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
Shifting Gracefully into Fall Routines
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
The Power of Sound Resonance
We've all experienced the effects of sound upon our bodies, psyches, and well-being. There is music to soothe, and some sounds that irritate. I am a huge supporter of sound therapy, and have been since a young child. My very first 'toy' was a record player, and I would spend hours upon countless hours dancing around my bedroom - particularly if I was feeling down or had just had an argument with a friend. Indeed, it was very early on that I discovered that movement was my medicine, and sound ... Read the Post
How to Make Your Own Yogurt
Do you, or have you been wanting to, make your own yogurt? It is delicious for breakfasts and snacks and my kids absolutely love it! If you are looking for ways to make family meals a bit healthier, try adding some yogurt to the morning granola or offering fruit and yogurt dipping sauce for a snack. We add a bit of maple syrup to ours, and it is so delicious. Yogurt has live cultures that help with immunity and good digestion and for centuries it has long been held as a staple of a good, ... Read the Post
Carrot Apple Ginger Smoothie
This afternoon, I decided to use two slow cookers. One for the scalloped potatoes, and the other for the main course of pork with green curry. And as they are wont to do, the little ones were squealing for something yummy BEFORE dinner. Alright, I thought ... we are going to create something for the Vitamix that is going to be satisfactory for all intensive purposes, on all levels. So we did ... and the smoothie that was birthed from the blender was magnificent! It passed the test for ... Read the Post
