Less than a year ago, I wrote my first blog post about backpacking as a family. In the past few months, we have continued to spend many Sundays on the trail and added several overnight trips allowing us to push the boundaries of our backcountry experience. We went from being newbies to becoming regular weekend backpackers, we discovered little sections of the beautiful Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), 2650 miles that connect Mexico to Canada, and we definitely learned a few lessons on the ...
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What you need to know about hiking with kids
There are so many benefits for kids to be outdoors. They get to exercise, breathe fresh air, escape from daily distractions, get to know and appreciate nature. They grow in confidence, self-sufficiency and independence. My 10 year old used to really struggle at the beginning of our hikes, especially the new ones when he did not know where we were going and how far. One day I pointed out to him that physically he was probably the fittest of us, but mentally he was struggling the most. He ...
Three things you need to know if you are new to meditation
Have you ever wondered what meditation is all about? When I was in my thirties I was struggling with finding my path. I was doing research in a science lab in Geneva, Switzerland, but I started to realize that my daily activities didn't make sense anymore, I was heart broken because my relationship had just fallen apart, I didn't see where I was going with my life, and not much seemed fun anymore. Looking for a way out of my unsatisfying situation, I started going to mediation classes. And I ...
Welcome to paradise – hiking and backpacking as a family
Interested in finding new outdoor adventures as a family? We’ve been hiking as a family for close to two years! Our boys are 8 and 10 now and do much better on the trails than we do! When a friend of mine told me at the beginning of the lockdown that we had over 78 miles of hiking trails around us, I knew we had to go explore! We started out just exploring around the neighborhood, then we went a little further, wandered into the next neighborhood. We live on top of a hill, so we ...
10 ways to reduce screen time during the summer
Never before have our students been so dependent on computers. Last year, many schools were closed for several months and a large part of the school kids were learning online. Modern technology has been a huge help and has offered many solutions we could never have imagined even a few decades ago. However, as much as the virtual world has been a great help for everyone these past months, we all know there are negative effects of too much screen time. The good and bad about virtual ...
Surprisingly, we seem satisfied with one side of the story
Why are we listening to just one side? Why not take the best of everything into consideration? In the Western world, we are very focused on modern medicine. But why? Why not take the best from both, modern and alternative medicine, to preserve health and fight disease? Can't we see that all the different approaches come with various tool kits that will be helpful for different health problems? Modern medicine surely has powerful tools for acute situations, while alternative medicine has many ...
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ONCE YOU KNOW -A Guide To Preserving Your Child's Health It is a message that is so relevant for our times and has the potential to affect the future of generations to come. - Jami Lynn Sands - author of Heritage Quest, Uncovering Your Roots Introduction Throughout history, humanity has been in pursuit of knowledge. We have even named our species homo sapiens—the knowledgeable, wise man. Knowledge drives progress and has provided us with many benefits. We have extended our life ...
Celebrating the spirits of those who have died – same intention, different traditions
What do Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day have in common? Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a contraction of All Hallows’ Eve, also known as All Saints’ Eve. It is celebrated on October 31st. This celebration is observed in a number of countries on the eve of the Western Christian celebration of All Hallows’ Day or All Saints’ Day, which is celebrated on November 1st, and followed by All Souls’ Day—Dia de los Muertos on November 2nd. All these celebrations have in common to remember the ...
Eye-opening “Eat the Rainbow” Challenge
Did you know food is your best medicine?There are many things in fruits and vegetables (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytochemicals…) that have enormous healing powers. All you have to do is eat them often! Approximately one in three U.S. children live with chronic health conditions and this number is on the rise. These chronic conditions often affect their daily lives and normal activities, contribute greatly to missing school, and require continual medical attention. These ...
6 ways to protect your family from EMF
EMF’s impact on the brain can not be ignored as one of the root cause of digital dementia. Digital dementia is the result of overuse of technologies that are addictive and detrimental to brain development. (1) EMF stands for electromagnetic fields or frequencies. EMF are invisible, they include emission of different types of radiation like standard electricity, WiFi, cell phones, cell phone towers, bluetooth, microwaves… these new types of radiations were barely seen 20 years ago. ...