Tag: conscious parenting
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Your Mindset Matters When Supporting Your Child With Their Big Emotions
There’s a moment we all know well as parents, right? That moment when your child is having big feelings that come exploding out — maybe a tantrum over something seemingly small….. and it is LOUD. Your heart rate spikes, you can feel the tension in your shoulders and suddenly… you’re not the calm parent you…
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Are You Stuck in Survival Mode? Here’s How to Tell (and What to Do About It)
I didn’t realize I was in survival mode for years. I just thought I was handling it. Holding everything together. Doing what needed to be done.Until I wasn’t. Because the thing about survival mode is—you don’t always see it while you’re in it. You’re so busy just getting through the day, you don’t even realize…
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Ahimsa: The Key to Being the Calm, Patient Parent You Want to Be
You wake up already exhausted. Before you’ve even had your coffee, the kids are fighting, you’re wondering where all these crumbs came from, and you can feel your patience wearing thin. You don’t want to snap—you want to be calm, present, and patient. But the stress keeps building, and before you know it, you’re raising…
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Why You Keep Snapping at Your Kids (And How Energy Work Can Help You Stay Calm)
You love your kids. You want to be patient, present, and connected. But some days, no matter how hard you try, you find yourself snapping over the smallest things. The mess they’ve made. The whining. The endless “Mum! Mum! Mum!” And then the guilt sets in. You tell yourself: I should be able to handle…
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Why did no one tell me about this genius way to be a calmer parent!
Everyone tells me how calm I am and how patient I am. And this all started way before I had kids, before I started my yoga practice, or started with the practice I am going to share with you today. Even as a baby, my parents tell me how I used to sit in the…
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You’re a good parent. So why are you still going to bed feeling guilty after a tough day?
Do you know that feeling when you go to bed or you sit down at the end of a long day – the kids are asleep and you are alone in your thoughts, wondering “Did I do that right?” or “I could have done that better.” How many times have you struggled through bedtime feeling…
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Why Do Kids React the Way They Do?
Let’s be honest—parenting has it’s challenges. You want to bring more calm to your home but sometimes it feels like everything is moving so fast and there just isn’t time for everything! Sound familiar? Our kids are right there with us in this fast-paced world, feeling all the big feelings without the tools to handle…
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Tapping Into Calm: My Journey with Tapping
I woke up today as my Lumie Sunrise Clock started to shine. Instead of reaching straight for my phone as I often have done in the past, I sat up and tapped. Now I don’t mean the annoying tapping that my brother used to do while I was trying to watch something and he’s working…
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I Don’t Want My Slow Mornings to End! 5 Ways to Ease into The Back-to-School Transition.
Ugh the time has come… The time has come to go back to school after the Christmas break. For some this is great- a time to get back into routine and have some normality back. For others this transition is a really hard one and the thought of those rushed mornings and having to be…
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Everything you thought you knew about meltdowns is wrong – Here’s what they really are.
Everything You Thought You Knew About Meltdowns Is Wrong—Here’s What They Really Are You’ve been there: the sudden tears, the screaming, the flailing arms. Maybe it’s happening in the middle of the shop or just before bedtime. You feel your patience slipping, the judgmental stares of strangers or the worry of “what will the neighbours…
Family Yoga with Natasha 