Languages

I had a lot of fun posts that I found the other day to share with you, you can enjoy them below, but I just got back from a full day of supporting a mom, all natural labor, walking, eating, and just letting the baby lead the way.

I am in awe what happens when you just practice watchful waiting.  I speak the language of energy, timelessness, and trusting your gut.

Shabbat Shalom,
Coach Yulia

Treble, sharp, flat, quarter, repea

Everyone looks at things differently

Lately I keep finding amusing things online and want to share. Perspective is a big theme, and these three things below show it beautifully.  Read the Worst Day Ever first, then check your holiday to do list, against the one in the blog today.  Finally the video below is an amazing example of people from my old country, mother Russia, obviously in very poor circumstances.  It makes me think of my uncle in Russia who lives in Moscow, but has a "summer house, aka dacha," not too far away.  You can only go there in the summer because there is no electricity and no working plumbing, an outhouse to be exact.  It makes them happy when they go, and the people in the video are showing us their world in a unique way, and they are awesome.






What can you think of that is positive in every situation you are in from now on,
Really makes a difference in your day and how you see the world.
Coach Yulia

Post by Maurizio Inzaghi.

Connections

BODY CONNECTIONS

I am very excited to report that I am not too much longer on one side of my body than the other.  I had originally gone to the chiropractor because of a minor car accident, and also was feeling my right shoulder inching up all the time, especially when I would wake up in the morning.  I realized my left ankle injury from earlier this year aggravated matters because I put all my body weight on my right side.  I was 11 pounds heavier on my right then on my left and it was throwing my spine off.  I also learned that during pregnancy that hump on the back happens because the same hormones that relax our stomach and other areas to expand for baby, also relax the very important area below the neck that also is connected to the thyroid.  Add "forward head," due to nursing, driving,  and always looking down at our phones, it forms and stays and negatively affects our health.  I was not understanding why a Yoga teacher and practitioner like myself was feeling like my body was stuck and things were not flowing properly.

Next Tuesday December 9, join me for a free dinner and to learn how to strengthen the immune system naturally through correct posture and a healthy active lifestyle.  There is a great article at the end of the blog from my chiropractor.

MOTHER AND CHILD CONNECTION

Trust that you know exactly what to do for you and your baby, in pregnancy, labor, birth, and beyond. Love all these details, enjoy.

http://doula2you.com/2013/09/07/waiting-for-baby/


SPIRITUAL CONNECTIONS

This story just blew me away, I love how people end up in a certain place, at a certain time, and serve a great purpose, enjoy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/29/nyregion/brooklyns-lubavitch-community-a-culture-captured-by-the-ultimate-outsider.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=0

My brother in law has a talk show segment, it is on CTK radio, it is interesting that those spiritually connected support each other, check it out:

• Jewish View
  
   
  Jewish View with Rabbi Hananiah Cohen                                                 11-13-2014
  Jewish View with Rabbi Hananiah Cohen                                                 10-05-2014
  Jewish View with Rabbi Hananiah Cohen                                                 10-03-2014

Connections are so important,
Connect to your gut,
Connect to your other half,
Connect to friends of friends,
Connect to family all over the world,
Life is about building relationships,
Being of service with our talents and gifts,
Most importantly spreading joy and light into the world,
Coach Yulia

Across the Social Media Spectrum

As I browse my news feed, there is so much going on, from sad and scary things, to wonderful inspirational messages, to practical and healthy uses of natural products.  I am going to link what caught my eye.

SAD AND SCARY THINGS:

Our neighborhood had helicopters because of this bank robbery, and I just found out someone I knew was the teller that the robber got the money from, Thank God because of technology, he got caught.

http://abc7.com/news/bank-robbery-suspect-shot-by-officer-in-lobby-of-beverly-hills-hotel-/417834/

WONDERFUL, INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES:
Specifically about observant women, modesty, and sexuality.

http://crownheights.info/op-ed/462498/op-ed-too-close-for-comfort/

http://hevria.com/yocheved/lets-talk-sex/

PRACTICAL AND HEALTHY USES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS:

http://wellnessmama.com/5734/101-uses-for-coconut-oil/

Let's finish off with amazing, unique, and talented in the video below,
It's wet and rainy in LA today,
Feels good after our extreme heat and hot winds,
Have a great day everyone,
Coach Yulia

Post by बुटवल अनलाइन.

Lower Your Expectations

Everyday words pop out at me, and I love to share what it means to me.  In the world that we live in everything is about exceeding expectations.  In school, work, parenthood and life in general, everyone is searching for more, for the next thing, sometimes forgetting to recognize and celebrate accomplishments along the way.

I was talking to my private Pilates client today, she has an almost 3 year old girl and a 7 month old boy.  Her daughter was more calm overall and a good sleeper, her son loves to nurse every hour and does not nap for more than 20 minutes and wakes up all night as well.  She is a stay at home mom and feels like she can let her baby take the lead and its OK.  There are so many books, specialists, gadgets in our world, and the bottom line is money, spend, spend, spend!  Look at black Friday and cyber Monday, people save up all year to blow it all in the holiday season.  I am the other extreme, I really have no desire to shop, I want to get rid of stuff, and I overall feel I have what I need.  If there is extra spending money, I usually like to spend it on my kids or a nice dress, but "mall withdrawal," does not apply to me, "retail therapy," does not work for me.

So my client said that our world has such expectations of how to parent, exactly how the baby should eat, sleep, and develop.  I think it even starts earlier, in pregnancy, labor, and birth.   No matter what medicine discovers, the way of the midwives has always been watchful waiting, and that is really how the process should be looked at.  Intervention causes more intervention, and if things don't follow a timetable that does not fit every person, then the medical mentality and philosophy is how to manage it, they go into it with how to fix when something is wrong perspective.  I love the approach of the Netherlands, even today.  A little blurry, but it was the best scan below from Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities by Henci Goer.

Lowering our expectations sounds like a very healthy mindset,
Of course have goals, projects, and plans,
On the way there, enjoy every moment, be in the moment,
The video below shows a moment,
A universal moment of parents with children,
With everything happening in our world,
It is so nice to connect to each others humanity,
Coach Yulia

Post by The Israel Project.

Commemoration

Commemoration

• a ceremony or celebration in which a person or event is remembered.

about to have some cake

PERSON:  Today I commemorated my husband, he does not like birthdays, parties, but this was a big one. So I got friends together, it was a surprise, and at first he was not too happy, but ended up enjoying himself with close friends.  The best part was there was a huge kids area, the kids were so busy, all of us adults got to relax, hang, chat, and enjoy each others company.  We went to www.tacoflame.com, it is Kosher and perfect for families.

EVENT:  Today in my news feed I am getting information about a very special commemoration of an event.  I am deeply connected to it, and I am excited to learn more about it. Before Israel became the Jewish state, Jewish people were living in Arab countries and Iran.  My ancestors came from these Mizrahi Jews, and even before Israel, there was persecution and after Israel most got expelled.  I feel this is extremely important history and education for the world to know especially connecting what is happening now with all the extremism, antisemitism, and anti Zionism around the world.  The Holocaust was so extreme and on such a great scale, that other atrocities were not focused on.  Finally today Israel is educating, and God Willing the rest of the world will follow.  At the end of the blog is a short video all about the commemoration.

I also ran across some amazing articles about spreading the truth about the Jewish mission in this world, the Jewish way of being, and rebutting all the lies about genocide and apartheid.  It is so important to keep on educating ourselves and everyone around us, so it is not a bully situation, but a place of knowledge, mutual respect, debate, and action going forward.

http://embassies.gov.il/un/statements/Pages/Question-of-Palestine-Debate.aspx

http://observer.com/2014/11/bloody-battle-for-israel-at-oxford-university/

This is my world,
I cannot keep quiet,
Blessed to celebrate my husband's birthday in a Kosher restaurant openly without fear,
Coach Yulia

Post by StandWithUs.

Conduct Disorder - Technology - Hypnosis

We had some brilliant guests at my husband's birthday Shabbat table last night, and today I was reading so many interesting things and wanted to share.  We had a behavioral therapist, a marriage and family therapist, an organizational leader working at a non profit assisting people in getting jobs in nursing, and a finance whiz.  I was most interested in what happens with children that get misdiagnosed, do not get the therapy that they need, or have parents that are not involved in their lives.  This is a severe case of what could happen.  "Conduct disorder is a serious behavioral and emotional disorder that can occur in children and teens. A child with this disorder may display a pattern of disruptive and violent behavior and have problems following rules.  It is not uncommon for children and teens to have behavior-related problems at some time during their development. However, the behavior is considered to be a conduct disorder when it is long-lasting and when it violates the rights of others, goes against accepted norms of behavior and disrupts the child's or family's everyday life.

What Are the Symptoms of Conduct Disorder?

Symptoms of conduct disorder vary depending on the age of the child and whether the disorder is mild, moderate, or severe. In general, symptoms of conduct disorder fall into four general categories:

• Aggressive behavior: These are behaviors that threaten or cause physical harm and may include fighting, bullying, being cruel to others or animals, using weapons, and forcing another into sexual activity.
• Destructive behavior: This involves intentional destruction of property such as arson (deliberate fire-setting) and vandalism (harming another person's property).
• Deceitful behavior: This may include repeated lying, shoplifting, or breaking into homes or cars in order to steal.
• Violation of rules: This involves going against accepted rules of society or engaging in behavior that is not appropriate for the person's age. These behaviors may include running away, skipping school, playing pranks, or being sexually active at a very young age.

In addition, many children with conduct disorder are irritable, have low self-esteem, and tend to throw frequent temper tantrums. Some may abuse drugs and alcohol. Children with conduct disorder often are unable to appreciate how their behavior can hurt others and generally have little guilt or remorse about hurting others."

I found this very powerful, our children need our attention, and then I came across this article how too much technology could be dangerous,

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-egbert/10-reasons-why-i-will-continue-to-give-my-children-handheld-devices_b_5009840.html.

It was amazing to read about the effect of events in our lives and how they affect us chemically and physically.  Somebody asked if hypnosis can wipe things out of our memory.  It stays in the system, read about it below.

Everything in the blog today is about.

Taking responsibility,

Being Open,

Being Aware,

Being Involved,

Ignoring, Escaping, Not Dealing

Does Not Work,

Today is serious,

Tomorrow is a surprise,

Coach Yulia