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Back to School means Back to Bedtime Routines
As summer winds down and we prepare for back-to-school schedules, it’s the perfect time to revisit bedtime routines for the whole family.
Summer S’News from Tzivia … On becoming a literary grandmother
Nautilus II is 20 years old! That’s a big number! Think of it: If Nautilus II were a person, she’d likely have graduated from The Care Center (TCC), and maybe she would have earned her Associate’s Degree by now. She might well have a toddler or a pre-schooler of her own. Thinking about this makes me, as the founder of Nautilus II, feel as though I am becoming a literary grandmother!
Happy Matriarch’s Day!
Whether you are the mother of children, the mother of ideas, a nurturer of animals or of communities–I’m wishing you a meaningful Mother’s Day. And whether this is a day of celebration or remembrance, of gathering with others or missing someone you love, I hope you will honor yourself wth gifts of radical self-care in whatever form best serves you.
The Narrow Road
Poetry is the language I’m breathing and dreaming in these days—both because it’s my refuge and because I’m now immersed in a year-long poetry course.
Lots of things can keep kids up at night
From playing an alphabet game to slipping a wish under a pillow, “How to Sleep Tight through the Night” is filled with practical, engaging prompts that are accessible to all and easy to implement, using creative visualization, mindfulness techniques, and playful, fun strategies for easing bedtime struggles and welcoming sound, restful sleep.
Another World Opens When the Inner Poet Emerges
“For this poem, I combined a dream, a real-life situation, and the words of an inspiring poet, as we were instructed to do in one of the lessons in the DOTP course. I do not think of myself as a poet, but I felt the poet within me emerge as I did the Dreaming on the Page lessons.” –Dolly R.
I’m dreaming on the page for a cause
Some people ride bicycles from one end of the state to the other to raise money for a good cause. Others walk for miles or run marathons. I’ll be writing a poem a day for 30 days to benefit immigrants in my community.
Wishing on a Dream
Sometimes I’m stunned silly by the call and response between the lines I set down in my journal and the responses that light up my consciousness when I close my eyes. My hopelessness was soothed by a series of vignettes that literally enlivened me.
Three Ways to Beat Insomnia without Pills or Potions
Take a mindful approach when sleep stealers like stressful thoughts keep you up at night.