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No expiration date on learning or growing

November 7, 2015 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Today I led a meditation at a health & wellness fair at my children’s school! This happened because last year, after I attended the first National Kids Yoga Conference, I suggested to the principal that mindfulness activities at school be considered, in general and in particular using the wetlands learning lab we built three years ago….

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Featured, Holistic Health, Uncategorized Tagged With: acceptance, calm, challenge, children, meditation, meltdown, mindfulness, modeling, National Kids Yoga Conference, peace, practice, priorities, school, yoga, zumba

The art and joy of saying no

November 5, 2015 by Jessica 2 Comments

Sometimes it’s important to celebrate the fact that we didn’t do something. I don’t mean harmful or negative stuff, though, yes, it’s good to give yourself a pat on the back when you choose the high road. What I mean is the things I chose not to do because I chose calm instead. Long ago,…

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Filed Under: Holistic Health, The Arts, Uncategorized Tagged With: activities, bed, bedtime, calm, children's health, family, groundedness, health, home, NaBloPoMo15, peace, priorities, schedule, scheduling, school, sim, simplicity, simplicity parenting, sleep

Confessions of a mostly natural parent

September 7, 2012 by Jessica 5 Comments

Welcome to the second edition of the “I’m a Natural Parent – BUT…” Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the carnival hosted by The Artful Mama and our feminist {play}school. During this carnival our participants have focused on how mainstream society has affected their natural parenting and how they have come to peace…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: calm, diet, family, GAPS, GAPS diet, happiness, home, joy, moving, parenting, peace, priorities, renovation, rhythm, simplicity parenting, travel, working mother, writing mother

10-Day Yoga Challenge: Day Five: “Root and reach”

June 1, 2011 by Jessica 5 Comments

I cannot wait for tomorrow’s 6:30 a.m. yoga class. Seriously. I’m tired and sweaty, and at 9:00 p.m., both my kids have just gotten to sleep. I have miles to go before I can. But, when I look ahead at tomorrow, I think about crossing the Potomac just after sunrise and about arriving home at…

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Filed Under: D.C. Metro, Holistic Health Tagged With: 10-day yoga challenge, balance, exercise, health, mental health, peace, priorities, wellness, yoga

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