February 15 marked one month since my mom’s double lung transplant at Duke University Hospital. It has been a difficult month for our family with many ups and downs but our leading emotion is gratitude for the new lungs she is breathing with and for the world-class care she is receiving at Duke. The outpouring [...]
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My Best Tips for Breastfeeding and Pumping
August 6, 2019 { 13 comments }It’s World Breastfeeding Week and when I marked this event last year, never did I ever think that I would be celebrating it again as a mom to a 14 month old. But here I am, still breastfeeding a toddler. What felt SO insanely hard with a newborn baby feels so easy and natural with [...]
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A Dream Come True: VIDA Teacher Training Weekend One!
October 1, 2018 { 18 comments }I assisted my first 200-hour yoga teacher training back in 2013 and went on to organize, plan and co-lead (in various capacities) five other trainings. Over the summer I was invited to lead a fall/winter 200-hour teacher training at VIDA Hot Yoga in Kingsport, Tennessee. I was equal parts excited and terrified to finally take [...]
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A Surprise Weekend Visitor
June 14, 2014 { 11 comments }Happy weekend everyone! I was absolutely thrilled to learn that I was getting a surprise weekend visitor from Florida! My mom!!! She booked a last minute flight to spend my birthday weekend with me (it’s Monday) and I’m SO happy to have her here! She hasn’t visited Charlotte since I bought my house almost 5 [...]