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
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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
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"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
"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
"It is essential to introduce breathing awareness, yoga postures and meditation into our everyday lives, so they become as simple and as natural to our days as smiles or hugs. Healthy Mother, Healthy Child encourages this attitude."
—Sandra Sabatini, author, Breath, the Essence of Yoga, on the previous edition
"Simple yoga, relaxation techniques, good nutrition and family rituals teach parents how to build a foundation for a healthy lifestyle."
—NOLA Baby, on the previous edition
"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 family's 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 nutrition-and coupling the information with instructive photographs-this 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
Through her experience as a nurse, yoga instructor, and author, Elizabeth Irvine believes we can create a healthier, happier way of being from the inside out. Read her blog and download free guided relaxation podcasts at elizabethirvine.com. She is the author of A Moment's Peace.