First class back after giving birth to my sweet baby boy, Aaron! 💙

I’m about 8 weeks postpartum and even though I’ve been sooooo ready to get back to my M/body for the last few weeks it’s been hard to find the time, even why baby boy sleeps, I want to hold him and soak up all the baby snuggles!

Tonight I just got the urge (yes at almost midnight my sleep schedule is all sorts of crazy right now! 😂) that I needed some Marnie and did the latest restore class and loved every second of it! This was the perfect class to return to! It felt so good to move my body, but honestly so strange to do it alone for the first time in several months! I miss the kicks and hiccups I felt daily, but love that I can run over and snuggle him whenever I want now, which I did post class! 🥰

I can’t explain how happy I am to be back on the mat, but I’m beginning with the intention that I’m not “bouncing back” I’m not who I was before and I’m not trying to get back to her, instead, I’m ready to get back into movement to honor this new body that carried life and continues to carry me. My intention is to tend to it with care, to grow strong, and to nurture myself so I can show up fully for my family. 💜

I don’t think I would be able to give myself this gift of taking care of myself like this had I not had 5 years of Marnie’s encouragement!

Thank you for sharing your loving, healing energy! My lifelong friend, Kristyn, has been battling breast cancer and a recent recurrence that has shaken her world. She continues to find the light and spread kindness and hope to others, giving only the brightest energy to her 5 and 3 year old, and everyone who is blessed enough to know her. I have shared my M/Body journey with her and the healing impacts it has gifted me and so many with, and so it was the greatest gift today to do it together, with a lot of laughter 😍

Ollie loves being on the mat almost as much as me 😋

Who has exited social media, how is it going, what helped you succeed? I’m so tired of sound bites and echo chambers and all the bad things. Have you replaced it with magazines, books, newspapers, or something else? (Photo of Rob Thomas at the piano from his concert in Denver last week. I’ve loved him/MB20 since the 6th grade! I selfishly would love a 20-30min class with all Rob and MB20.)

Feeling grateful for my 5th Marniversary! Grateful for finding the perfect, best, fun,inspiring workout AND community. Thank you to all my exercise buddies around the world.

When I saw this poem I thought it fit perfectly with our theme of presence.

PS Yvonne Riley and I agree with Marnie’s newsletter book recommendation!

Lyndsay Rush (@maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram) occasionally writes a poem based on a headline she’s read - I just came across this one and had to share here ;)