By Kati Samargia I remember, from the time I was in Kindergarten to about 3rd grade, being ridiculed by my teachers for holding my pencil wrong. Back then, a very long time ago, there seemed to be a right way and a wrong way to hold a pencil. The “correct Read more…
By Dana Schroeder Caleb’s dad is an Ironman-a participant in a grueling race consisting of a 2.4-mile open-water swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride, and a full 26.2-mile marathon, all of which must be completed consecutively and within about 16 hours. At 11 years old, Caleb declared that he wanted to Read more…
By Amy Tenney, RYT 200 As a yoga and meditation instructor, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a lot of different groups, among my favorite are teens. Over the years I’ve worked with high school football, club soccer and volleyball and various youth groups. Initially the coaches wanted yoga Read more…
Tis the season when the message is clear! Give! Love! Spread Christmas cheer! But sometimes the hustle and bustle is too much and we find ourselves without energy, money, or time to spread any kind of cheer. Spreading kindness doesn’t have to be time consuming, hard, or expensive. We’ve got Read more…
I have had a hard time finding a topic to write about in the last few months. At first, I thought it was because I just don’t have much to say. Then, I laughed and laughed. I have plenty to say, but I just couldn’t commit to a topic. It Read more…
By Kati Samargia Have you ever had one of those moments? Kind of like one of those weeks or one of those days, but just a moment. One single thing that puts you in a mood. Something happens, someone says something, and that’s it, day ruined. It happens to me, Read more…
Dear Reader: You are amazing! Have you heard that already today? If so, it’s always nice to hear it a few times. If not, I hope this is the first out of many. You are amazing! Sometimes, a lot of times, life is hard. You need to remember how awesome Read more…
Sometimes we grieve: it’s hard, we hate it, and we wish we never had to go through it. But it’s often even worse when it’s our kids that are grieving. We want to fix it, help them feel better, move them through it, and hope it never happens again. But Read more…
Play is a huge deal when it comes to mental health and I’m not just talking about for our kids. It’s the language we first use in life to express ourselves. We were all playing before we were ever talking. Back then our well-being pretty much depended on play. The experts Read more…
I love pancakes! They are yummy, comforting, fun to make and yummy. I prefer fluffy, golden pancakes, but I am not too picky. I am suspicious of the perfectly round pancakes, I like some imperfections. For a little over ten years, my husband and I have called our first child Read more…