29 Jan The Body Is Aware
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28 Jan “I Dropped my Phone in the Hot Springs,” Says The Teenage Son. (And the mother says…)
My son brought me the pieces of his cell phone. My first thought was, Oh, no, he ruined his phone — again. “Can we go to the store and get a new one today?” he asked me. “Do you have money for it?” I replied....
23 Jan The Arc of Healing: Why You Don’t Need To Freak Out With The Chaos Of A Sick Kid
One thing I teach all my clients is that symptoms follow an arc. Like every process, there is a cycle to healing: a beginning, middle, and an end. In the beginning of the arc, when a child is first showing symptoms, most parents will ask...
12 Jan Teach Your Children Well(ness)
The other day I attended a school performance where my son and his class performed Gospel songs as part of a music project. It was so much fun! Many of the kids who sang solos were, technically, not going to become the next American Idol....
05 Jan Conversation Is Gold
A recent article in The Atlantic Monthly states: “Conversation is gold. It’s the most efficient early learning system we have.” Since my whole orientation is conscious conversations, this article struck a chord in my heart. I believe that pumping kids full of facts and making...
22 Dec Enjoyment Is Healthy
Take a minute to reflect: Is your holiday story one of chaos or enjoyment? Right now my own thoughts are fluctuating from warmth, love and sentimentality for the season, to, “OMG it’s an expensive time of year and I am stressed OUT!” ...
17 Dec Be an Artist of Consciousness: Epigenetics and Parents as Genetic Engineers Part 2
Hey, busy moms and dads, let’s refresh your memory! ’Cause I know that not forgetting the orange juice on the grocery list is the topic in the forefront of your brain right now, not epigenetics. ...
08 Dec Vitalism, Recipes and Wellness Culture
A few years ago I made a decision to develop and teach a body of work called vitalism. I had someone tell me, “Don’t blog about vitalism ’cause no one is looking for it. Blog about recipes, all moms want recipes.” Sigh…recipes are just not...
01 Dec No More Blind Spots: Help Your Child Understand Their Own Constitution
I can’t remember who told me this but it has stuck with me for years: We are just as different on the inside as on the outside. And I can verify this because I actually did human dissection in grad school (Ewww!! I know.) Human...
26 Nov Gratitude For Lumpy Gravy
You’re probably getting lots of emails relating to giving thanks this week — doesn’t everyone already know to give thanks at Thanksgiving? Anyway, I read a unique and important message in the very first lines of Joshua Becker’s “Becoming Minimalist” blog yesterday. It took the...