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Archive for January, 2009

The Universal Language of Play!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I attended a wonderful theater experience last week called Play After Play here in Portland, Oregon. The actors performed a simple play that seemed more like storytelling than theater and then they invited the children to come play on large mats with them.  They are trained in a process called Original Play that inspired me [...]

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Saying “YES” a little more often…

Posted in Connected Parenting, writing, tagged , , , , , , on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Do you ever have days with your kids that the word “NO” feels like your mantra? Let’s face it, mothering is hard work and it is easy to get stressed! My post on the Tranquil Parent this week is all about the powerful word YES and what it can do for you and your kids!

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What is your wake up call?

Posted in Personal Growth on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

On this historic morning, as I listened to Barack Obama giving his inaugural address, I was struck by his call to action for every American. He calls us each to take responsibility in transforming our county and our lives. Over the past few months, our collective reality has shifted. Our economy is in crisis, our [...]

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Oh why, oh why can’t I just call in sick?

Posted in Health and Healing, Self-care, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I came down with a bad cold last night and was up tossing and turning, unable to breath all night. When the little monkey woke up this morning, bouncing and ready to romp, all I wanted to do was hide under the covers. I saw a long day ahead of being home-bound with my active [...]

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Ready for a new kind of resolution?

Posted in Family life, writing on January 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

My Tranquil Parent post this week is about Family Resolutions for the New Year! Setting resolutions with your family can be a wonderful way to bond, teach goal-setting to kids and make some reasonable change in areas of growth for your whole family! Give it a read!

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The Mindfulness “Diet”

Posted in Being in the body, Health and Healing, Mindfulness with food, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »

“Just the word diet makes me want to grab a chocolate chip cookie,” my fitness-oriented Pilates-teaching friend said the other day. We were talking about how we both made a commitment for the new year to reach our healthy goal weight, about ten or so pounds away. Notice, I did not say, “lose ten pounds.” [...]

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Vitamin D, Part II

Posted in Health and Healing, writing on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how much supplementing vitamin D3 has helped our family. My new post on the Tranquil Parent is a more in-depth article about the wide-spread deficiency of vitamin D, how to get tested and some links to important research. Please give it a read if you would [...]

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Breaking faith with the “B” word

Posted in The balancing act of motherhood, mama wisdom, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Balance that is. “Work, life balance. The balancing act of motherhood. Finding more balance. I am off balance. I need to create more balance…” You hear these phrases a lot in motherhood circles. And you picture this poor woman being pulled in two directions, standing perfectly in the center with a look of radiant (panicked?) [...]

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It’s a New Year! Now what?

Posted in My coaching practice, Personal Growth, tagged , , , , on January 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Have you been thinking about your New Year’s resolutions? Many people consider the New Year to be a fresh start and the perfect time to recommit to a healthier, more fulfilled lifestyle. One problem with resolutions is that they often come from a place of self-judgment (I am overweight, I watch too much TV, I [...]

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