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200-hour yoga-teacher training: Lessons learned
The day after my graduation from yoga-teacher training in May 2016, I jotted down some notes about lessons learned. The next day, I was admitted to the hospital with preeclampsia, and I remained...
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How to stay healthy (and sane) with a new baby
An essential truth of parenting: All of the sappiest parenting cliches are true. The one that most hits home right now, as my precious baby boy’s first birthday grows smaller in the rearview mirror:...
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Babe in the woods: How to hike with a toddler
“The baby in the forest goes ‘wah, wah, wah,’ all through the woods,” I sing. We are five minutes in to a hike. I am singing a song with my own lyrics set to the tune of “The Wheels of the Bus.” H, now...
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H’s first race: The Saratoga Springs Palio 5K
H didn’t immediately love the running stroller. When we received it as a Christmas gift, we immediately headed out for a family run, only to turn around a few minutes into it with a very unhappy baby...
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How does your garden grow?
The metaphors for life are endless: You reap what you sow. Better soil yields better plants. Many things are out of your control—including both unhappy and happy surprises (the eternally disappointing...
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Race report: Christopher Dailey Turkey Trot
He was happy at the start line. We have the picture to prove it. H at the start of the Christopher Dailey Turkey Trot in Saratoga Springs, NY. We have no finish-line photos. If we did, you’d see a...
View ArticleMy thing
This week, for the first time in about two years, we stayed home from “boom boom room” or “cry at the Y,” the fun, chaotic parent-child boot camp class at our local YMCA that has defined my mornings...
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The itch
I stood with my face against the glass, watching the swimmers glide through the pool. My son and I had just dried off and gotten dressed after his parent-child swim class at our local YMCA’s pool, and...
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How to hike with a toddler, part 2
I’ve learned a few things about hiking with a toddler since I posted about the topic last summer. I still sing a LOT of silly made-up songs to bide the time in the dreaded hiking backpack, but I wanted...
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Yoga + Meditation for Healing After Pregnancy Loss
I finished my 200-hour yoga teacher training in May 2016, just a day before being admitted to the hospital with preeclampsia, or pregnancy-induced high blood pressure. Nearly three weeks later, on June...
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