I don't know about you but I spend a lot of time wishing things were different in my life. Big things and small things. Wishing I had ordered something different at a cafe after tasting a friend's dish. Wishing my son would not be getting another cold this winter season. Wishing people would be different. Wishing I felt happier or more enthusiastic. Wishing there were less uncertainties in my life. The list could go on and on.
When you wish things were different it takes you away from the present moment. And when you aren't fully present, you are unable to appreciate what is or even be aware enough to shift situations through conscious choices and behavior.
Often times we feel dissatisfied with how things are in our lives because we are shooting for perfection. We compare ourselves, our lives, and others to images from movies, photos, or past experiences. This is a disservice to ourselves and those around us.
We have notions of how relationships SHOULD be, how our lives SHOULD be, how are children SHOULD behave, and how our bodies SHOULD look. No matter how hard we strive to achieve these perfections, we will often fall short. If we can lean back and inquire where we have come up with these unreachable standards, a softening will occur. We can can awaken to the understanding: (fill in the blank) is not "right" compared to what?
With this softening and openness to what what is present in our lives, we are liberated to be able to fully enjoy what is. Things that seemed insufficient previously now have a new taste. We can appreciate the complexity and multifacetedness of ourselves, our lives, and those around us.
Our lives will not be without messiness. Life is messy. There will still be depression, anger, grief, and boredom. But by radically accepting what is presented to us at any given moment, we will no longer be victims to outside circumstances...stuck wishing things were different. When we practice the art of radical acceptance and surrender to what is coming up for us, we will find that the "bad" things don't hang out as long. (Remember: what we resist, persists.) We will find that people are showing up for us, just the way we need them to. We will find our bodies are amazing and have their own unique beauty. We will feel more empowered to make the choices to invoke positive changes in our lives.
Stop wishing your life away. Radically accept all that arises and see what difference it makes in your life. I dare you.
The
Nutrition for Pregnant Mothers series is a course designed specifically
for pregnant and post-partum mothers and/or for women who wish to become
pregnant in the future. Classes will be held on the first Sunday of
every month from 1-3pm MST beginning on March 2nd 2014 and will last for 4 months (Sunday March 2nd, Sunday April 6th, Sunday May 4th, Sunday, June 1st).
Outside of our scheduled classes, there will be a private 1-on-1
session with Heathar per month to discuss personal health, dietary and
emotional questions, concerns and goals you may have. Classes will be
held via conference call making this accessible to anyone in the United
States.
The 4 course series will:
☆ Include nutritional information on how to best prepare for birth via consumption and preparation of special foods
☆ Educate women on what foods will help them best prepare for the most easeful labor
☆ Educate women on foods that will enhance their babies health from the womb, to their first breath and beyond
☆ Outline specific foods that will contribute to the healthiest breast milk for your baby
☆ Private
access to YouTube's that will include live cooking demonstrations and
other important nutrition and health information for you and your baby
☆ 25 recipes
☆ Monthly private nutrition and health consultations for each participant
Course Outline:
Class 1
Introduction to Traditional Foods
✮ What are traditional foods?
✮ Why are they so important for you as a mother or as an expecting mother?
✮ A look at how women's bodies and pregnancies have transformed over time
✮ 10 small changes you can make NOW to start preparing your body for a healthy birth, baby, breast milk and post-partum recovery
Class 2
How to prepare for my pregnancy with nutrition
✮ How you and your partners diet will impact your child's health
✮ How to prepare foods so you can attain the greatest nutrient and mineral value
✮ Nutrient dense foods and your baby's organ development
✮ The low-down on prenatal vitamins
✮ The dangers of soy
Class 3
Post-Partum Recovery
✮ Foods that will help you recover quickly and restore your essence
✮ Foods that will help contribute to healthy, abundant breast milk
✮ A close look at formula and breast milk
✮ What to do if you cannot breast feed
Class 4
Children's Health
✮ First foods for baby
✮ How to accurately self-test for allergies in your child
✮ Treating fever in children and babies
✮ Preventing cold and flu in your child
✮ How to prevent long-term degenerative diseases starting from birth
✮ Preventing cavities and braces in your child
Cost
Cost of course if registered before February, 21st $630 (10% off course price)
Cost of course if registered after February 21st $700
Heathar
is also happy to arrange payment plans for those interested. The forms
of payments she accepts are: money order, check, credit or debit card
Something is very different with our
birth experiences and health of our babies compared to the births and
babies at the beginning of the century. Labors are longer, more
painful and definitely more invasive; we cannot tolerate the pain we
once could and more babies are born with physical or mental
impediments. Some chalk this up to coincidence, others karma or bad
luck, where some don’t bat an eye accepting it as the new norm. And
although complications with birth and pregnancy have become more
commonplace, there is a real reason as to why such abnormal birth
experiences are occurring and this can be rectified!
“No other society is as careless
about preparation for pregnancy and birth as our own” says food
pioneer Sally Fallon. We tend to be very excited about our birth
plan, we want to know how to deal with the pain and we are adamant
about knowing how everything is going to go on the birth day.
However, we tend to disregard the most important preparation
factor-nutrition. What we put into our mouths largely determines the
outcome of one’s birth. Some people may find this hard to believe
and many even find it silly or unromantic but it is in fact very
accurate.
What we eat determines what our blood
is composed of and what are blood is composed of determines the
health of every cell in our body including our brain, organs, nervous
and endocrine systems. Pick up any baby book and they will advise you
to eat low-fat foods, a 45-65% carbohydrate diet, plenty of fruits
and vegetables and lots of conventional dairy. This advice poses a
very big problem however, that is, these foods don’t actually
provide a solid foundation for you or your baby.
To have the healthiest baby you can and
to have the shortest duration, least painful labor, with the fastest
post-partum recovery, mothers need to focus on nutrient dense foods.
Nutrient dense foods are rich in fat soluble vitamins, low in
carbohydrates, are rich in minerals and help with the development of
your baby more than you may know! Nutrient dense foods, such as egg
yolks from pasture raised chickens and fermented cod liver oil are
rich sources of vitamin A; vitamin A is like the chief commander
giving orders to stem cells directing them to differentiate into
various organs, “you be a heart, you be a lung, you’re the
liver”. When vitamin A is deficient in the diet, the cells are
lacking direction to become who and what they really are. This sets
the stage for health and learning complications both early and later
in life.
Vitamin A is one major component to the
development of a healthy, robust baby and a healthy pregnancy for
mom. Other key players are vitamin D, E, K, K2, DHA, folate, choline,
sulfur, calcium, magnesium, cholesterol and saturated fats. These
substances are best consumed in whole food form as prenatal vitamins
tend to be hard to digest, block the absorption of other minerals and
even lack the complete components of vitamins and minerals that are
naturally found in nutrient dense foods. There isn’t a single
prenatal vitamin that even comes close to the nutritional value one
obtains from consuming a nutrient dense diet.
We can transform our births and we can
improve the health of our babies when we change what we put into our
mouths. Our birth experiences began to change when we became
introduced to convenience foods. Dr. Romig, an Alaskan doctor in the
early 1900’s reported that “in his thirty-six years among the
Eskimos (who consumed a nutrient dense diet), he had never been able
to arrive in time to see a normal birth by a primitive Eskimo woman.”
This was true for cultures all over the world yet to be exposed to
modern foods, it was normal to birth babies in a very short duration
and on one’s own. Like us, Eskimo’s, and most all other cultures,
are now heavily exposed to modern foods. Food pioneer Dr Weston A
Price reports, “Conditions have changed materially with the new
generation of Eskimo girls, born after their parents began to use
foods of modern civilization. Many of them are carried to the
hospital after they had been in labor for several days”.
This doesn’t have to be our birth
experience anymore. We can reclaim our power by eating a nutrient
dense diet that supports natural labor and robust children. When we
do make these dietary transformations, watch how women heal and stand
in their truth, and then witness how this creates a Universe that
places the feminine at the center. The medical model doesn’t want
to see this, but I absolutely do and the truth is that this change is
already underway.
Heathar Shepard is a traditional nutritionist. She helps to empower
and heal individuals and families all over the world through
nutritional and emotional counsel. Heathar has her degree in Nutrition
and has studied Classical Chinese medicine. She is a life long student
of an ancient Peruvian lineage called Ka Ta See and has a background in
Sidereal Astrology. You can learn more about Heathar and her services by
visiting www.mamasoulsnm.com
If you are interested in learning more, Heathar will be teaching a course called Nutrition and Pregnant Mothers. Click HERE for more details.
It’s
important that we keep the legacy of our community of birthworkers
and healers alive. That is why I created a page on our MothersMandala
website called “Honoring a Birth Community Ancestor.” Today, let
all of us honor mother, midwife and friend to many, Jinny Erderly.
Proudly,
I say, Jinny was one of my midwives, along with the wise-woman caring
presence of Lenya Reese. These amazing women magically entered my
life during my first pregnancy and birth of my daughter 24 years ago
in Tesuque, New Mexico. Just a year before, I had attended my second
home birth as a massage therapist with Jinny and Lenya, and knew from
that moment on, that they would indeed be my midwives when I became
pregnant. Little did I know, what a vital role they would play in my
transformation from woman to mother and as a professional working
with women in the childbearing year. Indeed they would lovingly
provide a safe, healing sanctuary for me during my pregnancy, birth
and as a new mother, enhancing my peace of mind, self-confidence and
overall health of body, mind and soul. Professionally, they inspired
and ignited, my “way of being” with families.
I
loved Jinny’s presence at my daughter’s birth – she was deeply
rooted in her unwavering belief in me, that I could have my baby
safely at home. When in doubt during my labor, Jinny would smoothe
away any fears I had with her warm, kind voice and gentle touch.
Alternately, she had a fierce, protective lioness essence about her,
like the goddess Kali, assuring no dark shadow would dare enter the
sacred space she held for the laboring woman.
Jinny
became a licensed midwife in 1982 and along with Lenya, delivered
about a thousand babies in the communities of Northern New Mexico.
Imagine “catching” that many babies! What a treasure Jinny was to
so many of us. Paradoxically, just before her 65th
birthday, in March of 2010, Jinny was diagnosed with cancer in her
right shoulder; then, one of her arms, that lovingly brought so many
lives into this world, was amputated. I think all of us in the
community grieved this tragic loss for Jinny. With the help of
Christi Bodelli and Harmony Rose West, a joyous celebration and
benefit was held in Jinny’s honor that summer. What a delightful
gathering of friends, families and colleagues!
Still,
the cancer persisted. Jinny would leave this world a few months
later, in January of 2011, with her family and beloved midwife
partner and friend, Lenya by her side. Along with so many great
treasures of Santa Fe, Jinny Erderly, we honor you and your unique
expression as a woman, mother, a midwife and a healer and mostly for
your unwavering devotion to so many families of our community. You
are not forgotten Jinny. Here, with you in our Hearts, we are
nurtured, strengthened and divinely guided.
If
you feel so moved please light a candle in Jinny’s honor or create
an alter for her as we Celebrate her Life. And remember, you too can
call on her as a “birth community ancestor” for support and
guidance in your interactions with families.
by
Elizabeth Rose
ElizabethRose has
practiced and taught Massage for the Childbearing Year for 25 years,
attended 100+ births as a Labor Support Doula, and is co-founder of
MothersMandala.com with Elenya Grafals – the umbrella organization for
their work. Most recently, she has become a Family Constellation
Facilitator in the tradition of Bert Hellinger’s intergenerational
healing work. She is also a mother to her inspiring 24 year old
daughter, Maia.
Location: Santa Fe Waldorf School, Early Childhood Building, Pre-School classroom
Class orientation meeting: Saturday, March 15 | 11:00am-12:00pm
Ages: Parents plus children at least one year old (who are walking) to children three years of age
The Parent Child class provides a setting for parents and their children to join with a Waldorf teacher for a number of activities appropriate for this developmental stage of childhood, including: indoor and outdoor creative play, circle time with stories and rhymes, tidy time and nutritious snacks. Each activity aims to address critical issues around physical and mental development of the young child and how parents can foster this development through creative activities, establishing nourishing rhythms in daily life, and crafting an atmosphere conducive to imaginative play.
Parent Infant Class Session 1 (8 classes)
Fridays, 12:45pm - 2:00pm | March 21 - May 30
No class dates: April 18, May 2, May 23
Location: Santa Fe Waldorf School, Early Childhood Building, Pre-School classroom
Class orientation meeting: Saturday, March 15 | 9:30am-10:30am
Ages: Parents plus children aged six weeks to one year.
The Parent Infant class focuses on the developmental stages of the child from six weeks to one year. It centers on creating a nurturing environment for the young child and provides a venue for parents to explore the wonders of infancy. Expectant parents are also welcome in this class.
We all could probably simplify our lives a bit. Or a lot. We only have a finite number of hours in our day. A finite number of years to raise our children. Let’s face it. Time is precious. I want you to consider what are things you can let go of in the New Year? I was inspired recently by this quote, “Our life’s work is not how much we can attain, it’s actually how much we can let go of.” It made so much sense to me.
Are there things you’re doing with your time that drain you?Things that don’t meet any important need in your life? Things that don’t help you move toward a higher quality of relationships, connection or integrity? These are the things to let go of. I spoke with a stay at home Mom recently who says her schedule gets filled with obligations, “shoulds” and tasks that she doesn’t really want to do. She says she feels like she should say “yes” because she has a flexible schedule. But she’s also not living a life that satisfies her or makes her feel connected, invigorated and alive.
What are you neglecting in your life by filling it with clutter?Clutter can happen in your schedule, your home and/or in your mind. Start to clear the clutter! Clear out the relationships, obligations and junk that don’t build you toward a better life. When you clear the clutter, the things that matter most become clear. What might happen if you start focusing on the things that are important? Your relationships become more loving, balance in your life is restored, our health improves, more patience, more joy. Hmm… how does that sound for the New Year?
Here are a few tips to “NO” your limits:
Say NO to things that you don’t want to do, you don’t have to do and things that don’t fulfill an important need for you or your family.
Ask for help. If you feel like a hamster on a wheel all the time, you may be forgetting to ask for help. Are there friends, family, neighbors, church members who could help you get things done? (And do you really need to be doing SO MANY things, anyway?
Delegate. Maximize your energy and efforts by doing what you’re good at and what you enjoy. Could you hire someone to do yardwork? Bookkeepping? Clean your house? It will cost you some money but it is probably worth the time it saves you and the improved attitude that comes from knowing someone else is doing the things you don’t enjoy.
Check your attitude. Are you avoiding something else by being so busy? Maybe you need to commit to more quiet. More peace. More unstructured time. It’s okay to say NO to something else simply because it’s interrupting the quiet time you’ve planned with your family.
Cleaning up your time, energy and commitments is a great way to improve your life. Let’s hear it for a year of focus and clarity that motivates you to spend your time and energy doing things that truly matter in your life!
What are you ready to let go of?
Abby Bordner is a parent educator, speaker and coach for healthy families. You can find her at Relationshipbasedparenting.com, abby@relationshipbasedparenting.com
Free online parenting class with Abby Bordner "Understanding your 2-5 year old"
Learn about behaviors, personality, communication and setting limits
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There are many parents in the world raising a child or multiples alone. In the United States, one quarter of all households are single mothers and another six percent are single fathers. Many of these mothers are in a lower socio-economic bracket and lack formal education. But that's not always the case. Life is messy and times are changing. Women are wanting to have children without a partner. Fathers are getting full custody during separations. Mothers are married but have partners that are unsupportive. Divorce rates are high. There are many ways in which a parent can find themselves alone in raising a child.
Not to go into all the juicy details of my personal life but my situation fits into the messy non-conventional category at the moment. I am in relationship but am physically alone. Although we both view this situation as temporary, it doesn't take away from the fact that I have been alone raising our child for the past 5 months.
According to the U.S. government and many other social services, I am a single mother. However, I don't really identify with the term "single mother". Maybe it's because I am still in relationship or view the situation as temporary...But honestly I find something dis empowering about the term "single mother". I would rather refer to myself as being alone. Alone gets mixed up with the word lonely. But they are two separate things. Lonely implies a lack versus alone suggests a fullness. A freedom to do what you want. A sense of being enough. I prefer to feel as if I have a choice in the situation and that I am not a victim of my circumstances. This is in no way intended to offend those of you reading this that do identify with being a single parent. Nor down play the challenges that are associated with the situation. I just know for myself, I choose and create my life and right now I am choosing to raise my child alone.
Raising a child alone is a lot of work. Being a parent in general is a lot of work but when you are alone you literally do everything. If you are fortunate, you can hire help and you will most definitely ask friends and family to help you. Raising a child isn't a one man show. You need others in order to survive. So in many ways, you will not and cannot raise a child completely alone.
There are downsides to raising a child alone. If you have a small child, you will not leave your house after 7 pm on most nights...not even to nip out to the grocery store really quick. You will not sleep in past 6:30 am. And you will take care of your child even when you are sick and feel like death. You will change a million diapers and kiss a thousand boo boos. You will miss appointments and classes because you will forget about arranging child care. You will have moments when you cry with your child because you both are so exhausted and you feel like there is no way that you are capable of doing it alone. Finances will probably be tighter. You will get pushed to your edge daily because there is not that other person there to deflect the energy of your youngster. If you are on a spiritual path of any kind, you will evolve and grow rapidly!
There are always two sides to a coin. As I said earlier, alone can mean a freedom to do what you want. And that's exactly what you do when you are raising a child alone. You don't make compromises. You wake up every morning and plan the day, the way your heart desires. You get all the hugs and kisses. You get so much admiration that you feel something between a super hero and royalty. Your heart feels so full of love that sometimes you feel it may burst. You get to take all the credit in public for your child's cuteness and good behavior. You are the sole recipient of all the goodness you give to your child that gets mirrored back to you.
There are times when it feels more lonely then an empowered choice. Frequently, I wish that I wasn't alone with my son and had his father here or we there with him. But in those moments, I have realized that I am depleted. Those are the alarm signals to my higher self to increase self care and nurturing. To surround myself with friends and support. Those are the moments when I realize I need to mother myself.
I don't want to raise my son alone forever.
But as I said before, you cannot truly raise a child alone. Your friends and family will be there to love and support you along the way. I couldn't be doing half as good a job as I am now if it weren't for the love and support from my family, dear friends, colleagues, and partner. And no matter your life situation that has you raising your child alone, you will find and create the resources to nourish and sustain you.
My Survival Tips
1.) Look into free services your community offers and see if you are eligible. Childcare is the MOST expensive thing so if you can get that for free you are golden.
2.) Don't be afraid to reach out and ask for help. I find this one challenging but have been blessed with friends that offer.
3.) Make time away from your child and doing something nice for yourself a daily or weekly priority. You will get burnt out super quick if you don't practice self care. It could be as simple as asking a friend to watch your child and going for a long walk. Just make the time.
4.) Connect with other moms so that you have mom friends (or dad friends!) Mom friends will offer you a listening ear. They can relate. And they can watch your child if you're in a pinch.
5.) If you have a baby, try to get your baby on a nap schedule so that you can predict the time he/she will sleep every day. That way you can plan your day accordingly and you can avoid an overtired cranky baby as much as possible. The only reason I was able to get through my last semester of classes in grad school was because I knew I could study during nap times and I knew when and for about how long. The book Healthy Sleep Habit, Happy Child is amazing.
6.) Remember you create your life. If you don't want to be alone, then don't be. You can always choose a new relationship, live with family, share a home with another family, surround yourself with friends etc. Your life is up to you to design.
Resources for New Mexico that I have found helpful
Many Mothers
Free mothers helper 1st three months of baby's life
Oops! There was no calendar for the month of January! Sorry everyone. I was out of the country and got caught up with family Christmas.
WEEK OF FEB 2- FEB 8
Mon Feb 3 10 am FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
10 am Nature Playtime for Toddlers & Preschoolers @ Pajarito
Environmental Education
Center in Los Alamos
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
6 pm Yoga for Pelvic Floor Empowerment w/ Birthing Tree
Tues Feb 4 10:30am Preschool Story Time at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
1 pm Many Mothers circle at Santa Fe Soul sun room
6 pm Breastfeeding class w/ Birthing Tree
Wed. Feb 5 10:30 am Wee Wednesday at Santa Fe Children's Museum
10:30 am Preschool Story Time at Southside Library in Santa Fe
10:30 am Books and Babies at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10:45 Children's Story Hour at Collected Works in Santa Fe
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
4:45 & 5:45 FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
Thurs Feb 6 10:30 am Book and Babies at Southside Library in Santa Fe
10: 45 Children's Story Hour at Collected Works in Santa Fe
10:45 am Prenatal Yoga w/ Margo Bachman at Body in Santa Fe
4 pm 0-12 month Mommy Meetup Playdate at Indigo Baby
4pm Try it Thursday FREE at Santa Fe Children's Museum
6:30 pm Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Los Alamos
Fri Feb 7 9am Tumble Tots at Tumble Down Studios
10 & 11am FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
10 am Garden Sprouts: Pre-K reading program at Railyard Community Room in Santa Fe
10 am Parent and Me Art Class at Make Orange Studio School in 2nd St. Studios in SF
12:30 pm Baby Sleep Solutions w/ Tekla Johnson at Indigo Baby
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
Sat. Feb 8 9:30 am Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Santa Fe
11am Baby & Parent Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Santa Fe
11:30 am Cloth Diapering Basics at Indigo Baby in Santa Fe
1 pm Mama Tea at Indigo Baby
2: 30 pm Family Movie Matinee at Southside Library in Santa Fe
3 pm Story Telling Festival at Santa Fe Waldorf School
WEEK OF FEB 9- FEB 15
Sun Feb 9 1 pm Doula Tea w/ Birthing Tree
1 pm Parent Talk at Santa Fe Children's Museum
10 am Nature Playtime for Toddlers & Preschoolers @ Pajarito Environmental Education Center in Los Alamos
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
Tues Feb 11 10:30am Preschool Story Time at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
Wed. Feb 12 10:30 am Wee Wednesday at Santa Fe Children's Museum
10:30 am Books and Babies at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10:30am Preschool Story Time at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10:45 Children's Story Hour at Collected Works in Santa Fe
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
4:45 & 5:45 pm FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
Thurs Feb 13 10:30 am Books and Babies at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10: 45 Children's Story Hour at Collected Works in Santa Fe
10:45 am Prenatal Yoga w/ Margo Bachman at Body in Santa Fe
10 am Garden Sprouts: Pre-K reading program at Railyard Community Room in SF 10 am Parent and Me Art Class at Make Orange Studio School in 2nd St. Studios in SF
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
7 pm FREE Family Movie Night at Vista Grande Public Library in Eldorado
Sat Feb 15 9 am February Fun Fest at Sipapu Ski Resort in Vadito NM
9:30 am Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Santa Fe
11 am Parent and Baby Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Santa Fe
11 am Baby Wearing 101 at Indigo Baby in Santa Fe
2: 30 pm Family Movie Matinee at Southside Library in Santa Fe
6: 30 pm Moonlight Hike & Campfire at Sipapu Ski Resort in Vadito NM
7pm Wizard of Oz movie at the Lensic in Santa Fe
WEEK OF FEB 16 - FEB 22
Sun. Feb 16 9 am February Fun Fest at Sipapu Ski Resort in Vadito NM
2 pm Telling Your Birth Story w/ Story Tellers & Mama Souls @ Tesuque Village
Market
Mon. Feb 17 10am FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
10 am Nature Playtime for Toddlers & Preschoolers @ Pajarito
Environmental Education
Center in Los Alamos
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
5:30 Babysitting Co-op meeting at Indigo Baby in Santa Fe
Tues Feb 18 10:30am Preschool Story Time at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
7:30 pm Bosque Moonlight Hike at Tingley Beach in ABQ
Wed. Feb 19 10:30 am Wee Wednesday at Santa Fe Children's Museum
10:30 am Books and Babies at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10:30am Preschool Story Time at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10:45 Children's Story Hour at Collected Works in Santa Fe
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
4:45 & 5:45 pm FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
Thurs Feb 20 10:30 am Books and Babies at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10: 45 Children's Story Hour at Collected Works in Santa Fe
10:45 am Prenatal Yoga w/ Margo Bachman at Body in Santa Fe
4pm Try it Thursday FREE at Santa Fe Children's Museum
6 pm Childbirth Preparation Classes w/ Birthing Tree
6:30 pm Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Los Alamos
Fri Feb 21 9am Tumble Tots at Tumble Down Studios
10 am Garden Sprouts: Pre-K reading program at Railyard Community Room in SF 10 am Parent and Me Art Class at Make Orange Studio School in 2nd St. Studios in SF
10 & 11 am FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
Sat. Feb 22 8am FREE online parenting class "Understanding Your 2-5 Yr Old" w/ Abby Bordner
Prereg. HERE
9:30 am Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Santa Fe
11 am Parent and Baby Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Santa Fe
1 pm Mama Tea at Indigo Baby
2: 30 pm Family Movie Matinee at Southside Library in Santa Fe
WEEK OF FEB 23 - MARCH 1
Mon Feb 24 10 am FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
10 am Nature Playtime for Toddlers & Preschoolers @ Pajarito
Environmental Education
Center in Los Alamos
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
Tues Feb 25 10:30am Preschool Story Time at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
Wed. Feb 26 10:30 am Wee Wednesday at Santa Fe Children's Museum
10:30 am Books and Babies at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10:30am Preschool Story Time at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10:45 Children's Story Hour at Collected Works in Santa Fe
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
4:45 & 5:45pm FAM JAM! at Indigo Baby
Thurs. Feb 27 10:30 am Books and Babies at Oliver La Farge Branch Library in Santa Fe
10:45 am Prenatal Yoga w/ Margo Bachman at Body in Santa Fe
4pm Try it Thursday FREE at Santa Fe Children's Museum
6pm Childbirth Preparation Classes w/ Birthing Tree
10 am Garden Sprouts: Pre-K reading program at Railyard Community Room in SF 10 am Parent and Me Art Class at Make Orange Studio School in 2nd St. Studios in SF
3:30pm After School Climbing at Santa Fe Climbing Center
Sat. Feb 29 930 am Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Santa Fe
11 am Parent and Baby Yoga w/ Sphere Mama in Santa Fe
2: 30 pm Family Movie Matinee at Southside Library in Santa Fe
