New Recipe and Great Website!

A new recipe posted by Berry Bliss! Gluten Free Chocolate Almond Butter Bars!

Please take time to check out the wonderful holistic lifestyle products available at Sublime Living Essentials.

Have a wonderful holiday season!

Love,
Michelle

What is Holistic Parenting?

Holistic parenting begins with an understanding and respect for how all living things are connected and how we impact one another. As such, holistic parenting embraces green and non-toxic living, non-violent communication, and natural health.

Although not mandatory for holistic parenting here it is:
7 fundamental ideals for holistic parenting:

1. Making informed and educated parenting decisions around issues such as childbirth, breastfeeding, healthcare and well-being, nutrition, interpersonal communication, and education.

2. Seeking respectful and nurturing relationships with others, imparting the values of empathy, love, and compassion to our children, and embracing attachment parenting techniques (including babywearing, extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and positive discipline).

3. Actively participating in our own healing process when we’re out of balance; using minimally invasive healthcare modalities to help the body and spirit heal while respecting the many paths to healing, both holistic and conventional.

4. Balancing and integrating the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of being into everyday life; using the principles of wholeness – healthy eating, regular exercise, natural healing, stress reduction, non-violent communication – to create a balanced life for the entire family.

5. Teaching our children to respect and care about the natural world by actively providing opportunities for them to be in nature, and teaching them about how they can protect our environment.

6. Limiting our children’s exposure to advertising, marketing, and a consumer-driven culture that is creating rampant materialism, disconnecting them from nature and healthy social interactions.

7. Living more simply and consuming less in an effort to reduce our impact on the environment and to emphasize non-material values.

As a mother, I would love to hear your thoughts and feelings on the subject. I would also like to start a holistic moms group in the Flathead Valley. Please let me know if you are interested in being part of a supportive, nurturing group, that is free from judgment and honors holistic living.

Blessings,
Michelle

For all Parents, Holistic.

Dear Holistic Mom,


This blog has been created to encourage moms to trust their instincts, parent from the heart, use their innate sense of what is best for their children, live in balance with the Earth, and learn about the pros and cons of all healthcare and parenting options. Living healthy and living green is not an endpoint, but an ongoing journey. Hopefully, no matter where you are on your journey this blog will be of service to individuals and the community,  a place where your choices are respected and where you can learn and become informed!


Have a beautiful day!


Michelle Berry


PS. Coming soon to the Flathead Valley, a holistic moms networking group (HMN) represents the growing demographic of holistic-minded parents who strive to give their children the love, support, and information they need to become healthy, compassionate, and informed individuals who can live in balance with our world. Check it out: http://www.holisticmoms.org/ 
Stay tuned for details.