Yoga and Better Parenting
Read my guest column today on How Yoga Can Make You A Better Parent, at the blog of Certified Nurse Midwife, Stacey Curnow. Enjoy!
Breath & Movement
Practicing self-care by breathing and moving better. Physical inactivity is the 4th leading cause of death worldwide.
Redefining Yoga Practice for the 21st Century Mother
American moms are busy. They are masters of multi-tasking and conflict management – think communicating with a tantrum throwing toddler (or two) while trying to finish a work related phone call or trying to pick up your dry cleaning or pay bills? (ouch, I’m having flashbacks). Further, women are having children at older ages and…
Living A Balanced Life – Ginger’s Latest Speak
February 12, 2010 Update – Two posts featuring Ginger were published today on attaining balance – physically, socially, relationally, and spiritually, and emotionally. Guide to Great Posture – interview of Ginger about postural tips How I Manage Work/Life Balance – guest blog by Ginger published by National Association of Mothers’ Centers in Washington D.C., founded…
Your Independence Day
Your Independence Day As a woman and a human being – May 26, 2004 was My Independence Day. When was your Independence Day? Or has it come yet? I want to share my Independence Day Story – albeit the intensely condensed version – of How I went from a painfully passive girl to a boisterously…
My Most Trusted Advisor
I consider my body my most trusted advisor. I think it assimilates information from the Universe that I can’t understand fully at first. You see, I know the Universe wants my best life, but sometimes I don’t heed its advice – sometimes I’m convinced I don’t even hear it. It’s like Oprah says: Life sends…
Fitness Tips for the New Year
Each New Year I seriously consider my path for the upcoming year. Not just a 10 minute reflection, but at least a week long perusal – I consider where I have been, where I am, and where I want to go. I write, think, pray, read, and then discuss with those closest to me, what…
Stillness This Season
How do you find a moment’s peace during the busiest (and unfortunately the most consumer driven!) time of the year? Recently, a student of mine wrote a poem and sent it to me. She wrote, inspired by the progress she had made during the brief time I worked with her using Elemental Renewal. Through our…
The World’s Greatest Concern (what should be)
As a collective planet, our greatest concern should be our children. Confusion from the Traffic Jam on the Super-Highway of Information From parents to extended family to school administrators and teachers, everyone needs to be a living example for the next generation’s healthy habits. As type II diabetes, obesity, and other diseases that used to…
Giving Thanks In Valleys
I hope your Thanksgiving was full of gratitude, no matter how it was spent. Ours began like any other. My husband and I were in the kitchen, cooking up something great. This year’s sweet goody – Barefoot Contessa’s recipe for Pumpkin Roulade. (note on the roulade: we put less cream and make a thinner, but…
Do women in America fear birth?
Recently, a well known childbirth magazine published a question about birth in America and invited feedback from health care professionals and readers. The question: Why do women in America fear birth? I immediately responded to this question because I believe we are in danger of losing the birth experience in America today.Medical intervention during birth…
Freedom to Live Your Life, But Are You?
The days pass slowly, the years fly quickly by. If I had a nickel for every time someone has said this to me, I might be out of debt by now. I actually do not dread hearing those words, and I appreciate hearing them each time a well meaning older parent says them. For those…
Conquer Your Fears
Eleanor Roosevelt said, “everyday do one thing that you fear.” Well said sister. So, I am taking to the roof to conquer my fears. In an act of solidarity with other women who follow Eleanor’s advice, on most days at least, I decided that my fear of heights (despite my high school days as a…