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...
Lifestyle Medicine
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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...
Compassionate Parenting (Part One in a Two Part Series)
This week's guest blog is by author and activist for children and gentle parenting, Licia Rando. This post is Part One in a series on Compassionate Parenting. To parent with compassion...
Eating To Improve Heredity
Organic fruits of laborA shot from the harvest of Ginger's family's 2010 organic garden This week's guest post is from Certified Nurse Midwife & Yale graduate, Beth Genly, CNM, MSN. Nutrition...
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...
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...
The Mommy Wars
I recently had a question from a reader, a mother of 2 young girls. The problem she presented has been plaguing women since they left the home en masse and entered the workplace - from the 1970's...
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...