“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”― Mahatma Gandhi What do you believe in? Many parents have beliefs about children that they aren’t really aware of. Our beliefs come from our Read More
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YOGA IS A WARM BATH FOR YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
Come bathe yourself in the sounds of your own breath, and the feelings of your body as it moves and stretches. Bathe yourself in the deep relaxation that comes with being absorbed in this present moment surrounded by a loving and supportive group of other parents. The Yoga of Parenting Workshop, led by Alison, is Read More
Owning ‘Lucky’, Shine On
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. ” Lucius Annaeus Seneca You’ve met the person who takes responsibility for everything that goes wrong with her children, the house, her job, even the weather. And Read More
The Moon Waxes and Wanes and No One Complains
“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”–Daniel Hillel Each one of us walks around carrying bits and pieces of personality that we would like to drop off at the recycle center. We lose patience, are less generous than we want to be, worry, get angry….on and on. We know about Read More
Yoga and Parenting: 3 Bite-sized Morsels Learned This Year
1. Not all yoga was created equal for all parents…. Ok, that’s pretty obvious, but how about this… different yoga styles can be antidotes to the challenges you face at home with children. Here are just two examples. Feeling scattered, disorganized and adrift? Bikram style hot yoga with its 26 poses and pranyama is Read More
Throw Something Back…What We’ve Learned.
This week, I give you Maya Angelou. Next week, what I’ve learned about yoga, parents and life this year. Tell me what you’ve learned? “I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell Read More
Mistakes with Benefits
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” — Albert Einstein I know a dad who found himself holding his very active, adorable, three-year-old son at least once a day to keep him safe. He felt horrible. He was sure, that if he were a better father, that he could Read More
Focus Time
“Sometimes grace is a ribbon of mountain air that gets in through the cracks.” -Anne Lamott For the next three weeks I will be focusing on writing The Yoga of Parenting–The Book. Writing is hard work for me; sometimes scary, sometimes lonely. But like a good run or hot yoga session, it is worth Read More
When Does The Cocoon Becomes a Prison?
“”Earth will be safe when we feel in us enough safety. Thich Nhat Hanh My 7 year old son was standing at the kitchen window after school one day. His face was pressed close to the glass, it was hard for me to see his expression. I noticed a quivering in his small left shoulder. Read More
Let’s Take in the Good
“But I also say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it’s done right, is a kind of holiness, palpable and redemptive. ” –Mary Oliver Tuesday and Thursday mornings, I used to walk through a small village on my way to the office. I would see mothers laughing lovingly with Read More