Relaxation Techniques for Pregnancy and Labor

Baby Bumps and Blessings The Making of a Mindful Maternity This past weekend I’ve been reading about relaxation techniques to use during pregnancy and to help cope with labor pain.  As a pregnant mama  I’ve  found a million things to worry about such as: How will labor go? Will the baby be healthy? How will [...]

Tips to Lose Weight

      Unfortunately, no magic pill or diet is the answer.  Instead good old fashioned hard work is what is needed.  Not what you wanted to hear?  Focusing on moving more, eating less, and lifting weights are the keys to healthy weight loss.  Remember that at Mindful Makeover for Moms we are focused on healthy habits [...]

Mindful Eating

      This time of year many of us are working on improving our health and one way to do that is to practice mindful eating.        Now you can be mindful by deciding to eat something like a ton of holiday fudge and really enjoy it, which I have found myself doing a lot over [...]

Podcast: Fitness and Exercise for Busy Moms and Moms and Kids Keeping Fit Together

     I had a great time today on the Sports Medicine and Fitness Show .  I talked with host Melanie Cole about  Fitness and Exercise for Busy Moms and Moms and Kids Keeping Fit Together.          Melanie is a great host and there are lots of informative podcasts on this site about different fitness topics.        Hope [...]

What Two New Bloggers Learned at the Type-A Mom Conference

Dream, Learn, Do, Become      Wow!  I am excited, tired and most of all inspired!  This past weekend, Martha and I went to our first blogging conference in Asheville, NC.  We learned a ton and here are just a few of our take home messages:      *The impact of Twitter!  Okay, so admittedly we were [...]

Laura’s Summer Goal Week 6 Review

Goal:  I am so happy and feel great that I have accomplished my 8 week summer exercise goal.  Each week I ran four times, practiced yoga three times and lifted weights twice. Monday 20′ Run Tuesday Fully Body Lift Wednesday 30′ Run  20′ Yoga Thursday Yoga Class 20′ Cross Training No Friday Full Body Lift [...]

Mindful Eating

      This time of year many of us are working on improving our health and one way to do that is to practice mindful eating.        Now you can be mindful by deciding to eat something like a ton of holiday fudge and really enjoy it, which I have found myself doing a lot over [...]