March 31, 2020 One of our favorite handwork projects in Marianne’s Parent/ Child classes and in our LifeWays San Francisco Bay Area Training is sewing with felt. Marianne says, “I would like to share this easy project for flying birds and shooting stars that can be quickly sewn at home.” Shooting Star and Flying Bird […]
Living Arts Daily: Sewing Flying Bird and Shooting Star Beanbags Read More »
March 30,2020 Join in the great company of those who make barren places of life fruitful with kindness. Carry a vision of heaven in your hearts…Your success and happiness lies in you…The external conditions are the accidents of life. The great enduring realities are love and service. Joy is the holy fire that keeps our
Living Arts Daily: A Care Basket Read More »
March 29, 2020 When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. – Maya Angelou Is everyone an expert at videoconferencing now? I sure do miss visiting with friends and family face to face, but I’m glad we can still talk via technology platforms like Zoom or FaceTime. Still… it just isn’t the same,
Living Arts Weekly: Supporting Each Other Read More »
March 28. 2020 If baking is any labor at all, it’s a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation. –Regina Brett The simple act of baking can bring comfort. It relaxes us, and reassures us that there are certain things in the world that just make sense. And it’s
Living Arts Daily: Comfort Baking Read More »
March 27, 2020 Adam Blanning MD founded the Denver Center for Anthroposophic Therapies. Dr. Blanning also works as an educational and developmental consultant for area Waldorf schools (Denver, Boulder). He lectures regularly about anthroposophic medicine and child development and has been a guest speaker for conferences in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and Switzerland. He
Living Arts Daily: Breathing in a Time of Pandemic Read More »
March 26, 2020 The Little Gnome Who Had to Stay Home By Susan Perrow – March 2020 Looking for imaginative ways to help your children through this unsettling time? Susan Perrow has offered a wonderful tale for you to tell the children: The Little Gnome who Had to Stay Home. This story was written for
Living Arts Daily: Therapeutic Stories for the Young Child Read More »
March 25, 2020 Dear Friends, Mary, Emily (our amazing social media director), Marianne and I have been communicating, along with Sara, one of our LifeWays Representatives, about striving and thriving in these unprecedented times we are currently experiencing! Many of you have commented on what a helpful, simple and beautiful sample schedule Emily created as
Living Arts Daily: What About Screentime in the Days of Social Distancing? Read More »
March 24, 2020 Quarantine: The New Family Reality by Pia Dogl, author of Beginning Well, Care for the Child from Birth to Age Three – Empathy from the Very Beginning During this time of Corona Virus quarantines, how can parents stay calm and empathetic with our children, while feeling overwhelmed and insecure? You Are Not
Living Arts Daily: Practical Support in a Difficult Time Read More »
March 23, 2020 In these times, in these uncertain times, I will remain open to the miracle that is each moment. A Story, a Recipe, and a Song for these times from Stacy Ito (San Francisco Bay area LifeWays Early Childhood Training) Hello dear friends! A Story I just love the message and simplicity of
Living Arts Daily: The Four Candles Read More »
March 22, 2020 Patience and fortitude conquer all things. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Those of you who practice a Christian faith tradition probably recognize this painting depicting the story in which Jesus and his disciples go out in a boat and there is a severe storm. Jesus remains calm, even takes a nap, while the
Living Arts Weekly: Fortitude Read More »
