Meditation Mama

I originally started this blog and podcast idea in March of 2023. I began my 200hour yoga instructor training, as well as meditation coaching certification online then too. I was so excited to start something new for myself, separate from education, from being a mom, something truly for myself. Then two days later, on April 1st, my husband went into cardiac arrest.   We were sitting on the couch after dinner, doing what we do everyday. Watching TV, scrolling through our phones, zoning out. I went into the kitchen to warm myself some tea and I noticed that my husband (BJ) was making a strange noise. I hurried back into the living room and to what appeared to me, my husband having a seizure. He was shaking, eyes rolled back into his head, not responding to me yelling at him. I immediately went into panic mode!!! My husband had dip in his mouth (chew tobacco), I scooped it out and threw it on the floor. I knew that people having a seizure could choke if items were in their m...

Get your January started with positive intentions, gratitude, budgeting and daily reflections.    January Journal  - download PDF

  I am stressed, tired and lacking joy day after day. Each day I am in a fog, I'm going through the motions to ensure that my family has a home, clean clothes, healthy meals and really anything that they can ask for. I am driving to work the same way, using the same streets, seeing the same things and following the same rules. I lead over 90 staff members and support over 500 students as an elementary principal. I should feel super successful and excited to begin my day in the morning. However, more and more, I just want to stay in bed, but with all the responsibilities in life, it seems impossible to have time for me.  When I truly feel engaged with life and fulfilled is when I am in nature, when I can move my body with purpose and intention, when I read and grow intellectually, when I focus on my breath and just BE  It isn't easy finding time to do these things, or not to feel guilty when I do take time for myself instead of being with my children, husband, family and c...