Yes the time has come to let go of teaching hot yoga. I gave myself till the end of March but had to end two weeks earlier. My baby defintiely started to complain and so did my body. While teaching the baby just kept moving and kicking more than any other time. Afterwards, I didn't feel my usual sense of lightness and increased energy but instead I felt drained. I didn't have to think about this long and hard. It was a natural shift. My body and my baby are not liking the heat anymore it is very clear so its time to let go. I got Shanine to sub my favourite Saturday morning hot class and I know that she will do a great job. I left my students in very good hands. I let go of two more hot classes and I am sure other subs will do great too. So what does this mean? Teaching more prenatal classes. I already have one regular and I am starting two more in April. They will serve my baby much more than any other classes at this point. You get very humbled with your yoga practice when you are pregnant. You have to listen to the body and have to adjust your practice so that it can serve you and the baby in the best possible way. Yet I am loving yoga and feel so great after taking a class. In addition to teaching I am now taking Shannon's prental class once a week. It gives me a chance to be a student and enjoy the practice fully. Shannon is also pregnant so its great to be in a presence of another pregnant prenatal teacher.
So my baby is growing, my tummy is growing and I am changing in some new ways. Like for instance my center of gravity is totally shifted into my belly. I walk differently. I usually have a quick, brisk walk but now I walk more slowly, really being connected to the Earth energy. My baby is higher up now and I feel more pressure or heaviness in the lower abdomen. I can feel it kick and every time I do I smile and send loving energy to the baby.
I feel hungry more often. When I have a smoothie in the morning a bit later I want another one. It's good that I am use to eating more frequently and smaller portions because its easier to adjust to wanting to eat even more often. It's also great that I am a celiac because I have to always stop and think what I can have before I grab something unconsciously. So I am snacking on Lara Bars (raw and organic energy bars), nuts, fruits, veggies and have an occasional bowl of soup and some toasted corn bread. I have no desire for junk food (except occasional popcorn) and no desire for anything cooked. For my entire pregnancy I have been craving papaya and now I am craving fresh fruit from the farmer's market. That I will have to wait for.
I have re-decorated my yoga room and it feels amazing. I just added a beautiful window covering in shimmering purple, glass shelf, meditation pillows, candles, etc. I feel very creative these days and have plans to re-decorate the living room as well. I already know how the baby's room will look. I find it easy as I just feel and listen to what the baby wants. I have been to Ikea twice in one week. In the kid's section I looked at things and then tuned into the baby to see if he or she is guiding me towards something. Well, it doesn't seem to like Ikea. I do, not everything but most stuff I like but the baby doesn't. Sometimes when I am in a random store the baby just guides me to something and I know it resonates with whatever it may be there. This is how I picked up framed art work of Peter Rabbit and one art work of Anne Geddens. I have had these intense attraction to Peter Rabbit and I never even known of it before I got pregnant. I grew up in Europe so as a child I never knew the story. It will be interesting to see if my baby shows a lot of interest in Peter Rabbit.
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