I am still on medical leave, but while I am gone, please continue to enjoy the wonderful guest posts from BITL contributing authors. BITL Founder Ginger Garner during her first pregnancy way back when in 2005, supporting the likes of Shelly’s advice on keeping your “balance.” This week’s guest post is by physiotherapist and yoga…
2007 – Our family was awaiting our newest addition to the family. We were in for a surprise having two in diapers at the same time. It was a crash course in the work/family balancing act. Now in 2011, we are about to welcome our third child, welcoming new challenges in maintaining our equilibrium (and…
Introspection(Our Family Christmas Vacation 2010) Reflection. You see your own in the mirror day in, day out. But who do see? The person you were, the person you are, or the person you want to become? Self-reflection is recognized as a universal requirement for learning. Maxine Greene PhD, who entered the field of education in…
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…
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…
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…
In my last blog, I was on my way to Philadelphia to speak at a national conference. But what was perhaps most important about the conference was the promise I made to my Self and to all of you: to work hard to remain in a vacation state of mind, long after the actual vacation…
Hello Dear Readers, I am bound for Philadelphia, so I am taking a vacation this week – but not really. You will find me vacationing, not in Philly although there are some great sights to see there, while making a “first ever of its kind” presentation to a national audience. I’ll be speaking on the…
Developing Emotional Balance with Yoga guest blog by Amber Keating LCSW, PYT-C Through my studies in Ginger’s Professional Yoga Therapy program, I have witnessed how the use of breath & movement can be deeply healing to women. In our fast-paced world, yoga benefits us by helping us to slow down and take time for ourselves….
I am sorry for the silent treatment last week, dear readers. It was for a good cause. I just finished 30 days of non stop fun (aka work…insert exhale here) but the last (and final) of these days was capped by teaching a week long seminar in Ayurveda (pronounced “ah-yer-veh-duh”) and Professional Yoga Therapy to…
As a parent – mother or father – our greatest legacy is our children. Any influence we have past our own life – will likely persist through our children. Greater than any job we might ever have, and I bet if you asked President Obama he’d answer the same, being a parent (can) be the…