• Last updated 11/16/12 by Cynthia Mosher

Some precious people in my life are in extreme pain right now. Three friends are sorting through the natural disaster that breaking up brings on. And after a traumatic and poignantly one-in-a-million accident, one of my beloveds is literally patching together a new body and life. I cry with them in cafes and on the phone. I write letters I know they’re too weary to respond to. I think about them throughout every day. I ache, actively. Concerned. But I do not worry for them. Can’t do it. Won’t do it. Refuse to. Not because I trust in an benevolent universe to... read more

• Last updated 11/16/12 by Cynthia Mosher

Some very cool things would happen when I was jamming with my clients in my one-on-one Fire Starter sessions (a service of mine that I put to bed earlier in the year). Ah-a’s, elevated perspectives, connections. But my favourite phenomenon was when someone decided, with a nudge, to give up on what’s not working. Throw in the towel. Close shop. Call it quits. I witnessed store closings, blog unpluggings, staff fires, complete re-namings of brands, and some serious slashing of product lines. YES! Making way for success! Here’s the thing about defining... read more

• Last updated 1/5/12 by Mothering Editorial

By Laurie Chance SmithWeb Exclusive - June 27, 2008 My five-year-old son Joshua was crying inconsolably, his look-mom-no-hands bike ride interrupted by a jolting wasp sting. Slinging Joshua onto my hip, I headed to the medicine cabinet and grabbed a blended bottle of lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) massage oil. With one drop of this miracle-working oil on the sting, Joshua's tear-streaked face transformed. Not only did the lavender's analgesic qualities deaden the pain on his arm, its spring-blossom smell calmed his anxiety. Aromatherapy is a form of natural... read more

• Last updated 1/5/12 by Mothering Editorial

Accepting the Gift: Grief and Loss His Way By Ginger CarlsonA Web Exclusive There doesn't seem to be anything as clearing as Himalayan air. If you're lucky enough, the clouds part and grant you a moment's glance at Everest's peak. True clarity, the stuff of poetry, settles on your whole being. For a day or so, you look at the whole world like a three-year-old. I smelt it once, that lucidity. With baby on back, we stepped out early one June morning in Nepal to be greeted by this glimpse. On the same day, the entire Royal family was massacred by Nepal's Crown Prince. I... read more

• Last updated 1/2/12 by Mothering Editorial

By Kathleen WiebeWeb Exclusive You know that moment when the baby is born—that relief, that release, that moment of indescribable bliss when time stands still and we experience the mystery of life? Intuitively, you know that moment is perfect. That moment is yoga. What about that other moment? The one when your crying baby wakes in the middle of the night— again. Your milk leaks and you are sweaty, sleep deprived, feeling slightly insane, in pain, and afraid of what you may do to your baby (not to mention your partner) to make the crying stop? Truth is, this is yoga... read more

• Last updated 8/15/12 by Mothering Editorial

Ten Tasty Recipes for More Creative Lunches Lunchtime doesn't have to be all about sandwiches and packaged snacks. Here are some deliciously simple lunchbox suggestions that are fast and fun to make. These foods can be placed in small reusable containers inside of a larger lunch sack, or you can use a bento-style lunchbox.  1. Sliced Fresh Veggies with Humus Dip: you can make humus at home or buy it premade at most grocery stores 2. Whole Wheat Crackers with Favorite Toppings: salmon spread, sliced cheese, soft cream cheese or goat cheese, healthy sliced meat and nut... read more

• Last updated 11/16/12 by Cynthia Mosher

If you get into business you’re going to experience loss at some point. You’ll lose the account, the inventory, your best player, or serious bucks. If you’re giving it all you’ve got, eventually, you’re going to lose. Loss is part being innovative, progressive, human. FLOGGING DEAD HORSES It’s not the losses in business and life that will keep us down for so long, it’s clinging to them. When we allow regret to grip us, we will value money more than we value freedom, we will choose ego over growth, and we will settle for less than amazing in order to... read more

• Last updated 11/16/12 by Cynthia Mosher

Life balance? It doesn’t exist. (Proportion, however does.) Burn out? It’s just a given for mad scientists and artists (and so very many of us are artists. MuWahahaaaa!) How to meet your burn out with an open heart and mind: 1. Cease keeping a to-do list. It’s critical in burnout phases that you restore your connection to your instincts and natural rhythm–those same instincts that you likely had to override in part to achieve your goal. Not having a to do list does a few important things for your psyche: it immediately puts you in holiday-lite... read more

• Last updated 12/15/11 by Mothering Editorial

Your Child Has the Flu: What's a Mother to Do?By Lauren FederIssue 128 - January/February 2005 Let the gentle healing of homeopathy ease your family's suffering.By Lauren Feder, MD Every fall and winter, many children and adults suffer from the familiar symptoms of cold and flu. Because of concerns about mercury in flu vaccines and the side effects of antibiotics, many parents are now turning to homeopathy and other forms of natural medicine to prevent and treat those nagging symptoms. “When my boys are sick, I’ll usually give them a homeopathic remedy,” says one of my... read more

• Last updated 11/19/12 by Cynthia Mosher

I’m all for mental health days. And gentleness. And I think the world should take the month of December off. And for the love of God, a 4 day work week would revolutionize the collective human spirit and thusly, healthcare. But this pep talk isn’t about taking it easy, this is about another form of self care: doing whatever it takes. Just got dumped? Lace up your runners and move your body. Under the weather? Go in to work any way, wearing your favorite sweater. Up to your earrings in deadlines? Go cheer on your friend. Show up at the bake sale.... read more