What a serene picture by Ken Bondy. Love his photographs.
Nov 8, 2011
Nov 4, 2011
Deepak Chopra Has A Video Game. I Might Actually Have To Try It
Here's A Video Game I Might Actually Play.
My husband might actually get me to play a video game. He's tried for years to get me to engage in video play. The most I can muster is a little Star Wars Lego's once in awhile. But this new game by Deepak Chopra looks like it's right up my alley.
What do you think? Are you willing to try it out? ~ Carol
My husband might actually get me to play a video game. He's tried for years to get me to engage in video play. The most I can muster is a little Star Wars Lego's once in awhile. But this new game by Deepak Chopra looks like it's right up my alley.
Product Features
- Deepak Chopra's Leela is a groundbreaking interactive experience that combines ancient relaxation and meditation techniques with technology to bring focus, energy and balance to your life.
- Full Body Relaxation. Deepak Chopra's Leela allows players to utilize full body gestures to relax the entire body. Stillness in motion.
- Create, Customize, connect. To help guide their meditation, players can create and customize personal mandalas - artwork that expresses a person's unique essence - and share it with friends online.
- Wellness made personal. Deepak Chopra's Leela utilizes the player's own abilities to cultivate a healthier, harmonious and more balanced life.
What do you think? Are you willing to try it out? ~ Carol
Nov 2, 2011
Struggling With Motherhood By Loren Buckner
Struggling with Motherhood By Loren Buckner
I totally enjoyed nursing our daughter. The difficulty was in getting her to take a bottle. I tried various shaped nipples, pumped breast milk, and tried several brands of formula. She was more likely to take a bottle from her dad than from me but not always. So I worried whenever I left her.
One afternoon I had a doctor’s appointment and planned to be back before she woke from her nap. Just in case I was late, my husband was ready with a bottle. I didn’t feel great about going out, but I had to go.
When I returned home, my husband was holding her over his shoulder with an empty bottle in his hand. He turned so she could see that I was home. She took one look at me, threw up, and cried furiously until I sat down to nurse her.
I was completely amazed and overwhelmed (in a good way) by how important I was to her. I couldn’t get her to my breast fast enough. Physically, I needed her. I wanted to feed her as much as she wanted to be fed. It was an emotionally intense experience and one I’ll always remember.
I treasured the experience of nursing. Quietly feeding my baby as she melted into my body was joy incarnate. Nourishing her in this intimate way created a fulfilling bond. At the same time, our daughter needed me on demand every two hours, twelve times a day, seven days a week. Neither my body nor my time was my own any longer.
In addition to the demands of an infant, I also had a two-year-old son who needed me too. He still wanted me to revolve around him and wasn’t too keen on sharing his mother’s time and attention with his little baby sister, no matter how cute she was.
Mothers, a bit more than fathers, often feel that they practically belong to their children. Between feeding, changing, and playing with them, I barely had time to shower. I don’t know how long it was before I went into the bathroom alone or ate a hot meal. Almost every minute revolved around my kids.
Although meaningful and satisfying, in the darker moments, disturbing resentments and fears about losing myself began filtering into my awareness. There were times when I had to restrain myself from screaming, “Stop crying!” or “Leave me alone!” Or I wondered, “What have I gotten myself into?”
These darker moments are scary. And although we need our partners to be attentive and actively involved, their love alone isn’t enough to keep these disturbing feelings from coming up. (Uninvolved or absent fathers do make the situation a lot worse, though.) This maternal experience requires an internal struggle where mothers must re-find and re-define themselves, which is not an easy thing to do.
Being a mother is an awesome responsibility. Most of the time, fulfilling this role is wonderful and rewarding. But sometimes, it’s almost too much. As our old self disappears, we can feel taken over and smothered.
Immersion in babyland and finding the way out isn’t a smooth path nor is it a direct one. There are days when we feel like the luckiest people in the world. But there are also days when we wonder if we'll survive.
Guest Author Loren Buckner, LCSW, Psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, Florida. She is also the author of ParentWise: The Emotional Challenges of Family Life and How to Deal With Them.
Join Carol and Stacy for a live chat with Loren Buckner January 10th.
Oct 29, 2011
Happy Halloween From Carol & Stacy
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Oct 26, 2011
Compromise And Compassion Lead To Connection And Peace. ~ Maureen Simon
"The world holds enough unnecessary conflict today. Compromise and compassion lead to connection and peace. When we learn to think before we take action or react, we create a more thoughtful, meaningful response than otherwise. When we begin to consider issues without competition and status, we allow the space to explore fully, communicate, and develop the true outcome or best direction in which to proceed. When we encourage people to be involved and participate in discussions and decisions, we build increased agreement. Sometimes there can be a creative tension when we work to achieve what we want, for we value maintaining a given relationship. But those who have developed sense of how to keep harmony and peace learn the skills to respect their own needs while they honor the needs of others." Maureen Simon
Awakening The Essential Feminine ~ Claiming Your Influential Power
By Maureen Simon
For Women Who Know That Their Feminine Gifts Are Needed Now...And For Women Who Want To Know More!
(Perfect holiday gift for all the special women in your life!)
Oct 23, 2011
The purpose of cultivating ourselves intuitively, a snippet inside Second Sight By Judith Orloff
"The purpose of cultivating ourselves intuitively is to open. And then to open even more. With prescience, we come to know ourselves well, become more sensitive to friends and family. Better able to respond to their needs, we can be lovingly in harmony with our relationships. The choices we make become truly well-informed, based on our innermost desires, not on some artificial notion of who we are supposed to be."
Second Sight ~ An Intuitive Psychiatrist Tells Her Extraordinary Story And Shows You How To Tap Your Own Inner Wisdom By Judith Orloff, M.D.
A must have book for anyone willing to walk an intuitive path ~ Carol Lawrence
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Oct 22, 2011
Beyond The Indigo Children
According to prophecy, the fifth sun or fifth world of the Mayan calendar moves into ascension on December 21, 2012. This date represents a "gateway" of planetary development that will open humanity to new ways of living and new worlds of opportunity. Ancient traditions have foretold that our successful passage through this gateway depends on on the "fifth root race"-new stock in the human gene pool-destined to help us through the exciting and massive changes ahead.
Beyond the Indigo Children ~ The New Children And The Coming Of The Fifth World By P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D.
Oct 20, 2011
How are you feeling during this time of unrest around the world.
How are you feeling during this time of frustration and unrest taking place around the world right now? Are you still able to find your zen?
We are in mid October, the season of fall. It's refreshing, full of brilliant colors and stimulating scents. The kids are back in school or back on their home-school schedules. Life is rolling along.
Even though the scenery is stunning and the air is filled with change, there's an underlying feeling of restlessness.
We are wondering how you are feeling. Are your kids aware of what's going on and do you talk about it with them.
Are you nervous about 2012? We wrote an article about 2012 awhile back that we feel is relevant to revisit now.
2012 ~ The Beginning. There are two parts so be sure to read them both.
We want you to know we are here to discuss the planetary and inner personal shifts everyone is going through. Feel free to share you fears, feelings and thoughts on the matter.
The time that's been spoken about is here. A time of transparency, a time when the Indigo's and Crystals can no longer tolerate the road that's been laid before them to be the norm. A time of great challenges and great change. We personally are looking forward to the change. It's not always easy but it is needed. Reach out to your like minded friends, surround yourself with positive people, focus on what you really want to create in your life and get ready to embrace all that is. This is an incredible time to be alive on planet earth. It is no accident that you are here at this time. There are two main streams of consciousness right now. A stream of fear which can lead to much stress and uncertainty. The second stream is love based on trust and faith that change is needed but an inner knowing it will all work it's self out in the end.
When we choose to tap into and participate in the stream of love, we are aware of what's going on but choose to stay grounded and keep it all in perspective. It's a great idea to create healthy boundaries and limit how much news and negativity you expose yourself and your children to. How do you stay balanced? Connected?
Embrace the shift in energy and the acceleration of intuitive skills and connection to source.
Thanks for reading our blog and for choosing a path of intentional conscious parenting.
Namaste, Carol and Stacy
What is 2012? "A movement from what was to what is.
Children will absorb this in a way we do not understand, for it
will simply be their world. It would be ignorant to try and shield them of this change." Read the rest of the article here!
Oct 18, 2011
LIVE ALL STAR CHAT TONIGHT! OCTOBER 18TH.
Guess who's coming back to chat with you?
We've invited all our past authors to come back for an all star live chat together. This is going to be a lot of fun!
Past authors include:
*Jeff Brown ~ Soulshaping
*Cathy Cassani Adams ~ The Self-Aware Parent One and Two
*Yvonne Perry ~ Who's Stuff Is This and The Sid Series
* Annie Burnside ~ Soul To Soul Parenting
* Dr. Shefali Tsabary ~ The Conscious Parent
* Caron Goode ~ Kids Who See Ghosts
* Alexandra Folz ~ Indigo's Bracelet
* Odysseus ~ Papa's Tribal Cafe A Single Parent's Guide To Nurturing Rainbow Warriors
* Gina Otto ~ Cassandra's Angel
* Dr. Nadine ~ Naturalpath and Nutrition Coach, Creator of The Super Cool Soul Food Card Deck App For Your Ipad or IPhone.
Where? Click HERE!
Create a quick profile and sign in with your Facebook account.
Sponsors and prizes!
will be giving away a fantastic package of positive gifts, great for your whole family.
Oct 17, 2011
Join our live author chat tomorrow night to win a I Don't Stink gift package.
Tomorrow October 18th is our All-Star Live Chat. All our past guest authors have been invited back for an all star evening. Join in on the fun and see what they've all been up to lately. Ask your writing or parenting questions.
Where? Right Here.
Return here at 9 PM Eastern Time, 8 Central and follow the instructions to join in live chat.
Join in on the fun and receive this super cool positive gift from Bill King ~ Master mind behind I Don't Stink ~ For The Young And The Young At Heart
Visit I Don't Stink to teach your children all about positive thinking and register to use your very own kindness meter to log your families acts of kindness.
Screensavers: Download Bill's four incredible screensavers and start choosing to stay positive in your thinking today. Each image in the screensaver contains a positive affirmation to help you achieve maximum results. Also included is a Affirmations PDF to help you get your day started off right. - The images are of sunsets, travels, nature and positive images I personally have taken while on several vacations and cruises. The 4 screensavers are: Sunsets, Positive Thinking, Abundance, and Oneness.
7 Days to Inner Peace: A workbook designed for young adults ages 15 & up as a way to give them specific guidance on how to become aware and change their life. It include building blocks of Positivity, Forgiveness, Abundance, Gratitude, Balance, etc.
Adolescent's building block book: Daily workbook designed for the child and the parent to do together. It contains 21 building blocks or daily exercises along with additional material.
www.idontstink.com
Oct 15, 2011
Hello Parents~Here's An Update On Yvonne Perry!
Yvonne Perry continues to enjoy sharing spiritual insight through We Are One in Spirit Podcast (http://weareoneinspirit.
She is co-hosting whole heart activation 11:11 Telesummit with Dr. Tom Goode in November.
Recently, Yvonne created some downloadable programs that includes an audio that she recorded with Dr. Caron Goode and ghost clearing expert Faith Ranoli on understanding entities and clearing the negative energy of earthbound spirits from your personal space (http://live-spirit.com/
Yvonne is currently writing a new book tentatively titled Shifting into Purer Consciousness ~ How to Embrace and Integrate Multidimensional Frequencies(http://weare1inspirit.com/
Yvonne Perry, a.k.a. LavendarRose
Metaphysical author, teacher, and show host
Live All Star Chat With Past Author Guests Of The Intentional Conscious Parenting Show right here on October 18th 9 PM Eastern!
Oct 13, 2011
Cathy Cassani Adams Wants You To Know.....
Hi Carol and Stacy I'm looking forward to the all star chat!
Here are some things I am up to:
I am thoroughly enjoying my writing for Chicago Parent Magazine and blog column (The Self-Aware Parent). I am offering “Conscious Parents discussion groups” in people’s homes….just gather your mom friends, share some food, have some wine, and let’s talk parenting! It gives moms the opportunity to dig a little deeper into themselves and their parenting.
Todd and I also offer couples discussion groups…it’s always nice to have the male perspective, too!
I teach in the Sociology Department at Dominican University (in the fall I teach Sociology of the Family, in the spring I teach Intro to Social Work). I teach the students about the importance of self care (for them, and for their future clients), emotions, and connection to self – my hope is that the students will choose a profession to offer support and encouragement to those in need and simultaneously take care of themselves so they don’t burn out. I also love doing Zen Parenting Radio with my husband - it brings us great joy and
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