03/13/2026
Let’s be clear:
Staying present doesn’t mean everything always feels good.
Just because we are “leaning in” to something doesn’t guarantee we’re going to somehow fall in love with it.
That’s spiritual bypassing, and it’s toxic in motherhood.
But what we can do is not obsess about how things aren’t going the way we wanted, and reach out for help instead.
One of the 3 foundations in Buddhism in the Sangha- the community!
We’re not meant to go through this on our own- we’re supposed to have a community that loves us, supports us, and helps us get back on the cushion when we’re falling off (Or back in bed when we’re doing too much).
The same is true for being a Mom, and rather than wail and moan, we can set things up before the baby arrives- because by then, the world is already upside down.
You can have a powerful birth and still feel overwhelmed postpartum.
You can feel deeply connected in your practice and still snap at your partner.
You can understand the physiology and still doubt yourself.
Discomfort doesn’t mean you failed.
It means you’re human.
And the Mommy Sangha (yours and also the one that meets on Wed at 1pm online ;) ) sees and loves you for being human just as you are.
That’s practice.
In yoga. In birth. In motherhood.
Looking for community in movement? I teach Baby & Me classes Monday mornings at The Gentle Place in Framingham!
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