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		<title>The Best Balm (even works on yet more stitches)</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/08/the-best-balm-even-works-on-yet-more-stitches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mama instinct]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The anxiety began, I&#8217;m pretty sure, a couple of Fridays ago, the day I took Lily to the doctor to check on the brand spanking new set of stitches put into her forehead by the lovely resident in the emergency room.
The doctor was a nice man, we had a nice chat, and he declared Lily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Wonder Woman and I Have in Common: It&#8217;s Not What You Think</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/07/what-wonder-woman-and-i-have-in-common-its-not-what-you-think/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mama instinct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who somehow missed the news, last week Wonder Woman unveiled her new look.
When I saw her picture, two thoughts flashed across my mind in quick succession:  First, she dresses a whole lot like me.  Second &#8212; and this is the one that stuck, overcoming any embarrassment the first ought to impart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lily Walks</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/05/lily-walks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 17:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being in the moment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[learning to walk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s one of those favorite phrases of parents of young children.  &#8220;Any day now!&#8221;
&#8220;Any day now!&#8221; we chirp as cheerfully as someone as sleep-deprived as the parent of an infant can chirp when someone asks if she is sleeping through the night yet with unknowing cruelty.
&#8220;Any day now!&#8221; we promise as we watch her rock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whether You&#8217;re 13 Months or 43 Years Old, It&#8217;s All About Balance</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/05/whether-youre-13-months-or-43-years-old-its-all-about-balance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/05/whether-youre-13-months-or-43-years-old-its-all-about-balance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 15:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chattering mind]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After eight years of yoga practice, I&#8217;m finally getting the hang of balancing.
I&#8217;m talking about standing up and taking one foot off the floor.  Nothing too fancy.  Something, in fact, that most of us do all the time.
And yet, for eight years, I&#8217;ve tipped over.  Strained to stay upright.  Wobbled and bobbled and capsized.
I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full Circle</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/04/full-circle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mama instinct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[being connected to everything]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[breathing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chattering mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communicating]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[discomfort verus pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeding my child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[following your heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[infertility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner beauty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[karma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting go]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting instead of making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[opening your heart]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patience (and losing it)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been writing YogaMamaMe since Jake was younger than Lily is now.
This makes me think a lot of things:  How quickly time passes when you have kids.  How scary it is to watch time pass so quickly, especially when you have kids.  And how I seem to be repeating myself.
Take last night, for instance.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Patience an Achievable Parent Virtue?</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/03/is-patience-an-achievable-parent-virtue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/03/is-patience-an-achievable-parent-virtue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[centering]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was in seventh grade my health teacher, Mr. Phillips, told me I would make a good teacher because I was so patient.
I immediately declared that I would never be a teacher in the kind of bratty voice that comes with being nearly thirteen years old and not particularly fond of Mr. Phillips.
This brattyness, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lily Goes Full-Time</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/01/lily-goes-full-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/01/lily-goes-full-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being connected to everything]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being in the moment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breathing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[following your heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sense of self]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the bigger picture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[too much to do]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Lily&#8217;s first day of full-time daycare.
Just writing it is making me cry again.  (As is wandering past my bedroom and the empty bed on which she is not napping and knowing that I will not have that unspeakably joyful moment of my day when she first wakes up from her nap and grins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retreat of the December Mom</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/12/retreat-of-the-december-mom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/12/retreat-of-the-december-mom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breathing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chattering mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[December Mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m still ashamed, even though I now recognize it was a December Mom thing.
There&#8217;s simply no excuse for being &#8212; I can still recall the out-of-body experience of watching myself do this &#8212; the mom screaming across a crowded coffee shop at her child.  &#8220;Jake!  Jake!  JAKE!  DO YOU WANT A BAGEL?&#8221;  As if no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Winds with a Likelihood of Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/10/high-winds-with-a-likelihood-of-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/10/high-winds-with-a-likelihood-of-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respecting your body]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[surrender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[observing mind]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are those (my husband) who will think me a little bit nutty for saying this, but windy days breed anxiety.
One might suggest that I am simply looking for something other than my mother to blame my anxiety on.  And that may be the case.  But I have it on good authority &#8212; my acupuncturist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Want to Go to Shabbat</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/06/i-want-to-go-to-shabbat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/06/i-want-to-go-to-shabbat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bed time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeding my child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intentions versus goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting go]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[you can't control everything]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby won't nap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children growing up]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shabbat starts in ten minutes.
In ten minutes, Jake will sing and dance.  He will yell, &#8220;Shabbat, shalom, hey!&#8221;  He will smile and mug and everyone there will tell me what fun he has in Shabbat.  He may even sit in another parent&#8217;s lap with one of his friends.
He will not sit in my lap because [...]]]></description>
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