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!
Women’s Health
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New Mom Alert: The (hidden) Dangers of Stroller Pushing
A new mom from the San Francisco Bay area recently emailed me a question about back pain related to pushing her newborn in a stroller. Rebecca* writes: Q: Ginger, I had low back pain prior to and...
Workplace Discrimination Against Mothers Must End
Fellow women, whether or not your are mothers - educate yourselves today about workplace discrimination.Anecdotal evidence continues to grow every day - as tall as the corporate buildings in America...
The Most Important Job of Your Life
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...
Is Your Life In Perspective?
Today's blog is my first - with my children playing by my side. To blog, I usually wake at 5 am or wait until my work day begins. But today is different.PerspectiveToday, in their high pitched,...
A Midwife’s Experience of Birth (and Life)
Most of the instructions given to pregnant women are inadequate – not least because they encourage women to focus on the little things related to their pregnancy and miss the big picture. For...
Your Imagination Can Make You Fitter (and Birth Better!)
Last week, a student asked me to write down a comment I had made in a Pilates class I taught because it really resonated with her as a busy mom and athlete.This is what I said in class:"Mental...
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...
Headaches during Pregnancy: What You Can Do
Last week I received a wonderful question from a subscriber who is also an integrative medicine family practice physician. Her question is a common problem for many women during pregnancy. Read my...
Resource for Mothers’ Equal Rights
Below are links to 2 timely posts by fellow mothers' rights blogger, Your (Wo)man in Washington, Valerie Young. Thanks to Valerie, the NAMC, and authors like Phoebe Taubman, mentioned in the posts,...
10 Ways To Green Your Child’s Future
I first began to explore the concept of minimalism when I became old enough (and strong enough) to move my bedroom furniture around. I must have been somewhere around 8 years old.I would flip...
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 -...