Love Last Minute Spontaneity

I originally had no plans for today, was just going to tidy up around the house and check out if there was anything fun for kids around town.  Late last night a friend of mine was taking photographs in beautiful Griffith Park in the picture above.  One of her clients cancelled and she told me she could squeeze my family in.  I got our outfits together, did my own hair and makeup, pretty proud of myself, and gave the kids a talk about showing their teeth.

A friend asked me in the morning if we wanted to play date, and the rest of my day was planned. We cleaned in the morning, did a photo shoot in the afternoon, and had a wonderful dinner with friends and our kids had a blast in the evening.

It is so nice to go with the flow, have no plan, leave it to the universe, see what we are in the mood for, and leave it to chance.

Happy to be home,

Now to wash off the makeup, my least favorite part,

Busy week ahead,

I love to not know what I am going to do the next day,

I love being available last minute for work and play,

Excited to see the pictures,

Coach Yulia

Check your EGO at the door

I have had a non stop last few days with not too much sleep, and it is all from doing wonderful things. A new life, and a wonderful Shabbat dinner with friends last night, our kids had a blast with friends. Today we honored my father in law, Tuvia, who died two years ago today.  He was a very special man and I was blessed to know him for 5 years, and my children remember him fondly.  He was a warrior, originally from Romania, then his family moved to Israeli and he served in four wars, afterwards brought his family to America, and I am forever grateful for my husband.

I have respect for people who have lived a full life, have degrees, have knowledge, but I always tell my kids, everyone has something amazing about them.  Everyone has their own experiences and something to contribute, we can learn from everyone and from each other.

On Friday all day from the break of dawn I was supporting a laboring woman as a Doula, and in the late afternoon when we felt it was time to go to the hospital, we were confronted with a wonderful nurse and a midwife.  I have been lucky to experience beautiful doctors, nurses, and midwives for myself and my clients in the last seven years, but this was my first experience with ego, and I didn't like it.  I told my mother in law about it because she is a trained nurse and loves to hear about my experience, and she disagreed with me about the midwife having an ego.  I look at it this way, and so do many hospitals, it is all about the mother.  No matter whether it is a doctor, intern, doula, midwife, or nurse, we are all equally a team to support the mother in having a positive birth experience. Those days and hours in the hospital can affect the woman for the rest of her life.  When I saw there was a midwife on rotation I was so happy, but when she came in with a big ego telling the mom that she has been doing this 27 years and knows what she is doing, no compassion, no soft presence, no kindness, just matter of fact, lets get down to business, I didn't like it.

Today's Parsha, weekly lesson that we learned in our synagogue today was about valuing ourselves and our greater purpose.  Even when things are tough or if you are feeling down, know that life has ups and downs, and you can get through it.  My brother in law gave a wonderful speech about his father and how he always thinks of him as someone who never quit, who was strong for himself and his family, and always kept fighting, God Bless His Memory.

The videos below are also in this theme of transformation, growth, and just be genuine,
There is no room for ego in human contact, in the miracle of life, just teamwork  and support,
Enjoy the first video explaining a little more about this weeks Jewish lesson,
and the other one about taking responsibility for your actions,
Your life,
Your Happiness,
It's all up to YOU,
Coach Yulia

Post by Rabbi Wolpe.

Post by Tyrese Gibson.

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.