Replay: Emotional, Mental, and Hormone Health With Yoga Teacher and Author Desi Bartlett

In today's episode Nikki and Desi talk about the emotional and mental benefits of yoga and how yoga can help with hormone health. Desi takes us through puberty, onset of menses, pregnancy, new motherhood, perimenopause, and menopause. When to rest during the female cycle, when to practice Yin or restorative, and poses for fertility. We talk about Desi's brand and how she created it and her book Total Body Beautiful Secrets to Looking and Feeling Your Best After Age 35. Also in this episode: - How to balance being a mom and business - How Desi first got into yoga - What inspired Desi to become a yoga teacher - Self - Care practices - Tips to incorporate yoga into your daily life - Why you're not too old or too inflexible to practice yoga - and more Desi Bartlett MS CPT E-RYT, has been teaching health and wellness for over 25 years. She is a dynamic motivator and widely sought-after international presenter and spokesperson. Her innovative approach to teaching is to tap into one’s inner joy and let movement be an outer expression of that state. Originally from Chicago, she has earned a degree in Kinesiology, a minor in dance, her Master’s degree in Corporate Fitness, and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree. Desi holds advanced certifications in Yoga, Personal Training, Pre & Post Natal Fitness, and Group Fitness. She is also a continuing education provider through Yoga Alliance, the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the National Council for Personal Trainers. Desi has worked with several large companies, including Manduka, Gaiam, Equinox, Yogaworks, the US Navy, Mattel, and Frenshe. Desi’s inspiring and unique classes have been featured on networks such as ABC, NBC, FOX, Univision, Hallmark, and Lifetime. Desi is passionate about communicating her message of the joy of movement with people all over the world, and her DVDs are distributed in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. She currently stars in 10 Yoga, Fitness, and Dance DVDs, including Better Belly Yoga, Latin Groove and Prenatal Yoga. She is a loving and empowering guide for women on Beachbody on Demand, with a full offering of pre and post-natal yoga practices. In addition to video work, she has a diverse background in many areas of Fitness & Yoga and has worked as a product director for Gaiam, the group fitness manager for Equinox Santa Monica, and most recently worked in a dual role as executive and global ambassador for Manduka yoga. In 2019 Desi co-created a round yoga mat that is safe for mothers, babies, and families and had a wonderful endorsement by actress/activist/author, Alicia Silverstone. Desi is an internationally published author and in 2019 wrote a book with Human Kinetics titled, “Your Strong Sexy Pregnancy,” an informative and inspiring guide for pregnancy and beyond, which features a sweet quote from actress/author/entrepreneur Kate Hudson. Most recently, Desi teamed up with celebrity fitness trainer Andrea Orbeck, and award winning screenwriter and Pilates expert Nicole Stuart to write, “Total Body Beautiful: Secrets to Looking and Feeling Your Best After Age 35,” for which Kate Hudson wrote the foreword. Desi has worked with several celebrities and enjoys sharing her work through social media outlets. Desi’s passion for all things related to health and wellness is reflected by the breadth of her resume. There is much more to come from Desi and her dedication to empowering women to cultivate strength from the inside out! You can find Desi online at: www.desibartlett.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mothersintolivingfit/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/desibartlett/videos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DesiBodyMind Books can be found on Amazon: Your Strong, Sexy Pregnancy: A Yoga and Fitness Plan Total Body Beautiful: Secrets to Looking and Feeling Your Best After Age 35