This is a very potent time of year for many people. The Halloween festivities have come to a close, most candy has probably been eaten (and more than probably, with some help from Mom and Dad!), and some of us may even be preparing our homes for the Christmas season. The days are shorter and the dark comes quicker, so even amidst all of this "busyness", there is something deep inside of us that intrinsically senses it is time to slow down and bring our focus more inward. If you haven't ... Read the Post
Develop Your Mid-Season Yoga Practice
Slow Life Down with a Family Road Trip (+Kids’ Yoga Infographic)
“Are we there yet?” was a term coined by the family road trip. While new technology and toys may have silenced backseat conversations, spending time together in the car can still be a great opportunity for family bonding and learning. Even if you plan on bringing the latest gadget to pass the time, try saving them for the end of your trip when everyone is tired and cranky. Deciding on a family road trip can be a daunting challenge, not to mention an exercise in patience. However if you ... Read the Post
Photomentary: Wonderland Images by Kirsty Mitchell
This is a truly wondrous and amazing series of images taken by photographer Kirsty Mitchell. She developed this phenomenal series of art work and images in memory of her mother, an English teacher who passed of brain cancer. I find it absolutely amazing that this project was three years in the making, and some of these stunning works of art took the better part of five months to create. That is a lot of work. And due to the nature of this business, I can only imagine that not only a lot of ... Read the Post
Shifting Gracefully into Fall Routines
It is that time of year again - to wind down from the summer and prepare for Fall, get ready for back to school and work, the setting of alarm clocks, bracing for homework, preparing packed lunches, meetings and activities. This can be a difficult time for both children and parents. There are a few tips that I have learned have helped to ease the transition from season to season. Give patient guidance to your children, and make some extra time just for them. Remember that faster is not more, ... Read the Post
For Parents of Small Children (Tips for Dealing with Stress)
This blog post was forwarded to me by a friend, and I feel that it is very worth sharing. So many parents - mothers, and as we can certainly see through this real and raw post, fathers too - are struggling just to keep up. Just to keep up with the demands for more milk, more sandwiches, a new t-shirt because I just got this one wet (for the fourth time today), the sticky juice needing clean up on the kitchen floor (and probably the sofa), the boo-boo that has recently been acquired from ... Read the Post
Life, Love & Lughnasadh
Lughnasadh is the first harvest point on the wheel of the year. Most people who are familiar with the sacred timing of Lughnasadh are aware of it occurring on the first day of August each year. More traditionally however, Lughnasadh occurs at the exact opposite point on the wheel of the year from Imbolc. This is a very firey time of year, the hottest time of year for many places in our world, and therefore it is a fantastic time for your personal creation mechanics. In fact, the very root of ... Read the Post