Yoga for Mom-Life

26. How Regulating Your Nervous System Creates the Life You Desire, with Randi Halaway

Susana Jones — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0700

In this soul-nourishing episode of Yoga for Mom Life, I speak with self-love coach Randi Halaway to explore how regulating your nervous system can transform your daily experience and help you create a life you actually desire—even in the middle of chaos. Together, we unpack the guilt, overwhelm, and pressure that so many Moms (and entrepreneurs) feel, and offer grounded, practical tools to return to presence and personal power.

Randi shares how surrender, nervous system regulation, and self-love can shift everything, from motherhood to business. Plus, I open up about my own challenges with nap time, mom-guilt, and healing from postpartum depression. Whether you're a new mom, a business owner, or just a human feeling stretched thin, this convo is a must-listen for coming back to center.

✨ In it we explore:

Overcoming Mom-guilt and perfectionism
Being productive from a balanced nervous system
Using presence and breath to navigate overwhelm
Trusting your intuition in parenting and life
Reclaiming your power, moment by moment

Mentioned in this Episode:

Join Randi's free Master Manifester Workshop on April 28!
Find yoga resources to balance your nervous system at YogaforMomLife.com

25. Nutrition for Moms: Fueling Ourselves While Supporting Our Kids, with Katie Winter

Susana Jones — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0700

This week I sat down with nutritionist Katie Winter to discuss how to nourish ourselves as moms while also supporting the nutritional needs of our growing kids. Katie, a mom of two teens and a certified nutritionist, shares her wisdom on balancing family nutrition, dealing with picky eaters, and how to stay calm and grounded when life gets hectic.

From the challenges of feeding kids with dietary restrictions (like gluten sensitivities) to simple, actionable tips for nourishing ourselves on busy days, this episode is full of practical advice. Katie also emphasizes the importance of modeling healthy eating habits, understanding the role of protein, carbs, and healthy fats, and making mindful food choices—whether at home or dining out.

If you're a mom looking for more balance in your life and better ways to fuel your body, this conversation is for you. Katie shares her approach to making small tweaks in our eating habits that can have big impacts on mental and physical well-being.

Tune in for the perfect mix of nutrition insights, personal stories, and real-life advice for thriving as a mom.

For personalized nutritional support for you and your family, check out Katie's services at www.thenutritionwithin.com and on Instagram at @thenutritionwithin.

24. Holistic Psychiatry & Boosting Mental Health Naturally, with Dr. Whitney McFadden

Susana Jones — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:40:41 -0700

This interview with Whitney Mc Fadden MD gets real about postpartum mental health, balancing hormonal cycles, sourcing good health from Nature's gifts, and ultimately looking HOT. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

Check out Dr. Whitney's work and get in touch:
www.willowmindhealth.com
instagram.com/whitneymcfaddenmd

23. The Framework for Maternal Flourishing That Inspired My Logo

Susana Jones — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:31:52 -0800

Motherhood is complex, beautiful, and sometimes overwhelming—but what if a simple symbol could hold the key to navigating it all? In this episode, I dive into the deeper meaning behind my four-petaled logo and how it represents a powerful meta framework for maternal flourishing.

Drawing from my studies in Integral Health and Yoga Therapy, I explore how Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory can help moms find balance amidst the chaos. We’ll break down the four key areas—our inner world (thoughts & feelings), physical body, external systems (family, society, culture), and the collective environment—so you can better understand and support yourself on this journey.

✨ In this episode, you’ll discover:

A metaphor for kaleidoscopes!
How my logo reflects the multifaceted experience of motherhood
The four quadrants of integral maternal well-being—and how to apply them
How to honor the physical changes we’ve been through
Strategies to reduce pressure and increase support in your life as a Mom
A reminder that you’re exactly where you need to be :)

When we embrace the bigger picture of motherhood, we move from feeling fragmented to feeling whole. Let’s explore how everything fits together to support you on this journey.

Show notes with author references are live at yogaformomlife.com/podcast
Check out my collaboration with CaringforMama's Refresh & Recharge Gift Box!

Honoring the mother in you,

Susana

22. Their cognitive leap is yours, as well.

Susana Jones — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:55:13 -0800

When your child is reaching a new milestone in their development, your world gets rocked. This week, I discuss how their cognitive leaps ripple through our lives and nervous systems, why "putting your oxygen mask on second" makes more sense sometimes, and when to make yourself priority #1. Plus, some wisdom from Thich That Han which explains why a Mom's well-being is so often dependent on that of her child. Get the show notes and a free yoga download at yogaformomlife.com, and please rate!

21. Minimum Viable Yoga

Susana Jones — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:17:15 -0800

Good news! This week's episode is about practicing the least amount of yoga to have the most desirable impact on your well-being. We'll explore the value in doing less with greater self-awareness and a method for understanding how each practice session contributes to your health in body, mind, soul, or simply toning up the yoni that tinkles when you laugh. Mamasté, and let's make it a yoga-filled 2025!

20. A New Year's Re-Centering

Susana Jones — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:45:20 -0800

Before you beat yourself up for feeling sluggish, or go full-tilt on 2025 aspirations, go within and regroup. The holidays were a lot. This week is a lot (love you, LA). Chances are, your body, mind, and soul aren't totally in sync yet.

This week, we explore giving our senses (and ourselves) a break that gives more than it takes. Enjoy a Reiki-inspired, centering practice that gives you a universal dose of good energy for exactly where you're at.

Also, show notes are up on my sweet new website!

Mamasté, and happy new year wishes.

19. Holiday time: What's in it for you?

Susana Jones — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:13:31 -0800

The holidays add pressure to the already intense and wonderful years of early motherhood. But what for, exactly? This week we're checking in with the underlying reasons for how you spend the season, so you can revel in the glory of what it's really about for you. Discover who I kinda look like with a mustache on, and what I put into my coffee this morning ;) Happy holidays!

18. Finding Your Zen in the Seasonal Madness

Susana Jones — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:28:46 -0800

Even wild weeks can lead to inner peace and help you flow through the holidays with ease. Learn five steps to replenishing and thriving this season while attending to your little ones etc etc etc. Learn how to meet your mood with exactly what you're needing in the moment, as well as what you need deep down. My deepest thanks for contributing to my growth as a listener this year. Happy Thanksgiving!

17. What "Caring for Mama" Looks Like in Real Life

Susana Jones — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 10:14:13 -0800

My first guest interview! Kim Richards joins me to talk about Caring for Mama's highly curated care packages featuring nourishing products for a Mother's well-being. Learn about expanding the "culture of care" in home and family life, and how you can enjoy a month of on-demand yoga (taught by yours truly) with Kim's "Rejuvinate" box. I loved our convo, and you will, too!

16. Everything That Counts as Exercise When Raising Little Kids

Susana Jones — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0700

Raising young ones is like perpetual strength training, but many Moms say they're less active than they want to be. Learn how to dodge the guilt-trip, and speed up recovery from long days of keeping up with your busy toddler. (Note: The original recording was corrected on 10/22 to better reflect research findings on children's endurance levels compared to that of athletes.)

15. On Getting Things Done "Lazy River" Style

Susana Jones — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:42:13 -0700

Fall has begun, and our calendars are filling up. Learn how "unitasking" can help you flow through this season with greater ease and well-being.

14. Mom's Brain, Dopamine, & the Internet

Susana Jones — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:38:14 -0700

The second of a two-part series on inner-knowing, with a focus on postpartum brain changes, and how social media fails us when we need solid "me time."

13. How Intuition Can Simplify Our Lives

Susana Jones — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:49:55 -0700

Intuition is a gift of inner-knowing that's always there for us. It can add clarity to confusing times, simplify our decision-making, and save us energy. Learn how to make it work even more in your life, and give you a boost of self-confidence as a Mom.

12. One Great Way to Build Positive Momentum

Susana Jones — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:00:00 -0700

This week’s episode offers an inside-view of my online membership, which has the perfect balance of structure and flexibility to help you do this Mom-thing really well, and get your personal needs met.

11. Keeping a Healthy Routine Amid Constant Change

Susana Jones — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:37:01 -0700

If there's one constant about being a parent, it's adapting to change. As Moms, we want to take good care of ourselves, so when the demands of raising a family make that seem impossible, it's discouraging for us. The qualities of steadiness and flexibility help us get our needs met while also being there for our little one(s). Learn how set up a structured routine with the kind of flexibility we need as Moms.

10. The Power of Uninterrupted Conversation

Susana Jones — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:11:45 -0700

Despite the importance of socializing, trying to have adult conversations with kids present can be frustrating, if not taxing on our brains. Discover how talking without interruption, Yoga Nidra, and observing Nature can restore your concentration and help you be fully present when it matters most.

9. For the Brand-New and Pregnant Mamas

Susana Jones — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:53:08 -0700

A perspective on self-care while raising children that helps Moms flow through early Motherhood without losing themselves. Discover how building a healthy foundation for your "self-care pyramid" sets you up for a full and vibrant life.

8. Dealing With Climate Change as a Mom

Susana Jones — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:24:54 -0700

The planetary crisis affects us at a deep level, adding stress to to our systems, which have enough of it already. But as Moms, we're super-powerful, and great at preparing for everyone's well-being, which makes us the heroines the world needs now. Learn 3 steps to processing climate change as a mom so you can free up energy for creating the future you want for your children. Happy 4th of July!

7. Constant Vigilance and Your Nervous System

Susana Jones — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 21:04:58 -0700

Keeping young children safe can keep us on alert for years. Learn what effect this can have on our short and long-term health, and how to break out of the uneasy terrain between anxiety and fatigue.

6. Why You Should Sit on Your P-hole, Not Your B-hole

Susana Jones — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Sitting may be unavoidable for long stretches of your day, but how you sit can help or hurt your cause. Learn where to place the weight of gravity when sitting down so you can spend more of your day feeling awake, refreshed, and better supported.

5. Counterposing the Daily Grind with Helpful Opposites

Susana Jones — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:01:25 -0700

From sun up to sun down, we do a lot of the same kinds of movements, which can break us down after awhile. Fortunately, our bodies respond to what's important to us, so if a resilient, capable body is something you strive to enjoy when you're older, this episode is for you! I'll help you identify frequent movement patterns, and a "helpful opposite" to feel kind of amazing with very little effort.

4. A Summer That Doesn't Break You

Susana Jones — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:07:54 -0700

Summertime used to be easy. Now that we're parents, it can feel like more work than play. Using the yogic view of the Self, I'll guide you through a little process that reveals feel-good moments and activities you can easily incorporate into your family's summer season.

3. Making the "Village" We Need

Susana Jones — Wed, 22 May 2024 11:32:07 -0700

In this episode, I talk about the makeshift village some families and I created on a weekend camping trip, and how incredibly helpful it was to coexist with a group of people and our young children. With so much of parenthood happening in isolated places, spending time in Nature with other families has the power to ease everyday struggles, and improve our health.

This week's OmWork and scholarly references are up for you at yogaformomlife.com/podcast

2. How Free-Time Became Scary

Susana Jones — Wed, 15 May 2024 14:54:25 -0700

As our little one(s) grow, they require less hands-on care, which frees-up Moms to have more personal time. But how to spend that precious time, now that life is so different and demanding? Learn how to get the replenishment you crave in limited time, and how getting to know yourself at this phase of Motherhood makes your free-time more freeing.

Visit me at yogaformomlife.com to download your free, printable copy of floor yoga poses you can do while your kids play.

1. Why We're Not (Only) Doing "Mommy & Me" Yoga

Susana Jones — Fri, 10 May 2024 16:03:35 -0700

In this (first!) episode, I encourage every Mom out there to do some Yoga by themselves. Why? Because where our attention goes, energy flows. Most of the Moms I know tend to everyone else’s needs before their own. At times, this is necessary. But when all our attention goes towards others, our vitality goes with it, leaving us not enough to fully function in or enjoy the life we work so hard to maintain.

You'll learn...

How focused, personal yoga time helps you go from exhausted to replenished in minutes
Where to source vitality when childcare isn't available
What more you can look forward to with this podcast!

Honoring the Mama in you,
Susana