I have the best job in DC.  I really , really don't like to brag about it. ...because honestly it's a ton of work.  But , there's no doubt in my mind that teaching yoga in Washington, DC is the best job. The joy, peace and calm that we bring to people is unbelievably rewarding.  My children are growing up around positive , motivated and kind people who embrace them with love. This community that we are building is growing..

As moms, I feel like having a job that you believe in with your whole heart- is the only way to go. I can't imagine that anything else could pull me from my loves.. AND yet I also know I needed to do some type of work. I really needed to have something that was my own, when I started lil omm.  And I wasn't ready to be away from my daughter ( and now son) full time. so.. we created a place where I could bring my children. And where you can bring yours.

WHAT's YOUR DREAM JOB?

I'm a big believer in goal setting,  vision boards and manifesting what you want. When i think of the GRAND scale of today's open house at lil omm.. and when I look back from where we started.. I can  see the evolution that occurred in it's own authentic way.  When I ALMOST ( but didn't ) sign sign that first lease in gtown b/c of some weird feeling in my gut..  when places that I LOVED were too expensive for us, and when we had a huge blow this summer with our Palisades space... When you are in times of change, it's very hard to understand why things are , the way they are.

In our case.. it's all so very clear to me now. Starting lil omm as 2 classes a week at Georgetown lululemon.. moving to the Palisades, growing the business, having another baby, learning how to manage this new life.. and now- being in Tenley- by the metro, on Wisconsin Ave.. now it feel like  the real thing.. bigger, more public, and a little more scary, to be honest. BUt all in a good way. It's with my whole heart that we move forward into this new space, new model, new classes..

Having lil omm memberships so that people can enjoy yoga all the time,( affordably!!!)  taking classes together again with our kids by our side OR alone in an adult class. it's all good. I FIRLMY BELIVE THE MORE YOGA YOU PRACTICE, THE HEALTHIER, MORE AUTHENTIC, MORE PLEASURABLE YOUR LIFE WILL BE. IT CAN SAVE YOU. IT CAN HEAL YOU. IT CAN BE THAT CONNECTION TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS THAT YOU DIDNT KNOW YOU NEEDED.

This summer, I was 37 weeks pregnant when we  lost our lease . It was the next day when I heard about the space we are in now. And I've never felt more at home.  At the time, I KNEW something bigger was going to happen. I did not know what it could be. I was , at LEAST, overwhelmed, confused and terribly sad. BUT I have a tremendous amount of faith that the universe DOES know what 's best for me and that "everything happens for a reason". Seeing all the NEW students, faces and families along side our former lil omm students.. all of us together today- I knew this is it. IF we are going to heal, support and nurture families and students through yoga, this is where we need to be. What we are doing is MUCH bigger than I am yet to see. I know it .

I am overwhelmed with  joy with the quality of people that lil omm attracts. Our teachers are amazing. They are the MOST caring, interesting, passionate and talented teachers in the city- full of life, love, and YOGA.  Our families are amazing.. kind and considerate, loyal and loving to others in the space. The karma is good..

AS I close up for the night- to reflect, to go inside for a bit and re-energize myself for tomorrow. I am grateful for all that is, and all that is yet to be.

Yoga CAN change the world.. person by person, family to family,  city by city.. OMMMMMMMMMMM