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Sustainable Family Living

The Queen of Bohemia Occupies Wall Street from her Own Home by Growing a Garden

November 30, 2011

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The Vegetarian Family – Begginings

November 22, 2011

Recently my 13-year-old son announced he wanted to be a vegetarian. I was shocked, surprised and thrilled! I had been a vegetarian since at 16, when I quit my first job at McDonald’s in Boulder, Colorado at the behest of my Hare Krishna sister, Narada. My vigilant vegetarian streak lasted 13 years, until I married [...]

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World Food Day, Super Youth Chefs and the Amazing Regenerating Celery Stalk

October 17, 2011

Last night was one of those moments you never forget as a mother. I was so proud of my son, who at 13 took the World Food Day 4-H Jr. Super Chef Championship as Captain for his Good Hope School team here in St. Croix. I was beaming, and he was really happy. I was [...]

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Hurricane Irene: When the Lights Go Out, Old-Fashioned Fun Comes In!

August 30, 2011

Last week my family and I experienced Hurriance Irene as her back end passed over us here in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was quite an experience and we learned a lot about being prepared and what to do when the electricity goes out! What we learned is to use old-fashioned fun [...]

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The Treasure is in the Earth: Kids Yoga and Storytelling for Earth Day 2011

April 7, 2011

Educate children to treat Mother Earth with reverence and respect this Earth Day April 22 with Environmental Storytelling and Yoga. It’s crucial that we reach our youth to forge green attitudes about consumption and waste to ensure a bright future for the planet and humanity. I will be putting on Storytime Yoga in the Garden at [...]

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Kids Yoga Home School Activities in St. Croix – and Your Own Town, too

January 23, 2011

It was getting rather hot in Buenos Aires, and we needed a respite from the big city life. So now we have moved on to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the next leg of our Storytime Yoga Road School of Experiential Learning. St. Croix is the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, [...]

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The Truth about Silver and Gold, and the Hidden Economic Forces Every Woman Should Be Aware of.

November 8, 2010

Greetings and Namaste! I felt compelled to write this post, as I care deeply about women, children and average citizens, who are being crushed by powerful forces that are set on impoverishing them. Please read my new blog and Prepare! http://thegoldenmother.blogspot.com/2010/11/truth-about-silver-and-gold-and-hidden.html Best wishes, SYDNEY Like this post? Pass it on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about [...]

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Kids Knitting for Meditation and Concentration

November 3, 2010

Artisan knitting is popular here in Argentina, and women regularly knit gorgeous sweaters, hats, scarves and other accessories.  What’s more, knitting is a flourishing cottage industry, and women regularly make a living at selling their products and classes. Knitting is a valuable skill that Americans and other Westerners can learn and teach to their children [...]

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The Power of the Pause – Homemaking and Children as a Priority in Life

October 13, 2010

There is a Tolstoy story called The Three Questions. A King wants to know the answer to three questions. What is the best time to do each thing? Who are the most important people to be with at all times, and what is the most important thing to do at all times? The King ultimately [...]

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Householder Yogini Top 14 List of Favorite Mindful Meditations and Yoga Practice

September 23, 2010

Being a Householder Yogini provides ample opportunity to practice yoga without hanging out for hours in a large kula or cave! Here are my favorite opportunities to practice mindfulness and yoga while taking care of a household and family. 1)  Cooking – Focusing your mind on your breath and body with awareness as you chop, [...]

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Living without a car and other sustainable living issues for families

August 1, 2010

I’ve been without owning a car for more than 30 days now. While the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was raging, I could not live with the fact that by owning a car and living in America I was participating in this disaster. I sold my Prius to a friend and decided [...]

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Father’s Day Gift You and the Kids Can Give That Only Requires Imagination, Not Cash.

June 16, 2010

Father’s day is coming up, and surely you are under the spell of a thousand media messages to buy some THING for Dad, rather than celebrate his paternal grandeur an meaning in your life and the symbolic role and energy of “father.” Such is our Western society. We are in the clutches of media’s hypnotism, and [...]

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Global education, yoga and the search for sustainable living

June 15, 2010

Nostaligic record store in Buenos Aires. I have come to Argentina in search of places to bring my children for a global education and sustainable living. As I see my home Colorado landscape and cities needing to be renamed “Suburbistan,” with its soulless architecture, monotony of consumerism and gutting of public schools, I started to [...]

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