The Importance of Eating the Rainbow

Are you also inspired by vibrantly nutritious plates of food?In our family, when the plate has a variety of colours, my children (4 & 6 years old) say, “Ooooooooo!! So pretty!!” It’s an enticing way to get them to awaken their senses.And to get them to eat whole foods! How many rainbow meals do youContinueContinue reading “The Importance of Eating the Rainbow”

Make Your Own “Calm Box” for Emotional Regulation

Have you heard of the “Calm Box” before?It can even be a “Release Box” for anger diffusing.It could even be a “Realignment Box”.You can make this for yourself and/or for your kids.It’s such an open-ended project to re-discover emotional intelligence for yourself and for your child/teenager to understand how to emotionally regulate. I look backContinueContinue reading “Make Your Own “Calm Box” for Emotional Regulation”

Sticker Giveaway ~ Enter to Win, my friends!

I did it. I finally produced waterproof, holographic stickers with my own designs. It’s been a long time coming. These are hand-drawn designs by me. Click this image to be taken directly to my Instagram account. I told myself that this would be the first thing I do once I’m settled back into living inContinueContinue reading “Sticker Giveaway ~ Enter to Win, my friends!”

7 Simple Ways to Ride the Waves of Anxiety

Beloved friends! There have been requests from readers to do a post on how I handle my anxiety. Since moving back in Vancouver, BC after 7 years of living in Japan, I’ve been meeting new folks who also have anxiety. I feel like more people are becoming more self-aware of their mental and emotional state.ContinueContinue reading “7 Simple Ways to Ride the Waves of Anxiety”

Parenting Guided Meditation – Morning Routine

Sorry for the long wait on this guided meditation. I know some of you have been asking for this. I have made this meditation downloadable from Soundcloud so feel free to use this to ground yourself at any time during the day. It’s not just for the morning, though I find it useful to doContinueContinue reading “Parenting Guided Meditation – Morning Routine”