How I'm preparing for childbirth

Physical and mental strategies for the final stretch.

MotherhoodCara McDonaldSeptember 5, 2017pregnancy, labor

Why I’m planning a natural childbirth

The personal reasoning that brought me to this decision.

MotherhoodCara McDonaldAugust 16, 2017natural childbirth, pregnancy

The yoga mat post

My answer to "What kind of yoga mat should I get?"

YogaCara McDonaldAugust 3, 2017yoga mat, mat, yoga props

6 prenatal yoga modifications I'm loving right now

As I’ve explored this preggo body on the mat, these are a few of my personal favorite prenatal yoga modifications.

Yoga, MotherhoodCara McDonaldJuly 23, 2017yoga, pregnancy, yoga sequence, prenatal yoga

Womb Power: Super powers only pregnant women have

womb powers: things that you can ONLY do while you’re pregnant.

MotherhoodCara McDonaldJuly 18, 2017pregnancy

Pregnancy after an eating disorder

Weight gain, morning sickness, food cravings ... is it triggering?

Body Image, MotherhoodCara McDonaldJune 26, 2017Eating disorder, pregnancy, body image

No, you can’t touch my belly

Autonomy and pregnancy.

Body Image, MotherhoodCara McDonaldJune 19, 2017pregnancy, autonomy, Feminism

Feeling disconnected? 7 yoga poses to ground your root chakra

Find connection, safety and stability in these grounding yoga postures.

YogaCara McDonaldJune 4, 2017yoga, root chakra, chakras, Chakras 101, asana, grounding

Is hot yoga safe during pregnancy?

It seems everyone has an answer that is 100% right, but they’re all different. Here's the decision I made for my body.

YogaCara McDonaldMay 11, 2017hot yoga, pregnancy, prenatal yoga

Bad mom? I ate cheeseburgers instead of practicing yoga in the first trimester

Accepting that what my body needed was the opposite of what the health industry says.

MotherhoodCara McDonaldApril 17, 2017pregnancy, prenatal yoga

The moment I saw the word "Pregnant"

A note to our baby the day I found out I was pregnant.

MotherhoodCara McDonaldApril 12, 2017pregnancy, letter

6 more juicy hip openers to release stuck emotions

Your hips are like your body’s junk drawer. Things get shoved in there and forgotten, until the drawer becomes hard to open and you just avoid it altogether.

Energy + Healing, YogaCara McDonaldApril 3, 2017hip-openers, hips, yoga sequence, asana

These balls are everything

I used to foam roll, but foam rollers pale in comparison to therapy balls.

Living WellCara McDonaldMarch 24, 2017fascia, myofascial release, therapy balls, yoga props

3 intensity-building vinyasa yoga playlists

Three playlists for your yoga practice.

YogaCara McDonaldFebruary 21, 2017playlist