What are your cues to slow down and relax? On your busiest days, do you take a moment to pause and feel your body, notice your energy level and re-group? I have discovered that a few minutes of noticing my breath and slowing down my mind can do wonders for lowering my stress level and [...]
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Ah…a nice cup of hot tea
Posted in Uncategorized on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Universal Language of Play!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged awareness, being present, connection, mindfulness, mothering, toddlers 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 [...]
No more handmade toys?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged mothering, Parenting on December 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You, like me, might love the look and feel of handmade, wooden toys and natural fibers for your babes. I love supporting small, family-owned businesses. I like using cloth diapers and have carried both my boys in various slings and packs, many of which were sold by mama-owned businesses. I know, I am such a [...]
We chose hope
Posted in communication, tagged economic crisis, Election 2008, intentions, Obama, politics, unity, Yes we can on November 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On Tuesday evening, I was snuggled up on the couch with my beloved friend Aunty Matcha, the little monkey was bouncing on and off my lap and Sweet boy was 2000 miles away but as close as a whisper on the other end of the phone line. At one point, the little monkey grabbed the [...]
Nurturing the seed of patience, Part II
Posted in My coaching practice, Uncategorized, tagged Coaching, creativity, energy, Parenting, strengths, The Secret on August 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last week, I wrote about my commitment to nurturing patience in my interactions with the little monkey. The more I focus on this tiny, growing flame, the more I learn about myself. As I shared before: The attributes that you consider to be your greatest weaknesses are often reflections of your greatest strengths. And by [...]
Helping versus Serving
Posted in Family life, My coaching practice, Uncategorized, tagged gratitude, helping, personal coach, serving others, trusting on July 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This past couple of weeks as Papa Bear has been struggling with an ornery project for his videography business, I have noticed my almost obsessive desire to fix it for him. I have always been a helper/fixer. I know that I have a gift for creative strategy and seeing through the dark knots of challenges. [...]
Through the fuzzy lens
Posted in Health and Healing, Self-care, Uncategorized, tagged body image, change, dieting, exercise, postpartum body, self-acceptance on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Summer has finally arrived in Portland and the vampires of the great NW are ready to play in the sun! Time to shimmy those pasty legs into shorts and bust out (and as a breastfeeding mom, I am BUSTing out of) the tank tops. Yesterday I overheard a group of women chatting about the trauma [...]
Toddlers and the “monstrous breast”
Posted in Self-care, mama wisdom, tagged daily routine, perspective, taking a break, toddlers on July 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Do you ever feel like you are too close to your kids to really see them? I was holding the screeching monkey today and remembering how nostalgic I felt about Sweet boy’s toddler days until I was back in the thick of it with the little guy. I forgot how exhausting and challenging daily life [...]
Making friends with my body
Posted in Being in the body, being present, spirituality, tagged compassion, friendship, healing, pain, spirituality, suffering on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The other night, as I lay in bed flopping with frustration with my body for being in so much pain, I heard a little whisper in my belly: “Treat me like your dearest friend”. What’s that? My body resonated with a voice from deep in my womb asking for at least as much love and [...]
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