Sometimes I take dance breaks. Today I’m breaking for smiles. An achy head is making me kinda fuzzy today, and I’m finding it hard to write the post I wanted. Number 5 in my five -part series exploring mindful parenting, can wait. This moment calls for deep kindness in the form of permission to choose… Continue reading Taking a Laughter Break: Mindfulness with an Achy Head
Good morning Love, Today I give you permission to follow your bliss. Choose the good feelings, and follow them wherever they take you. For me, on this rainy Los Angeles day, it starts with a satin slip. Silky on my skin. A favorite t-shirt. Old. Loose. Holey. A cozy cashmere sweater (a $10 thrift store… Continue reading Monday Love
Today I was going to explore more on the topic of boundaries, but as life would have it (always life has its way with me) my fifteen-year-old son has given me a beautiful growth opportunity this week…and I am in it! Usually I like to wait until I am on the other side of… Continue reading Plant Strange Seeds: Parenting Mindfully, The Teens You Adore.
Good Morning my lovely one, Who is here today? Close your eyes, take in a few deep whole body breaths. Check in with yourself. For me it’s the quiet, introverted one. She gets grumpy at idea of needing to perform… and sometimes just walking out the front door equals needing to perform (to be something… Continue reading Monday Love
There’s an expression, give’em enough rope to hang him/herself. It suggests if one gives someone enough freedom of action, they may destroy themselves by foolish actions. Contrary to this, I was raising my kids within a philosophy of freedom. I chose a school (pre-k and elementary) for them that’s part of a free school… Continue reading Mindful Parenting: Creating Boundaries Not Walls
Good Morning Beauty, I hear you. You just want to sleep a little longer. It’s like that sometimes. Nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with you. What if you were to start your day with nothing to fix. No veiled layer of judgement telling you how you should be. More rested, less grumpy, less achy,… Continue reading Monday Love
Good morning my beloved, What words do you need to hear right now? To offer love, support, encouragement to the part of yourself that has shown up this morning. It’s ok. I’m here, you are not alone. You’re doing a great job. I see you, I know you’re doing the best you can. I love… Continue reading Monday Love
So what am I here to say about this business of parenting and the practice of mindfulness? Of being a single, divorced mama of two teenage boys? I’m confused, all the time. I never know what’s the right thing to do or say. I feel torn watching them drift further and further into their own… Continue reading Creating connections with our kids: mindfulness and parenting
Good morning my love, Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Let that breath move through your body. Notice, with gentle curiosity, what does the landscape look like today. Smooth sailing, rolling hills, jagged cliffs. Can you say yes to whatever you find? If not, try saying yes to the no. Embrace the part of… Continue reading Monday Love
Have you ever wondered what that saying means: It’s not what you do, but how you do it? What does this actually look like in everyday life, for example when you are really pissed off about something? Or how about this one? I learned it in therapy: It’s not what you do, but who… Continue reading It’s Not What, But How
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