Category Archives: Relationships & Community

Following bliss: The Birth of a Conscious Parenting Playgroup

It is delciously soul satisfying when you find that sweet spot of meeting a need while also doing what you love.  This is what I feel after each Wonder, Love, and Connection playgroup. For a long time, as I supported mothers in conscious, self-compassionate mothering , I have been aware of the need for a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Rediscovering Silence

A friend of mine who shares my delight in making green smoothies with a Vitamix (highpowered blender), came bearing a wonderful gift surprisingly full of fun for the whole family:  a pair of noise cancelling headphones.  The Vitamix is horribly loud, killing that peaceful vibe of healthy eating.  She discovered that putting these on greatly [...]

Wondrous Acceptance

Every time I come to Maui, I sink back into an inner knowing that is easy to forget in the middle of suburbia;  I am an islander.  My inner draw to a slower and simpler way of life, to more presence in each moment, to be closer to the rhythms of nature, to have balance [...]

Connecting with reverence and massage

To celebrate my husband Sean’s birthday, we treated ourselves to a date at a local hot springs spa.  We each received massages, and as we lounged in the mineral pool afterward, we discussed how we could bring this level of connection and nurture home.   So we established Massage and Movie Night, adding massage as a [...]

Every mother needs a village!

It takes a while for a new mom to put all the pieces together;  the practical daily baby care issues, the emotional/parenting related issues, the changes in her life roles, her family issues, the body’s healing, her hormonal adjustment, the changes and stresses with her partner, extended family, and so on and so on!  Whew! [...]