Amy Dannheim

The musings of Miami Beach based yoga instructor and yoga and lifestyle blogger Amy (Steiner) Dannheim.

3️⃣6️⃣ 🎉 each year i get the opportunity to know myself better. this trip around the sun was a special one - my first year as a mom. i spent more time at home than i ever have in my life and from it, i’m softer, stronger and more resilient. it has also been a crazy juggling act and a chance to grow. i feel things more deeply and love harder and i’m thankful for my life and the incredible people who are in it. #love

i’m at a growth edge. uncomfortable, annoyed. i follow this program for charlie called @thewonderweeks and the gist is that anytime a baby hits a mental growth spurt and expands their capacity to learn new things, they get super clingy and fussy. that’s how i feel right now. i have been frustrated with a few areas in my life and working on them is cracking me open for the next level. challenging my belief systems and unraveling stories of how i think things should be. i love the aftermath of growth but going through it can feel so shitty. i’m ready though. let’s do it this, universe 💫 #growth

current bedside table 📚 a lot for charlie, a little for me. having a kid totally rekindled my love for the library. it’s so awesome. my goal each night is to read before bed so my screen isn’t the last thing i see. i do ok with it. anyway... most of this week has been “mama mama mama” and charlie is starting to get mad and throw things when she’s upset and/or tired so i’m really reading up on boundaries and conversations 🙏🏼💓 always in the work #yogamom #rie #toddler #love

two wheels move the soul... and even better when two wheels move two souls 🚲💖 #joy #love #lifeonabike #yogamom #explore #bikemiami

first time making fruit snacks! i’d gotten into the unfortunate habit of giving charlie the store bought packaged kind 🙁 and been wanting to switch it out for something more nutritious. these ones are mango and spinach - she didn’t gobble them down like she does with @annieshomegrown ones but she did eat some with some coaxing from dad... a good start! i’ll keep offering 🌱 #momlife #yogamom #hungrykid #eatathome #eatgreen

💓🍃 i’m so excited to be teaching a special GRATITUDE FLOW under the moonlight in the courtyard outside @tropicalvinyasa on tuesday nov 20 at 6pm 🦃 this giving thanks event will have all sorts of amazing goodies, an aromatherapy savasana... and it’s free! bring all your friends and let’s spread the grateful vibes 🙏🏼 swipe for more
- @doterra essential oil bar with astrology readings
- braid bar from @beautybuddyapp
- mini facials from @skinbytatum
- shopping with @glimpsemiami
- acupuncture from @folkplantbased
- bites from @drsmood
- samples from @miamiartkitchen
- cbd samples from @thediamondcbd
- stretching from @usasportstherapy

in my yoga class last night we talked about coming from gratitude. about cultivating inner peace so that no matter what happens, you still can move forward and shine your light… and when we shine that light, it inspires others towards growth.
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i struggled with all of that this morning when i woke up and looked at the election results.
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i know it’s futile to try to change others (hello, i’m married 🙄) so i just can only work on improving myself. by telling the truth, by being kind and grateful, by living in positivity instead of being bogged down by what saddens me. there is so much good to be had in this world and i know that the brighter i shine, the more it lights up everything around me.
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so today i am thankful for the opportunity to vote, for the snuggles and laughs with my daughter, for the morning sunshine glittering across the water outside my window, for the chance to be in this often confusing experience called life. #light #love #yoga

the right time is always now ⏰ exercise your right to choose your future #vote #love #presence

we did it! a year of breastfeeding 💪🏼 it was my goal to nurse charlie for her first twelve months of life and we made it (despite many, many struggles) - and now that era has ended. charlie has been quietly weaning for the last few weeks. i thought it was would be harder for me but towards the end, she was only nursing once when she woke up and my active baby would end up climbing all over me and kicking me in the face when she was feeding, so i was ready to move on. although if you had asked me a few months ago, i would have said we would nurse until college 😂 when the time is right, the fruit falls easily off the tree, and that is where we are 💕we have had a few early morning wakings where i nursed her in my half-awake state to try to get her back to sleep but i swear there’s no milk coming out 😂 and otherwise she hasn’t made a peeps about not having the boob and instead has tons of solids (i swear more than me) and eats cheese and cottage cheese and coconut milk (she’s not into whole milk, i’ve offered) and is continuing to show us her independence and maturity. #weaning #breastfeeding #yogamom #love #babygirl

more coffee please ☕️ basically how we all feel about today’s 5:40am wake up. i tried pushing back her bedtime for the past few weeks in hopes of her waking up later but she’s a creature of habit. putting on some under eye concealer and rolling with it... ☕️☕️☕️ #mascafe #daylightsavings #babygirl

“If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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