“When you make friends with fear, it can’t rule you.” –Anne Lamott For the past several weeks, we’ve been hearing stories about olympic heroes and heroines overcoming obstacles. Quietly, and just as heroically, parents have been overcoming obstacles of their own, on their own. So, what do Olympians and parents have in common?
Anne Lamott
ASANA AS RITE OF PASSAGE
“A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.” ―Paulo Coelho, Brida Through parenthood we die and are reborn a thousand times. We go from couple to family, parents of infants to parents of toddlers. Each of these transitions can feel like loss. In the birth of the Read More
TAKE FIVE: HOW YOGA MAKES US BETTER PARENTS
“Forgiveness is having given up all hope of having had a better past.” ―Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions I took one last look at the ripped-up kitchen covered in dust, shut the door on the sounds of saws, hammers and boom box, and walked toward the car with baby and toddler in tow. It was the Read More
Yoga, Parenting and The Dandelion Wars…
“Everybody thinks their opinion is the right one. If they didn’t, they would get a new one.” Anne Lamott I spent the afternoon harvesting dandelions for dinner tonight. I haven’t always had a cozy relationship with the so-called weed. For years, the beginning of spring heralded what I fondly referred to as the Dandelion Wars. Read More