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Feelings Fitness Podcast

Raising a family can be emotionally overwhelming. Managing the logistics of a household can be such a grind. Life in general can be extremely exhausting. Can you relate? Many families feel overwhelmed by the fast pace of family life. Enter yoga and mindfulness. Let The Feelings Fitness Podcast be your guide to understanding what yoga and mindfulness is and how it can help your family. Allow Feelings Fitness to show you how simple yoga sequences, yogic philosophy, and mindfulness practices can help on the home front. By using The Feelings Fitness hacks you can create a peace living space and a calm mindset for your family. Each week we will dive into how to make your home life more functional. You will learn how to use these yoga and mindfulness practices to guide you through the seasons of life. After listening to each episode, you will walk away with yoga and mindfulness tools and lots of inspiration. You will be all set to move through the fast pace of family life with intention and ease.Your host, Suzanne Bazarko, is a registered yoga teacher, licensed professional counselor, certified mindfulness practitioner, and mom of two. She created Feelings Fitness as a vehicle to share with you what she has learned from raising her own family and how yoga and mindfulness has helped along the way.

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Feelings Fitness Podcast

The Secret Weapon for Modern Family Wellbeing

June 16, 2025 • Suzanne Bazarko

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Speaker 0: 0:00

Hey there and welcome back to the Feelings Fitness Podcast, where we explore the heartwork behind the home life. I'm Suzanne and today I'm sharing one of the simplest, most powerful tools for emotional well-being in the home gentle yoga for moms, for kids, for the whole family. If you're new to yoga or wondering how something so slow and quiet could possibly make a difference in your parenting or your peace, I hope this episode gives you the clarity, the curiosity and the confidence to give it a try. Let's start with the grown-ups. If you're a mom, a caregiver or a parent, your day is full, full of emotion, full of decision fatigue, full of people needing you. Gentle yoga isn't about sweating or working out. It's about regulating your nervous system. It's about regulating your nervous system. It's about coming back to you. Here's what gentle yoga can do for adults Calm the mind through focused breath, slow the heart rate and reduce anxiety. Release tension in the neck, shoulders and hips Hello mom, stress spots Create space for emotional processing, even grief, guilt or exhaustion. Offer a moment that belongs only to you. It's not about mastering a pose. It's about feeling grounded in your body even when life feels chaotic.

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Now let's talk about kids. Yoga for children is a game changer. It's not about getting them to be quiet or perfect. It's about giving them the tools to understand their bodies, emotions and energy. Here are some benefits of kids yoga Improved balance, coordination and body awareness. Early emotional regulation what a gift in tantrum territory. Boosted self-esteem and confidence. A break from screens and overstimulation. A playful way to move without competition or comparison. And here's my favorite part Yoga teaches kids that it's okay to feel big feelings and it gives them something to do with them. That's emotional intelligence in motion.

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Now imagine this A family that breathes together, moves together, takes 10 minutes to slow down together. Here's what yoga as a family can offer A shared language of mindfulness, more peaceful communication, fewer meltdowns from everyone, stronger bonds through presence and play, a calmer home energy overall. You don't have to do 60 minute sessions or master headstands. You just have to show up, even for five minutes. Yoga becomes a rhythm, a ritual, and over time, the benefits show up in how you speak, how you support each other and how you feel in your own skin.

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That's why I created Feelings Fitness Family, an extension of the Feelings Fitness mission, especially for moms and the people they love. It's a place for gentle yoga flows for all levels, kid-friendly practices that make movement fun, emotional education that actually works at home, sneak peeks, surprise resources and special offerings just for members, because I believe families are meant to feel well together and I believe moms are the heart of the home. When we're cared for, the whole family feels it. So, whether you've tried yoga before or this is all new, whether your kids are toddlers or teens, whether you feel overwhelmed or just curious about doing things differently, you are so welcome in the Feelings Fitness family. This is a safe, supportive space to stretch, to breathe and to belong.

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Follow along at Feelings Fitness Family on Facebook and Instagram for updates. You can also email me, suzanne S-U-Z-A-N-N-E, at feelingsfitnesscom. There are sneak peeks, surprises and special offerings coming your way soon, and I'd truly be honored to have you with me. Let's raise emotionally strong kids and let's feel good doing it. Until next time, keep breathing, keep showing up and remember. Your body, your breath and your family all deserve a little more calm.