Mindful Benefits Of A Digital Detox
The other day I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across a link to a great piece in the New York Times. I jumped across to the lengthy article and had a read. Once I'd finished I returned to Facebook, pausing to read some things in more depth,...
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Why Adults Need Play Time Too
We don’t lose the need for novelty and pleasure as we grow up. What we all instinctively know is that "All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl." Work, parenting and the daily routine keeps us very task focused and achievement oriented. Our hectic, modern...
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What Yoga Teaches Us About Parenting
Yoga, like parenting, is a lifelong practice that confronts us with all facets of ourselves. We have good days and not so good days, but our role is to keep showing up and paying attention. In making yoga a regular part of your lifestyle, particularly if you have a...
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Teaching tweens how to set boundaries
It is human nature to avoid pain, including emotional pain, whether it is ours or someone else's. So we need to help our children navigate the fear and guilt that may come with learning to set boundaries. This morning my daughter wanted to have a 'strategy meeting'...
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How to have an honest chat with yourself
Still your body Settle your thoughts Focus your attention on the clean, white page before you that will soon hold all of your answers. Wait, I feel you scuttling away To get some tea, to tidy up , to quickly attend to another matter. We circle, but rarely land....
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How To Exchange 15 Minutes Of Your Time For Something Of Value
If we don't consciously choose how to use our time, those precious spare moments or hours will be lost to unrewarding filler. Time slips away, whether or not we choose to use it wisely. Even a window of 15 minutes can bring rich rewards if spent consciously. Whilst...
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how to get set up for a great year ahead
This time of year offers up a precious space that needs to be embraced before it slips away. Your regular day job has wrapped up for the year, you have closed up shop or the kids are off school so the routine has eased up, and you now have some space to breathe,...
read moreA loss of innocence may be aggrevating your anxiety, and how to get it back
Last night I attended an event at The Wheeler Centre. It was a panel discussion titled 'A Blush Of Boys' that investigated both boys and mens experiences of being a male in today's world. My 13 year old daughter was with me and when they invited questions from the...
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Maya Angelou on motherhood
"Your eyes should light up when your child enters the room." - Maya Angelou Long before I was a mother this quote informed the kind of mother I wanted to be. Maya Angelou was being interviewed by Oprah and these few words made a profound and lasting impact. I was not...
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the road to feeling (anxiety) free
When the mind experiences stillness it also experiences spaciousness. Like a blank canvas there is potential and possibility that cannot exist when it is already full. Thoughts normally spin around in our minds at break-neck speed. They come fast and furious and there...
read moreAre you a great mother (to yourself)?
This morning I sat down to write a letter to my 13 year old daughter. The letter was not really to her... yet. It was written to her 18 year old self. She is putting together a time capsule and thought that my words may be a valuable inclusion. So I write to my...
read more4 things I did on retreat that you can do at home
When we get a little distance from our life, whether it be for a week, a day, or an hour, we are able to gain a clearer perspective on our entangled moments and our priorities. Sometimes we need to travel away from home in order to really feel as though we can...
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