This week has been INSANE for me. I can’t remember a busier week. And, SO, the minute Josh-O comes home — like, in 10 minutes — I’m going upstairs with a chai-tea latte (second of the day, thank-you-very-much, but it IS dinner), and shutting myself in my room for the night…. Or, at least until it’s time to give Rascal his bedtime feed. And, yes, you thought right: he is, indeed, SUPPOSED to be breast-free right now; but, no, weaning is SUCKING ARSE right now.

It was so easy weaning monkey. Just around her first birthday — when I had planned to stop breastfeeding — she stopped asking for it. I’d offer, and she’d take it. But, for the most part, she STOPPED ASKING, so I stopped offering, and that was it! EASY. With the Rascal, though, nothing’s easy. He’s VERY attached to me, and LOVES the two feeding times (three today, and I barely managed to escape a fourth) I give him a day. Now that I’m weaning him, HE’S BEEN ASKING FOR MORRRRE than ever. HAAAAAALP!

I guess I have to face the fact that Rascal and I aren’t on the same schedule, like Monkey and I were. He’s just not ready to wean. BUT, HE’S ONE! And, and, HE HAS TEEEEEEEEETH! I mean, what would happen if I just cut him off — like that? Won’t that give him a complex or something. But, then again, he may NEVER be ready. So, maybe it’s up to me to just tell him he’s ready and cut him off…. Cut the cord. Always cutting that cord.

Monkey. Monkey peed in her pants twice THRICE today. I’m not sure what she’s trying to tell me with that BUT IT SUCKS. It especially sucks that she peed in her pants RIGHT before our first parent-and-child/baby yoga class this afternoon, WHICH she took in the BIZARRE pair of hot-pink BLOOMERS I found at the bottom of my purse — reserved for the REMOTE chance she’d pee in her pants again. BLERRRRRRG.

I took the mommy-and-baby yoga class this afternoon because I often teach mommy-and-baby yoga classes myself. I wanted to make sure that what I was doing with the moms and babies in my own class wasn’t lacking or unusual. I thought it MIGHT be lacking because some moms come to my class expecting LO-HO-HOTS of baby yoga, and that’s not my thing. My thing is very mommy-centred. My goal is always to teach them how to practice yoga with a baby crawling around. How to practice yoga with lots of interruption. And, in some cases, how to use the weight of baby’s body as a tool (while bonding with baby, of course) in the practice. My class begins with a warm up that usually involves the baby: the mother’s either lying down or seated. Then, we do an hour of yoga with or without the baby. And, then we do baby massage, baby yoga and some songs and BUBBLES. So, it’s a well-rounded class. Something for everyone — with a HEAVY focus on yoga asanas (poses) and pranayama (breathing).

This afternoon’s class was very different from what I teach. It was PERFECT for yoginis like me. It was MOM-centred and focused on REPAIRING the body after pregnancy, and not necessarily “getting back in shape.” It focused on loosening our tight necks, opening up the back, bringing the uterus back to the spine, etc…. I loved it. And, the monkey LOVED it because the teacher gave her lots of fun poses to try.

Next week, I’m teaching in front of the owner of the mommy/baby program I teach for (she’s wonderful). I hope she likes my style, and the way I format my class. I also hope her students (who are used to her more baby- and fitness-centred yoga) enjoy it! It’ll be really nerve-wracking because it’ll be so different from what she’s used to and from what she teaches. I can only do WHAT I DO, though — which is different every class, and which is guided by my own practice, training, beliefs and intuition.

ANYWAY! I didn’t expect to talk about that! But, I guess it’s on my mind. I’m looking for more places and people to teach. Not looking ACTIVELY, really — because, sadly, I still have a lot of weight to lose to approach potential places/peeps with confidence, but, with my daily 1-hour walk (MINUS the extra chai latte, ‘course), I’m well on my way. I’m more like thinking…. Thinking about MORE teaching, thinking about a book….

I love teaching mothers. But, I’d also like to teach people who are ill, people who are anxious and/or depressed, people with special needs, and/or the elderly. The desire is coming on strong these days. And, I think I’m JUST about to seek out synagogues and churches who might be interested in my program. We’ll see….

Going to the country this weekend. And, the timing couldn’t be better!

Have a WONDERFUL weekend, Gorgeouses!

Namaste….

xo Haley-O

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