We had so much fun with our giveaway last year that we’re making it an annual tradition! From Monday December 14th- Friday December 18th, we will be giving away some FANTASTIC prizes from 29 of our favorite natural-minded companies! We know you’ll love them too…so don’t miss out! The giveaway will happen on our Facebook page…so check it often throughout the week!! Good luck! 🙂 Thanks to our giveaway participants:…
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The Fun Theory
I’m not aware of any official Fun Theory in the field of learning. But fun shimmers under the surface of motivation and focus like a very big fish. And the fish named Fun shouldn’t be ignored. I lifted the term Fun Theory from an old Volkswagen campaign. One of their videos shows busy commuters choosing an escalator instead of a staircase. People are rarely motivated to do otherwise. But when…
Read more...The Importance of Ancestral Knowledge in the Modern World
On a colorful and crisp fall day, a group of children were practicing the skills of living close to the earth. One nurtured a fire, adding sticks to maintain a bed of hot coals. Two children were using the coals to hollow wooden containers, to be used as bowls. Deer hides were scraped over a beam, to be transformed into beautiful, supple buckskin. Several children were watching the meandering path…
Read more...VBAC: 8 Tips for Success!
A successful VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) is within your grasp even if you have been told that you are “not a good candidate” by a practitioner in your past, as I was. While there are circumstances where repeat cesareans are necessary, those circumstances are not as prevalent as our current birth climate would suggest. Most women who have had cesarean sections do have a high chance of success with…
Read more...Preparing for a Great Hospital Birth
Consider two women, both planning a natural birth in their local hospital. The first woman is excited about her birth. She trusts her body and expects to have no trouble getting the natural birth she wants. She does not however do much beyond a typical hospital birthing class in order to prepare for that birth. The second woman trusts her body too, but is a little nervous and does everything…
Read more...Cabin Birth Under the Midnight Sun
It hurts so much, so much more I thought anything could hurt. I am alone in my cabin, holding on to a bookshelf, telling myself not to scream, but just to experience it, to let myself fall into the waves of the pain. And then, as I stand there shaking, I see visions of women who all over the world are also giving birth at this moment. As I look…
Read more...I Live. I Laugh. I Love. And Sometimes, I Run Away
Life is hard. That’s an intrinsic part of its breathless beauty. What joy would there be in a rollercoaster with no steep climb? What triumph in a race with no competition? What accomplishment in an endeavor with no risk? What motivation in a life with no death? I don’t speak lightly of hardship. Hardship involves suffering, and I have suffered more than I am willing to share. But I choose…
Read more...Inter-Dietary Households
Are you living with others who don’t share your dietary or lifestyle choices? While it would be awesome to live in an all-vegan household, it’s just not the reality for a lot of us. I can tell you from personal experience, that sometimes it’s just hard. So, we set out to find other families in this situation and get their advice. What is an inter-dietary household? Simply put, it’s when…
Read more...Animal Rights for Human Babies
Within days of his birth, he is taken from the comfort and security of his mother, he is strapped down against his will and part of his tiny body is cut off with limited to no pain relief. He thrashes in a desperate attempt to free himself and he cries, a devastating cry of distress, a heartbreaking plea for help, but no one responds and the cutting continues. Is this…
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