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Six Stylish Brands for Sustainable & Eco-Friendly Fashion
I have been on a mission over the last several years to start incorporating more and more articles of clothing ...
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4th annual Play-In for Climate Action draws 500+ activists to Capitol Hill
This year's Moms Clean Air Force Play-In for Climate Action brought out more than 500 activists from 40 states to ...
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4th Annual Play-In for Climate Action July 13
Moms Clean Air Force is organizing its fourth annual Play-In for Climate Action on Thursday, July 13. This family-friendly advocacy ...
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Heroes for Moms: Blood Drive & Maternal Health Event
Join Mindful Healthy Life on May 13 at Alexandria's Beatley Library for Heroes for Moms: Blood Drive & Maternal Health Event ...
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Community Comes Together to Support Clean Air Initiatives
Arlington held its first event commemorating Clean Air Awareness Month and Allergy & Asthma Awareness Month on Monday, May 1 ...
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Arlington holds first Clean Air Awareness event
The Environmental Health and Asthma Subcommittee of the Arlington Public Schools School Health Advisory Board is holding its first Clean ...
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Attend NoVA Outside’s 6th School Environmental Action Showcase!
On Tuesday, April 25, NoVA Outside will put on its 6th annual School Environmental Action Showcase, or SEAS, at George Mason ...
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Real Food for Kids: Expo and Healthy School Advocacy Training
Real Food for Kids recently held its annual Culinary Challenge and Wellness Expo with hundreds of students attending from more ...
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Getting Kids Outdoors in Nature NoVA Outside Conference
Whether you're an early childhood educator, a parent or a grandparent, there are tremendous benefits to getting children outdoors in nature ...
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School Gardening Resources
School gardens are such a terrific resource on so many levels, but it takes work to get one started, to ...
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Plants that grow and regrow, whatever the weather!
Even though we've had a mild winter, the low temperatures this past weekend reminded us that it's not time to ...
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LUNAFEST “connects women through film” March 8 in Arlington
Postpartum Support Virginia is bringing LUNAFEST back to Arlington on March 8 with a program of independent films by women, ...
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The impact of lighting on health in school and work environments
How healthy is your workplace or school environment? Could poor lighting be causing you health problems? ...
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7 Steps to a Less Toxic Home
Indoor air quality is always important, but we need to pay close attention in the winter when we tend to ...
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Car Free Day September 22 and Bike and Walk to School October 5
Kids who see their parents making mindful decisions about transportation are more likely to grow up doing so themselves. The ...
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NoVA Outside promotes outdoor learning with two fall events
NoVA Outside is an alliance of environmental educators that promotes outdoor learning. This fall the group is hosting two events: ...
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Improving Birth Rally on Labor Day
ImprovingBirth.org is a non-profit organization that calls attention to the fact that American maternity care is in crisis. On Monday, September ...
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Learning and Fun at MommyCon DC 2016!
Mindful Healthy Life was thrilled to be a part of MommyCon DC 2016 at the DC Convention Center on July 23 ...
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Play-In for Climate Action returns July 13
For the third year in a row, Moms Clean Air Force is organizing a family-friendly Play-In for Climate Action to ...
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4th Annual Climb Out of the Darkness June 18
This year, more women will develop a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder than will get diagnosed with breast cancer, and Climb ...
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How to Be a Durable Human in the Digital Age: An interview with author and NoVA mom Jenifer Joy Madden + giveaway
Jenifer Joy Madden is a Vienna mom of three whose new book, How To Be a Durable Human, is the latest in a ...
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DC Green Festival 2016 Free for Mothers over Mother’s Day Weekend!
The Green Festival is back in DC at the Convention Center for a 12th year, and since it's on Mother's ...
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Hundreds Learn at 5th Annual School Environmental Action Showcase
The fifth annual NoVA Outside School Environmental Action Showcase (SEAS) brought over 500 students from public schools, private schools and ...
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Loudoun Farmers Featured on Trading Cards
Loudoun County has created trading cards featuring local farmers! When I saw friends sharing images of these cards - like ...