This Mum Breastfeeds While Practising Yoga And It’s Causing Major Controversy

As all breastfeeding mums know, getting a baby to latch on is mission enough, let alone when you throw sleep deprivation and hunger into the mix.

But for Texas yogi Carlee Benear, it’s just a matter of staying ‘balanced.’

Photo by @moniquaphotography Mat by @scoriaworld Dreads by @katinka_dreads Mom/baby pants by @bohemian_island People make magic out to be something that is really is not. "Magic is unnatural, magic is bad , magic is this and magic is that." All these suppositions are wrong. Magic is present in all of us and the world that gives us life. That's real magic. Magic is natural and it occurs on a regular basis. Magic can be used for both good or bad of course with attendant consequences. Magic is something most of us do every day quite unconsciously. It is focusing the mind on a desired outcome or goal and directing our mental energy towards that goal. Magic is also non denominational and does not require fancy tools in order to be performed, well with the exception of your mind. Starting with the use of the element, air, fire,water and earth, the spirit of ether, using the power of herbs and flowers. Herbs and flower have intrinsic properties to help reach certain goals. Patchouli is great for aphrodisiac effects, while wearing a poultice of cinquefoil gives one Mercurial qualities of being able to charm people and get what you want. Collecting herbs for the most part should be done on or near a full moon. Numbers are magical as well. Colors also have magical power. Blue is for healing, purple is for psychic power, red can be for martial aggression or more assertiveness ,even passionate love. Pink is for gentle love. While silver, the color of the moon, is for psychic ability and intuitiveness. Colors are used rather effectively in candle magic where in the practitioner lights a colored candle corresponding with their desire. Green might be used for money or fertility. Light it, say an invocation and focus on your desire. Talismans and amulets deal mostly with stones and their properties. Talismans bring something positive to us while amulets keep evil away. Bloodstone protected warriors in battle and it was also used to stop bleeding. Different rocks and stone have different planetary properties. CONTINUED IN COMMENTS

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The 30-year-old mother-of-three regularly shares snaps and videos of herself on Instagram simultaneously nursing her 19-month-old daughter AND practising her flow. 

“As far as breastfeeding yoga goes, anyone who has breastfed knows that it is a 24/7 dedication,” she captioned a recent post.

“I believe as parents it is our duty to make that time for our self because we cannot pour from an empty cup.”

A beggar had been sitting by the side of a road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. “Spare some change?” mumbled the beggar, mechanically holding out his old baseball cap. “I have nothing to give you,” said the stranger. Then he asked: “What’s that you are sitting on?” “Nothing,” replied the beggar. “Just an old box. I have been sitting on it for as long as I can remember.” “Ever looked inside?” asked the stranger. “No,” said the beggar. “What’s the point? There’s nothing in there.” “Have a look inside,” insisted the stranger. The beggar managed to pry open the lid. With astonishment, disbelief, and elation, he saw that the box was filled with gold. I am that stranger who has nothing to give you and who is telling you to look inside. Not inside any box, as in the parable, but somewhere even closer: inside yourself. Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now Pants by @mindfulbohemian Machine washable mat by @yellow.willow.yoga

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Along with helping her “dive into motherhood” and become the mother she “always dreamed of,” Carlee also credits yoga with helping her bounce back from the physical and emotional effects of giving birth. 

“Breastfeeding yoga has helped me combat postpartum depression and has made my breastfeeding journey free of any bumps in the road, such as mastitis, worry of lacking in supply, getting over those first few weeks of tenderness, let down control and the stresses of being needed around the clock -to name a few,” she added.

“Not only that, but it helped me get my mind out of the way and let my body soar with the possibilities and control that are naturally there.”

What was your childhood like? What was your relationship like with each parent—and were there other people with whom you were close as a child? Whom were you closest to and why? I’d ask you to give me several words that described your early relationship with each parent or caregiver, and then I’d ask for a few memories that illustrated each of those words. The questions go on: What was it like when you were separated, upset, threatened, or fearful? Did you experience loss as a child—and if so, what was that like for you and for your family? How did your relationships change over time? Why do you think your care-givers behaved as they did? When you think back on all these questions, how do you think your earliest experiences have impacted your development as an adult? And if you have children I’d ask you these questions: How do you think these experiences have affected your parenting? What do you wish for your child in the future? And finally, when your child is twenty-five, what do you hope he or she will say are the most important things he or she learned from you? Daniel J. Siegel (@drdansiegel ), Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation This made me ? #diggingdeep This week was a rough week, but that only means we are changing and rearranging ? #progressinlife

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Of course, the posts have sparked controversy online, with many slamming the practice as offensive and unsafe.

“You’re disgusting,” wrote one user. “I hope someone reports you.” Another penned: This is just weird. And no, NOT the breastfeeding. But that you’re making it a circus trick.”

It's not everyday that I get a good length video of #breastfeedingyoga , especially not on a day that I learn a new trick (how to tuck my foot behind my head in scorpion) ?. She definitely doesn't make it easy. In our stage of nursing, right now, we are at all day. She wants to explore the world and figure out how things work, but needs a boob to tug, hug and plug while she soaks it all in. I'm always here to support her and , as you can see, she supports my needs too. This 18 months has been a wonderful bonding experience with her. As I sit here to write this, she is content next to me stroking my arm while I breathe through my passing thoughts. It's also not every day that we are so in sync as this ?. Today is a special day though, we got to see an historical Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse as a family, and during that I was blessed with blood of my own. I am so honored. Everyone had energy today and we all felt drawn to connect that energy. We washed ourselves in moonlight and sunlight today. I celebrated the skin I'm in, the body of a creatrix and the heart seeds of children I birthed through the joining of two worlds. We celebrated US.

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But the majority of Carlee’s followers have been blown away by her multitasking abilities, praising her for bringing “out the beauty in motherhood.”

“I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your page,” one commenter wrote. “I love that you have such a strong bond with your children and with yourself, and that you’re so down to Earth. Seriously, keep it up.”

“You’re an incredible woman and an inspiration,” another added.

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