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Namaste With Natalia: Waterwheel

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Your Monthly Yoga PoseUtthita Parivrtta Anjaneyasana “Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down.” – Will Smith as Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Life has changed. The life we knew in January 2020 is far different from the life we live now. Life has turned and placed us into a new posture. For this month’s yoga pose, I chose waterwheel or extended … [Read more...]

Family Shift: How to Teach Your Kids to Stay Optimistic

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For the past three months, we’ve stayed in our homes, practiced social distancing, worn masks and gloves while we were in public all for one reason. We’ve been trying to protect ourselves from a highly contagious virus known as COVID-19. Sadly, there is another type of infection that is far more contagious than coronavirus. It’s called the virus of negativity and pessimism. … [Read more...]

Mama’s Turn: We Get To …

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We were supposed to be in New York. We had the whole trip planned out for the first week of June. My daughter, Bella, and I would arrive early Friday, check into our hotel in the city, ask them to store our bags, and then head to Penn Station to grab the Brooklyn-bound A or C train to Pratt Institute School of Art & Design for our 2 p.m. student-led tour. After our tour, we … [Read more...]

Family Shift: Two Questions to Ask Your Kids When They Face Setbacks

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It's been said that there are three kinds of people in the world: Those who are coming out of a storm, those who are headed toward a storm, and those who are in the middle of one right now. Unexpected setbacks and storms that we encounter have a way of changing our perspective. As the old saying goes, we can see the glass half empty or half full; it all depends on how we choose … [Read more...]

Mama’s Turn: Clorox and Flowers

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My sweet husband came up from behind me to offer me an unexpected but much needed hug. He looked around to make sure no one was looking (as if he would get in trouble) and quickly wrapped his arms around my waist. Much too quickly, he let go. With a wrinkled-up nose and a disappointed voice, he asked, “Have you been cleaning again?” Like a small innocent child, I looked up to … [Read more...]

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