Because sometimes self-care looks like two minutes before the baby wakes up.Being with your new baby is beautiful—and exhausting. These quick, doable yoga + meditation practices are designed to help you reset your body, calm your mind, and reclaim a little space for YOU.
Hey!
I’m Brittany, and I’m so glad you’re here. I became a mom in the spring of 2018, and if life wasn’t wild before—motherhood sure turned it up a notch!
I love being a mom AND, in my experience, it’s also the most demanding, nonstop job I’ve ever had. If it weren’t for the tools of Baptiste Yoga--
…I would’ve been curled up on my bathroom floor way more often.
I’m Brittany, and I’m so glad you’re here. I became a mom in the spring of 2018, and if life wasn’t wild before—motherhood sure turned it up a notch!
I love being a mom AND, in my experience, it’s also the most demanding, nonstop job I’ve ever had. If it weren’t for the tools of Baptiste Yoga--
- Asana (movement + poses)
- Meditation (quieting the mind)
- Inquiry (journaling + self-reflection)
…I would’ve been curled up on my bathroom floor way more often.
Why Yoga for Postpartum?
Postpartum life comes with a wild cocktail of hormones, sleepless nights, and hours of hunching over our babies. Your body, mind, and energy are completely different than before—and your yoga practice will be too. And that’s okay.
Yoga and meditation give us:
Postpartum life comes with a wild cocktail of hormones, sleepless nights, and hours of hunching over our babies. Your body, mind, and energy are completely different than before—and your yoga practice will be too. And that’s okay.
Yoga and meditation give us:
- Strength and grounding in our bodies
- Space to breathe and reset our nervous systems
- Permission to just be (even if it’s only for 2 minutes)
How to Practice (with a baby)
Even two minutes counts. This morning I sat down to meditate at 6:25 a.m.—and by 6:27 my son Isaac was up and ready to play. But you know what? Two minutes of stillness was better than none.
Your Invitation
This page is your space for yoga and meditation practices designed for life as a badass momma. Start where you are, go with the flow, and give yourself the gift of self-care.
👉 Push play now—your body, mind, and spirit will thank you.
Love,
Brittany
- Adapt and move as needed—nurse, rock, or bounce with baby.
- Use your little one as extra weight, or as a chance to giggle and make eye contact.
- Don’t worry about props. Mat? Block? Strap? Great, but not required.
- There’s no “perfect time.” The right time is when you push play.
Even two minutes counts. This morning I sat down to meditate at 6:25 a.m.—and by 6:27 my son Isaac was up and ready to play. But you know what? Two minutes of stillness was better than none.
Your Invitation
This page is your space for yoga and meditation practices designed for life as a badass momma. Start where you are, go with the flow, and give yourself the gift of self-care.
👉 Push play now—your body, mind, and spirit will thank you.
Love,
Brittany
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YOGA MEDITATION PRACTICES
You will never be able to completely stop your thinking, but you can practice increasing the space between your thoughts. You can sit in a chair with a pillow behind your back (to support your spine straight up and down), with your feet flat on the floor. Or sit cross legged with your hips up above your knees and feet with your cross legged or kneeling on a large cushion.
YOGA ASANA PRACTICES
If you have a yoga mat: great, and you don't even need one.
If you have a yoga block/strap: great, and you don't need them either.
Don't wait another minute to give yourself the gift of intentional movement. There is no right moment, or way, to do these practices. I take that back...the "right" way is to simply push play and take action. You may only get 2 minutes in before your little one needs your attention, and that is perfectly okay! At least you got 2 minutes for yourself.
Something is definitely better than nothing.
I write this from the very personal experience of just this morning at 6:25am, I sat down to mediate (and was so proud of myself!), and literally 2 minutes into the meditation Isaac woke up and was ready to play! But 2 minutes of meditation was so much better than no meditation on this day. :)
The point is... you gotta start somewhere in order to get to where you want to be, as a moment to moment experience!
If you have a yoga block/strap: great, and you don't need them either.
Don't wait another minute to give yourself the gift of intentional movement. There is no right moment, or way, to do these practices. I take that back...the "right" way is to simply push play and take action. You may only get 2 minutes in before your little one needs your attention, and that is perfectly okay! At least you got 2 minutes for yourself.
Something is definitely better than nothing.
I write this from the very personal experience of just this morning at 6:25am, I sat down to mediate (and was so proud of myself!), and literally 2 minutes into the meditation Isaac woke up and was ready to play! But 2 minutes of meditation was so much better than no meditation on this day. :)
The point is... you gotta start somewhere in order to get to where you want to be, as a moment to moment experience!
Morning Asana/Movement Practice
This practice is intended to support you in waking up all the parts of your body: your heart, lungs, arms, legs, core, back, as well give them a stretch!
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The opposite of nursing...a.k.a. "heart opening"/chest stretching flow
As moms we spend so much time rounded over kiddos: playing, nursing, cuddling! Those are all wonderful things...AND...for our own hormonal balance we need to spend intentional time everyday creating, what we call in Baptiste Yoga, the "Yes" body. We do it in every pose in the Baptiste Yoga Journey into Power sequence when the teacher speaks to pulling the shoulders straight back and press the shoulder blades into the body to expand the chest. The 30 minute practice below takes that practice to the next level with even more chest expanding.
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Twisting is good for detoxing physical and emotional debris
As with any of these videos, my invitation for you is to just push play! Get 2 minutes, 5, 10, or 15 minutes into the practice and I will call it a success!!!
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Evening Cool Down Practice
This practice is gentle and restorative. It starts with some gentle breath work followed by some gentle stretches for the hips and hamstrings. Give yourself the gift of release!
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Yoga Nidra
Decompress, and find relief from stress.
As a momma, you can do this during your baby's longest nap of the day. Even if you only get part way through this practice you will finish feeling more rested that you would had you taken an hour long nap.
Yoga Nidra put simply is yogic sleep. You won't be sleeping, but lead into a state of consciousness just shy of sleep for extreme relaxation and a subtle spiritual exploration. Research shows that 1 hour of Yoga Nidra is the equivalent of 3 hours of deep sleep!
Set yourself up in the most supported savasana/laying down position with pillows under your knees, a support under your neck, something to cover your eyes with, a blanket over the top of you should you feel cold.
As a momma, you can do this during your baby's longest nap of the day. Even if you only get part way through this practice you will finish feeling more rested that you would had you taken an hour long nap.
Yoga Nidra put simply is yogic sleep. You won't be sleeping, but lead into a state of consciousness just shy of sleep for extreme relaxation and a subtle spiritual exploration. Research shows that 1 hour of Yoga Nidra is the equivalent of 3 hours of deep sleep!
Set yourself up in the most supported savasana/laying down position with pillows under your knees, a support under your neck, something to cover your eyes with, a blanket over the top of you should you feel cold.
Click on video to be taken to the subscription page. Try 7 days for free/$5 per month after.
