Why am I here?

There was torrential rain going on outside this morning during mysore class. The room has a large skylight, so we could hear the rain coming down--and it was loud! It brought me back to the last shala where I used to practice, in New Orleans. We would often have thunderstorms going on outside as we practiced, and I loved the way I felt part of the outdoors, even though I was inside. I started thinking about all that's happened in my life since my practice first started in New Orleans, and all that's happened in my practice. I know, this is not what you're supposed to be thinking about during practice, but that's just part of who I am now--thinking whenever I get the chance--which is not often! As I continued with the primary series postures, I decided that I wanted to start writing about my experiences, trying to revive and maintain a yoga practice, while being a full-time mama to a two-year-old. Hopefully somewhere along the way, someone will read these words and I will be able to connect with others out there in the yoga world and the parent world who have their own stories to share.

I'm going to start off by posting some of my yoga background, and then get into what my practice was like during pregnancy, after pregnancy, and beyond.

Disclaimer: I'd like to be very clear that I'm not an especially good writer (I'm a mathematician by trade), so if that's what you're looking for, you might be in the wrong place!