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I used to rebuild December every year. Now I just return to it. Not because it’s perfect, but because it’s anchored. The rhythm we’ve created, has turned into our traditions. Tradition is the opposite of overwhelm. When everyone knows the flow, the magic makes itself. That’s the secret. Ritual removes stress. Repetition creates ease. Ease creates the kind of memories they carry into adulthood. The things my kids can predict, name, and look forward to without needing a calenda

How do we celebrate seasonal holidays and avoid the mine-field of commercial culture that so easily invades our family life? Let the Holiday Happen at Home! Especially during the holiday crush, you’ll do best to keep all your normal life- rhythms steady: meal times, play times, house-keeping, book snuggles, nap and bedtimes. As we know, sharing food together, playing in a healthy way and sound sleep are the foundations of well-being. During the holiday rush, let’s create meal

I go with my lantern. My lantern goes with me. Above the stars are shining, Below is shining me. So shine your light Through the darkest night. La bimba la bumba la boom So shine your light Through the darkest night La bimba la bumba la boom (A Playgarden Lantern Walk song) Each year, just as the days become noticeably shorter, and the stars appear a little earlier in the sky, friends and families of Playgarden gather together for our annual Lantern Walk; a tradition celebrat

Pastel o muffins con Pétalos de Flor de Diente de León Esta actividad práctica para hacer con los niños es maravillosa. La flor de diente...

Bring a Branch of Spring Inside: Choose a good branch with spreading branches. Cut it about 4 feet long Put a teacup hook in the ceiling...

The original idea of any sacred festival is to make the human being look upward from his dependence on earthly things to those things...

In preparing to write this blog, I made my way down to the river to pray – well, not exactly to pray but to seek inspiration.  And three...

Soon we will come again, in Earth’s ever-cycling movements, to autumn’s balance point. The circular dance of waxing and waning ~ of...

Festivals are universally-shared celebrations of life, and they are as diverse as the people of our beautiful planet. In celebration of...

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, let me suggest that you let today, the day that you read this, and Valentine’s Day itself be...

Early February marks the cross-quarter, the midway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Over the centuries, folks have develope

Our experience of both the outer world and the inner world varies. Each one of us is a unique individual and the shared goal of our human...