This year marks (only) the 90 year anniversary of women earning a basic human civil right: the right to vote. As a woman – and as a mother, I have both been an observer and a victim of the discrimination which still exists against women today. Just to scratch the surface: Women still only make…
Yoga Without A Mat: A How To Guide Featuring Two Guest Posts from Kathryn Hudson and Alaha Ahrar. The great thing about this week’s post is it doesn’t cost you a thing. You get to save your money and be at peace. The good news is contentment and the sense of tranquility that comes with…
I want to welcome again, Lisa B. Minn, a fellow physical therapist, medical therapeutic yoga practitioner, and fertility patient, completing her series on fertility and yoga. In last week’s guest post I wrote about the general benefits of yoga for women who are struggling to conceive. This week I want to address the topic of…
This week is a guest post from a physical therapy colleague, fellow women’s health advocate, and PYT practitioner, Lisa B. Minn. She has been a physical therapist for over a decade and during that time she has “come to be impressed by the effectiveness of a holistic approach to health care.” Welcome Lisa B….
As mothers, it is our nature to take care of others. That is nothing new. What is shocking is that society has taken advantage of this fact for centuries. And while they continue to take, mothers continue to give. How? For starters, the United States has one of the worst maternity leave policies among all…
I recently had a question from a reader, a mother of 2 young girls. The problem she presented has been plaguing women since they left the home en masse and entered the workplace – from the 1970’s forward. It is a problem we all struggle with – whether we are stay at home moms or…
Is Your Kid A Food Snob? Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthy A few weeks ago I was researching preschools and childcare in the area. During my search, I had a wonderful conversation with the director of a preschool about giving your child a (um) “golden palate.” In other words, how do we raise up…
As promised, here are the last 5 tips in the Happiness Inventory, part 3 (Losing Weight for Good). If you didn’t get to read the first two parts, here they are: Happiness Inventory, part 1Happiness Inventory, part 2 6. Don’t eat until you have had your morning (um) visit to the potty. Ayurvedic medicine teaches…
Enjoy my guest post today about The Living Spine – on California based Professional Yoga Therapy student and physical therapist Lisa B. Minn’s fantastic blog, The PragmaticYogi.
In my last blog, I discussed how to steer your life in the direction of contentment with the Happiness Inventory. As I promised, today’s part 2 of the Happiness Inventory will discuss the dreaded but hotly pursued topic: women trying to maintain a healthy weight. A few months ago when I was singing as…
Are you happy? The Pursuit of Happiness in today’s hyperactive, super-stimulated, and over-medicated society seems to be subtitled with the phrase “Immediate Gratification” or “If it feels good do it.” However, if we take a look around Wall Street or Main Street we can see where that mantra (motto) has gotten us. Under a looming…
A Fear Vaccine I just finished reading my requisite Oprah article for the day. No joke. My “To Do” list for the next few weeks (actually months) has arrived and weighs about as much as an anvil (you know the kind in the Road Runner cartoons). My attempts to keep the proverbial anvil of stress…