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		<title>Pranayama for Calm and Clarity of Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If you can breathe, you can do yoga.&#8221; — It&#8217;s one of my favorite excuse-busting comebacks to those who think yoga is for super-fit, crazy-calm and ultra-flexible people with hours of free time.   My friend Lisa of ChildLight Yoga uses it to promote her program for children, but I think it&#8217;s perfect for naysayers [...]


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		<title>Check Your Ego at the Door</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever attended a yoga class, church service or other form of meditation, and felt like the speaker was reading your mind, speaking directly to you?   I&#8217;ve had this experience many times, and perhaps that is why I continually go back for more.  But of all the spiritual guidance I&#8217;ve ever heard, one [...]


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		<title>A Customized Wellness Plan: You&#8217;re Worth It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I read about some celebrity who has regained their pre-baby figure within a few weeks of giving birth, or another who has completely turned around their health with a new diet, I tend to roll my eyes.   While some would let this sort of thing either inspire them or send them running for [...]


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		<title>Why Hello, Pattypan Squash!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Veggie wrap, please,&#8221; I said each day to the woman behind the deli at my company&#8217;s onsite cafeteria.  As if she really needed me to specify&#8230;
I was a little obsessed with roasted vegetables.   Never tiring of the sweet flavor of zucchini and summer squash blended with vidalia onion and roasted red pepper, there was [...]


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		<title>Celebrating Independence &#8211; The Final Day</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/celebrating-independence-alls-ends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My family returned home at 3:00 today and I couldn&#8217;t have been happier.  I guess absence makes the heart grow fonder!
I was completely spoiled by four days of solitude.  I did whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted to.  I didn&#8217;t run the dishwasher once.  No one asked me to turn on Chuggington, get them a [...]


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		<title>Day 3 Celebrating Independence:  Let Freedom Ring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To me, a bad yoga instructor is as much a waste of time as a bad boyfriend.  If the person doesn&#8217;t acknowledge, inspire, challenge or bring me to a meditative state, I regret the time I just spent with that person, especially considering the benefit I might have enjoyed on my own.
This morning, on the [...]


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		<title>Day 2 Celebrating Independence: Out with the Old</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 6:30 p.m.  An entire day has passed and I am just now doing what I had planned to do since waking up this morning.  While writing and relaxing is on my agenda for this weekend at home without my family, yesterday&#8217;s cleaning and organizing didn&#8217;t go as swiftly as I had thought, so today [...]


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		<title>How to Push Past Those Last Few Miles (Active.com)</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/push-miles-activecom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow &#8211; a perfect article for a beginning or experienced runner.  Races are fun and exciting, but if you don&#8217;t conserve your energy early on, you will never make it to the finish line at a time you can be proud of.
It&#8217;s important to start out slowly so you have enough &#8220;gas in the tank&#8221; [...]


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		<title>Celebrating Independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fourth of July holiday weekend is upon us!  This is always my favorite holiday of the year.  Growing up in &#8220;America&#8217;s hometown&#8221; of Plymouth, Massachusetts, I learned how to party on Independence Day, spending the day with family and friends, enjoying a huge community parade, an annual backyard BBQ (complete my water balloons), and [...]


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		<title>Restorative Yoga for Children (Shivaya Naturals)</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thepranamama.com/restorative-yoga-children-shivaya-naturals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These last few days, my son, nearly 3, has been nearly bouncing off the walls.  As I struggle to keep up with him, I am exhausted by his energy.  Trying to transition him from home to day care or vice versa, change his clothes or settle him down for bed is a challenge.
When I saw [...]


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		<title>Jogging Strollers: Tips for Running with Small Kids (Active.com)</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/jogging-strollers-tips-running-small-kids-activecom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepranamama.com/jogging-strollers-tips-running-small-kids-activecom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some slightly obvious, but nonetheless, good reminders, of how to make your jog safe for both baby and you.
Jogging Strollers: Tips for Running with Small Kids


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		<title>Settling In to Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/surprise-summers-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long before I had kids of my own, a grouchy woman in a supermarket made me think all moms hate summer.   Exhausted and short-tempered, she screamed a bit too loudly in the checkout line, and her outburst has stuck with me to this day.
“Oh, I can’t WAIT ’til school starts!” growled the mom, after [...]


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		<title>Miles and Smiles</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/miles-smiles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being outgoing and social has always worked for me.  I love to volunteer at community events, hang out with other families, spend time with good friends, and meet new people.  For me, friendship and support have been essential in these early years of parenting, and I&#8217;m not sure I could have survived the various tests [...]


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		<title>Healthy Family Meals on a Budget (Livestrong)</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/healthy-family-meals-budget-livestrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepranamama.com/healthy-family-meals-budget-livestrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When trying to feed your family wholesome and nutritious meals, it&#8217;s not always easy to keep your budget in check.   Last fall, Tracey Miller offered her advice in her guest post, Eating Local Tips for Moms on a Budget. Now, Livestrong.com has offered three tasty and budget-friendly, healthy recipes for dinner, including some of [...]


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		<title>Traveling Through Time</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/traveling-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My job as a freelance reporter continues to surprise me with experiences like no other.  Tonight&#8217;s assignment:  commencement. My local high school graduated 190 members of the class of 2010, and I was there to report on the ceremony.  After roaming the halls interviewing graduates and teachers, I made my way to the stadium, sat [...]


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		<title>Making the Grade</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/praise-praise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fantastic!  Nice job!  Great Work!  Excellent!
The words jump out at me like mini-cheerleaders leading a pep rally in the hallway of my daughter&#8217;s elementary school.   In an instant, an ordinary Tuesday morning has turned into a moment of self-reflection, as a teacher&#8217;s red pen and cartoon character stickers at the top of a second [...]


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		<title>To Bond or to Bake? That is the Question.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I admit it.  No matter how hard I try, I will never enjoy baking.  I can&#8217;t quite put my finger on it, since I love to cook and enjoy eating even more.  But there is something about the mess of flour, the stickiness of dough and the overflowing sink of dishes that turns me [...]


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		<title>A Lovely Massage: A Difficult Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lying on a massage table on the second floor of an old farmhouse, I&#8217;m nervous enough about the deep tissue massage I&#8217;m about to receive.  Little do I know that her words, not her fingers digging into my back and shoulders, will hurt most of all.
After about a month of ongoing neck, back and shoulder [...]


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		<title>My Personal Mess</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/personal-mess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 03:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I had the chance to meet some very smart and successful writers with one thing in common:  all of them were writing about motherhood.  As I listened to each of them describe their projects and publications, I couldn&#8217;t help being surprised at the number of books, articles and literary pieces out there on [...]


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		<title>Stand by your Man (or Woman)!</title>
		<link>http://www.thepranamama.com/stand-man-woman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thepranamama</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As moms, we spend so much of our time nurturing our children in hopes that they will do their best, challenge themselves and accomplish great things. We encourage and coach them every step of the way, lending an ear when they feel frustrated or disappointed that something didn&#8217;t go as they hoped, and celebrating achievements [...]


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