Yoga Six Months Into Motherhood
Our beautiful boy Bodhi has completely changed my world. After struggling to conceive due to endometriosis, I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude and appreciation every day. Holding him, watching him grow, and being his mother fills me with a love I didn’t know was possible. Motherhood has been a profound journey, full of challenges and joys, and it has reshaped everything about how I approach life — and my yoga practice.
Six months into motherhood, my yoga practice looks different. Sleep is broken, my baby needs me most of the day, and time feels fragmented. Rolling out my mat for a long asana practice just isn’t realistic right now.
My body also feels unfamiliar. Strength and balance are slowly returning, but every movement reminds me that nothing is exactly as it was. My chest feels heavier, my core is weaker, and even lying down can be uncomfortable. There’s a tenderness to my body now, a reminder of what it has done and continues to do, and I’m learning to meet it with patience and care rather than frustration.
Rather than trying to push for what isn’t possible, I’ve shifted the focus of my practice. The poses have taken a back seat, but yoga itself hasn’t gone anywhere. It shows up in smaller, quieter ways:
• Surrender. I can’t control my baby’s sleep, my own energy levels, or the constant changes of this stage. Yoga teaches me to soften into what is, even when it’s not what I planned.
• Presence. My breath practice shows up most when I’m holding my wriggling or crying baby and trying to stay calm. A single slow exhale can change the tone of the moment.
• Compassion. The non-judgment I used to try to cultivate on the mat now applies to myself when I feel overwhelmed or “unproductive.”
• Grounding. Sometimes yoga is simply lying on the floor while my baby naps beside me, noticing the contact of my body with the ground and letting that be enough.
Yoga right now isn’t about shapes on a mat. It’s about meeting life as it is in this stage of early motherhood. The practice is in the surrender, the patience, the grounding, and the compassion that I try to return to every day.
These lessons go beyond motherhood. Wherever you are in life — dealing with work stress, transitions, or just the day-to-day overwhelm — the same principles apply. You can practice surrender, cultivate presence, extend compassion to yourself, and find grounding even in brief moments. Yoga doesn’t require a mat or perfect conditions; it’s about how you show up in your life, wherever you are.
This season is demanding, but it’s also teaching me that yoga doesn’t disappear when the asana fades. It adapts. And so do I.
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With love
Anney xx
