“Nourishing myself, nourishes the world.” Dr. Monika (doctor, coach, educator and mama to Diego and Solana)
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Being a mother is incredibly rewarding and at times can feel like an all-encompassing role that leaves less room for self-care than we’d like. A women-centered, hormone savvy yoga wellness retreat can provide the perfect opportunity for women who are moms to recharge, reflect, and reconnect with themselves and other like minded women. Step out of the roles and rediscover and reconnect with you.
Here are eight ways mothers benefit from this rejuvenating experience:
Moms juggle countless responsibilities every day, from school runs to meal prep to often being the one that is carrying the mental load of a household. A retreat offers a chance to step away from daily routines and enjoy some time with yourself to re-center, reflect and focus on your own well-being body, mind and soul.
Stress often accumulates. Yoga, dance and nature time are proven methods for relaxation, helping to release tension and promote mental clarity. Daily classes at a retreat provide a supportive environment to help you unwind and find your calm.
Motherhood can shift your relationship with your body. A yoga wellness retreat encourages mindful movement, allowing you to reconnect with your physical self and appreciate your body’s strength and capabilities. It’s an empowering experience.
Connecting with other women who share similar loves can be incredibly uplifting. A retreat fosters an environment of camaraderie, where you can share stories, insights, and encouragement, creating bonds that can last well beyond the retreat.
Taking time away allows for reflection and mindfulness. A retreat provides space to consider your goals and aspirations, helping you return home with renewed clarity and a refreshed mindset. This newfound perspective can be invaluable in your daily life.
Nutrition and holistic health practices woven into a retreat can introduce you to new self-care practices and tools that you can easily integrate into your daily routine, enhancing your overall well-being.
A change of scenery and break from routine can ignite inspiration. Through yoga, journaling, and connecting with nature, new passions or ideas that invigorate your spirit and enhance your journey as a mother and as the powerful, unique, beautiful woman that you are.
A retreat allows you to breathe, relax, and simply BE. To move out of the habits in our culture that can have us in a lot of doing and thinking and taking time to be with the part of us that gives us our aliveness and makes our life and relationships meaningful and rich - our feeling and being natures - playful, relaxed, delighted, deeply loving, enthusiastic, excited, inspired, sensual.
This time for yourself not only rejuvenates your spirit but also enhances your ability to engage with your family when you return. A refreshed mom brings positive energy and upliftment back home. Letting our children - no matter the age - experience us when we’re in our centre and in our rejuvenated, natural playful essence is an incredible gift!
I read a quote from psychologist Carl Jung that really impacted me and my choices as a mother and a woman: “The greatest burden a child bears is the unlived life of a parent.”
Many of us give up a lot and do a lot for our children out of our love and wanting the very best for them - what if the greatest act of love was not forgetting our desires and dreams and unfolding in the process of supporting theirs… what about being more intentional about including ourself in our circle of care? The retreats I lead help you mother and live closer to your centre and joy.
To sum up this blog post, setting away with yourself or a girlfriend or two for a yoga wellness retreat is a valuable opportunity for you to have the space and container of support of nature and guides to prioritize self-care and personal growth. It offers a chance to recharge, connect, and reflect—ultimately it benefits both you and your family. Take the plunge and give yourself and your loved ones the gift of you in your rejuvenated fullness - you all deserve it!
Much love, xo, Dr. Monika Herwig ND
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Dr. Monika Herwig has been practicing naturopathic medicine specializing in women's wellness & empowerment for over 25 years. She helps women come into their higher expressions of vitality and radiance, passion, purpose and joy through the nourishing, rich, playful path of the feminine. Midlife, motherhood & the time around a 7 year consciousness shift point (28, 35, 42, 49, 56) are where clients find her body, mind, soul woman-savvy approach especially helpful. Certified yoga instructor & therapist, somatic life coach, nutritionist, acupuncturist, and fairy nature camp leader! And she is the founder of North America's Fairy Nature Camp Teacher Training Certification.
