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Reiki Master • Yoga Instructor • Integrated Positional Therapy Certified Practitioner

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From the archives: Eclipsed

December 18, 2018 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

The irony of gift shopping this year is that the hard-to-find toy was for the 79-year-old, not the 9-year-old. I was reminded of this piece I wrote about juggling sandwich generation practicalities, from September 2017’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown […]

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: mindfulness, off the mat, parenting, yoga

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From the archives: the Gratitude Muscle

November 19, 2018 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

Gratitude can be a worthy practice. Compulsory gratitude can backfire. Working the gratitude muscle, from last December’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown Families Blog.

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: mindfulness, off the mat, parenting, yoga

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From the archives: Warm Fuzzies

May 28, 2018 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

I found one of these in my coat pocket recently & decided to re-share the original post. Enjoy! Our house has been filled with warm fuzzies all week. You might recognize them as pompoms. I recognize them as coming from the craft bin that used to be too high for my kiddo to reach. They’re […]

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: kids, kindergarten, off the mat, parenting, yoga

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Off the Mat: the Gratitude Muscle

December 4, 2017 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

  Gratitude can be a worthy practice. Compulsory gratitude can backfire. Working the gratitude muscle, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown Families Blog.

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: mindfulness, off the mat, parenting, yoga

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Off the Mat: the Way Things Work Now

November 6, 2017 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

  I was not taught the alchemy of turning pressure into power…I am only just beginning to learn to view pressure not as threat, but as power source, a dam with energy behind it. Exploring the power of pressure, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first […]

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: mindfulness, off the mat, parenting, yoga

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Off the Mat: Autumnal Autonomy

October 11, 2017 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

“Safety is what we want for those we love. Autonomy is what we want for ourselves.” The possibilities and perils of the darkened yard, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown Families Blog.

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: mindfulness, off the mat, parenting, yoga

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Off the Mat: Take a Breather

August 10, 2017 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

Spaghetti bowl tangles in our hormones and in our brain cells. Mellow mice. Neuroscience meets yoga to help us take a breather, anytime and anywhere, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown Families Blog.

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: mindfulness, neuroscience, off the mat, parenting, yoga

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Off the Mat: Independence

July 4, 2017 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

Riding roller coasters. A bike with gears. Sleepovers and chapter books. And time for my own thoughts again. The poignant gains and losses that come with independence, this month, in Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown Families Blog.

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: mindfulness, off the mat, parenting, yoga, yoga sutras

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Off the Mat: Stay

June 6, 2017 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

Yoga in the classroom? A different sort, I suppose. Sit. Listen. Stay. Connecting ancient yoga philosophy to Thursday morning reading lessons, this month, in Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting. Look for me the first Monday of every month on the Hilltown Families Blog.

Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: mindfulness, off the mat, parenting, yoga, yoga sutras

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Mend the part of the world that is within our reach

April 21, 2017 by Ginny.25 Leave a Comment

“Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.”  Clarissa Pinkokla Estes Read her full essay here

Filed Under: Wisdom Tagged With: act locally, earth day, off the mat, yoga

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