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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>Little Shifts, Big Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/05/little-shifts-big-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 18:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[learning to walk]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.yogamamame.com/?p=258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although Lily has been walking for over a week now, she does not yet view it as a mode of transportation.  Walking, for her, is a game that starts with a parent placing her at one end of the living room and yelling with great excitement, &#8220;Walk to Jake! Walk to Jake!&#8221;  It is unclear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Massage and Other Goodies</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/05/mothers-day-massage-and-other-goodies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/05/mothers-day-massage-and-other-goodies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 20:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nonharming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partners]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.yogamamame.com/?p=236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Wednesday when I went to collect Jake&#8217;s things from his classroom at the end of the day I noticed that all the cubbies had notes instructing parents to pick up the Mother&#8217;s Day gifts awaiting them on nearby shelves.  All the cubbies, that is, except Jake&#8217;s.
I wish it weren&#8217;t true, but it is:  My [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[ayurveda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bath time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bed 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>
		<category><![CDATA[chattering mind]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[discomfort verus pain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[infertility]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stillness]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.yogamamame.com/?p=200</guid>
		<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>Passeaster</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/04/passeaster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/04/passeaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being connected to everything]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opening your heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I did something I am pretty sure I&#8217;ve never done before &#8212; I threw a seder on Tuesday (does one &#8220;throw&#8221; a seder?) and I put together Easter baskets for Sunday.  (Actually, Jake and Lily got Easter baskets and the rest of the folks visiting got some perfectly serviceable Easter bags, but who&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Triple Crown of Things That Make It Hard to Be a Parent</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/03/the-triple-crown-of-things-that-make-it-hard-to-be-a-parent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2010/03/the-triple-crown-of-things-that-make-it-hard-to-be-a-parent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daycare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeding my child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting go]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[structure]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.yogamamame.com/?p=193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The triple crown of Things That Make It Hard to Be a Parent, as I have just now decided, is a marathon consisting of what at this moment strike me as the most frustrating parenting moments:
1)  Staying home with a sick child.  For a week.
2)  Staying home with a child who is finally well on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes You&#8217;ve Just Gotta Cry (Especially at Four O&#8217;Clock in the Morning)</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/09/sometimes-youve-just-gotta-cry-especially-at-four-oclock-in-the-morning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/09/sometimes-youve-just-gotta-cry-especially-at-four-oclock-in-the-morning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting go]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[potty training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the bigger picture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga and motherhood]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.yogamamame.com/?p=173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are times &#8212; many, many times in the life of a mother of two children under three &#8212; when you know that whatever it is that is making you cry is a normal part of parenthood.  The incident that has driven you to tears of despair is, you could easily tell yourself, a positive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are We There Yet? (Part Two: Preschool Version)</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/08/are-we-there-yet-part-two-preschool-version/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/08/are-we-there-yet-part-two-preschool-version/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being in the moment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daycare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[following your heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting go]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was the end-of-the-school year potluck in Jake&#8217;s preschool class.  Same summer-ish excitement that I recall from the end of my somewhat-older-than-two-and-a-half-years-old school years.  Same excuse to eat ice cream instead of lunch.  Same sense of happy displacement at having parents on the playground in the middle of the day.
Plus, as a mother, a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traveling with Two: An Ode to My Generous Little Spirit</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/05/traveling-with-two-an-ode-to-my-generous-little-spirit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/05/traveling-with-two-an-ode-to-my-generous-little-spirit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 20:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mommy time]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opening your heart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Lily was awake during my acupuncture appointment.
Her newfound alertness was one of those developments you look forward to in theory, only to realize once you get there that it isn&#8217;t all it&#8217;s cracked up to be.  Sort of like when I used to stay up half the night anticipating a trip to Disneyland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There Such a Thing as a Full Circle and What Does It Look Like?</title>
		<link>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/05/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-full-circle-and-what-does-it-look-like/</link>
		<comments>http://www.yogamamame.com/2009/05/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-full-circle-and-what-does-it-look-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 17:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chattering mind]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opening your heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sense of self]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the bigger picture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[past]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga and motherhood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I hung up the phone yesterday thinking I had come full circle.
We hadn&#8217;t spoken in nearly twenty years, and I wonder how long it&#8217;s been since I&#8217;ve heard the laugh that brought me right back in a joyful slide to the summer I turned seventeen.  That laugh, I now remember, made me feel like I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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