Constant Motion Woman

It's always such an honor to be asked to hold and share space with the beautiful community of Indigenous Milk Medicine Week!

Join me this weekend for a fun yoga flow. On zoom! Link in Indigenous Milk Medicine Week bio or here👇🏾

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsce-trzIuGdNKiNxtLq9_NhNZhVeFT5-4

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Reposted from Indigenous Milk Medicine Week Join the Mindful Movement for Caregivers + Parents session on Sunday, August 14th.

Taught by Pearl Walker-Swaney (she/her), this gentle and fun movement session is designed for all family members to join! Get your body moving to vibrant beats, fun shapes, and allowing your energy to flow through you. Leave this session refreshed, grounded, and clear. Grab a yoga mat or soft carpet spot , yoga props (i.e. blocks, books, pillows, rolled blankets), and your water bottle. See you there! Register via zoom at our website, .
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Pearl, or Constant Motion Woman, is Lakota, Dakota and Anishinaabe. She is Eagle clan, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and is from White Earth Nation. She is a full spectrum doula, lactation counselor, and yoga instructor. She uses her empathic gift + intuition to hold space for families in their most precious and sacred moments or movements. Pearl enjoys connecting individuals with their innermost selves + providing space to honor all emotions. Learn more about her work Pearl Walker-Swaney] or her website www.constantmotion.online
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A womb tea recipe for you.

This is my own recipe I've been making this season.

I've been making my own womb teas for over 2 yrs and it's something I come to often when I need some comfort that will make me feel good.

With everything going on in this world, I feel it 💔 I don't want it to consume me. I want to honor my grief and also do something that connects me.

Tea is one of those things that does this for me.

Swipe to see my sun tea version of a womb tea for this warmer weather.

Join my newsletter and I'll send you this free recipe.

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💐Indigenous Postpartum care💐

Indigenous postpartum care is wrapping a postpartum womb in love.

It's supporting the birthing/postpartum person so they can rest + heal.

It's providing nourishing teas, meals, and gentleness in this most sacred time.

It's creating magic with our hands. Holding space for all the emotions.

It's meditating + praying while cooking for a postpartum body.

It's honoring the transformation that a womb has experienced.

This and so much more is a part of my postpartum support.

Today another abinoojiiyens has come earthside 💖 and I have the honor of caring for the womb that was once home to this precious little being.

Custom teas. Soups. Broth. Manoomin. And some surprises are on the way to this sweet family!

⚡️Spring wellness bundle is finally here!⚡️

Renewal of our mind + spirit comes from doing the innerwork.

Doing the innerwork leads to creating space for connecton.

Connection maximizes your energy + makes room for clarity.

This spring wellness bundle guides you to this! This is my official launch of something I've been wanting to do for the past year. And here's the first one I've ever created.

If you missed my guided meditations + journaling sessions, now you can DOWNLOAD them and meditate with me anywhere, any time. Listen to them unlimited times!

So what's included?
⚡️5 downloadable guided meditations
⚡️Affirmations
⚡️Breathwork
⚡️My FIRST ever downloadable journal to accompany the guided meditations. It includes affirmations + all of my favorite tools to organize my thoughts
⚡️You can also get the journal separately on its own if you'd like

These would make great gifts for your friends, moms, parents, clients, or yourself!

And guess what?! It's on SALE!

DM me with any questions about the spring wellness bundle. More of these style of bundles to come 😊

See link in bio to purchase OR go to the web link👇🏾

https://www.constantmotion.online/shop

🌷 Happy to announce I'm open for spring bookings 🙌🏾

As a relaunch of my services, I'm offering FREE 30 minute consultations to see how we connect and how I can support you for:

🤍 postpartum care + support
🌌 miscarriage care + support
🤱🏾lactation support

*Bookings for private, group, or community yoga classes will return soon!*

Ask me about Ninde if you're MN based by booking a consultation.

Book your FREE consultation with link in bio! Or visit my website (check the new lewk!) for more info.

I've taken a break from posting here for some time because I needed it! I will be sharing an updated schedule and offerings very soon! So stay tuned 💃🏾!

I'm sharing this article that I was asked to be a part of about racial discrimination, because IT IS YOGA!!! Yoga is a way of life, just as our Indigenous practices are a way of life, social justice and anti-racism are yoga.

Racial discrimination causes harm to many. One of the first things we learn in the practice of yoga, is to not cause someone else or something else harm and to have deep respect for all that is (i.e. energy, time, people, self, plants, animals, the environment). In our Indigenous stories and values, there are many teachings about how we can do that and the consequences that happen when we don't.

So if you gain anything from this post, I hope that you walk away thinking more openly about Yoga. It's more than getting a yoga mat and doing poses and breathwork. It's about how we treat each other ourselves, the world around us and within us. It's about how much we live and make decisions that align with our values. It's about connecting with our spirit, nurturing it, and learning to ground ourselves no matter what happens in our life. Being Indigenous is a way of life. Yoga, is a way of life.

If you'd like to check-out what I had to say about discrimination in Mni Sota, click on the article below. Or just check it out to see a close up of Happy 🐾 💛

Take deep care today!

Response panel: Discrimination in Minnesota — APM Research Lab Community leaders and researchers respond to survey findings showing high levels of racial and ethnic discrimination in Minnesota

📣You heard it here first!

UPDATE
I was hoping that we would be moved into our home by now + I would have a new space to share with you. That's not what the universe said 😅!

I'm taking a note out of Happy's book and RESTING! Changes are coming. Since I'm still in between homes and need to take time for me this month, I will NOT be teaching live classes this month. You can, however, see some
s l o w changes to my website where I will soon have a video library. That means you can access classes when you want at anytime!

🐌 It will be s l o w. 🐌

I will be offering a couple free meditations, so stay tuned for those! If you subscribe to my newsletter, you're already set. If not, check my link in bio.

Take care beautiful souls!
I'll see you soon,

Constant Motion Woman

I didn't get to post this or promo it because I caught a little bug and was in no condition to be on my phone. And in the midst of it, I was moving 🥵 10/10 would recommend taking more than a few days off to move.

I'm finally feeling better and still wanted to share this. The recording can be found on the American Indian Cancer Foundation FB page if you want to check it out. It was such a wonderful experience working with Jeff on this. He's a brilliant, gentle soul.

It's been so amazing to build a relationship with over the past several months. Thank you for the work you do for our people.

And if you'd like more funny and insightful stories, you can subscribe to my newsletter. You'll def get some raw stories, reflections, and exclusive info about my upcoming offerings. Link in bio.

🤍 Happy Indigenous People's Day y'all 🤍

I was interviewed by for the amazing podcast Compassionate Side Hustle Strategy & the episode dropped today!! I'm nervous + excited for you all to hear it!

Shout out + love to my teachers from YTT 🙌🏾

Listen to the full episode with link in bio!


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Reposted from I'm honored to welcome a special guest in this week's episode, Pearl Walker-Swaney Pearl speaks about her discovery of yoga, her origin story at the studio in Minneapolis and the impact of her work as a birth worker. Topics include: Advice for people who don't feel an instant, deep connection in breathwork and yoga (when they first start) • Holding space people's emotions without being triggering • How yoga is so whitewashed, and is so much more than just position on a mat and breathing. It's about relationships and your daily life (shout out to !) • Sharing your intersectionality and full identity in what you do and what you create in your business. • And a special guest appearance from her tiny human!

Pssst! October class schedule is for early morning meditation only 🤍

We will spend time practicing svadhyaya, self-study and making time for meaningful reflections on behaviors, memories, and the future.

I am in between houses right now because- we are moving. We are in the process of buying our first ever house!! This means SO much to our little family because:

1. We will be closer to family
2. Back to living in the bush
3. More access to cultural activities

Plus having our own space means more privacy when I'm holding space for you! So until we get settled in, the vinyasa classes will be on pause + come back with a fierce ness 🦄 😅

Book a meditation class with me with link in bio.

Hey friends!

I'll be going live today instead of tomorrow. Catch you on the mat at 6pm CST today!

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"A reflection of the light that makes up the stars. Connected to the cosmos and your inner most self. You are the embodiment of a piece of the universe. Your hands hold the path to an 8th sense. ⠀⠀⠀
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As Mercury is in retrograde, take time to slow down your thoughts. Release your grip from the expectations. Make room for rest, self-care, and nourishment. Allow yourself to look inwards. Remember your connection to the world around you is- infinite. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Glow from within."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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These are affirmations I have written in my notebooks or said to myself. I find it easier to say them in the morning because they stay with me throughout the day. I also notice how my mood or energy shifts, simply from speaking these words. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Find time to connect and look within. Give yourself permission to rest. You are more than deserving of replenishing your mind, body, and spirit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Don't you let anyone tell you different, not even you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

🌬 Activating your central nervous system with your breath has healing powers 🌬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Placing a hand over your heart, the other over your belly, also activates your central nervous system- the parasympathetic response. It invites calming and awareness. It helps with being present and slowing down thoughts. It increases oxytocin, the hormone associated with touch and releasing endorphins.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Too often we are not activating the parasympathetic nervous system in our minds or bodies. When we give space for breathwork + movement, we strengthen the central nervous system and parasympathetic response.⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Join me this week for movement + breathwork to activate your nervous system. Invite the calm, release the stress. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🍁 Fall Equinox + Full moon 😍⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This week's vinyasa flows we'll do some movement to open our hearts, move with our emotions, and honor the fall equinox and this week's full moon in Pisces. You may want to grab a notebook this time, too ✏ 📖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Catch you on the mat⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Serious question, how often do you say loving affirmations to yourself? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Speaking love + compassion to yourself is a way to practice Indigenous love. When we love ourselves, it can fill up our sacred vessels to the point that we share our love abundantly. And believe me, your love carries the medicine + healing your people need. Your love runs from the generations before- to the beginning of time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Try this affirmation today. I am my ancestors' prayer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This week we're focusing on the energy we carry in our bodies. The energy could be good, loving, or fulfilling. It can be heavy + feel like it's weighing you down. But sometimes that energy is stale and needs to just get out!

Each flow these week will feature movements that allow energy to move more freely through your body. So the stale energy can leave and make room for new energy to ground you + make you FEEL good and rejuvenated!

Grab your water, mat, and maybe a journal- you might just want to write your thoughts 😉

Join me on FB live Mondays + Thursdays CST
Saturdays CST

Having technical difficulties! I will go live shortly!

I thought I'd introduce myself since I've got some recent follows & y'all are probs like who is this? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My name is Pearl. I'm from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and White Earth Nation. I grew up mostly in Bemijigamaag aka Bemidji. I'm a full spectrum doula and lactation counselor + work for a nonprofit + a yoga teacher. I'm a 🦀 sun and I keep it crabby lolol! But connecting with people is a gift and something that fills my cup. I did my YTT with THE BEST 612 Jungle in 2020 🔥!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Yoga came to me in my postpartum time. I was overwhelmed, having so many bodily reactions to the visions of children being separated from their parents being sent away + the colonized systems that still exist today- it cut me deep. It was a tender, hard place to be. I wanted to just feel good about the present + future- even if it was for a short time. So I finally gave yoga a try. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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AND I CRIED IN SAVASANA, the final pose. I felt, grounded and clear. Like I had just gotten done with inipi. I was surprised. That's when I knew I needed to add movement + stillness to my daily routine. I'm so grateful to this practice + to have found at an even more stressful time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It's given me so much space to grow, connect, and heal in addition to cultural practices I already do. The benefits of even meditating for 10 mins in the morning works wonders on how I connect with myself + others the rest of the day. AND today marks 1 year since my very first day in YTT with 40+ complete strangers who are now in the 612YTT fam 🙌🏾!!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Interested in doing a yoga flow with me? You can click my link in bio and follow my page on FB Constant Motion Yoga where I will go Live Mondays + Thursdays CST and Saturdays @ 9am CST! Join my newsletter where I share more of my stories.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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