by Catherine | Jun 19, 2026 | Life journey, Living in harmony, Mindfulness, Parenting
Make lemonade Make lemonade from all the curve balls that life throws us, Field all the curve balls we throw each other, And stay in the game. Sport in fair play, Keeping it sweet and sassy. Artwork by Audrey Martin...
by Catherine | May 7, 2026 | Living in harmony
Daffodowndilly She wore her yellow sun-bonnet, She wore her greenest gown, Turning to the southern sun, She nodded up and down. – excerpt from AA...
by Catherine | Nov 26, 2025 | Life journey
Go to your broken heart. If you think you don’t have one, get one. To get one, be sincere. Learn sincerity of intent by letting life enter because you’re helpless, really, to do otherwise. Even as you try escaping, let it take you and tear you open like a letter sent...
by Catherine | Nov 17, 2025 | Active baby in birth, Babies, Birth, Newborn, Prenatal, Services, Somatic mamas
Innate resources from the beginning While in utero your baby is developing many capacities that she will bring to the birth as resources. Her abilities to move and to sense started from the earliest days. Among the very first experiences that your baby perceives is...
by Catherine | Nov 16, 2025 | Active baby in birth, Babies, Birth, Mindfulness in motion, Parenting, Prenatal, Services
Move now, move in birth Your movement throughout pregnancy gives your baby many movement opportunities that prepare her for birth. Your baby is in an entwined relationship with you. Talking with your baby prenatally opens another connection between you. When your...
by Catherine | Nov 16, 2025 | Active baby in birth, Babies, Birth, Mindfulness in motion, Prenatal, Services
An intimate journey You and your baby are on an intimate journey together, and soon to share the exquisite experience of birth. You know that you can be active and empowered in your birth with good support. As a woman you have all the resources within you to own your...
by Catherine | Oct 14, 2025 | Babies, Birth, Newborn, Parenting
Birth is a major event in your baby’s life. Did you experience giving birth as difficult, whether it was prolonged or very sudden? Your baby has their own experience. Even a birth that feels easy for mom can have big impacts on your baby, resulting in colic or...
by Catherine | Aug 24, 2025 | Babies, Birth, Breastfeeding, Prenatal, Services
It may seem like a stretch that your pregnancy affects breastfeeding for your baby. But the position of your baby in utero can restrict cranial nerves that are essential for their easy feeding. Are you feeling lower back pain on one side? These tight muscles will tilt...
by Maggie | Aug 17, 2025 | Babies, Birth, Newborn, Prenatal, Services, Somatic bodywork
Address the source of imbalanced position There are many reasons why a baby lands in a difficult position that makes the birth longer and harder. Women and babies can get help here for their best birth preparation with myofascial (muscles-fascia) bodywork, an...
by Catherine | Aug 9, 2025 | Babies, Breastfeeding, Newborn, Prenatal
While breastfeeding is a natural activity for mothers and babies, we can never know how it will actually go for a nursing pair. How your birth goes can greatly impact breastfeeding. Your best shot at easier, pain-free breastfeeding is a vaginal birth and learning...
