Protest, praise and physics. I’m reflecting on rainbows.
Priming the pump, on the Hilltown Families Blog
Self-care. Hydration. Death Valley. Mt. Tom. Parenting. Yoga. I link them all in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me on the Hilltown Families Blog the first Monday of each month, sharing more about how yoga influences my parenting and vice versa.
How do I love Thee? Let me color the ways…on the Hilltown Families Blog
With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I have been coloring a lot more in these past few years. And counting. And answering questions. And being tested. Testing has become literal. Tests in first grade, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me on the Hilltown Families Blog the […]
Pain. On the Hilltown Families Blog
“Life is pain, Highness. anyone who says differently is selling something.” – man in black/Dread Pirate Roberts/Wesley On pain, this month in Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of each month, sharing more about how yoga influences my parenting and vice versa.
Bravery and travel on the Hilltown Families Blog
What I did on my summer vacation, with a soundtrack inspired by Heather Maloney, in this month’s column Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of each month, sharing more about how yoga influences my parenting and vice versa.
Accepting help on the Hilltown Families Blog
If you believe it takes a village to raise a child, you gotta allow the villagers to help. Remembering my first trip to the grocery store as a mother, in this month’s column Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of each month, sharing more about how yoga influences my parenting […]
Reverence and Compassion on the Hilltown Families Blog
Last year for Mother’s Day, my kiddo painted me a portrait of our garage door. If anyone else has ever received original garage door artwork for Mother’s Day, I want to meet you. This year I expect hand written letter. The founding mothers would be proud. Non-violence, self-care, and other Mother’s Day musings in this month’s […]
Mirror Mirror on the Hilltown Families Blog
What do you see when you look in the mirror? What do you hear when you listen to your inner chatter? What do you notice when your kiddo reflects your habits, like it or not? A reflective look in this month’s column Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday […]
Cabin Fever/Gratitude on the Hilltown Families Blog
T.S. Eliot famously wrote “April is the cruelest month.” He did not live through this February in Massachusetts. Storm after storm brought sub-zero temps and snow measured in feet, not inches. School closings and delays, shoveling the roof and tending a sick kiddo, keeping the bird feeder full….canceled classes, rescheduled sessions, and MIA blog time. How […]
Long lost loves
Evening time. I’m back from teaching class or have sent a client home. The kiddo’s in bed. I try to get a bit more work done, but when I’m honest with myself, I’m mostly futzing online. Which just makes me feel lousy – more brain dead and self critical for time wasted. I need an […]
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