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Serena Lee // @imserenalee

Hey! I'm Serena, a yogi and blogger based in London. Here's where I share the journey of a plantbased, natural, active lifestyle, along with ethical and eco-friendly finds :)
Dear mamas of instagram: โœจ How long after birth were you able to start exercising? โœจ How long until you were able to exercise your abs? โœจ How long until the linea nigra disappeared?! ๐Ÿ™ˆ ใ€ฐ๏ธ If you can't tell, I'm getting a bit desperate to exercise ๐Ÿ˜… but putting healing first ๐Ÿค• (I tried a little exercise and it backfired in a TMI way ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…) ใ€ฐ๏ธ Also I thought this dark line would disappear straight after birth but it's got darker! ๐Ÿ‘ป I'm so new to all this and would love to hear from anyone who has more experience ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’ช ใ€ฐ๏ธ P.S. Comfiest feeding-friendly bamboo top by @boodywearuk ๐Ÿ˜ P.P.S. Return of the hideously pink childhood bedroom ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐ŸŒบ
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu โœจ "May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all" ใ€ฐ๏ธ I find that a lovely way to use this in meditation practice is to start with yourself, because it's easy to send loving kindness to yourself ๐Ÿ™ˆโ™ฅ๏ธ "May I be happy, may I be peaceful, may I be free" ใ€ฐ๏ธ Then, in your mind's eye ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ, take a friend, acquaintance or 'enemy' and send them the same loving kindness: "May you be happy, may you be peaceful, may you be free" (If you're reading this, I'm sending my metta/loving-kindness to you right now for a content and productive day ahead ๐Ÿ’†๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’›) ใ€ฐ๏ธ Then expand your metta to all beings: "May all beings be happy, may all beings be peaceful, may all beings be free" โ˜ฎ๏ธ ใ€ฐ๏ธ And then go vegan โœŒ๏ธ mwahaha ๐Ÿคก ใ€ฐ๏ธ This is a really calming short practice that you can go through while brushing your teeth in the morning ๐Ÿฃ and then you get to feel all warm and compassionate to start your day ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’œ ใ€ฐ๏ธ ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿ“ฟ๐Ÿ™
Three weeks postpartum โœจ Exercise: zero apart from walking @funwithmango Baby feeds: ~18394729 Sleep: 20 seconds total? ใ€ฐ๏ธ I've just put up a short blog post โœ๏ธ about this week's boob from hell ๐Ÿ”ฅ and a three-week postpartum update ๐Ÿคฐ๐Ÿป The link is in today's profile โ˜บ๏ธโ˜๏ธ or here: serenalee.co.uk ใ€ฐ๏ธ I'll be posting blog updates as I start training again ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ slowly & steadily. This is update number 1 and there's not much to update about since I'm not allowed to exercise at all yet ๐Ÿ˜… can't wait to get things going, but baby and healing are the only priorities right now ๐Ÿ’• ใ€ฐ๏ธ Hope you've had a lovely Easter weekend! ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ’›
Positive affirmations are everything ๐Ÿ’ซ @shegrowswild_ sent some beautiful notes โœ๏ธ a couple of weeks before birth, complete with pressed flowers & leaves ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒผ and they were the perfect preparation for when the time came โ˜บ๏ธ ใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธ I'm thankfully done with the clary sage oil ๐Ÿ˜… and back on the lavender, pine ๐ŸŒฒ and eucalyptus ๐Ÿจ for a perfect blend of calm & refreshing โค๏ธ Six drops of lavender in a hot bath is so blissful ๐Ÿ›€ ใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธ Alsoooo trying out organic pads by @totmorganic ๐ŸŒบ I love the pouch ๐Ÿ™ˆ ใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธ P.S. The new @threesixfiveldn planners launched today and they're perfect ๐Ÿ˜ vegan leather, cruelty-free and ethically made ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ˜Œ
My body kinda feels like a potato sack after birthing this potato ๐Ÿ™ƒ and I'm totally fine with it. It's weird being a personal trainer with a super soft body right now ๐Ÿค— and a yoga teacher who still hurts trying to bend forwards โšก but softness is necessary and healing runs on its own time ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ ใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธ You can't see it too well here, but I designed some new jumpers with @lonewolvescreative which are available now! ๐Ÿ˜Š They're embroidered with "peachy vegan" ๐Ÿ‘ and they're soooo comfy ๐Ÿป you can see more on Lone Wolves' page โœจ
Every day from around 37 weeks, I used the same prayer while meditating to help prepare for labour. The full prayer is on my blog through the link in profile โ˜๏ธ or at โœจserenalee.co.uk/calving-prayerโœจ ...along with an interesting labour photo ๐Ÿ˜… early labour at home felt like it lasted 10 minutes but apparently it was hours and eventually @peppef got out his camera ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿต ใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธ Thank you so so much for all the well wishes for our little chunky child โค๏ธ we're in a bit of a bubble at the moment and once I've mastered one-handed typing I'll be back to regular posts ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿคฑ๐Ÿป ใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธใ€ฐ๏ธ Hope you have a lovely start to the week โ˜บ๏ธโœจ

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