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Although I am not someone who has ever been with child, I honour all who have carried life within their womb, no matter the duration. So often when someone is pre or post-partum the focus is on baby, but through the process of building life and providing for that life, the one carrying life goes through a tremendous amount of…
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We wanted to create a holistic, child-led alternative or supplement to traditional school, because we know that it’s been a year! Whether your child has been in and out of in-person schooling, you’ve chosen 100% virtual schooling, explored homeschooling or unschooling, or a combination, it hasn’t been an easy year! So we put our heads together, and Appleseed Yoga School was born! [cue Ross, “PIVOT!”]
So What Does Yoga School Look Like?
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Placenta Art by @laurenjturnerfineart (Instagram)
A year after my oldest was born, I found myself with tears in my eyes desperately digging a hole in our front garden at dusk to bury his placenta in my pyjamas. His birth and all the change and love that emerged over that past year were overwhelmingly magnificent and I was searching to find a way to keep it all close inside me and never ever ever let it go. Burying our placenta on this evening felt like a…
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A couple weeks ago, a sweet Mama (who I taught prenatal to way back when) asked about our kid’s sleep practices and if I would share what has helped us guide our kids to sleep. Of course I said: YES!
Let me say right off the bat that sleep time is not a walk in the park for our family the majority of the time. Do not be deceived! Between fears, teeth-brushing woes, and…
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Recently school boards all over Ontario have been urging parents and children to think of daily actions, even small ones, for families to do everyday to support positive mental health and well-being.
We know our children are suffering from increase stress due to the pandemic, but here are the current stats:
Young Canadians have reached out to Kids Help Phone more than…
