitations to breathe deep and pause
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Remember: You don't have to navigate pregnancy, birth, and parenthood alone. There are tools, support, and community available to help you thrive during this incredible journey.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult with your healthcare provider regarding any health concerns.
Do you ever feel completely overwhelmed by the beautiful chaos of your children? In this honest conversation, I share the reality of parental overstimulation - from morning meltdowns over the wrong bowl colour to feeling "touched out" at the end of the day.
We dive into the science behind why loving parents feel overwhelmed by their own kids, and I share 7 practical daily strategies that actually work with your nervous system instead of against it.
What You'll Learn:
- The real-life scenarios of parental overstimulation (you're not alone!)
- Why elevated cortisol makes you hypersensitive to noise, touch, and chaos
- How modern parenting amplifies the stress response
- Why complete silence doesn't help when you're overstimulated
- 7 evidence-based daily practices to regulate your nervous system
- How to manage overwhelm in real-time without guilt or shame
Perfect For:
- Parents feeling overwhelmed by daily family chaos
- Anyone who's ever snapped at their kids and felt guilty
- Pregnant women wanting to understand what might come
- Partners trying to understand parental overwhelm
- Anyone who feels like they're "failing" at handling kid energy
Connect with me:
- Website: www.krishyoga.com
- Instagram: @krish_yoga
- Email: hello@krishyoga.com
If this episode resonated with you, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast. Your reviews help other parents find these conversations, and knowing these topics are helping real families motivates me to keep bringing you authentic, practical content.
In this episode of the Yoga Bellies and Babies Podcast, host Krishna Hassomal converses with Katie Mellor, a prenatal and postnatal yoga instructor at Krish Yoga Studio.
Katie shares her deeply personal story of preparing for a home birth only to find that her newborn would need immediate surgery, leading to an unexpected three-month NICU journey.
This conversation touches on the transformative power of yoga in managing both natural and medicalized births, the importance of identifying non-negotiables in a birth plan, and the challenges of maintaining maternal instincts and well-being in a highly medicalized environment.
We also delve into the intricacies of breastfeeding and expressing milk for NICU babies and the emotional rollercoaster of the 4th trimester while navigating such a challenging period.
Katie's story is an inspiring testament to resilience, adaptability, and the importance of comprehensive support for all types of births.
00:00 Welcome to the Yoga Bellies and Babies Podcast
02:28 Katie's Role and Passion in Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga
02:58 Yoga and Childbirth: Getting Out of Your Head
08:04 Katie's High-Risk Pregnancy
10:19 Reflecting on Birth Plans and Non-Negotiables
17:25 The Birth Experience: From Hospital Arrival to Delivery
22:36 Post-Birth Reflections and the Importance of Non-Negotiables
27:48 Navigating the Fourth Trimester in the NICU
37:28 Breastfeeding Challenges and Advice
46:21 The Importance of NICU Awareness
50:05 Evolving Perspectives on Birth and Yoga
53:58 Final Thoughts and Contact Information
In this powerful episode Uma Dinsmore-Tuli shares why rest isn't just nice, it's necessary, especially for mothers. Learn about yoga nidra as a revolutionary practice, the natural cycles our bodies crave, and why "rest is resistance" against a culture that values productivity above all else.
Uma challenges conventional yoga approaches that weren't designed for women's bodies and explains why postnatal recovery takes much longer than we're led to believe. Most importantly, she reminds us that when we prioritize rest, we model something beautiful for our children.
If you enjoyed this episode, please hit the like button and subscribe to Yoga, Bellies & Babies for more conversations that support you through pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. Share with a mama who needs permission to rest!
In this heartfelt episode, yoga teacher, author and mother of two Sarah Ezrin shares her transformative journey through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
From practicing intense Ashtanga yoga six days a week to discovering the power of "yoga snacks" after becoming a mother, Sarah offers honest insights about adapting to the physical and emotional changes of motherhood.
Learn how birth experiences can reshape our relationship with our bodies, how to regulate your nervous system through micro-practices, and why community is essential for maternal wellbeing.
In This Episode Find Out:
- Sarah's yoga journey before pregnancy and how her practice centered around physical achievement
- The impact of experiencing a missed miscarriage and how it changed Sarah's relationship with body control
- Sarah's first birth experience and how it completely transformed her approach to yoga
- The concept of "yoga snacks" – finding small moments for practice throughout busy days of motherhood
- The nervous system in motherhood and why it takes time to downregulate after prolonged periods of stress
- Building community as a mother and finding intentional online spaces for support
- Sarah's empowering second birth story and learning to advocate for herself
- Why mothers need to be gentle with themselves as their practice evolves
Connect with Sarah Ezrin
- Instagram: @sarahezrinyoga
- Website: https://sarahezrinyoga.com/
- Let's Get Real Moms community on Facebook
Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
In this heartfelt episode, I open up about my experience giving birth to twins in a hospital setting using hypnobirthing techniques during an induction.
After using hypnobirthing for my previous births, including an induction with my first and a home birth with my second, I faced a new challenge: applying these same techniques to a twin birth classified as "high risk." I share candid details about:
- The emotional rollercoaster of discovering I was pregnant with twins
- How my hypnobirthing journey evolved across three pregnancies
- The challenges of navigating a twin pregnancy in a medicalized setting
- My preparation and mindset the night before the planned induction
- How the environment impacts labour progression
- The moment my carefully created "birth bubble" burst, and how I found my way back
- The powerful, primal experience of bringing my twins into the world
This episode isn't just about my personal story, it's about the transformative power of hypnobirthing tools that can be adapted to any birth setting, whether you're planning a home birth, hospital birth, induction or caesarean birth.
If you're pregnant with multiples, facing a potential induction, or simply interested in how hypnobirthing techniques can be applied in different circumstances, this episode offers valuable insights and encouragement.
You'll discover how preparation, support and the right mindset can create a positive birth experience even when things don't go exactly as planned. I share real, practical lessons about staying connected to your body, trusting your instincts, and finding your power even in a medicalized environment.
Join me for this intimate conversation about birth, motherhood, and the incredible journey of bringing twins into the world through hypnobirthing.
Whether you're expecting your first baby or your fifth, this episode will leave you feeling informed, inspired and empowered about your own birth choices.
Feeling completely drained? Whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, or simply looking for ways to boost energy or embrace deep rest, this episode is for you.
Join me as we explore 5 simple yet powerful yoga practices to ease exhaustion and leave you feeling supported and recharged. These poses are designed for all stages of motherhood and will help you find balance no matter how busy or tired you feel.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
🌿 A calming Prana Mudra to restore your energy reserves.
🌿 Breathing techniques to either calm down or fire up (yes, it’s that simple!).
🌿 Which movements (and why) help get the energy flowing, no matter how low your battery is at.
🌿 Restorative poses to help you feel supported (imagine a hug for your body).
🌿 Explanation of how a guided relaxation can leave you refreshed and centered.
Plus, I’ll share a key mindset shift to remind you that rest is productive—for you and your baby. Let’s embrace wellness that feels nourishing, not overwhelming.
Hit play and let’s move towards feeling a little lighter and a lot more at ease. 💕
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post ->https://www.krishyoga.com/5-yoga-practices-for-tiredness/
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- Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and never miss an episode!
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- To learn more about how to work with me go to www.krishyoga.com
- Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories, and tag @krish_yoga so we can connect
Links to deepen your Yoga Practice:
Prenatal Yoga Bundle (include 5 Yoga Practices to Beat Exhaustion During Pregnancy Workshop)
Prenatal Yoga Membership
Postnatal Yoga Membership
Links for Guided Relaxations:
KGH Hypnobirthing guided relaxations
Yoga Nidrā Network – Welcome Home to Yourself
If you’ve ever wondered how long you’ll breastfeed, or if breastfeeding feels like it could be too challenging, you’re not alone.
Whether you're preparing for your first baby or anticipating life with twins, breastfeeding can feel overwhelming, especially when questions and doubts start to creep in.
When I was pregnant with my twins, I faced similar questions, even though I’d breastfed my older two children.
Thankfully, I discovered Kathryn Stagg through my IG network and a twin support group. After attending one of her free online talks and reading her book, I knew she was the real deal. Now, I’m thrilled to have her as our guest!
Kathryn Stagg is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and OCN Level 3 Holistic Sleep Coach with over 17 years of experience supporting families with feeding, sleep, and understanding normal baby behaviour. After breastfeeding her own twins with wonderful support, Kathryn dedicated herself to helping other families and even led the Multiple Birth Breastfeeding Project in Harrow. Honoured with the ABM’s Pam’s Prize in 2017, she’s a well-respected advocate for breastfeeding support.
Kathryn offers postnatal breastfeeding support right in the comfort of clients’ homes, as well as antenatal education for individuals and groups, and virtual support via Zoom. While she specializes in multiple-birth families, this episode covers breastfeeding tips and insights for all families, whether you’re welcoming one baby or three.
Her mission, to empower mums to breastfeed their babies with confidence, whether they have one or multiple little ones, through evidence-based information and compassionate support, shines through when she speaks.
In this episode, we dive into:
- Why breastfeeding feels, or can be, challenging
- The role of society and community in supporting mothers
- When to start preparing for breastfeeding
- What challenges to expect on the breastfeeding journey and how to overcome them
- Common myths like “not having enough milk,” feeding frequency, and feeding babies to sleep
Plus:
Why breastfeeding is a superpower
When and how to use technology and tracking apps to support your feeding journey
Tune in to hear more from this incredible expert!
Thank you for listening!
- Learn more about Kathryn and her offers -> Kathryn Stagg IBCLC – Breastfeeding Support and Education at home, group or online, Holistic Sleep Support
- Read the full blog post ->https://www.krishyoga.com/breastfeeding-challenges-and-tips-for-new-moms-expert-advice-with-kathryn-stagg/
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- To learn more about how to work with me go to www.krishyoga.com
- Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories, and tag @krish_yoga so we can connect
This week’s episode is an open and honest with a fellow prenatal & postnatal yoga and hypnobirthing instructor, and a Mama, Daria. Whether you are pregnant or have already given birth, this episode is for you!
Daria opens up about her approach to teaching Yoga and her personal experiences during pregnancy and postpartum. We dive deep into her journey with prolapse and how it shaped her postpartum and initial experiences of motherhood, physically as well as emotionally, and continues to do so.
Last month, Daria shook my belief system when she mentioned that if she were to give birth again, she would opt for an elective c-section. You may not expect a yoga and hypnobirthing teacher, who had a natural birth the first time around, to say this, so listen in to find out why.
Daria is an excellent pregnancy & postnatal yoga teacher (I know because I’ve been to her classes) specialising in core and pelvic floor health. She’s also a hypnobirthing instructor and a Thai Massage therapist.
She is incredibly knowledgeable and well informed in so many topics from anatomy, pelvic floor, prolapse, physiotherapy, hypnobirthing and of course pre and postnatal care.
Her passion lies in empowering women to understand their bodies through movement and knowledge to be the strongest version of themselves in pregnancy, postpartum and beyond.
If you live in Valencia or can get there, and want to experience some Yoga or Hypnobirthing with Daria, email her at daria@yogawithdaria.co.uk or connect with Daria on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yogawithdaria/
They say it takes a village to raise a child. In one of my Facebook support groups, someone shared some research that pointed that it takes an average of 4 adults to raise and nurture 1 child.
4 adults per child! That’s why I’m not surprised that now, as a mother of four, I’m experiencing firsthand the curiosity from others about how I manage it all.
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain to share how I manage "it". Behind the smiling family photos, cute reels, cuddles, walks, and yoga, there’s a tremendous amount of help.
Yes, I am exhausted. Some days, my legs feel like jelly, and my sugar intake has tripled to keep me going. But, I’m here standing, and my experience of motherhood is gradually transitioning from survival mode to thriving mode. The mental load is tremendous, especially with a partner who works full-time and travels often. It’s crucial to dispel the myth of mothers doing it all alone, and I’m sharing with you my village hoping you can build one yourself too.
This episode is dedicated to every parent out there doing the work of multiple adults, whether you’re a single parent or part of a couple.
Listen to the full episode to hear more about how embracing help has enabled me to thrive as a mother of four.
This week we discuss safety during childbirth with Gina Mundy, an attorney specializing in childbirth cases.
For over 20 years, Gina’s focus has been investigating and analyzing mistakes that arise during labour and delivery. She has spent countless hours meticulously scrutinizing childbirth cases, conducting interviews with delivery teams, and thoroughly examining medical records to gain an in-depth understanding of every decision made during labour and delivery. Throughout her career Gina has travelled the United States of America, engaging with healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and midwives to explore all aspects of labour and delivery. These interactions have provided her with invaluable insights, enabling her to appreciate the diverse perspectives prevalent in different regions of the country.
In June 2023, Gina's book "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth" was published. The book helps parents to avoid the mistakes during childbirth and have a healthy baby.
Instead of getting involved after a mistake was made, Gina is getting involved before childbirth to help prevent the mistakes.
In this episode we talk about:
- Gina’s 3 birth experiences as a mum and attorney
- What the most common issue in a childbirth cases is
- How parents can prepare and advocate for themselves for safe childbirth, without being overwhelmed
- How to manage difficult decision making when they’re in vulnerable positions
- Will Gina’s book scare expecting parents?
- Role of prenatal yoga in safe childbirth
- The importance of a birth plan
- Advice for families to manage postnatal trauma
Find out more about Gina here:
Website: www.ginamundy.com
Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9KFNPNQ
The Childbirth Attorney Podcast https://ginamundy.com/ginas-podcast
Instagram: @GinaMundy https://www.instagram.com/ginamundy/
Thank you for listening!
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Trigger warning: this episode talks about adoption and trauma
Step into the warmth of a truly special episode this week. Join us as we delve deep into the remarkable journey of Adisti van Os. Born in Indonesia and adopted into a Dutch family at just three months old,
Adisti generously shares her deeply personal narrative of adoption, exploring the profound dynamics of the mother wound and her unwavering dedication to nurturing mothers through her career.
In this heartfelt conversation, we explore:
- Adisti's extraordinary journey from Indonesia to the Netherlands through adoption.
- The profound experience of learning to navigate motherhood without a maternal guide.
- The spiritual dimensions of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
- The remarkable tale of reconnecting with her biological mother as a young adult.
- Her personal journey of healing and reconciliation with her past, whilst becoming a mother herself.
- How Adisti's own story has shaped her compassionate mission of supporting women throughout the transformative journey of pregnancy and beyond.
Join us for a conversation that is not just enlightening but deeply heartening, as we celebrate the resilience, strength, and boundless love that defines the journey of motherhood.
Adisti van Os run her own business in holistic motherhood and is also one of the founders of Postpartum massage Netherlands. She gives coaching, postpartum treatments/massage, yoga, birthing workshops, and birth circles. She is very passionate about the Fourth Trimester and one of her biggest wishes is that every new mother can have a soft landing into her motherhood.
Find out more about Adisti www.yogaensoo.nl and www.postpartummassagenederland.nl
On spotify: Rising of the Motherless Podcast
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/adoption-and-the-mother-wound-with-adisti-van-os
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Have you ever had these thoughts?
‘’How am I supposed to practice Yoga with a baby who I’m constantly feeding’’
Or
‘’ I went to postnatal yoga with my baby and spend more time feeding my baby that in actual poses’’
I’m here to challenge those thoughts and reshape your perspective on integrating yoga into your life with your baby.
This episode is not about how to practice yoga with a baby around, but how to turn our time with our babies into yoga practice. Especially, when it comes to feeding. Simply, because that’s where most of our time goes!
Spoiler alert: no, I’m not going to be how to latch your baby or give them a bottle whilst you’re in a Warrior 2 position!
I hope this serves you anywhere you are!
Feed and practice away Mama!
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/5-yoga-practices-while-feeding-your-baby/
- If you liked this episode, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify, it means the world to me!
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- If you'd like to be a guest on my show, or would like to share some feedback, please get in touch!
- To learn more about how to work with me go to www.krishyoga.com
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Confused about the myriad types of health coaching? Overwhelmed by the multitude of buzzwords surrounding women’s health? Carry a feeling of shame or physical pain during your cycle? You're not alone.
Join Iris Josephine Verstappen as she demystifies the terms and complexities.
In this episode, Iris guides us on a profound journey into the sacredness of our bodies and cycles, while empowering us to shed the cloak of shame that often accompanies them. From anthropology to unravelling the societal shift from sacred to shame surrounding our cycles, Iris’s soothing voice and vast knowledge will illuminate you every step of the way.
In this episode, Iris covers:
• Her unique approach: Learn about Iris’s compassionate approach to treating individuals, including insights into hormonal health coaching, orthomolecular therapy and functional medicine.
• Cyclical basics: From menarchy to menopause and all the stages in between, Iris provides a comprehensive overview of the cyclical nature of our bodies.
• Impact of education: Explore how the information we receive about our cycles during childhood shapes us as individuals and as a society.
• Unveiling shame: Iris delves deep into the roots of shame surrounding our cycles, its physiological and psychological impacts, and offers guidance on how to dismantle it.
• Anthropology and patriarchy: Discover the historical and societal implications of menstruation, and its relationship with patriarchal structures and ancient civilisations.
• Cyclical living: What does it mean, and how can we integrate it into our non-cyclical society and work life? Iris offers simple and practical tools to initiate this transformative journey.
Learn more about Iris and her offerings here
website |www.cycleseeds.com
insta | @cycleseeds
facebook | /cycleseeds
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post ->https://www.krishyoga.com/from-sacred-to-shame-with-iris-verstappen
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After bring on a 6 month hiatus, I’m thrilled to bring the Yoga, Bellies & Babies Podcast back! It’s been a busy few months, from being pregnant with twins, bringing them into this world and adjusting into our new life.
Today, I'm diving back into the podcast by reflecting on the whirlwind of emotions and challenges I've experienced over the past 12 months.
Whether you're expecting or have recently become a parent, I'm sure you'll find elements of my story relatable. From the moment I discovered I was pregnant to the present day, it's been an eventful and transformative year.
Join me as I take you on a ride through the highs and lows of my emotional rollercoaster during pregnancy and postpartum. It's been the most significant year of my life, so fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the journey!
As a token of appreciation for your support and to celebrate my personal growth along with my birthday, be sure to stick around until the end for a special gift from me.
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/the-emotional-ride-of-pregnancy-and-postpartum/
- If you liked this episode, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify, it means the world to me!
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- If you'd like to be a guest on my show, or would like to share some feedback, please get in touch!
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Birth stories are powerful.
I’m refraining from labelling them as positive or negative, as it comes down to how the birthing person feels. What for one person might sounds traumatic, for the other might be beautiful and empowering.
I will keep the word powerful, because every single birth story is indeed powerful. Regardless of the type of birth. It’s a birth!
The reason they are powerful is because we don’t see births in our daily lives, apart from TV and media which is mostly sensationalised. We tend see someone go off to hospital, come back home with a baby, leaving everything in between up to the imagination!
Birth stories like in today´s episode, have the ability to give another pregnant women the confidence and belief that she can do it too.
Today's episode is indeed a birth story, by Siri Pisters.
Siri is here to share the story of the birth of her baby boy. In this story Siri takes us through her pregnancy, from a planned homebirth to a hospital induction.
This conversation is a beautiful example of how things don’t always go as we plan, how and when decisions have to be made (and unmade!), and the importance of finding that balance between keeping and letting go of control.
Thank you Siri for sharing your story, and being open and honest about the nice and not so nice moments you went through.
If you’re pregnant, check out our Online Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Course, the Calm & Confident Mama. Use the discount code YOGABELLIESANDBABIES for a 20% off
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> ‘’At some point, a decision needs to be made” A birth story by Siri Pisters - Krish Yoga
- Share your birth story on this Podcast by emailing hello@krishyoga.com
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Trigger warning This episode contains information about a miscarriage.Welcome to this episode with the wonderful Tove Palmgren, a Yoga teacher of over 34 years and a mum of 4.Tove is one of those women who gave birth to all her children without pain-relief. This episode is not about judging women who use pain relief or who don’t, the point is, she did it back when there was no such thing as prenatal yoga, birth preparation courses, hypnobirthing, etc. There were no specific tools given to her, and she’s here to tell us how she used her intuition and figured it out.Tove tells us about her parallel journeys of yoga, work and motherhood (whilst being a single mum for many years), and how these various paths have evolved throughout the years.She tells us how about a miscarriage she had, and how she reconciled it emotionally.We talk about how to deal with this constantly changing body, from menstruation to pregnancy, postpartum and menopause, and how to sustain a yoga (or self-care!) practice with whilst we’re raising children and as we grow older.Thank you Tove for being to open and vulnerable to sharing this wisdom with us!
Yoga is often associated with stretching. It’s the classic ‘’Yoga is about being able to touch your toes’’.
Many of us often start going to yoga classes for the physical benefits, only later to find there is so much more.
10-20 years ago, we would say things like ‘’Yes I do yoga, but I don’t go for the spiritual stuff like the ooomms and stuff, I go to move and sweat’’. And let’s face it, we all know getting into headstand is not the goal, but it pretty cool if we could right?!
But, things are changing in the Yoga world.
One of the reasons it’s changing is thanks to teachers like Komal Dadlani, who are there to remind us Yoga is not a physical practice. In fact, the physical asana practice is only 1 small part of Yoga. Komal is one of those teachers, who skilfully includes and introduces the spiritual teachings of Yoga in her classes.
The best part? She explains very ancient spiritual teachings in a very simple and relatable language. I felt that she was a translator, so we could understand these traditional old texts and use them in our daily lives.
In this episode we talk about:
- Mindful yoga and how it’s different to meditation
- What is Karma yoga and why it’s misinterpreted
- What are the Chakras and Gunas and how they apply to our Yoga practice
- Can Yoga change our personality?
- Is it ok to treat Yoga as a purely physical practice?
- The Vedas! How these texts are like personal growth manuals from the ancient times.
Komal explains these deep and ancient concepts in such simple and approachable, so we can understand and include them in our daily lives.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy listening to this episode!Learn more and connect with Komal Dadlani:
- Connect on instagram
- Join her Introduction to Vedanta Course or Introduction to Ayurveda Course
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/how-to-practice-traditional-yoga-in-the-contemporary-world-with-komal-dadlani/
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Last summer, I found myself asking my mum, "Is this peri-menopause?". I was having lots of hot flushes and sweating. Her response was, "No, you’ve forgotten what Spanish summers are like and you're breastfeeding!"She might have been right. Who knows? This summer I’m pregnant, and my body is going through something else! However, I’d rather be prepared for peri-menopause and learn how to manage this new phase of myself whenever it decides to come!I also realised that I know NOTHING about it. The first time I heard about Peri-menopause was on TV. I was watching the Netflix show, ‘’Working Mums’’ where the main character comes home from the doctors and says, in shock, that she has ‘’peri-f*ing-menopause’’!In today’s episode we’re on a slightly different path, and shifting our focus from pregnancy and postpartum to peri-menopause and menopause.Especially for this, we have Sally Parkes, an expert in woman’s health yoga and also a Yoga teacher trainer. Sally has expanded her prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher trainings to also include a Yoga for Menopause Teacher Training.As an added perspective, Sally is going through peri-menopause herself, giving us a firsthand insight into what it’s really like. In this episode we delve into: * Various aspects of peri-menopause and menopause, including hormonal changes taking place. * Sally’s personal experience as she’s entering Peri-menopause. From her physical and emotional symptoms to how it impacts her work and her life as a single mum raising two daughters. * Comparisons and relationships between peri-menopause and pregnancy and postpartum. * Hormonal changes during peri-menopause, how they impact how we perform different exercises and what Yoga for Menopause looks like. * Sally’s take on Hormone Replacement Therapy and other products which are promoted by media. * How to handle the often negative emotions arising from our changing bodies and the outside world's perceptions during this phase of life.
This episode was truly enlightening! Sally courageously opens up about the reality on Peri-menopause - physically, emotionally, hormonally and even from society’s perspective! Learn more about Sally and her Trainings here:Sally Parkes Pregnancy, Menopause, Postnatal, Fertility Yoga Teacher Training (sallyparkesyoga.com)Thank you for listening!* Read the full blog post -> * If you liked this episode, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast * Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and never miss an episode! * If you'd like to be a guest on my show, or would like to share some feedback, please get in touch! * To learn more about how to work with me go to www.krishyoga.com * Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories, and tag @krish_yoga so we can connect
After becoming a mother. I found myself at a loss when faced with the typical ‘’So, what do you do?’’. Yes I was still ‘’doing’’ my professional job, but I was also doing a lot more!I had to re-evaluate what this meant for my purpose and identity.Fast forward 5 years and much soul-searching and therapy, I now run an online yoga business and am a podcaster.To get started on this new journey, I joined a business coaching programme led by Susanne Rieker.Initially, I expected to learn all about the online world, sales, marketing, and how to turn my hobby, and part-time side hustle, Yoga, into a profitable and scalable business.To my surprise, this business programme also included monthly Mindset Coaching sessions with a life-coach, Lisa Garber.I questioned the purpose of these sessions. Wasn’t the focus supposed to be on developing a business, and not therapy? Well, I couldn’t have more wrong.Just like becoming a mother, starting a business challenges you in every aspects of your life. It presents an opportunity to face our inner demons: What will others think of me? What if nobody shows up? What if I fail? The guilt of spending my time and energy between the children and this online business. So many other inner mind-demons unexpectedly emerged as I entered the world of entrepreneurship and motherhood. These mind-set coaching sessions with Lisa quickly became the highlight of the month!Lisa is a certified life and executive coach who has been passionately helping people find personal fulfillment for over 25 years. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute. Lisa believes everyone has greatness in them, it just takes an insightful and kind hand to help them realize it. Lisa has coached individuals, teams and groups throughout the world. She is known for encouraging her clients to embrace a much greater life, one full of possibilities, fulfillment and joy.In each of our monthly sessions, Lisa worked her magic, empowering us to realise this potential. And now, you get to listen in to this magic!We discuss * Lisa’s fascinating journey from singer/songwriter to psychotherapy to life-coaching * Why Lisa chooses to focus on coaching women. * How Lisa blends psychology, life coaching and spirituality in her work * The significance and approach to ‘’finding yourself’’ * Experiences from coaching mothers: the common challenges of freedom, shame and guilt self-sacrifice * The origins of our so called-identity * Techniques for discovering your purpose and elevating your consciousness
This episode is a treasure chest full of rich content. We share lots of personal stories, experiences, fascinating anecdotes and practical advice on finding one’s Self and purpose.Get ready to enjoy a genuine, meaningful and honest conversation, sprinkled with moments of laughter!How to work with Lisa* Train to become a Life Coach with Lisa https://blissom.ca/certification-programs/life-coaching-certificate/ * Reach Lisa through email at lisa@lisagarber.com , Instagram @lisagarbercoaching and on her website https://lisagarber.com
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I recently completed the KGH Hypnobirthing Teacher Trainer Course.
I choose the KGH method because back in 2018, someone lent me the KGH Hypnobirthing book whilst I was pregnant with my first child. My husband and I read it from cover to cover, loved everything about it and were convinced we were ready for a magical ‘’hypnobirth’’.
For many reasons, the birth was not at all as expected! Realising there was more to learn than just reading the book, the second time around, we decided to take the actual KGH course!
Through this online course we were now equipped with the tools and knowledge to have an incredible home birth, one you can listen to (linked in the show notes).
We realised there is a common misconception around hypnobirthing, one that we made the first time around. We assumed that it merely involved birth preparation, but we discovered it’s so much more than that.
In the intro to this episode, I share with you a real life example of why!
To delve deeper into the non-mystical world of Hypnobirthing and its misunderstood aspects we are joined by the wonderful and knowledgeable Nancy Keen.
Nancy Keen is a mum of 3, a hypnobirthing teacher of 17 years. She is a KGH Teacher trainer and founder of The Birth Right Academy. She not only empowers parents to have the best birth for them, but also mentors hypnobirthing teachers, emphasizing her motto ‘’knowledge is power’’.
In this episode with Nancy tells us all about:
- What is actually covered in a hypnobirthing course
- Why she choose to train as a teacher with KGH
- Her experiences in training medical professionals and midwives in hypnobirthing
- Why the worst thing about hypnobirthing is the word ‘’hypno’’ birthing.
- Hypnobirthing for caesarean births.
- Nancy’s 3 births and what she learnt along the way
If you’re interested in learning more about hypnobirthing, or listening to 3 remarkable birth stories, this episode is just for you!
Are you a parent or a teacher? Here is how to work with Nancy:
- Join KGHypnobirthing classes each month, virtual and in person, group and 121: https://birthright-hypnobirthing.co.uk/
- Teachers wanting support with their hypnobirthing businesses can join the Academy for a 7 day free trial: https://www.birthrightacademy.com
Listen to my previous birth stories
https://www.krishyoga.com/how-hypnobirthing-helped-my-home-birth-6-essential-tips/
https://www.krishyoga.com/42-weeks-6-days-1-baby-a-birth-story/
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You´ve probably heard of Naturopathy and Herbalism, but have you wondered what´s the difference between them? Or how they can support women’s health?Perhaps you’ve googled things like:* Herbal teas to avoid during pregnancy * Natural remedies for period pain * How to get labour started, the natural way!
And even though Google (or chatgpt!) may have the answers for you, nothing beats asking an experienced health practitioner.To discuss all things naturopathy and herbalism during pre-conception, pregnancy and postnatally is the lovely Rachel Boon on today’s episode.Rachel is a Naturopath, Herbalist and Women's Health specialist with over 18 years in private practice, both face to face and virtually. She is passionate about helping women at all stages of their lives, especially during times of transition such as pregnancy, antenatally and during the perimenopause.In today's episode we talk about: How and who Rachels helps with her work * What does ''Women's Health'' actually cover * What is naturopathy and why is it controversial * How does it work together with herbal medicine? * Challenges faced by her patients during pre-conception, pregnancy and postpartum * Can herbs help get the labour going? * How to deal with the pressures from the medical industry * Special Bonus*: Rachel’s child’s birth story, a herbal home water lotus birth!
What has your experience been working with Natural medicine? What kind of results did you have? Let us know by writing to us or leaving us a comment on IG! Connect with Rachel https://www.rachelboon.co.uk/clinicalserviceshttps://www.instagram.com/naturopathherbalist/https://www.facebook.com/NaturopathandHerbalistThank you for listening!* Read the full blog post -> * If you liked this episode, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast * Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and never miss an episode! * If you'd like to be a guest on my show, or would like to share some feedback, please get in touch! * To learn more about how to work with me go to www.krishyoga.com * Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories, and tag @krish_yoga so we can connect
Maternity Leave. Two words that carry immense power. Evoking different emotions depending on the stage of life one finds themselves in. I have personally experienced maternity leave twice, while enjoying the comfort of a stable job. However, this time around as a business owner, the experience is vastly different!The challenges faced by freelancers and entrepreneurs regarding maternity leave are unique. Whether is the fear being judged for prioritizing your work over family if we go back to work too soon, or risk losing clients if we take too much time off. Finding the right balance can be a real struggle.To explore this balancing act, we have the incredible Amanda Kingsmith in this week's episode! Listen in as we explore the topic of managing a business during pregnancy and postpartum.Amanda is a multifaceted and talented individual who wears many hats. She’s a mum, a 500-hour trained yoga teacher, a yoga business coach, a podcast host and a world traveller. She also knows a thing or two about Ayurveda!With her background in business and her love of yoga, Amanda is dedicated to helping yoga teachers create sustainable and passionate careers. In this episode Amanda openly shares her experiences and insights on how she successfully managed her business during her own pregnancy and maternity leave, as well as how she does it now whilst caring for a toddler and travelling the world.We also delve into Amanda's expertise in Ayurveda. She explains how Ayurvedic practices influenced her own journey through pregnancy and postpartum as well as her approach to managing her business.Don't miss out on this inspiring conversation with Amanda Kingsmith. She shares her insights, personal anecdotes, and practical tips for managing a business while navigating pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period.Join us as we explore the intersection of entrepreneurship, motherhood, and self-care during this transformative period of life.Learn more about Amanda by her website Amanda Kingsmith or listening to her many podcasts covering a range of topics from yoga, travel & lifestyle and health https://wanderbarn.com/podcasts/Thank you for listening!* Read the full blog post -> * If you liked this episode, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast * Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and never miss an episode! * If you'd like to be a guest on my show, or would like to share some feedback, please get in touch! * To learn more about how to work with me go to www.krishyoga.com * Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories, and tag @krish_yoga so we can connect
Pregnancy is not an illness and pregnant people are not patients. We are normal people, who happen to be carrying and growing another human being inside of us.
And yes, it’s not easy! The physical demands on the body are significant. But in a normal, healthy pregnancy, one can pretty much carry on doing what one was doing before being pregnant.
My brain knows this, yet when I see videos of pregnant people lifting weights, or running, or doing cross-fit, a part of me always goes, oh, is that safe?
I had to question myself and ask if my reaction was a result social conditioning? Doctors advise pregnant people to go swimming, walking and do yoga, but strength training is definitely not in the prenatal handbook!
I am only now, at age 38 starting to do light strength training myself. I hope to continue throughout my pregnancy. I’m combining it with Yoga and the results are really positive.
Naturally, I was curious and sought out an expert in the field to answer all my questions!
Please enjoy this conversation with Juliann Balley, a mom of three, based in North Texas, USA. Juliann is a Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach, CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, and works with the Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Brand with Brianna Battles. She has a passion for all things motherhood, birth, fitness and healthy living, which is really obvious from this conversation and her insightful posts on social media.
In this episode we talk about:
- What it means to feel empowered during pregnancy and postpartum
- Strength training during pregnancy and postpartum: benefits, risks, precautions and how to modify
- Concept of fear and safety for exercise during pregnancy
- Athlete brain: Juliann explains this important term!
- Juliann’s personal fitness & health journey throughout her 3 pregnancies
- The impact of exercise on breastmilk production
- The mental and emotional effect of exercise during pregnancy and postpartum.
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/strength-training-in-pregnancy-and-postpartum-with-juliann-balley/
- Learn more about Juliann: visit her website Motherhood Barbell, follow her on IG @juliann.balley or book an empowerment session https://motherhoodbarbell.as.me/schedule.php
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In this episode, I'll be answering the most common questions about postnatal yoga.I’d like to first clarify this is not a comprehensive postnatal yoga guide. I will give you an overview of the type of poses and asanas you can practice week by week. For more details and a personalised Yoga practice, I recommend finding a yoga teacher who can adapt to your needs.In this episode, I’ll be addressing the most common question I get about postnatal yoga such as:
- when I can start yoga again after giving birth?
- Should I come with or without my baby?
- Where do I start?
- How should I progress?
- How do I so savasana/relaxation with a baby?
If you have any other questions on postnatal yoga, get in touch via email or Instagram, and let me know!
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‘’I was falling asleep, sitting up in my bathtub in the middle of labour!’’
How did I get to this blissful state during labour? How was I drug free and falling asleep in between rushes?
During my first pregnancy, we attempted a home birth. We read a hypnobirthing book, hired an inflatable bathtub and thought we were all set.
It didn’t work the way I planned. For many different reasons, and one induction, episiotomy and ventouse later, my baby girl was born at 42 weeks and 6 days.
Aside from the beautiful high I got from the 2 hours I was drugged up with morphine, the birth and the recovery were pretty intense and traumatic.
I realised that my approach towards hypnobirthing and the birth was totally wrong. Please note that by wrong, I mean wrong for me and for what I had envisioned!
I still wouldn’t change my first birth experience for anything, but the second time around, I was ready to do it differently.
Listen on to find out about hypnobirthing, my home birth experience, and some essential tips that I’d recommend for ANY type of birth.
If you're interested in learning more about Yoga during and after pregnancy, check out my classes or brand new Calm & Confident Yoga Mama Online Course.
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Are you curious about healing? As a scientist and a yogi, I definitely am!
Since becoming a mother, the importance of healing has gone past my own needs but also to family´s and my children’s too.
This week’s guest, is indeed a professional healer, Sonal Karamchandani (even though she will correct me to say that everyone is a healer!).
Sonal Karamchandani is an alternative spiritual healer and a life coach who helps people heal the mind, body and soul.
Sonal has personally gone through her fair share of traumas as a child and an adult, and after fumbling onto a ‘whole new world’ of healing methods she has healed herself, and continues to do so on a daily basis.
Like she says, when something as magical as that transpires, one can’t keep it contained only to themselves but has share it with those who would like to experience the same transformation as well.
Working with Sonal is to search of the question of who am I, break the shackles and limitations of all belief systems and embark on a soul purpose journey. Sonal believes that each one of us is born for a higher purpose and healing our soul is the foundation!
Sonal is also a mother of two. In this conversation she shares a lot about her personal and clients experiences related to healing. We learn her traumas and healing from all the way back when she was in her mother´s womb, to her own pregnancies, and to date with matters related to her now adult children.
We cover everything from what healing actually is, how one does it to deeper topics and healing techniques such as rebirthing, womb memories, EFT and matrix imprinting, The Journey and NLP.
Sonal explains why many of our traumas are related to our childhood, and gives us examples of how pre-conditioning at that young age instils limiting beliefs and stops us from living our authentic life.
We talk about the pressure us mothers and parents have, and how to avoid imparting these future traumas on our children, i.e. another form of mom guilt!
This is a really varied and interesting conversation. I invite to listen with an open mind, and if you want to connect with Sonal or myself, get in touch!
Thank you for listening!
- Connect with Sonal through IG @journey_with_sonal or her website Sonal Karamchandani - Healing Our Soul
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I’m tired. I didn’t sleep well.
These are the two most common answers I hear from my students when I ask them how they are. They’ve been my top answers too, especially in the recent years.
Why are we always tired? And, most importantly what can we do about it?
To answer my many questions on sleep we have this week’s guest, Simone van der Heide.
Simone is a health coach, specialised in sleep. She is based in Spain where she teaches meditation and helps people improve their health by sleeping better. Simone believes that sleep affects all aspects of life and all aspects of life have their influence on sleep.
In honour of International Woman’s Day this week, we focus on sleep for women!
Simon tells us about her recent IG post on why women and men have such different sleeping patterns!
Some of the things we talk about:
- The basics: Why is sleep important? What are circadian rhythms and sleep cycles?
- Why healthy sleeping habits start in the morning!
- How new mothers can adjust to a their baby’s sleep cycles
- Why it’s usually the mother who wakes up to a crying baby whilst the father carries on sleeping?
- What short and long term effects does interrupted sleep have on us?
- Tips and suggestions on adapting our natural rhythms to our current lifestyle, and for anyone looking to improve their quality or quantity of sleep, for whichever reason may be!
- The key is self-love and being kind to ourselves.
Whether it’s a baby, a puppy or your thoughts keeping you up at night, this episode is for you!
Find out more about Simone on her website De Slaap Expert | or follow deslaapexpert on Instagram.
Thank you for listening!
Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/sleep-the-missing-piece-to-your-health-puzzle-with-simone-van-der-heide/
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Be authentic. Find your purpose. Prioritise personal growth.
The message is clear, keep improving yourself. How do you do this, AND be content with where you are, at the same time?
I invited Jana Puisa, to come in and firstly, explain these fancy terms, which are buzz words thrown around a lot, and secondly to tell us why they’re important and how to use them in daily life.
Jana Puisa is a certified life coach, meditation teacher and people professional. She has been coaching since 2014, and has over 10 years’ experience working in leadership, training and coaching roles. She believes that we have all the answers inside of us, but often we need a little help to learn how to start listening and paying attention to ourselves.
I love her approach, because it’s all about simplicity and slowing down.
She gives us a way to be everything you want to be, and do everything you want to do, without burning yourself out in the process.
In this episode, Jana shares her point of view on authenticity, what it means and how to put it into practice.
She gives her take on energy level (and time!) management.
Jana kindly explains how we’ve ended up over-complicating life, becoming too busy and consequently always draining or leaking our energy. She goes into the physical, mental and emotional effects this has on us. Jana offers tips and methods we can use to find our way out of these patterns.
As a Meditation teacher, Jana talks to us about different types of meditation and how it differs to Mindfulness.
At the time of recording, Jana was 7 months pregnant. She was recently diagnosed with a condition during her pregnancy, which she generously opens up about, hoping that anyone else in the same position can find comfort and support.
Finally, we talk about her 50 day challenge! Jana started a 50 days of being selfish challenge on her last birthing. Listen in to find out all about it, and how she’s inspired me to do the same! Stay posted, I’ll be starting in March and you’re welcome to join me!
Learn more about Jana:
Jana works with women who are balancing full time jobs with building personal businesses and developing their passion projects. She helps clients find the time to create space in their life, to allow them to focus and identify next steps that will ultimately lead to positive change:
- Free workbook SPRING https://www.janapuisa.com/spring-workbook
- Podcast Cycles of Life https://www.janapuisa.com/podcast
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/janapuisa/
- Jana offers free 15 min discovery calls, where people can ask any questions and she will talk them through the coaching process –
- Email Jana info@janapuisa.com
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‘’Congratulations on your baby! When are you going back to work?’’ That’s usually one of the first questions you get as soon as you have a baby.
Motherhood and work. Because being a mother (or father) isn’t work right?
Sarcasm aside, it’s a serious and important question. Although, often not delivered at the appropriate time or by the appropriate person!
We need to remember there are opinions on everything. On the one hand, you should be at home with your baby. Enjoy your motherhood and this special time.
On the other, you should also be a successful, financially independent woman and follow your dreams.
Today were talking about professional dreams. Dreams that can exist alongside motherhood.
And for that, we have Nina Eggens. A woman who has so many careers that I’ve lost count. A woman who decided it was time to become an entrepreneur and business woman when she was pregnant.
On Nina’s first day of maternity leave she registered as self-employed and opened a shop with an 8-month old baby on her hip.
Listen in to find out all about Nina’s story and her many, many different talents and creative roles.
We go personal and talk about:
- Life experiences related to our careers before and after having children.
- How her support network meant more to her than just circle of mum-friends.
- What it feels like to have to be financially supported by your partner whilst you’re caring for a baby, and also starting a brand new business.
- Guilt. From mum-guilt to financial-guilt.
- Her personal values, those that were instilled in her since her childhood, and drove her to pursue her ambition of being an entrepreneur during her first pregnancy.
- Nina shares how she coped handling the many different and demanding hats and how to avoid burn out as a mother and entrepreneur!
Finally Nina shared some advice from her area of expertise, business coaching, for any pregnant person or new mother who is contemplating setting up a business or starting a new professional venture whilst also getting ready to welcome a baby in her arms.
Nina is an inspiration. As a mother and entrepreneur. She’s an example of going for what you want, and that thing you want, doesn’t have to be just one thing!
She’s an example of not letting mom-guilt get the best of you or be the reason you stop making bold decisions in life. She shows that by doing those things, it makes you a grow as a human being, and in turn also makes you a better mother.
Listeners who would love help with launching or growing their own creative business are welcome to book a free call with Nina. Nina has short and longer-term packages to support entrepreneurs on their journey. https://calendly.com/thecreativebusiness-coach/30min
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When did we suddenly have to become perfect at everything?
The perfect mother, partner, colleague, business owner? When did this happen, and how do we allow ourselves permission, to not be perfect and just be good enough. And, can we actually be ok with that?
To answer all these questions is this week’s guest, Ali Pember.
Ali is a Psychotherapist and Coach specialising in Perinatal Mental Health and Matrescence (the transition to motherhood). She works mainly with mothers, encouraging them to trust their own judgement in raising their children, with a strong emphasis on 'good enough' parenting.
Ali brings tools and perspectives from her background in Cognitive Psychology and Mindful Self Compassion to this work. She also situates individual distress within a social context: dismantling the guilt, shame, stress, and anxiety that is often a product of the 'Perfect Mother Myth' and other forms of social conditioning. Her main aims are to help you to realise that you are not alone, to help you make sense of your identity as a mother, and to help you focus on what really matters for your family, rather than what you think you 'should' be doing.
Listen in to find out the difference between Matrescence and Motherhood, explanations as to how and why we’ve found ourselves in the impossible situation of having to be perfect in every aspect of our lives.
Most importantly, Ali holds our hand and shows the way to let go of the need to be the perfect mother, without feeling guilt or shame.
Want to learn more about Ali?
- Visit her site and workshops https://www.goodenoughmama.co.uk/workshops
- Connect with her on Instagram (@goodenoughmamas) or Facebook (goodenoughmamas)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodenoughmamas/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goodenoughmamas/
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Birth is powerful.
A baby is born, and a woman is re-born.
Ask a mother at any age the story of the birth of her children, and she’ll tell you all about it.
It’s imprinted in our memory, in our bodies.
The Birth Story, is even more powerful because it has a knock on effect on other women.
It gives pregnant women faith and hope. Birth stories helped me through both pregnancies. I read Ina May Gaskin's book so many times, to find the courage to do what so many women before me had done.
Before reading birth stories, I thought that giving birth was what I’d seen in the movies. Waters breaking in the middle of a mall, ambulances rushing the mother to the hospital where by screaming and sweating she pushes her baby out.
I learned that that’s not the reality! Birth stories are the reality.
I have two very different stories to share. Here goes the first one, the next one will come out next week.
Thank you for listening!
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Here's a question for you: What do the nuclear industry and pregnancy yoga have in common?
It’s no secret that I’ve had a career in the nuclear waste industry for many years. I ran my yoga biz alongside my career and have found an uncanny similarity.
So, what do you think it is?
No, it’s not the glow!
Here’s a clue.
During my first job interview in the nuclear industry, I was questioned about the key factors when making business decisions. As a keen graduate wanting to impress, I answered something about the most important thing being efficiency or profit.
WRONG.
The correct answer was SAFETY.
Suffice to say I didn’t get that job.
And guess what? Safety also pretty high up, I’d say the highest, on my list when it comes to pregnancy yoga.
After working in the nuclear industry for many years, certain topics such as safety, become part of you. It’s part of the culture of the industry, it’s not just a quality or a box that you tick, it’s part of the attitude to bring to your job.
And even though I don’t currently work in the nuclear industry, I still maintain the same approach when teaching yoga. Safety first.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to tell you all about the safety guidelines in the nuclear industry. This week’s post is about safety in pregnancy yoga.
It’s not about the details, the do’s and don’ts.
If you’re looking for specifics about the postures and practices, you can find that in my free prenatal yoga guide.
This is about the big picture.
Like with the nuclear industry, I started to treat my pregnancy and the practice, with the respect it deserves. And by doing so, I could also remove the elements of fear (which by the way is another common trait between pregnancy and the nuclear industry, but that’s for another time).
So, listen in for my 3 golden rules for a safe Prenatal Yoga practice.
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> 3 Rules For A Safe Pregnancy Yoga Practice, Krishna Hassomal – Krish Yoga
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Big life changes are both exciting and challenging.
For example, relocating to another country is a big deal. Having children is also a big deal.
Doing them both, at the same time, can be daunting (putting it mildly!).
As exciting as these big shifts are our in lives, they can also be scary!
The one thing that can get us through it, is a solid support system. Whether that’s your family or your childhood friends.
But what happens when you’re an expat, and those people are not around for you when you need them? You rely on strangers. You have to find and build your own community.
In this episode of the Yoga, Bellies & Babies Podcast, I talk to Lynette Moore, owner of Baby on Board Spain. As an expat, and then an expat mum, she shares her own experience of being pregnant and having a baby in a foreign country.
Lynette is a British mum, and has a son who was born in Madrid, Spain. She has lived in Spain for 10 years and is still currently in Madrid. Listen in to learn about Lynette’s experiences, what it was like to be pregnant in a foreign country, her postpartum challenges and how she overcame them.
As an expat mum myself, I loved sharing our experiences of what it’s like to be starting out our journey’s into motherhood in foreign countries. We talk about what it’s like to make friends in your 30s and how and when to actually build your tribe to support when you become a new mum.
This whole conversation took me back and reminded me of how resilient and amazing us mums can be!
If you’re an expat living in Spain, go check out Baby on Board and New and Expecting Mums in Spain Facebook group.
Check out their upcoming courses here www.babyonboardspain.com/book-your-place
If you’re anywhere in the world and are pregnant and recently had a baby, check out my Calm & Confident Yoga membership. We’ve got you covered with all the yoga practices, coaching, support and so much more!
2022 has been an important year.
There have been highs, like the end of our covid-era where people have been able to hug and reunite again, and lows like the terrible Russia-Ukraine, another recession, amongst other things I prefer to stay away from in this email.
From a personal point of view, 2022 marked the end of my self-appointed maternity leave. I was ready to get back into the workplace. Instead of going back to a full-time job, I decided to turn Krish Yoga from a side hobby into a serious business with serious services.
Until now, my professional experiences have been in academia and in industry, working from 9 to 6. So setting up and running my own business as a mom has been a huge transition for me. It’s only been 8 months since I decided to take this step, and I feel like I’ve had a growth spurt, both professionally and personally.
There have been ups and downs, unrealistic expectations of what an online yoga business really is, and of course, the real life daily struggle of balancing a new project where you pour your heart and soul into, whilst taking care of two small children at the same time with a partner who is constantly travelling for work.
It took some time, and I figured out the best way I can help people.
That was to create an online Yoga membership for pre and postnatal mamas, which helps them feel empowered, transform feelings of anxiety into love, give them a community and support, and feel strong and calm during the process.
All of this, and more, is now available in the form of the Calm & Confident Yoga Membership .
I’ve learnt a lot this year with my entrepreneur journey. And I’d like to share with you my top 10 lessons I hope to carry over into 2023.
I hope my lessons from 2022 help you in your journey. I’d love to hear your thoughts and what biggest takeaways for 2023 are!
For now, I wish you a very happy new year and a wonderful start to 2023!
Thank you for listening!
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Why do we say things like: At least the baby is healthy, it’s just a phase, it was meant to be, this too shall pass. It’s ok, it all worked out for the best?
The way we communicate with each other is so important, especially when the other person is in a vulnerable position, as often happens during pregnancy, birth and post-partum.
And why do these ready-made phrases, not only not help, but can actually make us feel worse?
The answer came when I saw Emily Flynn’s post on Instagram, and that's why she's this week's guest!
I’m so grateful for this conversation with Emily. It was incredibly educational, in very real and practical way.
In this episode, Emily breaks down the theory and the research behind Toxic Positivity. She goes into why this phenomenon happens, but also how both sides can manage it in practice.
Emily highlights the importance of this subject in the parenting world. She explains how these words, however well-intentioned they may be, can still hurt someone.
This episode will help us on both sides, how to avoid toxic positivity when speaking to someone, and also how to manage is when we’re on the receiving end.
Things we talk about:
- Toxic Positivity: What it is and what it’s not
- How to recognise toxic positivity in everyday conversations, especially during pregnancy, pregnancy loss and postpartum.
- The difference between ‘’happy mother happy baby’’ and ‘’calm mother calm baby’’
- Society’s messed up expectations of new mothers
- Our role as listeners and care-givers
- Advice for people who receive such phrases: how to recognise if it’s toxic positive to you and how respond to it.
Emily Flynn is a birth and postpartum doula, author, and researcher based in California, USA. She writes about reproductive technologies, maternal mental health, infant sleep, and postpartum fitness. You can find her writing through MUTU System and her substack, Doula Thinking.
If you’re interested in deepening your Prenatal or Postnatal Yoga, check out my brand new online membership. It’s designed to help embrace your journey into motherhood and feel empowered, calm and confident with Yoga, Coaching & Community.
Recommended books in this episode:
- Alison Gopnik, The Gardener and The Carpenter
- Meredith Small, Our Babies, Ourselves
Thank you for listening!
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Rest without sleep. Relieve stress and anxiety. Think and see clearly. Shift your limiting beliefs.
These are just a few things that can be achieved with Yoga Nidra. Commonly known as Yogic Sleep, and sleep does tend to happen, especially when you’re a tired mum….Yoga Nidra is a very specific practice that focuses on your intention and purpose, and re-wires your brain along the way.
This week, Cristina Guerra takes us through Yoga Nidra. I love this technique because it’s so simple to receive. She tells us all about what it is, how it works and how it can help.
Cristina Guerra is a yogi, an artist, a teacher, a trainer a post-natal doula, and a holistic therapist between many witchcrafts. She spent the last 12 years delivering yoga and coaching in South East Asia, Australia, and Amsterdam, and now is back in her home country, Portugal. She gives support to anyone who wants to relieve stress, pain, insomnia or gain mental or emotional clarity. She guides people into finding their life's purpose and bringing it to manifestation.
Apart from Yoga Nidra, we also talk about home births. Cristina and I know each other from our yoga teaching days in Amsterdam, and we both had home births. We discuss how mine was in The Netherlands, a country where the medical system supports homebirths, whereas she had hers in Portugal, were they’re not supported.
To have the birth of her dreams, Cristina did something incredibly scary and brave….and like most brave things that people do, some people applauded her and some people were very pissed off!
Listen until the end to find out what this was, and how Cristina tells us about the special and intimate moment of the birth of her son. Just letting you know, we do both get emotional during this episode.
Learn more about Cristina >>> www.sarvangaflow.com
Listen to Cristina's Yoga Nidra >>> https://on.soundcloud.com/VLB4v
If you’re interested in deepening your Prenatal or Postnatal Yoga, I invite you to check out my brand new online membership. Embrace your journey into motherhood and feel empowered, calm and confident with Yoga, Coaching & Community. >>> CALM & CONFIDENT MEMBERSHIP – Krish Yoga
Thank you for listening!
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Have you ever thought about self-esteem as a muscle? One that needs to be checked, looked after and trained regularly.
Maybe you've also thought about how we can support our future generation build a healthy self-esteem, especially with the increasing social demands?
This is a topic I dove deep into with Shobha Nihalani.
Shobha Nihalani is a multi-genre author, ghost-writer, book coach and a life coach. She has been writing for over 25 years. Her recent book on self-esteem - Reboot, Reflect, Revive: Self-Esteem in a Selfie World – is recognised for raising awareness on self-esteem.
Shobha believes that the way we communicate with ourselves, and others, has the power to impact our lives. Her expertise as a writing and life coach, has given her the opportunity to guide people to write their story, and to turn their dream of writing their book, into reality.
In this episode, we don’t actually talk about her latest book, or book-writing, instead we talk about her journey into becoming a writer, and the important things she’s discovered along the way. Self-esteem is one of those!
Now, proclaiming yourself as a writer and announcing this to the world might not seem radical to many, yet Shobha felt like she was breaking the norm in a her society and going against what she believed was expected of her.
I love her story and her journey towards owning her writing career, and learning to identify herself as a writer (even though she had already published many books!). I relate to her story in my own journey towards owning my yoga teaching career too!
In this episode, we talk about social conditioning and expectations. Our main topic is around self-esteem. Where it comes from, what it means and what implications does it have. We move on to talk about self-esteem in the family. For example, how does our own self-esteem affect us as parents, and how does it affect our children and how can we in turn help our children develop a healthy self-esteem?
Apart from self-esteem, we also talk about:
- Why she considered herself a ‘’closeted writer’’, how she ‘’came out’’
- How we are conditioned from childhood
- Tips to help children with self-esteem, from toddler to teenagers
- The meaning of impostor syndrome, and how parents can feel like impostors.
- How to build trust and communication with our children, from toddler age, through teenage year to adulthood.
- The importance of flexing your self-esteem muscle!
Learn more about Shobha Nihalani:
www.shobhanihalani.com
or contact her at shobhanovels@gmail.com
If you’d like a free 30-min discovery call to anyone who wants to write a book, needs guidance on content writing, or wants to brainstorm ideas.
Thank you for listening!
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What do power, shame and control have to do with the menstrual cycle?
Are we supposed to have period pain?
How does one navigate themselves out of postnatal depression by rebalancing their hormones?
This week’s episode is with Elisa Imperatori, a menstrual cycle and perimenopause educator and
certified Iyengar yoga teacher.
Elisa combines yoga, body literacy and the subtle energies of the menstrual cycle. She helps people turn their menstrual cycle into an ally so that they can go from menstrual pain and shame to radiant strength and presence.
Some of the things we talk about are:
- Elisa’s journey into doing this work and how she helps people
- What it means to be cyclical being
- The shame associated with our cycles.
- Elisa’s postnatal struggles. How the lack of medical support drove her to do her own research to help regulate her cycle and manage her postnatal depression.
- A crash course on the hormonal changes during pregnancy, labour and postpartum, what people can expect and practical things they can do to support it.
- Her relationship and view between hormonal imbalance and postnatal depression.
- How our cyclical hormonal changes affect the way we act, think and feel.
- Practical tips on how people support themselves and thrive through their menstrual cycle.
- Daily habits to help remove or reduce period pain and mood swings during your cycle.
- The implications of being a cyclical individual in a ‘’non-cyclical’’ society and how to manage it.
- The famous ‘’belly breath’’. How it works and why it’s so powerful.
Check out Elisa's free guided meditation to show your belly some love.
Connect with Elisa:
https://elisa.yoga/
IG: @elisaimperatori
FB: elisaimperatoriyoga
LinkedIn: elisaimperatori
Thank you for listening!
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Your life changes when you have children, but just how much? This week’s episode features Laura Milano, a half-spanish half-Italian mum of two, who went from a career in marketing to becoming a naturopathic coach.
Laura tells us about how her life has changed since becoming a mother. Her career and purpose in life has shifted thanks to the struggles she faced dealing with her postpartum self after her first born, and then battling with the health system to understand and improve her second child’s health condition.
Here is a beautiful example of how something that was labelled as ‘’bad luck’’ then ended up being a blessing in disguise. What I loved most about this conversation is the number of times she followed her instinct, and just fought and figured out a way to make her children’s life better, and consequently her own life better.
Laura now supports people's health and wellbeing through nutrition and coaching helping them to identify the cause of their issues and taking control over their own health to make changes that will last for life.
Listen in to hear Laura explain what it’s like to be a naturopathic coach, why it’s different than just giving different diets to people. Laura also gives us some practical tips on what works when you’re feeling tired and low on energy (yes, we talk about coffee and cake in this episode!).
Laura is also going to be hosting the first workshop in my brand new Calm & Confident Yoga Membership, where she’ll be deep diving into Holistic Nutrition during Pregnancy. Join us on 15th December to learn about this!
In this episode we talk about:
-How she went from Marketing to becomes a Naturopathic coach
-The difference between a dietician and a naturopathic coach.
-Why the solution isn’t just to add more broccoli to your plate and the holistic view is necessary.
-The struggles she had with her first born, how it affected her post-partum and how she changed it
-What happens when the doctor says your son just has ‘’bad luck’’! Laura opens up about how her son’s health issues drove her to find her own solutions to ultimately cure his condition.
-Her personal struggle between breastfeeding and bottle-feeding, and how she found the ‘’light’’
-The lessons she’s learnt in her own health and lifestyle through battling with her son's health
-Changes in her health and lifestyle that have made significant improvements in her life
-Tips on managing your energy levels, dealing with chronic tiredness (includes a little chat about coffee!
-What it’s like to enter the workforce after a 6 year ‘’gap’’ and launch a business.
-Why the business concept is to go from surviving to thriving and how to help people do that.
If you want to know more, you can book with a free 30 minute consultation with Laura: https://calendly.com/lauramilano_nutrition/discovery-call
Thank you for listening!
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Trigger Warning - this episode refers to sensitive content about miscarriage and child loss
This weeks episode is a story. My own story about loss and recovery. It’s also a story about luck and lessons learnt along the way.
I'm sharing it now, because since this happened, over 5 years ago, I haven’t really written it down, or shared my full experience. I feel it’s time to close a wound.
I'm also sharing it because the one thing that saved me and made me feel better, was listening to other women’s experiences about their own miscarriages. It wasn’t the ‘’I hope you feel better’’, or ‘’it happened for a reason’’ or ‘’it’s ok, 1 in 5/10 women go through this’’ or ‘’it’s nature’s way of telling you something isn’t right.’’ Those things are all true, but they didn’t help me at the time. Who cares if the probability is high, I just kept thinking, why me?
Hearing that I wasn’t alone is was helped me. Not in the sense of statistics. But the actual stories. I knew people around me had had miscarriages and still births, but I’d never heard their full stories, the details of how, where, when it happened, the feelings they went through, their emotions. Hearing their full story helped me and got me through my loss.
I'd also like to recognise that it’s easier to share this now, after having given birth to two healthy children. So here is my story of loss, as well as luck, and my lessons learnt along the way. And it’s here for you if you need it.
Thank you for listening!
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We often think that prenatal yoga, is only for when you're pregnant. Of course right? It's obvious, it's in the title.
Yet, anyone is welcome to practice prenatal yoga and many who are not pregnant can benefit and enjoy it too! For example, my husband and his friend would join me during my first pregnancy. I've invited my mother and my sister-in-law to join classes with me, or follow the ones I teach online (and by the way, neither was pregnant or had the intention of being so!). The many benefits to prenatal yoga (breathwork, strengthening large muscle groups, the calming and grounding effect) are there for everyone, not just pregnant people.
However, my point in this week's blog post is that not only many people can benefit from prenatal yoga, but is that your what you learn in prenatal yoga, can serve you for after the pregnancy!
Prenatal Yoga helps for the birth preparation, and for after the birth during the postnatal period in many ways (another post for this!). And what people don't realise, is that what you learn during those 25-30 prenatal yoga classes (assuming you go once a week) can serve you for life.
Listen to the full episode to learn 5 ways how prenatal yoga can serve you for life!
P.S: I'm adding a new element to my Yoga offerings. Starting in November, Krish Yoga will have a Perinatal Emotional and Mental Health Coach joining the team, Helen Wright.
Join me and Helen for a 5 day Free Prenatal Yoga Immersion from the 21st-25 of November. I'll show you how to stay strong, calm, rested and feel empowered with yoga, and Helen will facilitate a conversation on the importance of emotional and mental perinatal health. Go to www.krishyoga.com/free-prenatal-immersion/ to find out more!
Thank you for listening!
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Jennison Grigsby, is a mum and a Yoga teacher. Originally from California, Jennison now lives in Valencia, Spain with her husband, son and dog.
Upon meeting Jennison, whether it´s in person or online, you can immediately feel her joy and positivity. It´s clear how the work she does through yoga brings people together, creating deep meaningful connections and a sense of community. She’s friendly, out-going and super approachable.
A few months ago, I saw a post of hers where she talked about how she’s been suffering from bouts of depression over the years.
I was surprised and wondered how is it possible that someone who is bursting with joy, can also suffer from depression? This shows how little I know!
I was impressed at her bravery for sharing this online, and even though I don’t know enough about depression, I do know that a lot people suffer from it.
In this episode of the Yoga, Bellies & Babies Podcast, Jennison very gladly offered to share her experiences. She opens up about her journey with anxiety and depression and us back to when it started in her 20s.
She explains how the feelings shifted during her international moves, pregnancy, after having her baby and even now, years after. She shares how it feels, how she has learnt to see another bout of depression coming her way and how she manages it when it does come.
In this episode we talk about:
- Moving across the world and settling into a new country
- Cultural differences in raising your child and creating an international family
- Overcoming the loneliness of moving to a new country
- The feeling of solitude as a new mother and how the challenges of early motherhood evolve over time
- Postnatal anxiety and depression: how to identify it and taking action
- Establishing a business around family instead of business around family
- How Jennison can sense a wave of depression coming her way and prepares for it physically and mentally. The clue is in the title!
- Her personal practices and self-care
- The importance of rest
- The importance of reconnecting with yourself and your purpose
Jennison's main work is based in Valencia, Spain, and is focused on building community and connection through unique yoga events and experiences for all levels of practitioners. In addition to local events, Jennison also loves hosting international retreats as a way to connect deeper within ourselves and with one another.
Find out more about Jennison’s Inscape Yoga Journey to Greece here Inscape Journey Greece 2023- June 13 - Yoga With Jennison or contact her via IG on @yogawithjennison
Thank you for listening!
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I recorded this conversation with Helen Wright on the 10th of October, World Mental Health day, so mental and emotional health is exactly what we decided to talk about!
Helen Wright is a mum of two; a teacher, emotional health and wellbeing coach, hypnotherapist, antenatal educator, placenta remedies specialist and family meet up host, currently based in London. She offers wrap-around-care to expectant and new families, by helping them to release fear and anxiety around pregnancy, labour, birth and parenthood. Wherever you are on your parenting journey, whatever challenges you may be facing, whatever fears or worries you may be feeling, Helen is here to support you every step of the way.
Some of the things we cover are:
- Postnatal depression and anxiety. and Helen opens up about her own postnatal depression journey.
- Helen also describes what postnatal depression or anxiety can look like for different people, and the myriad of symptoms that can exists or manifest the condition.
- We also talk about anxiety in general, and Helen explains the concept of the ‘’anxiety loop’’, how triggers behave and how we can overcomes negative feelings and thoughts and transform them into better versions of ourselves.
- I question her about why we feel anxiety in the first place when this is a role we decided to take on in the first place.
- The power of support and community, and the responsibility we have as carers to first take care of ourselves.
- Helen's approach to being a Women’s Emotional Health Coach. She explains what this means, how it works and why is it important.
- Tips and guidance on how to recognise stress, depression or anxiety and first steps to take
- Helen's personal way of taking care of her own mental and emotional health, both as a professional and as a mum!
I loved having this conversation, as difficult as a topic as it is, Helen is bursting with positivity and you can hear in her voice the passion she has for the work she does and helping people.
Thank you for listening!
If you'd like to work with Helen, get in touch for a free 30 minute consultation with her via this link https://www.birthwright.co.uk/freedmum
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This week’s episode features Frances Robertson-Richie. Frances is a mum of three, a yoga teacher and hypnotherapist.
Frances also had a career in the fashion industry in central London, working in a high-stress and high-pressure environment until she had a health scare which made her re-evaluate her life and take new measures, leading her to where she is today.
Her vision now is very clear. She sees Yoga as something that can shared in a simple and accessible way. Free of jargon and dogma. A place where someone who may have been intimidated by the idea of a Yoga class would feel comfortable. When you go to her class, like I did last month, that vision of her does truly come across.
We talk about:
- How having a health scare opened forced her to make changes in her career
- The responsibilities and challenges of being a single parent of three
- The ability to hold emotional space for others
- Balancing work and family life: from starting a new high pressure job in central London with a baby in your arms to running an online yoga business with 3 teenagers.
- The never-ending ‘’mom-guilt’’ and finding the balance between caring for your children and yourself.
- Using Yoga as a means to an end and how to practice yoga in ‘’real’’ life
- The Self-Care Paradox and why it can work against you
- The story and purpose behind her business name
- Conscious relaxation: what it is, is not, and how it can literally change your life.
Learn more and connect with Frances:
-> Enjoy a FREE guided relaxation -> https://www.subscribepage.com/happy-healthy-guided-relaxation
-> Get in touch with Frances via her Website Home - Happy Healthy Yoga
-> Connect with her via Instagram @happyhealthyyogacheriton
Thank you for listening!
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I invite you to go back in time and meet my wonderful and grandma. A big part of motherhood is passing down the information to other members of the family, whether we want to use it or not is a different question!
So many women’s stories go untold, their vast amount of invisible work is not seen. So this week, on the Yoga, Bellies & Babies Podcast, is my small effort to tell their stories and give these amazing women the tribute they deserve.
Here's some of what we talk about:
-The India-Pakistan partition in 1947, a historical event which altered the course of many lives.
-Going through a traditional Indian arranged marriage
-Experience of living in a joint family
-The expectations of a young bride in a traditional family
-The challenges of having darker skin colour in the indian society
-Prejudices towards having daughters instead of sons in Indian culture
-The advantage of wearing a sari instead of trousers near you due date!
-Her personal reflections on going through a miscarriage, being pregnant multiples and becoming a mother.
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/conversations-with-my-grandma/
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This week I speak to Tally Hershko, a mom of 3, mechanical engineer, pilates teacher and business owner.
Tally is originally from Israel and is now based in Valencia, Spain, where she started her business Tally Pilates. She is passionate about movement and living a healthy lifestyle. She encourages people to move to feel stronger, healthier and happier. Tally's goal is to motivate women to stay active by creating a community around Pilates. Tally runs Pilates classes in English for all levels and for pre & postnatal, mums with babies.
She opens up about why she decided to change her career at the age of 40 and how Pilates was her guiding light during her postnatal periods. Like many, she experienced profound changes in her body during pregnancy and child-birth. We talk about everything from the post-natal body image, to balancing careers, emotional and mental health, setting up an online business and finally how what appears to be a simple workout can lead to empowerment.
Here's what we discuss:
- Making a dramatic career change at the age 40
- How she balances two different professional careers and family life
- Why we need to change the way we look at ‘’workouts’’ and ‘’healthy lifestyle’’
- Accessing emotional health through physical health
- The importance of self-love and self-care for new, and not-so-new!, mothers
- Tips on how to integrate your personal practice into your daily life
- How to deal with accepting the body changing after multiple child-births and body image
- The impact of child-birth on the pelvic floor and how she recovered from her births
- The importance of post-natal care: when and how to practice Pilates after child-birth
- Tally shares the learning process, steps and fears she’s taking to build her own online business and showing up online
- How a practice like Pilates can empower women.
Learn more and connect with Tally
- Check out her website -> TALLYPILATES |English Pilates in Valencia | Pilates for new and expecting mothers | Outdoors Pilates |
- Enjoy a free 10 minute workout with Tally -> Free Postnatal Pelvic Floor Exercises | TallyPilates
- Enjoy many more free Pilates Workouts on her YouTube Channel -> Tally - YouTube
- Join her online postnatal Pilates Program -> Online programs | Tallypilates
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> Empowerment Through Pilates with Tally Hershko – Krish Yoga
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In this episode I talk to Mariken Fliervoet, from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She is a mother of 3, a yoga studio owner, runs her own acupuncturist practice and is passionate about energy work.
Mariken is visiting Valencia in October to teach a workshop themed Natural Energetics Yoga Workshop In Valencia and so we use this opportunity to dive deep into what this terms really means and how she has evolved into an energy worker and healer.
She explains how she views all her work as Energy Work and how her upsetting personal situation with her first born child led her into this field. She clearly explains about energy cycles, how they function and why this work it’s so important in our daily lives.
Here’s what we talk about:
· How she dropped her own business and thriving PR career to take care of her son
· Her first born health conditions and how this led her to discovery alternative healing methods.
· Autism, the nervous system and sensory imbalances and how they can impact a child’s life.
· Why healing has to be treated holistically, as well as the need to balance eastern methods and western medicine.
· How she took charge of her son’s condition and gave him the tools to lead an independent life
· The workshop on Natural Energetics: what this means and how it can transform people’s lives
· What energy cycles are, how they affect us and how we can use them to thrive in life
· The differences in energy cycles and chakras between children and adults
· Her magical experiences on having 3 home births
· How to apply the yoga philosophy and teachings into everyday family life
· Tips for busy people and families when it comes to juggling their personal practice and daily life.
Thank you for listening!
- Learn more about Mariken and get in touch with her -> Mariken Fliervoet | Yoga Roots Amsterdam | Purna Yoga . Therapeutics . Kidsyoga . Acupuncture . Massage
- Check out the workshop in Valencia here -> Yoga Workshop In Valencia – Krish Yoga
- Read the full blog post -> A Mother´s Journey to Healing with Mariken Fliervoet – Krish Yoga
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Trigger warning -> this episode talks about miscarriages during the 1st trimester
What to do during the 1st trimester can be very controversial. Different people will give you different advice. When it comes to yoga, it is generally recommended not to attend a general Yoga class or even a prenatal class during your first trimester.
In this episode I share:
- why you should practice yoga during the 1st trimester and what that practice can look like
- I talk about miscarriage and share my personal experience
- the changes taking place during the 1st trimester
- the taboo behind using the word ''miscarriage''
- the benefits of practicing yoga during the 1st trimester
- what practicing yoga during the 1st trimester can look like
- why we should change the way we approach our yoga practice during the 1st trimester
Thank you for listening!
- Join my workshop on Yoga During the 1st trimester to learn more -> Online Prenatal Yoga Workshop – Krish Yoga
- Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/why-we-should-practice-yoga-during-the-frist-trimester
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This week I speak to Myrte van Lonkhuijsen, an expert lactation consultant, mother of three and grandmother.
During her breastfeeding workshop in Amsterdam, which I attended during my first pregnancy, I was pleasantly surprised how the focus wasn’t about promoting breastfeeding, but about making an informed and intelligent decision for you, your baby, your family and your career.
That’s why I’m thrilled to have had a conversation with Myrte were we discuss a whole range of topics around breastfeeding, and why there is so much more that meets the eye. Here is some of what we discussed:
- How she struggled, yet persevered, with breastfeeding her 3 children.
- The most common questions or challenges Myrte hears from new mothers when it comes to breastfeeding
- Why there are more women who now suffer more from over-production, whereas before the challenge was under-production
- Why is it that so many women struggle with what appears to be such a natural and instinctive process
- Where the underlying challenges behind breastfeeding really lie.
- The World Health Organisation recommendations on breastfeeding, and whether they can really be integrated into our lives.
- The mother’s return to work, and all that lies behind that!
- A brief introduction into oxytocin and the important role it has
- Tips and tricks to help mothers swap from ‘’mama mode’’ to ‘’career mode’’ in an instant.
- The effect of multi-tasking and using screens have whilst you’re feeding your baby (don’t worry, it doesn’t make you a bad mother!)
- Managing people’s expectations and establishing boundaries whilst breastfeeding a toddler
- Simple movements to help relieve uncomfortable symptoms during breastfeeding
- Why and how we can practice mindfulness, breathwork and yoga whilst feeding you baby.
Connect with Myrte on her website http://www.myrteibclc.nl/ or IG Myrtevlo (@myrteibclc) • Instagram photos and videos
Thank you for listening!
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From a career in art and design, to teaching Ashtanga yoga in corporate London to becoming a pre and post natal yoga teacher and teacher trainer. This week I talk to Kirsteen Ruffell, my postnatal yoga teacher and one of Birthlight’s senior teachers.
Kirsteen Ruffell is the Co-ordinator for Birthlight’s land-based training courses and an experienced Perinatal and Baby Yoga Tutors. She is a registered Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals, has been teaching yoga since 1998 and began tutoring in 2008. Kirsteen is passionate about nurturing students’ professional development on every training course and enhancing their ability to use new understanding creatively to best serve the students in their own classes.
Kirsteen is continually inspired by teaching Birthlight’s gentle and enjoyable yoga practices that work profoundly across languages and cultures to support women and babies around the world. She regularly leads Birthlight training courses in London, the Netherlands, China, Russia, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, and for the first time ever, Spain this November 2022,
Kirsteen candidly opens up about:
-The Yoga Scene in London in the 90s and teaching yoga to a multicultural and diverse groups of people.
-How she discovered Yoga and became a yoga teacher by a combination of accident and good luck.
-Moved from a career in art and design to pre and postnatal yoga
-Why the Birthlight approach is different when it comes to Prenatal yoga
-How the birthlight training served as therapy and preparation for Kirsteen’s own pregnancy and delivery experience.
-She describes her challenging first and second trimester, a loss,
-The challenges, setbacks and support she had from the health care system and how she managed to have her ideal water birth at home at over 43 weeks.
-Her daughter’s birth story, the birth positions and breaths that worked for her, and recalls how her attention went inwards and had a complete withdrawal of the senses
-Why she ended up going to the postnatal ward in hospital after the delivery. Her personal experiences during her postnatal period, physical challenges and emotional challenges
-Why the postnatal period is key and often overlooked
-Why pregnancy yoga is important for the postnatal period.
-How and why Yoga practices, and birthlight approach, supported her throughout the pregnancy and then the postnatal practices.
-Why birthlight is more than just about adapting classical yoga postures for pregnancy
-What drives her to keep teaching postnatal yoga to women all over the world
Kirsteen is coming to Spain to lead a Perinatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training. Learn about Kirsteen with our conversation.
Do you feel overwhelmed lately? I have been feeling like that in the recent months. I also get that general feeling from people around me lately.
I wanted to share this feeling, which I’m referring to as overwhelm in this episode. That feeling when you are not just busy, and overloaded, but that it’s somehow all happening at once.
Lately for me, it’s been quite a regular phase that appears in my life. I seem to be experiencing this feeling when it all happens at the same time, more often. However, I’m somehow not feeling as stressed as I would have expected. So, even though this feeling of overwhelm is more frequent, somehow I am less negatively impacted by it. I must be doing something right! I had a think about what that was, and I share it with you in this episode.
In this episode I talk about why I've been feeling overwhelmed recently, why this is important to acknowledge and the 5 ways I have learned to manage the feeling of overwhelm.
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> https://www.krishyoga.com/5-lessons-ive-learnt-from-feeling-overwhelmed/
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During pregnancy the focus is on Mum and Baby. After Pregnancy it on Baby and Mum. The Partner, the carer, the support usually comes in third place. This makes complete sense, however their role and effort can often be overlooked.
This is why I wanted to interview my partner, Burzin Rustumji, and ask him about his views and experiences during the pregnancies, births and baby journeys we’ve shared together.
He shares his views very openly and honestly, and talk about things like:
-How to have those difficult conversations around pregnancy and children. You’ll hear how he had to express he wasn´t ready to have children
-How he viewed his role during my pregnancies and birth
-He opens up about his experience during our miscarriage
-How the roles be distributed during pregnancy. Is it actually possible to share the load in a 50-50 way?
-Some of the preparation we did for each birth
-His experience and memory of each births and how a hospital birth compares to a home birth.
-Managing the emotions and a new baby with a very limited Paternity leave.
-The famous ‘’Papa Dag’’ in The Netherlands and taking unpaid leave to be with your baby.
-The highs and lows of the first day out with your baby ALONE
-How we have balanced between juggling two professional careers and make drastic changes in our personal life
-His tips on how a couple can survive the journey of pregnancy and birth
Thank you for listening!
Find out more about me and my courses by clicking these links on my website:
- Read the full blog post -> The Partner’s Point of View: How to Survive Your First Day Alone With Your Baby – Krish Yoga
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- To work with me, or join my classes or events, go to www.krishyoga.com
We all know communication is important, but just how important?
Are we fully aware of the impact of our words, actions, emotions and feelings have on our children and unborn babies?
What should you be looking out for in your child's communication and when is the right moment to seek help? What impact does it have when my child sees my in front of a screen all the time?
If some of these questions have been floating in your head too, then listen to my conversation with Sarika Mahtani.
Sarika is a licensed, bilingual Speech & Language Pathologist and a mom of 2, based in Dallas, Texas. She specializes in stuttering and early intervention and her mission is to empower parents with simple speech tips to help their children communicate more confidently.
In this episode, we dive deep into all aspects of communication. Sarika tells us about:
-The different type of communication
-How your unborn baby responds to verbal and non-verbal communication, and why this is important for their development.
-Practical tips on how to communicate with your baby during your pregnancy
-Key development stages during your child's early years, what to look out for and when to seek help.
-Integrating the digital world into daily life with children. How to balance screen time for us and our children, especially when we're working from home.
-Sarika opens up about struggles during her pregnancy and how she overcame them
-Balancing working from home, mom-guilt and running an business whilst raising children
-How to create self-care practices that work for you
Follow and contact Sarika on IG -> @pequetalk
Thank you for listening!
Find out more about me and my courses by clicking these links on my website:
- Read the full blog post -> Communicate Confidently with your Children with Sarika Mahtani – Krish Yoga
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*Trigger Warning - This episode contains some graphic information about the birthing process and talks about PTSD during the post-natal periods which may cause some discomfort to listeners.*
I admire women who are not afraid of embracing it all; the good, the bad and the ugly. Sally Parkes is one of those.
Sally has a beautiful approach to Yoga and Life. She’s really smart, hardworking and has a fantastic sense of humour, and more importantly is really open-minded, non-judgemental and incredibly honest.
For example, when she found out that someone was stealing her teaching content and using her materials to make their own course, she went on to Facebook and posted something like ‘’whoever you are, I’m going to track you down, and give you a hug! Cos that’s what you probably need the most if you’re doing this’’.
For me, she really embodies what it is to be a yogi, and that’s why I wanted her to be my guest her on this podcast!
Here's what we talk about:
-Managing serious Yoga injuries with and without Yoga.
-Sally's pregnancy experiences, birth stories, and the self-imposed expectation of what it should be like, especially being a prenatal yoga teacher.
-Sally opens up about her PTSD related to giving birth to her daughter, and how she went through very different experiences during giving birth to her two daughters and tools she used to manage the challenging post-partum phase.
-Her work and how to balance being a single mother and running a growing online yoga business and what self-care and your personal yoga practice can look like.
Where to find out more about Sally:
www.sallyparkesyoga.com
Follow Sally’s on IG:
@sallyparkesyoga
Check out Sally’s Anatomy book:
The Student's Manual of Yoga Anatomy: 30 Essential Poses Analyzed, Explained, and Illustrated: Amazon.co.uk: Parkes, Sally, Culley, Joanna: 9781592337316: Books
Thank you for listening!
Find out more about me, my prenatal and postnatal offerings by clicking these links on my website:
PRENATAL YOGA – Krish Yoga
POSTNATAL YOGA – Krish Yoga
SCHEDULE – Krish Yoga
Read the full blog post -> Up Close and Personal with Sally Parkes: Birth Stories, Motherhood Highs and Lows and Running a Yoga Business – Krish Yoga
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‘’So, what do you do?’’ This question stumped me every time! It used to take me a moment to think of my reply, one which I’d adjust depending on who I was talking to.
I´ve gone from quantum chemistry to yoga teacher and in this episode I get personal and share my story, leading you to how and why this Podcast has been born.
I hope this episode inspires you make the necessary changes to need in your life!
I’ll talk about:
-Why I started practicing Yoga
-How and why I ended up getting a PhD in Quantum Chemistry
-My interest in nuclear waste
-How certain yoga practices can sometimes NOT be the solution to a problem
-How I combined Yoga teaching and working a day job
-What aspects of my life started to shift when I became pregnant
-The changes that took place in me when returning to work after my maternity leave and how I handled them
-When I realised my ego was controlling my decision making
-Pressure imposed into being the perfect mother
-Why we relocated the whole family from The Netherlands to Spain
-Where I am right now, and why this podcast is here with me.
Thank you for listening!
Find out more about me, my trainings and qualifications by clicking these links on my website:
About – Krish Yoga
Trainings & Qualifications – Krish Yoga
- Read the full blog post -> From Quantum Chemistry to Pregnancy Yoga – Krish Yoga
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Welcome to my first episode! In this episode I get a bit more personal, open up about my pregnancies and dispel the main myths about my time being a pregnant yoga teacher.
I talk about
- expectations, from others and myself, during my pregnancies
- how yoga helped me during my pregnancies,
- how the pressure of being a pregnancy yoga teacher became an issue for me during my pregnancy
- how I overcame these myths
Find out more about PRENATAL YOGA or join my live online prenatal workshop on the 21st of July: Online Prenatal Yoga Workshop – Krish Yoga
Thank you for listening!
- Read the full blog post -> 3 Myths Of Being A Pregnant Yoga Teacher – Krish Yoga
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- To work with me, or join my classes or events, go to www.krishyoga.com