Practicing Gratitude Practicing gratitude builds a foundation for resiliency, happiness, and connection. It’s so true! As this episode goes live, it’s the week of Thanksgiving 2020 here in the U.S. Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating! Here in this episode, I’d love to inspire you to bookend your days with a gratitude practice. And… Read More
As the homeschooling mother of three (they’re all grown now!) and mentor here at Art of Homeschooling, I know how hard taking care of ourselves can be. But I just love the idea of radical self-compassion on the homeschooling path. To help us strengthen our inner resources for homeschooling our children. I put together this… Read More
Let’s talk about YOU and ME! As homeschooling moms, we’re on our own path of development right alongside our children. And in Waldorf education, the practice of personal development, self-care, and introspection is know as inner work. But how can we, as busy homeschooling parents, focus on inner work? What is inner work anyway? Where… Read More
True self-care is hard. We have so many responsibilities as parents. There are the things we’re happy to do. And we get busy with those. And then there are all the things we have to do. As a parent, and a homeschooling parent at that, most of these things usually mean doing for others. It’s hard… Read More
Do you ever have one of those days when things don’t go as planned? Where you don’t get started when you intended to. Then you don’t do the lesson you planned. And you don’t feel very good about any of it. And then you yell. Do you ever have one of those days? I was… Read More
We work hard as mamas! Yet we often neglect ourselves when it comes to spending time or money on us. Here you’ll find Holiday Gift Ideas for Natural Mamas. Let’s give ourselves the self-care and appreciation we deserve! Do you know someone who needs suggestions for a gift for moms? (ummm….like a husband or mother-in-law?)… Read More
I have a refrigerator magnet with this quote. It is such a good reminder that no matter what is going on around me, I can still have inner peace. Be calm in your heart. As homeschooling Moms, we want to put practices in place to help us find this inner peace. Rudolf Steiner refers to… Read More
As Mamas, our sleep is often compromised. For years. And I am here to tell you that it takes its toll, in case you don’t already know. I mean really. We need our healthy sleep. Back when I had a toddler and a baby, I remember thinking that lack of sleep was just par for… Read More
I’ve never done well with New Year’s resolutions. Not only do I usually abandon them, incomplete and unfulfilled, they also tend to contribute to my tendency to feel overwhelmed and under productive. Feeling bad about yourself is not a good motivator for self-care! Instead, try one of these tools for self-care for homeschooling Moms. I find… Read More
Are things around you a bit chaotic? Perhaps you’re starting a new year. Or your children are challenging you in new ways. Or crazy things are happening in the world and you’re feeling rattled. No matter what other action I may take, I also make a commitment to step up my practices to foster inner… Read More
