Yoga for Menopause: Part 2
In part one we considered general ways in which yoga helps you through menopause. In part two, we will discuss yoga and Ayurveda. In yoga and Ayurveda (the Indian system or medicinal side of yoga),...
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Emergency Departure
Hello good readers,I want to thank everyone for their patience and support while I negotiate the unexpected terrain of late term pregnancy complications. Completely outside of my control, I...
Yoga for Menopause: 7 Reasons Why You Need Yoga More Than Ever. (Part 1)
Yoga for Menopause: 7 Reasons Why You Need Yoga More Than Ever. (Part 1) Yoga is a wonderful anecdote for healing and transformation during the (seemingly unending) season of menopause. I am still...
Yoga for Busy Moms
Me in postpartum yoga practice, 11 months after my second son Yoga for Busy Moms It is ironic that I am sitting here procrastinating about penning this post on yoga for busy moms. Why? Because I am...
Update on Avoiding Work/Life Burnout: Recognizing Adrenal Burnout
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...
Ease Labor Pain with What?
Music has saved my life,over and over again.Photo taken in 2006, singing to my firstborn.Studies have, for a long time, shown that deep breathing, mental imagery, deep massage or acupressure, and...
Secrets of Longevity: Living a Longer, Fuller Life
Diets claiming to ward off aging are highly popular, yet the nutrition scene is waist high in confusing, sometimes conflicting information. The good news is I have sorted through it for you and the...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Motherhood: Recognizing the Signs
With my son, at the beginning of our own healing process, in 2008. This week's post on Breathing In This Life is from Michelle Rosenthal, of www.healmyptsd.comBeing a mom is a wonderful, magical and...
Living Wide Awake in 2011
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...
Cultivating Compassion in Children
This week's guest blog is by author and activist for children and gentle parenting, Licia Rando. This post is Part Two in a series on Compassionate Parenting. We all want a more...
Gift Giving for World Peace & Equality for All
Okay people, if you are looking for some last minute Christmas gifts, and especially if you are looking for a great read...here is a fantastic list of books from Riane Eisler, PhD, the co-founder of...
DIY: Prenatal Yoga That Fits You
Me as the Unsuspecting Expectant New Mom with My Boys. Fall 2010A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ConfuciusThe journey of motherhood could be described as perhaps the...