Naomi combines playful, powerful movement practices with the science of habit change to make it easier for busy moms to get moving every day. She frequently writes about the intersection of mom life, feminism, diet culture, and the unrealistic standards we hold ourselves to as women. Naomi is passionate about helping moms move more freely in their bodies and feel more at home in their skin.
Movement Snacks: What to do when you’re feeling hopeless
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Hey Reader, It’s been a long year so far and we’re only 6 weeks in. I don’t know about you, but I know I am exhausted and overwhelmed most days and that’s just from parenting 3 kids, while also trying to do 2 paid jobs (teaching movement for my online studio and writing, for those wondering). It’s been an absolute deluge of one awful thing after another. This is intentional. It’s meant to make us feel hopeless and beaten down and ineffective. It’s meant to immobilize us. So one of the ways you can resist this is by moving your body. Yes, I know that doing a little cat/cow or dancing in your kitchen or lifting some heavy weights will solve all of the problems that we currently face. I'm not suggesting that we can yoga away the current political chaos or abuse of power. That will take real effort: fighting back in big and small ways. But yoga (and moving more generally) reminds me of my own power. Moving a little bit everyday will make me feel strong enough to act. This leads me to my Movement Snack this week. Movement Snack this week: Get moving. You can start by putting on this song and grooving in your kitchen. I was introduced to it in my tap class this past week and every time I hear it, I can’t help but smile. Want something more structured? Try this video, which I shared on my YouTube channel just this morning: And if you want to gather together to move, join us in MOVE. There are live classes 5 days a week, all currently at 12pm ET. Those classes are 30 and 15 minutes long, depending on the day. There's also an enormous library of recorded classes, but if you're looking for gathering and moving together, the live classes are where it's at. If joining the studio isn't in the cards, but you want to do occasional drop-ins, my Wednesday class is the only class on my schedule that is currently open for drop-ins. To get onto that list, click through here. You'll have to add yourself in manually, but when you do, you'll be added to a group I email every Tuesday with a reminder about class the following day. Last thing: If you want to read more about how movement is a radical act, you can read the full essay on my substack here. This particular essay is free to read, but if you’re not subscribed, I’d love it if you could take a moment and subscribe. Better yet, read it on the app and if you like it, hit the like button at the bottom and leave me a comment. If you feel really moved by it, share it on Bluesky (did you know I’m on Bluesky) and tag me! Or on Facebook. Or anywhere. These are small, but helpful ways to support and increase the visibility of my work without supporting me financially (although if you’re able to do that, too, I’d be enormously grateful) I look forward to hearing about your radical acts of movement and maybe even seeing you on the mat soon! Warmly, Naomi |
Naomi Gottlieb-Miller
Naomi combines playful, powerful movement practices with the science of habit change to make it easier for busy moms to get moving every day. She frequently writes about the intersection of mom life, feminism, diet culture, and the unrealistic standards we hold ourselves to as women. Naomi is passionate about helping moms move more freely in their bodies and feel more at home in their skin.
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