Enjoy these profiles of places and people supporting health, wellness and mindful parenting.
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Fun fall events at local Waldorf schools
A family event at a Waldorf school offers wholesome fun with nature-based crafts, outdoor imaginative play, healthy food and magical puppet ...
Lazure painting: The transformation of Potomac Crescent Waldorf School classrooms
Most parents want their children to feel calm, and the folks at Potomac Crescent Waldorf School have worked hard to create ...
Birth & Babies Fair comes to Montgomery County
This fall marks the first time the DC Birth & Babies Fair is venturing out of the District. Organized by ...
Moms UP! Retreat debuts this October! Interview with the founders & coaching giveaway!
Pleasance Silicki and Alexandra Hughes are moms on a mission to help other moms find joy, take care of themselves, ...
Breastfeeding Center to premiere its documentary and screen Milky Way this Friday
The Breastfeeding Center for Greater Washington is hosting a movie night on Friday, September 16 at nearby GWU Hospital to premiere the ...
Arlington mom releases new Paleo Kids Cookbook (+giveaway!)
If you have been looking for ways to support a grain-free diet for your entire family, the new Paleo Kids Cookbook ...
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 ...
Annmarie Sculpture Garden: Finding Fairies & Creating Art in Community
Annmarie Sculpture Garden's 7th annual the Fairies in the Garden exhibit, which opened in April and closes on September 5, is a ...
Author & Health Coach Cindy Santa Ana on her book and Real Food camps for kids
Cindy Santa Ana is a Northern Virginia mother of two who turned her health around with real food nutrition and ...
Breastfeeding Center produces “Nourish, Flourish, Connect” events August 1-7
The Breastfeeding Center for Greater Washington is putting on a full week of classes and workshops called "Nourish, Flourish, Connect" ...
Learn Energy Work Strategies for Your Family’s Health
Cherlyn Jenkins is on a mission to provide tools for all parents to bring energy work into their family home ...
Writer Pamm Fontana to speak at MommyCon and Holistic Moms
Pamm Fontana, a local mom of three, speaker, pastor, and writer, will be addressing the attendees of Saturday’s MommyCon on ...
Founder of EatLuv Shares Benefits of Clarified Butter
In advance of MommyCon on July 23, Mindful Healthy Life is excited to spotlight some local exhibitors and speakers, including ...
8th Love Your Body Yoga Festival photoblog recap
The 8th Annual Love Your Body Yoga Festival in Reston was a great success with thousands of visitors on a sunny, ...
Ease Yoga founder reflects on studio’s first year
Ease Yoga & Cafe in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a party on ...
Photoblog of the new TRUE holistic gym with childcare
The new TRUE Health & Wholeness fitness facility in Arlington is now open for business, including childcare! I got a ...
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 ...
TRUE Health and Wholeness Opens Holistic Gym in Arlington + giveaway
With the May opening of the new TRUE Health and Wholeness facility in Arlington, the words "holistic" and "gym" finally ...
Mother’s Day 2016: Reflections from local moms
The day is almost here when people will be posting images on social media of flowers and chubby-cheeked hugs and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Placenta Accreta: A Survivor’s Story + Opportunities to Help Other Mothers
April is both Cesarean Awareness Month and Accreta Awareness Month, sponsored by the International Cesarean Awareness Network, or ICAN, and ...
Tips to make it through allergy season + local resources
The pollen is a-fallin' here in DC Metro, causing sniffles and congestion for lots of folks, some who regularly suffer ...
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment Seeks Input on Vehicle Idling at Schools
Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE) is seeking input on vehicle idling in and around Arlington Public Schools' (APS) facilities in an ...
