Fitness Tips for Families (Active.com)

The family that plays together stays together!  This brief video gives some good ideas for families, especially those with older kids.  Fitness Tips for Families (Active.com)

Karma Kids

I wanted to share a post I recently wrote for The Kids Yoga Resource, Karma Kids and the Golden Rule.   The Kids Yoga Resource is the blog of ChildLight Yoga, and offers tons of great information on yoga for kids. I hope you are inspired to involve your children in the Haitian relief effort. [...]

Eating Local Tips for Busy Moms on a Budget

I recently asked Tracey Miller, of Tracey Miller Wellness, what a busy mom on a budget can do when she wants to eat locally and minimize packaged foods.  Tracey, a holistic health counselor, health and wellness educator, cooking instructor,  and a freelance journalist, not to mention a busy mom herself, had some great ideas to share, [...]

Halloween Fun – Yoga in Disguise!

Many PranaMamas and other devoted yogis support the recent movement to expose children to yoga at a young age.  Children benefit from physical activity, creative movement, imagination-inspired games,  thoughtful group discussion, relaxation techniques, and stress-busting breathing exercises.  However, many adults are at a loss when it comes to teaching these pint-sized Shiva Rea wanna-bes.  Instructors [...]

5 Energizing Snacks for Moms on the Go

With the new school year in full swing, we’ve all had some time to get back into the daily routine.   For me, the lazy days of summer are gone, and they’ve been replaced by strict schedules and lots of activity.  In the midst of signing permission slips, arranging playdates and carpooling to after-school activities, [...]

A Visit to the Self-Help Section

“You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library.” – Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting I’ll admit it – I’m no bookworm.  Or at least, not the kind who reads a lot of fiction. While girlfriends chatter about their favorite summer reading books, [...]

A Lesson Learned from the Back-to-School Rush

I love September.  The dog days of summer are replaced with crisp mornings that warm into delightful and dry afternoons.  The colors begin to come alive on hydrangeas, sedum and perhaps a few leaves, here and there.  And, in my neighborhood, the streets come alive.  You see, I live within a quarter-mile of three separate [...]

Magic Stones Help Calm Kids

Today was a  hot and humid summer day.   While trying to stay cool inside the house, I dug out a jar of small decorative stones for my nearly 2-year-old to play with.  I had forgotten about them, tucked deeply in the top of the playroom closet, waiting for him to outgrow the phase of [...]

Morning Madness

Today I had one of those mornings.  I stayed up too late last night enjoying the quiet of my house, and I was paying for it at 6:30.  I woke up to my toddler shouting my name from his crib.  I grumbled, open my eyes and groggily walked towards his room, only to be met [...]