Image by Lucas Janin Seems like the new buzzword is mindfulness. And I must admit, as a yogini with a 15 year practice, I like this trend. Mindfulness as a mama or during pregnancy is really about the same thing, it is about being aware and paying attention to what is happening right now. …
Image by Ingrid Franz Moriarty When it comes to your pregnancy, what you put into your body is one of the most important factors for having a healthy baby. The Environmental Working Group has spent more than 20 years researching how to make sure your water is safe. We’ve collected some of our most…
Have you heard the BIG news? Our FREE 7th Annual Signature Pregnancy Awareness Month™ Event in Los Angeles (Fueled by The Pump Station and Nurtury) will take place on April 27, 2014 from 12-4 PM at Writer’s Boot Camp in Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. Join us to learn and connect with our amazing experts and…
Image courtesy of Classic Kids Photography The 3rd month of Pregnancy – the end of the 1st trimester. You may be going from nausea, to unusual aches and pains, to a feeling of “wow, this is really happening!” By the end of this month, your uterus will begin to rise out of your pelvis…
Motherhood is a beautiful experience! Along with all the feelings of maternal love, you are balancing a million new things. It takes a village to raise a child, but being a parent doesn’t have to be exhausting. Today many parents are opting to practice spiritual parenting; A method which allows you to feel calm and…
The Vaccine Debate is very real, in that the debate is occurring in every state nationwide. Many pregnant women and new parents don’t know what to believe. When you speak to your pediatrician they encourage you to vaccinate. When you do some research on the web, there are many other stories and opinions that say…
We were 2 relatively new mom’s who were also teaching prenatal and mommy & me yoga at a very popular studio in We were 2 relatively new mom’s who were also teaching prenatal and mommy & me yoga at a very popular studio in Los Angeles. I’d had a spontaneous and completely unplanned homebirth (more…
The path towards greener eating may seem more like a journey into unchartered territory, when you start learning about the myriad of chemicals, additives and questionable nutritional value of many of the foods on store shelves. As EWG’s executive director and a busy mother of two, I’m on a mission to empower parents and consumers…
Image by Ingrid Franz Moriarty Sometimes, the difference between our expectations and reality is like the difference between water and vinegar. When this happens, especially when it concerns something very important to us, it can be hard to catch our breath, let go of what we had planned, and instead learn to ‘go with…
Image by Jenny Quicksall Photography Many new mothers have entertaining “nesting” stories to share about when they were pregnant. Nesting refers to an instinct in pregnant animals to prepare a home for their upcoming newborn. Humans are not the only animals to nest, but for us it typically occurs sometime between months 5 and…
Over the past few decades fatigue disorders of all kinds seem to have reached disproportionate numbers amongst woman, especially Mothers. Fatigue disorder “X” (autoimmune disorder, adrenal fatigue, fibromyalgia, thyroid disorder). I have found that many of these are co-existing disorders, and are all related to the endocrine system (regulates hormone secretion in your body) which…
I love summer…the sunshine, warm days and outdoor adventures, but as a mother of seven I’ve had my fair share of kvetchy children. Below are my favorite ways to cure the ouchies naturally. Oh and for the preggo mama…sunburn and the reduction of aches and pains brought on by inflammation can be relieved by many…
Earlier this Spring I had the amazing opportunity to listen to Dr. Michel Odent, MD speak at BINI Birth in Sherman Oaks, CA. A French surgeon who is a true pioneer in the history of childbirth, well known as an advocate for natural birth, champion of the innate capacity of a woman to know how to…
During your pregnancy you may or may not encounter food cravings. During my two pregnancies I discovered that I my cravings were not always driven by the same things. As much as I wanted my drive to eat to be about nutrition, it wasn’t. This has proven true for me both during pregnancy and today…
Meet Kids in the House, a new educational video site about parenting. Search from a growing library of 8,000 easy-to-understand short videos that provide solutions to parenting challenges from pregnancy through college. Learn from 450 of the world’s top experts, as well as, real parents who’ve faced the same issues you may be going through. The…
When I agreed to write a little something about being a working-out-of-the-home mom with young kids, life was good. No, it was great. Family, kids, friends, work were all running smoothly. Thought I had really figured out this work-life balance thing. No joke, two days later the rug was pulled out from under us –…
If you’re pregnant or just had your baby, the natural instinct to nest may be tugging at you. You want your home and nursery to be just right for your new baby. Unfortunately, those well-intentioned changes to the home, from painting a room to a full remodel are usually anything but natural. I’d like to…
NOURISHMENT, from me to you: #ThankfulThursday Image by Ron Hamad What I liked about it: When I breastfed my daughter it was one of the most amazing times in my life. I had no idea how much I would enjoy being able to attend and feed her. It blew me away that I could nourish…
Photography by Ron Hamad, all rights reserved The day I went into labor is now my daughter’s birthday, but it is also my birth day, something we will always share. Some of that day is just a daze, a birth daze. Yet there is a vividness too. I had no idea 9 years ago…
Image by Classic Kids Photography Did you know that the first two weeks of pregnancy, by U.S. standards, are not really “pregnancy” at all, but the week leading up to ovulation and fertilization? Yes, by the time most moms-to-be learn they are expecting (around the days of the first missed period), they are considered…
Image by Classic Kids Photography How many of you have heard about or considered the, the family bed. It sounds good right? Having the baby so near you can nurse without having to get out of bed throughout the night and thus get more sleep. Sleep glorious sleep. It doesn’t take long to become quite…