Category Archives: Balance

Striving for balance in work and family life

• Grounding for Babies

  Grounding meditation is one way we can help ourselves become calm so we can learn how to positively influence our babies with the calm we create. Whether they’re crying or simply seem agitated, meditation changes the energy we feel. Through taking a few moments to center and ground ourselves while we hold our babies, we can transform stress, allow feelings to release and provide support through the ups and downs of everyday life.  MORE

• Handling Disagreements: One Important Thing We Can Model for Our Children

  How often do we forget to model respect? How often do we mumble swear words at the speeding driver, grumble about something our partner forgot to do? Ever catch yourself shouting something mean to your partner, perhaps name calling in the heat of the moment? Ariadne shares tips for modeling respect for our children.  MORE

• Grounding into the Earth for Relaxation and Renewal

  Grounding into the earth (even indoors) can make a huge difference in how you feel without trying to fade or fix your feelings away.  MORE

• Sometimes, gentle is not the whole answer – and it’s okay.

  Lessons on accepting and providing the loving guidance your unique child needs can be hard to swallow at times – especially when, as I have, you experience a severe awakening that a large portion of your parenting style needs to change in order for your trusting relationship with your child to really blossom.  MORE

• Four Unexpected Things about Parenthood

  Meegs shares four things that she just didn’t quite expect after the birth of her daughter.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Rituals

  This week we asked you to share rituals with us. Read more about balance on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Family

  This week we asked you to share family with us. Read more about family balance on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• 5 Things Worth the “Just You Wait”

  Too often, the strangers and friends who offer up advice to new parents do so with a heavy dose of doom…here are 5 little things that every parent has to look forward to. Amazing things that are definitely worth waiting for.  MORE

• Permitting Pop Culture

  Pop culture can be one of the most difficult things to help our children learn about and navigate, particularly for families which choose to opt out of mainstream circles.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Sharing

  This week we asked you to share SHARING with us. Read more about striving for balance on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

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