The Yoga of Compassionate Parenting
I am learning that parenting gets more difficult, in different ways, as my children grow and develop. Whereas in the early years I was sleep deprived and physically exhausted, now that they...
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Yoga Without A Mat: A How To Guide
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...
Yoga for Fertility – Part 2
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...
Part 1: Struggling with Infertility: Can Yoga Help?
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...
Is Your Kid A Food Snob? (maybe she/he should be)
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...
Happiness Inventory, part 3 of 3 (Lose Weight for Good)
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...
Happiness Inventory, part 2 (Lose Weight for Good!) of 3
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...
Developing Emotional Balance with Therapeutic Yoga
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...
My Guest Post on Yoga and Parenting
Please visit Midwife for your Life, Stacey Curnow's blog for my guest post this week:Two More Ways Yoga Can Make You A Better Parent or cut and paste this link:...
Labor & Delivery Tips, Part Two
As promised, I would like to elaborate on the breathing program I use for laboring women.Here is last week's excerpt from Tip #2:2. Practice and know Yogic breathing for labor and delivery. I have a...
A New Old Method for Getting (and staying) Healthy
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...
Breastfeeding? 7 Reasons Why You Need Yoga More Than Ever
I recall the not too distant days of being a breastfeeding mom. In fact, I spent the better part of 5 years as a nursing mom. During that time I learned a tremendous amount, not just about living...