Because a human being is endowed with empathy, he violates the natural order if he does not reach out to those who need care. Responding to this empathy, one is in harmony with the order of things, with dharma; otherwise, one is not.
~Dayananda Saraswati
Meeting a frog.
I’ve always enjoyed the sound of young children chatting–their sho [...]
“Give the ones you love the wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.”
~The Dalai Lama
C. Nemer, 3/2016
I’ve certainly enjoyed watching my child change from a [helpless] infant to a young boy who craves independence. It’s a change that seems to have happened overnight, despite the immense “work” [...]
We call a child’s mind “small” simply by habit; perhaps it is larger than ours is, for it can take in almost anything without effort.
Christopher Morley, 1890–1957
I am fascinated with my son’s increasing awareness of the world. He is now much more verbal and our “conversations” delight me and cause me to [...]
Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to create and maintain health of their body, mind and spirit through the use of traditional techniques from the philosophy and practice of yoga. [RCN, 2013]
Yoga student at Beaumont Retirement, Bryn Mawr
As the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) continues to define and ref [...]
When we are still in the womb, our mothers spontaneously and often unknowingly connect with us through their touch. This first sensory experience is built on through infancy and childhood–touch is our primary means of learning about the world. Studies of under-touched babies in orphanages show that physical human connection is absolutely esse [...]
Pregnancy is an amazing time! It can also be difficult as in brings so much change. You are, in all ways, expanding––your body growing as your baby rapidly gets bigger, you are adding to your family and therefore your love, also, is compounding with each passing day. The journey you are embarking on can make the responsibility feel imm [...]