[08:55 AM] Me: Alright, I’m about to try something for the first time and I might not survive.
[8:56 AM] Winsome Jane*: Sky-diving?
[8:57 AM] Chaos Cathy*: Preschool drop-off?
[8:58 AM] Me: Hot yoga. Send your thoughts and prayers my way please.
[8:59 AM] Chaos Cathy: You’re brave. Regular yoga makes my perimenopausal body nearly burst into flames!! 😵💫🔥sending prayers and showers! 🙏
[9:02 AM] Winsome Jane: I love hot yoga. Minus the heavy breathers and the shirtless men.
[10:35 AM] Me: I survived. Going to drink a literal gallon of water now.
[10:36 AM] Winsome Jane: Good job!
[10:36 AM] Chaos Cathy: 🎉
Dear Universe:
Please design a hot yoga studio for the Advanced Maternal—the woman who is both postpartum and perimenopausal. One with low lighting, a generous “savasana if you need to cry” policy, and no mirrors unless they’re funhouse ones that stretch us out like gazelles.
Also: eucalyptus towels, child care in the lobby, and a snack bar that sells wine popsicles.
Namaste.
*Names have been changed to protect identities.
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