First class back after giving birth to my sweet baby boy, Aaron! š
Iām about 8 weeks postpartum and even though Iāve been sooooo ready to get back to my M/body for the last few weeks itās 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! š) 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! š„°
I canāt explain how happy I am to be back on the mat, but Iām beginning with the intention that Iām not ābouncing backā Iām not who I was before and Iām not trying to get back to her, instead, Iām 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. š
I donāt think I would be able to give myself this gift of taking care of myself like this had I not had 5 years of Marnieās encouragement!
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11 Oct 16:49
Thank you so much Monique!!!! Your words are so beautiful!!! I think about you saying the mat is here even if itās interrupted or not done to completion almost ever day! It feels so good to step onto the mat even for just a few minutes and Iāve been giving myself tons of grace even if I canāt finish the whole workout if baby boy needs me!