Autumn 2024 Figure out the rhythm of life and live in harmony with it. – Lao Tzu Crafting and maintaining a rhythm is an art. It breathes with space and time, as a dynamic vessel for the activity of life. While each person has the same basic, irreducible needs to be met […]
A Rhythm that Responds to Your Family’s Needs by Acacia Moore Read More »
September 2024 It is one of a parent’s greatest challenges to remain calm in the heat of an intensely emotional moment with our child. There is no such thing as a “one-response-fits-all” to any child’s tantrum or meltdown, and we have to be calm and centered in order to know how to respond
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September 2024 Vicki Kingsbury, an Early Childhood teacher at Prairie Hill Waldorf School in Wisconsin, shares this timeless article with us for today’s blog! As a Waldorf Education early childhood teacher, over the years, parents have often asked me: “What one thing can I do to promote my child’s healthy development?” If
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August 2024 Today, our Board President Shanah Ahmadi, offers us a Tool of the Trade for our blog: If you are reading this post, then you are likely a parent or a teacher—maybe you have the good fortune of being both. You have likely experienced how parenting and teaching can bring buckets of joy, success,
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August 2024 Today’s article has been written by Judith Frizlen, a beloved teacher of LifeWays and mentor to caregivers. Summer is the season of outdoor adventures, vacations, and family reunions. Reunions can be a lot of fun but also fraught with unfinished business dating back to childhood. I have discovered it’s helpful to
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February 10th, 2024 Just recently my family slid into home base after two months of winter festivities that started at the beginning of December and ended at the end of January. For our family going from Advent (anticipation of the coming of Light into the darkness) through the journey of The Magi (seekers of
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April 9, 2023 Today we have a touching story from Cynthia Aldinger, founder of LifeWays, about her reflections on her mother’s recent death during this sacred time leading up to Easter. I find it to be a very human, very heartfelt experience of the new life in death that is celebrated with Easter, but also
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March 13, 2022 This week’s blog post comes from author and early childhood educator, Judy Frizlen: When I was a child, we used to say, “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”. It’s a catchy reminder that when we call attention to others’ flaws, they may point out ours. Not to forget, we all
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February 6, 2022 From LifeWays’ founder, Cynthia Aldinger: Once again dear Puxatawney Phil has seen his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. Most of us have figured out by now that we almost always have six more weeks of winter regardless of his experience, but he has managed to weave his way into the
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January 30, 2021 Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist master, died this past week at the age of 95. He was much loved for his teaching of mindfulness, compassion and nonviolence. I have always appreciated the simple, yet profound, truths he was able to articulate in meaningful ways. More importantly, how authentically he walked
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