Little Body, Enormous Spirit: what my baby (in utero) is teaching me about the power of our souls

With all of my children, I have taken time while they were in utero to connect with their spirits.  With Lucas, in the midst of my anxiety about his health, I connected to a sweet, caring spirit assuring me that all was well.  With Maya, I experienced very clearly the depth of her earthy, wise [...]

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Love within and with Japan; the power we have to help heal the world

As a mother, who knows the importance of being prepared, I completely understand why there is so much worry about the potential radiation effects from the crisis in Japan.  However, what I am hearing alot of is FEAR…and some are capitalizing on this for their own self interest. I want to put out  a simple [...]

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Getting Ready for Baby Three: the unexpected sweetness of change

My journey thus far with my children has been the greatest gift in my life; a daily, heavenly communing with bright souls I love so much.  I am very satisfied with my two children.  Which is partly why we took so long to commit to having a third child.  And we weren’t the only ones worried [...]

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The Virtues of my Low Tech Pregnancy

This is my third pregnancy.  The first time around I was in the ER, looking at my baby through a cervical ultrasound when 6 weeks pregnant… after I had panicked when feeling some cramping.  That pregnancy began with the assumption that I was going to give birth in a hospital, so I started my prenatal [...]

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A Conscious Parent’s Manifesto

More and more, women and families are seeking to parent with greater awareness, to nurture their child’s authentic spirit, and allow their full potential to be expressed.   Many of these same mothers and fathers are those who were wounded by the experiences of their past.  Often those who knew the pain of abandonment in their [...]

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Hibernation…a call to restoration and slow peace

All around us, nature is slowing down, if not coming to a complete halt.  Though it may be hard to remember here in sunny California, all over the world, animals are retreating to their sleepy dens to wait the winter out.  And those animals who don’t hibernate, often slow down in some way, like my [...]

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Awakening The Leader Within

Martin Luther King Jr. allowed his light to shine brightly and it continues to shine and inspire us to this day.  Every year I am struck by the power in him, his conviction and commitment that led him to rally people together and create dramatic, life giving change. He was simply one man and while [...]

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Redefining Santa for a New Generation

You better watch out, you better not cry, You better not pout, I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town! I am astounded at Christmas time, how much talk there is about being “good or bad,” “naughty or nice.”  At first I edited books while reading, skipping over those parts in stories I [...]

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Compassion’s path to Gratitude

This past holiday week, I heard many talking about how we know there is so much to be grateful for.  Consciously we know it…and can even list our blessings easily.  Yet for many this year, the spirit of gratitude;  the deep welling up of recognition that one is truly blessed, was harder to muster.  Many [...]

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Feliz Dia De Los Muertos!

“Life is a dream, only in death are we awake.” -Aztec wisdom Every year, I look forward to Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the Mexican version of All Saints Day. Growing up, I was scared away from this holiday because of the skeletons and focus on death that I was told were [...]

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