Synopses & Reviews
This book is about creating balance and joy in everyday life. Drawing on her personal wisdom as registered nurse, yoga teacher, and mother of three, author Beth Irvine teaches families practical ways to build healthier lifestyles.
Using simple language and gorgeous photographs, Irvine invites her readers to engage in yoga, breathing techniques, meditation, creative expression, wholesome nutrition, and introduces them to complementary therapies such as homeopathy. She then applies these practices to common health problems, both physical and emotional, all the while respecting both conventional western and complementary medicines.
This guidebook empowers parents to lay the foundation of a healthier, happier life for their children whether by:
• Creating simple but meaningful family rituals
• Making a soothing and secure home environment
• Addressing issues affecting a child's self-esteem
Irvine's message of hope and inspiration to parents everywhere is this: just a few small steps in the right direction really will build stronger families from the inside-out.
Review
"I am always pleased when I find others who are passionate about providing an integrative approach to health care which encompasses body, mind and spirit." Andrew Weil, MD, author, Spontaneous Healing
Review
"Filled with inspirational ancient wisdom that is tempered with joy and practical information that is easily accessible for anyone. Elizabeth Irvine's passionate dedication to the welfare of all children (and their mothers) radiates though this entire book." Denise Linn, author, Sacred Space, on the previous edition
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"For everyone caught in the daily scramble-and-spin, here's a calm and lilting guide to achievable stress-busting, wellness, and health." Miriam Peskowitz, author, Daring Book for Girls and host of PBS' Daring Kids
Synopsis
Mothers will discover new ways to attract balance and joy to their everyday lives and approach their familys health from the inside out in this updated guidebook. In addition to expanding on wellness techniques such as yoga, breathing exercises, meditation, creative expression, and wholesome nutritionand coupling the information with instructive photographsthis approachable edition features new practices such as aromatherapy and complementary therapies such as homeopathy. Integrating the best of Western and Eastern thought, the handbook shows that by establishing wellness in a family, day-to-day challenges and illnesses can be met from a position of strength and serenity.
About the Author
Elizabeth Irvine is a nurse, author, yoga instructor, and CranioSacral practitioner. She has written more than 30 articles for health magazines, taught yoga for nine years, and produced a DVD entitled Yoga for Mother and Child. She lives in Houston, Texas.