EPISODE 14: LIVING YOUR MAGIC, WITH PATTI QUINTERO, YOGA TEACHER AND FOUNDER OF UMA MOTHER

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To me, finding a yoga teacher I like is similar to dating. I RARELY find a yoga teacher I am completely into, so when I found Patti Quintero I felt like I had hit the jackpot. Patti is a yoga/meditation teacher and founder of Uma Mother , which aims to connect, inspire, and empower mothers through the rituals of yoga, meditation, and community. I met Patti when I was pregnant with my first child. I walked into her prenatal yoga class at Yoga Works figuring I'd stretch my body a little to try and get some relief from the aches and pains of pregnancy. What I got instead was a transcendent, magical experience that had me coming back every single weekend until I went into labor. I can honestly say that Patti is not only the best yoga teacher I've ever had in my life, but she is also an incredible mother to her two children, a creative and innovative business woman, an open hearted philanthropist, and just a phenomenal human being in general. 

Today we talk about:

  • Growing up in Bogota, Colombia
  • Her life before yoga
  • Meditation as the doorway into the world of yoga
  • The moment she realized she wanted to be a yoga teacher
  • How she became involved in working with pregnant women and teaching pre/postnatal yoga
  • Her experience as a 'renegade doula' before being officially trained
  • Stages of growing as a teacher
  • Mindfulness and yoga as a way to increase intimacy with yourself
  • How her kids have been her greatest teachers
  • Rejecting perfection and learning to forgive yourself
  • Music and nature as a healing force in her life
  • Rejecting the title of ‘healer’

This interview is raw, real, and enlightening. Patti has so much natural inner wisdom and I'm so excited for all of you to hear our chat. 

xo

Links:

Uma Mother Website- http://umamother.com/

Uma Mother Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/umamother/