Why Breathe? (Besides to stay alive?!) Come join us for our parenting series to learn many skills for defusing power struggles and keeping your cool as a parent! We will be discussing and practicing breathing to help us stay calm and in control. Paying attention to the breath grounds us in the present moment.Slowing and deepening the breath calms the body in a number of ways. Deep breathing in such a way that the belly rises instead of the chest is often called “belly brea

Ask any parent of any age child and they will tell you that at times their interactions with their child feels more like quelling a coup than parenting. Power struggles are some of the most frustrating and futile situations we get into with our families, so why do we engage? One answer lies in nature. The urge to control our environment and our fate is inborn. A lot of times in modern society, we are told that power is a negative influence and that to exert authority is opp