community for mindful mothers
community for mindful mothers
Tell me about yourself, your family and your journey to mindful parenting. I met my husband Adán while I was teaching English as an additional language at a university in Mexico. We got married in 2008 and then had our first child, Alexandra, in 2015. …
Two children’s books by Gail Silver (Parallax Press) received rave reviews from siblings Arjun and Zoe who live in California. Steps and Stones Steps and Stones is a story about Anh and anger. He was feeling angry because his friends didn’t want to play with him, …
My Name is Zedonk (Parallax Press) is a delightful book about a baby animal whose mother is a donkey and whose papa is a zebra. She recounts the story of how her mama and papa fell in love with each other at first sight. Even though …
By Kerry Horton Bennassar We are busy parents, so I would like to share some concrete things that have supported harmony and happiness in my family. They have really helped my family have stability, kindness and patience. One thing I do is slow everything down. …
by Nadia Colburn Recently my son celebrated his 18th birthday; then he graduated from high school. My Buddhist practice teaches me that everything is impermanent, but sometimes the past feels so close. I remember so clearly the day Gabriel was born—it was the day after …
By Kelli Gray-Meisner Making a triple batch of pancakes in an attempt to reduce pressure for meals for a busy week. These pancakes are more like crepes, they are basically eggs and bananas with various nutrient dense powders added as available. Today turmeric, vanilla and …
By Kelli Gray-Meisner Motherhood comes in layers, the first layer is all consuming. Almost all attention devoted externally to this new Being. The layers continue to deepen, as the Being continues to grow and mature. First, school, then nights away with friends and loved …
Join us for a conversation with Dawn Jarocki as she shares about the journey she has taken to arrive here in this present moment as a mother raising her young son, living as a homeschool mom and teacher, outdoor educator, student of Thich Nhat …
By Karen Hilsberg I remember. I look at the picture on the refrigerator. You’re smiling in a classroom with the days of the week posted on the corkboard behind you. Were you in the third grade then? No, fifth grade: a big kid, the last …
by Michlene Kali I am watching my cats climb everything in the house because I’m refusing them freedom until the family of robins in the tree adjacent to our balcony has their fledglings skyward. Twice my female cat has escaped, and within minutes she’s had …