tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91133398729119453282024-02-19T17:31:36.756-08:00NurturePDXNurture is a center for growing families and community. We offer a broad range of supportive programs for families including: wellness services, community space for families, lending libraries (home goods & family wellness and a toy library), groups, classes, & events
community projects.Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.comBlogger423125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-82350779586762888812011-11-28T22:07:00.000-08:002011-11-28T22:09:01.745-08:00Nurture Welcomes New AcupuncturistNurture warmly welcomes our newest Family Wellness Professional Member, Amber Hincks. Amber is an East Asian Medicine Practitioner with a special interest in women’s health. Read on to find out more about Amber and all that she has to offer:<br /><br />Amber Hincks, L.Ac.<div><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/amber.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3171" title="amber" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/amber-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="101" /></a><br /><div>Vital Moon Healing Arts<br /><a href="http://www.vitalmoonpdx.com/">www.vitalmoonpdx.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.vitalmoonpdx.com/"></a>971.267.2229<br /><br />Greetings! I am a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Oregon, and acupuncture is one of the many services I will be offering now at Nurture. Chinese medical theory provides the foundation for a holistic view of health that sees the individual as a unique and complex whole person. While I look at symptoms and how to resolve them efficiently, I also seek to bring the person back into balance with themselves, as well as with nature and community.<br /><br />Along with acupuncture and its <a href="http://www.vitalmoonpdx.com/non-needling-therapies.html">associated modalities</a>, I use Chinese herbal medicine, massage, and dietary and lifestyle counseling. I am also a trained birth doula. I love working with women or couples who are starting new families, wherever they are in that process. It is such an important time to feel supported and have the resources you need. I also enjoy working with digestive disorders (herbs are great!), musculoskeletal conditions (tuina massage is incredible!), and emotional wellbeing.<br /><br />Chinese medicine has so much to offer at any stage of life, and I look forward to adding my skills to the wonderful community at Nurture. Please contact me with any questions at 971-267-2229 or <a href="mailto:vitalmoonpdx@gmail.com">vitalmoonpdx@gmail.com</a>. I look forward to meeting you!</div></div>mychellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895490988503378705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-2734788186049300772011-06-08T23:22:00.000-07:002011-06-08T23:23:20.687-07:00Luna Lactation June 2011 Newsletter: Wakeful Nights<div class="WordSection1"><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="amp;amp;amp;font-family:&;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.lunalactation.com"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2108" title="lunalactationheader" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lunalactationheader-300x57.png" alt="" width="300" height="57" /></a></span></span></p><br />Please view our June 2011 newsletter:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/June2011.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lunalactation.com/June2011.pdf</a><br /><br />Also, consider checking out the new <strong><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/heartwise-mamas-program/">Nurture Heartwise Mamas Program</a></strong><br /><br /><strong>This unique and supportive program is:</strong><strong><br /></strong>for women who are pregnant or postpartum and having a rough start on their journey of motherhood. One of the most helpful ways to decrease feelings of being overwhelmed, depressed, or anxious is to get out of your house and connect with other mothers who understand what you are going through. This program helps you to do just that and more. You can feel better and we are here to help you.<br /><br />More details at: <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/heartwise-mamas-program/" target="_blank">http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/heartwise-mamas-program/</a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></strong></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">Melissa Cole, </span><em><span style="font-size:medium;">IBCLC, RLC</span></em></strong></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;"><em> </em></span></strong><span><span style="font-size:medium;">Board Certified Lactation Consultant</span></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:medium;">tel.360.830.MILK(6455)</span></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:medium;">fax.360.695.6193</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue;"><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/"><span style="font-size:medium;">www.lunalactation.com</span></a></span></p><br /><br /></div>mychellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895490988503378705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-57886430209578698502011-06-06T00:22:00.000-07:002011-06-06T00:24:01.096-07:00Playing in the dirt<a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dirtplay.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3018 " title="dirtplay" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dirtplay-179x300.jpg" alt="" width="143" height="240" /></a><br /><br />This weekend was full of sun and so much dirt-- rich, deep, delicious two yards, two truckloads full of dirt. Naturally, with the arrival of the dirt came the creatures who love dirt! Abby's boys wholeheartedly helped move the dirt. Oh, the joy of the freedom to embrace soil. Then, following the dirt came the seeds, the tiny capsules of plant just waiting to spring into action.<br /><br />Nestled in all of that lovely dirt are:<br /><ul><br /> <li>pumpkin seedlings (Thank you, Eden!)</li><br /> <li>chinese lanterns</li><br /> <li>two varieties of cucs</li><br /> <li>peas</li><br /> <li>lots of beans</li><br /> <li>giant sunflowers</li><br /> <li>enough salad greens to fill a bowl the size of Alberta St. (or maybe that is a wee exaggeration)</li><br /> <li>chard (Thank you, Heather!)</li><br /> <li>kale</li><br /> <li>nasturtiums (heart)</li><br /> <li>beets</li><br /> <li>carrots</li><br /> <li>Indian corn</li><br /> <li>zucchini</li><br /> <li>yellow squash</li><br /> <li>tomato seedlings (Thank you, Heather!)</li><br /> <li>some other beautiful seedlings (Thank you, Heather! what else did you give us?)</li><br /> <li>basil</li><br /> <li>garlic (Thank you, Meg!)</li><br /> <li>peppers</li><br /> <li>hops for the teepee (we still need a few bamboo poles)</li><br /> <li>and we still have to build and plant the strawberry wall & plant the artichokes out front</li></ul><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/fairyring.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3020" title="fairyring" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/fairyring-300x179.jpg" alt="A ring for visiting the pixies and elves" width="240" height="143" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/grow/growing-together-in-the-garden/">Abby</a> also created a fairy ring planted with cosmos, sunflower, lupine, viola, and daisies. And, we now have a little treehouse play structure and outdoor kitchen set and a few ride around cars, thank you to <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/sierra-ansley-health-advocate/">Sierra</a>! Behind the stage-gazebo we can trim the bushes a bit and create a sweet little nature house.<br /><br />Maybe <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/grow/creative-recycling-green-craft-workshops/">Heather</a> can concoct some brilliant garden art projects to add a little sparkle and shine to the mix. I love our garden.<br /><br />Thank you, Abby and Dave and kids for all of your dirt moving muscle and gentle seed planting. Thank you Heather, Eden, Meg & Josh, and Abby for the plants and seeds and such. Thank you, Sierra for all of the outdoor toys.<br /><br />Come out and play in the garden!<div><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pumpkins.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-3021" title="pumpkins" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pumpkins-300x179.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="179" /></a></div>mychellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895490988503378705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-46700023567628330302011-05-22T22:55:00.000-07:002011-05-22T22:57:33.576-07:00Little corners of the garden<a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMAG0312.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2982 " title="IMAG0312" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMAG0312-300x179.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="179" /></a><br /><br />The magic of a few days of fabulous weather brings big garden plans. Have you seen our yard? There is so much potential out there, a blank canvas waiting to be painted with life. Four raised beds, a stage-gazebo, lots of sun, lots of shade, lots of room...<br /><br />Nurture members (<a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/gather/nurture-family-membership/">more about that soon</a>) are welcome (children and adults) to join us in the garden, get your hands (small or large) dirty, harvest goodies, play, rest, grow, and enjoy the abundance that will soon be.<br /><br />Abby Wyers is our garden queen (queen Ab-bee?); she will be out there when she can to give the garden a little love and build community by growing food and beauty together with Nurture families in our seedling <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/grow/growing-together-in-the-garden/">Growing Together in the Garden Program</a>.<a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMAG0326.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2983" title="IMAG0326" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMAG0326-300x179.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="179" /></a><br /><br />On Friday, to get things started, Abby, her two boys, me, and my two children planted 15 raspberry plants donated by my wonderful neighbors, Meg and Josh Prewitt. We also planted a few lily-like plants (not sure exactly what they are yet), and we have garlic waiting for a little corner. Strawberries and garden beds are next...<br /><br />What would you like to see out there? Drop by and join us, bring a start or a few seeds or just come over to enjoy the development of a garden from scratch.<br /><br />We have a little garden wish list if you have these things sitting around looking for a home:<br /><ul><br /> <li>dirt (organic)</li><br /> <li>small sandbox (with cover)</li><br /> <li>sand</li><br /> <li>a few small shovels</li><br /> <li>bird feeder</li><br /> <li>old mail box</li><br /> <li>logs/stumps</li><br /> <li>critter-free compost bin</li><br /> <li>chairs</li><br /></ul><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMAG0310.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2984" title="IMAG0310" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMAG0310-300x179.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="179" /></a>mychellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895490988503378705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-90716363416217566672011-05-11T23:04:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:40:59.040-07:00Music of MotherhoodKate Bush is back and has remade her album <em>The Sensual World. </em>The new album is titled<em>,</em> <em>The Director's Cut</em>, and you can read the interesting story about the remake and hear the new album on <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/05/12/136220377/first-listen-kate-bush-directors-cut?sc=fb&cc=fmp" target="_blank">NPR's First Listen</a>.<br /><br />Hearing the new album, particularly the song <em>This Woman's Work</em>, brings me back, way back;<em> </em>for me<em> </em>it<em> </em>touches a deep place of mystery about the work of mothering as well as the anguish in the outer fringes of anticipation. <em>This Woman's Work</em> was paired well with the cesarean birth scene in the movie <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She's_Having_a_Baby" target="_blank">She's Having a Baby</a></em>. Up until I read the book, <em><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780743219341" target="_blank">Baby Catcher</a></em>, this scene was my only vision of birth; I think, while I was about to birth my second child, I even said the same thing that "Kristy Briggs" says in that scene.<br /><p style="text-align: left;">This is the scene and the song; it may be a trigger for you if you have had a traumatic birth experience, so use your judgement in deciding whether or not to watch.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="480" height="390" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9MZWrEfB_VM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9MZWrEfB_VM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Also on the <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She's_Having_a_Baby" target="_blank">She's Having a Baby</a></em> soundtrack, though not by Kate Bush, is another favorite song of mine about the tenderness of mothering--<em>Apron Strings</em> by Everything But the Girl. Sigh...I love this song....</p><p style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="480" height="390" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GE0pHVizWJY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GE0pHVizWJY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-80162007901867096522011-05-09T22:39:00.000-07:002011-05-09T22:42:13.468-07:00Introducing a few new little corners of our new home<div style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2946" title="IMG_3148" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3148-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></div><br /><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3143.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2947 " title="IMG_3143" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3143-e1305004913718-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3145.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2948 " title="IMG_3145" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3145-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3146.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2949 " title="IMG_3146" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3146-e1305005029487-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3140.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2950 " title="IMG_3140" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3140-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_31351-e1305005204360.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2952 " title="IMG_3135" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_31351-e1305005204360-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a> <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3138.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2953 " title="IMG_3138" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG_3138-e1305005305817-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-18957282242744559402011-05-08T16:25:00.000-07:002011-05-08T16:26:56.424-07:00Luna Lactation May 2011 Newsletter: Mothers<div class="WordSection1"><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="amp;amp;amp;font-family:&;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.lunalactation.com"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2108" title="lunalactationheader" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lunalactationheader-300x57.png" alt="" width="300" height="57" /></a></span></span></p><br />Please view our May 2011 newsletter and Happy Mother’s Day!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/May11.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lunalactation.com/May11.pdf</a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></strong></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">Melissa Cole, </span><em><span style="font-size:medium;">IBCLC, RLC</span></em></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-size:medium;"></span></em></strong>Board Certified Lactation Consultant</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:medium;">tel.360.830.MILK(6455)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:medium;">fax.360.695.6193</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/">www.lunalactation.com</a></span></span></p></div>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-15135837142781795612011-04-30T22:23:00.000-07:002011-04-30T22:24:22.638-07:00a big thank youWe are moved in to our new home! It looks wonderful, especially on a lovely day such as today with the cozy sun glowing throughout the house.<br /><br />I wanted to say a <em>big</em> thank you to everyone who came out to help us move. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jennifer Green from <a href="http://www.greenbeanbookspdx.com/" target="_blank">Green Bean Books</a> (I am so happy that we will still be neighbors), <a href="http://www.tworiversmidwifery.com/" target="_blank">Silke Akerson</a>, <a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/" target="_blank">Melissa</a> and Bryon Cole, Sierra Ansley, and Sarah Dykes (I will miss you). You are all amazingly strong, energetic, handy, and helpful! We accomplished so much today!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2873" title="new3" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/new31-300x188.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="188" /></div><br />There is so much to be thankful for, I don't even know where to begin. I am looking forward to sharing it all with you soon. Please pardon our dust as we fix the last few bits.<br /><br />Joyfully,<br />MychelleNurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-4911419350784424862011-04-28T15:55:00.001-07:002011-04-28T15:55:50.129-07:00our new home<p style="text-align: center;">And now for the big announcement ...our new space location...</p><br />You will never believe this, but our beautiful new home is right next door to our old space. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=1626+ne+alberta+portland&fb=1&gl=us&hnear=Portland,+OR&cid=0,0,8402913413843829576&ei=eO-5Tc2YBYvWiALGm8E6&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQnwIwAA" target="_blank">Our new address is 1626 NE Alberta St.</a> It is a lovely old refurbished four square house that has been vacant for some time. We are putting a few finishing touches on the inside, and will be open to start seeing clients this weekend.<br /><br />We have a lovely, large backyard with four garden boxes, and we will have a gardening program for children and families back there. Also in the backyard is a little gazebo for tea parties, seasonal celebrations, creative activities, and other wonderful events.<br /><br />We will have the whole main floor available for drop-in for parents to gather and little ones to play. We will have the wellness library set-up, teas, coffee, and chocolate, and the home goods library will be in the basement! And as soon as the kitchen is set-up we can pop a loaf of bread in the oven or some other goodie and share. The space will also have workshops, classes, and groups starting this summer.<br /><br />There is still a lot of work to be done, but it is all coming together and is very exciting! Thank you for all of your love and support throughout this transition. If you love to help with little house projects, let me know, we can always use an extra hand.<br /><br />A housewarming celebration is in order very soon!Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-21623526512882640762011-04-25T22:43:00.001-07:002011-04-25T22:43:52.193-07:00Change is good!<img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2855" title="IMG_3123" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_3123-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /><br /><br />There are <em>a </em><em>lot</em> of exciting changes happening with Nurture (how very fitting for spring)! As you know we will be in a new space soon, and the new space will bring all sorts of new goodies for families. Ideas are incubating right now.<br /><br />Sadly, we will be saying goodbye to some of our friends, but they won't be far. And we will be welcoming new friends, which is heartwarming...the ever expanding circle of friends.<br /><br />Many things will be different, the most exciting of which is that we will have the space to ourselves, and with that we will be able to have regular open hours to offer wonderful opportunities for families. I know that is vague, but the wait will be worth it.<br /><br />We really appreciate all of your support, patience, and love as we are getting settled. Our new location will be unveiled next week.<br /><br />Cheers.Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-58899573943927347402011-04-05T18:43:00.000-07:002011-04-05T18:53:40.122-07:00Luna Lactation April 2011 Newsletter: Breastfeeding Stories<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="amp;amp;amp;font-family:&;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.lunalactation.com"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2108" title="lunalactationheader" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lunalactationheader-300x57.png" alt="" width="300" height="57" /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="amp;amp;amp;font-family:&;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="amp;amp;amp;font-family:&;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.lunalactation.com"></a>For easier viewing, visit the link to a PDF version of our newsletter, enjoy!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/April11.pdf"><span style="font-size:medium;">http://www.lunalactation.com/April11.pdf</span></a></span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">Melissa Cole, </span><em><span style="font-size:medium;">IBCLC, RLC</span></em></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:medium;">Board Certified Lactation Consultant</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:medium;">tel.360.830.MILK(6455)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:medium;">fax.360.695.6193</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/">www.lunalactation.com</a></span></span></p></div>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-52149274533050532022011-04-03T22:59:00.000-07:002011-04-03T23:00:52.513-07:00The Mural!At long last, the complete mural. I would like to send a big hug and thank you to all of the creative and inspiring women who participated in this project; I have enjoyed this process so much! Now we just need a new home to in which to hang it (smile).<br /><br />Ta da...<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_3104.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2825" title="IMG_3104" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_3104-e1301895835215-768x1024.jpg" alt="" width="461" height="614" /></a></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Participants in order from the middle piece to top left corner and around clockwise:</p><ul> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2010/12/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-1/">Renita Christle Gerard</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2010/12/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-2/">Vicky York</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2010/12/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-3/">Crystal Burgoyne</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2010/12/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-4/">Amy Watson</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2010/12/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-5/">Sally Peters</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2011/01/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-6/">Alissa Hartman</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2011/03/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-7/">Mychelle Moritz</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2011/03/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-8/">Melissa Cole</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/2011/03/community-mother-art-tree-project-collaborative-mural-part-9/">Lena Wood</a></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;">I would love to do another one as soon as we are settled in our new space. Is anyone interested in joining in? Any suggestions for a theme?</p>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-53076063411639491502011-04-01T23:47:00.000-07:002011-04-03T22:59:42.039-07:00Sunny's Spring Treatment Specials!<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><b>Sunny's Spring Treatment Specials</b></span><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">As I plant seeds to grow a bountiful garden this Spring, I also nurture the growth of my flourishing practice!</span></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Weekly acupuncture and/or shiatsu treatments can help manage stress, relieve pain, and address virtually any ailment by bringing your body into balance. In Chinese medicine, Springtime is seen as the season of the Liver and a good time to make changes that bring more movement and energy into your life. </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Shiatsu is a Japanese bodywork that is based on the same healing philosophy as Chinese medicine. By accessing energy through the body's meridians, Shiatsu is able to naturally help restore balance in the body, relieve pain and stress, and create lasting change emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I am hoping to increase this style of treatment in my practice in conjunction with my new position as an instructor of Shiatsu bodywork at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:arial;"><div><b><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">New Client Special:</span></b></div> <div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">4 Acupuncture Treatments for $100 (to be used in one month's time)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">or</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">3 Shiatsu Massages for $100 (to be used in one month's time)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">This is an introductory offer designed to help support people as they jump into Spring with a focus on health and wellness. </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Returning Client Special</span></b><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"> --- Because I love and appreciate all of you so much!</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">3 Shiatsu massages for $100 (to be used in one month's time)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">and</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">I would like to thank you for referrals -- enjoy a $10 treatment for any new referrals from you</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Sunny Jaynes, LAc.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">503-422-5417</span></div><div><span style="font-family:'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">1614 NE Alberta St.</span></div> </span></span></div></span><br />--<br /><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/sunny-jaynes/" target="_blank">http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/sunny-jaynes/</a><div><br /></div>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-88695523011912586162011-04-01T23:44:00.001-07:002011-04-01T23:44:57.447-07:00We need to move!<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/housecolor2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1980" title="housecolor2" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/housecolor2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="158" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/housecolor2.jpg"></a>After three wonderful years of being in our lovely space, it is time for us to find a new home. We are excited about all of the possibilities that a new home will bring and are searching for a space that will allow us to continue to blossom.</p><br />We are all continuing to provide services throughout this transition, and will keep you updated. We welcome your support and ideas as we search. If you hear of any possible spaces, please do let us know. We would love to stay in this fabulous neighborhood or very close by if possible.<br /><br />With warmth and hope for the perfect space,<br /><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;"> Nurture</span></em></strong>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-80810508370107461522011-03-28T23:09:00.000-07:002011-03-28T23:11:00.419-07:00Community Mother Art Tree Project: Collaborative Mural part 9Last but not least, the lovely L<a href="http://cascadiabirth.com/" target="_blank">ena Wood</a>'s piece to wrap-up the 9 piece mural. The next post will have a picture of the completed mural.<br /><br /><a href="http://cascadiabirth.com/" target="_blank">Lena Wood</a> is a labor and postpartum doula, and soon to be a infant massage instructor. Lena is also soon off on an adventure to finish her Master's degree in Montessori Elementary Education. Go Lena!<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><em>When I am not working with clients, I can be found at home with my husband, working in the vegetable garden, delighting in new recipes in the kitchen, or hiking around our NE neighborhood. I also train in an Indonesian martial art form, Poekoelan Tjimindi Tulen, and have served as an assistant instructor in the after school and summer youth programs at One With Heart Tulen Center in SE Portland.</em></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_2956.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2805" title="IMG_2956" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_2956-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a>(as you will soon see, this picture is not upside down!)</em></p><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Stay tuned for the unveiling of the complete mural...</p>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-44455211786931200382011-03-28T00:55:00.000-07:002011-03-28T00:56:43.796-07:00Community Mother Art Tree Project: Collaborative Mural part 8The 8th piece highlighted in this project was created by <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/melissa-cole/" target="_self">Melissa Cole, IBCLC, RLC</a> of <a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/" target="_blank">Luna Lactation</a>. Melissa is a mother, a nurturer, and a healer. She is passionate about all things birth, baby and breastfeeding; she is a very knowledgable, caring, and highly recommended lactation consultant. Some of her other interests include: natural living, textile/fiber arts, gardening, Japanese culture, herbs, holistic medicine and life learning.<br /><br />Melissa's piece was created with felted wool.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_2963.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2800" title="IMG_2963" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_2963-e1301298559820-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a></div>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-36315836913193851202011-03-24T22:01:00.000-07:002011-03-24T22:02:12.458-07:00Community Mother Art Tree Project: Collaborative Mural part 7Everything moves at a snail's pace now that I have two active children to keep me busy, but things always get finished eventually!<br /><br />Now for the last 3 pieces of the Art Tree Project before the whole mural is unveiled. This piece is my humble offering to the project. I wanted to create something that goes with the Nurture theme and that fits with our style. It is my first attempt at paper cutting with actual paper.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_3102.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2797" title="IMG_3102" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_3102-e1301028553597-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Grandmother</strong></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>I crave the nurturance of my grandmother so much these days. To be snuggled on the lap of her and embraced by our roots sounds like the most comforting thing I can imagine.</em></p><p style="text-align: left;">Posted by <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/mychelle-moritz/" target="_self">Mychelle Moritz, ATR-BC, LPC</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Mychelle is an art therapist and licensed professional counselor with a special place in her heart for supporting women throughout the transformative journey of motherhood. She is the mama of two active children and enjoys watching their creative antics.</p>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-60824494988676262422011-03-15T17:54:00.000-07:002011-03-15T17:56:56.128-07:00Herbal Support for Radiation – Wise Words from Dori Midnight<a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/kristen-dilley-msom-lac/" target="_blank">Kristen Dilley</a> is sharing this: it is reposted from her other blog, <a href="http://www.theurbanfieldguide.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Urban Field Guide</a>. Please repost widely and I hope that you benefit from it:<br /><br />A few weeks back I <a href="http://theurbanfieldguide.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/dorilandia-the-magical-apothecary-of-dori-midnight/">wrote a post</a> about the ever so lovely and wise Dori Midnight. I feel honored to have received a guest post from her to share with you today. In lieu of her regular full moon letter she has sent the following letter to her West Coast friends. It is reprinted here in full. I am hoping that Dori will continue to share her insights and adventures here at <em>The Urban Field Guide. </em>To visit her blog for further reading please go <a href="http://www.midnightapothecary.blogspot.com/">here.</a> And please share this letter widely, the content is important and poignant.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theurbanfieldguide.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/kelp_forest_15_4.jpg"><img title="kelp_forest_15_4" src="http://theurbanfieldguide.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/kelp_forest_15_4.jpg?w=300&h=200&h=200" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p><br />Hi West coast friends,<br /><br />We are living in some intense times- the earthquake and nuclear failings in Japan is just part of it. This is not my usual full moon letter (it’s not the full moon!), but a just little peep about things you can do to help support your body (and spirits) right now. As you’ve probably heard, there may be some radiation moving across the pacific in the next weeks heading towards the west coast from Japan. To keep going, be alive, and not shut down, we need courage, nourishment, and support- make a pot of soup! (and can I be a grandma for a minute and say if you haven’t made an emergency kit, please do?)<br /><br />I will be posting more recipes and some herbal first aid/community healing basics on my <a rel="nofollow" href="http://midnightapothecary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>this week. If you have friends or family in Japan or Hawaii, you can pass this along to them too.<br /><br /><strong>Your friends</strong>:<br /><br />1. SEAWEED: eat nori, put wakame, kombu, and hijiki in your soups and stews. The iodine in kelp helps draw out the radiation and protect your thyroid from radioactive uptake.<br /><br />2. MISO: good medicine full of live cultures, amino acids, minerals, and protein. I’d recommend making a big pot this week, having a bowl everyday and feeding it to all your friends- recipe follows.<br /><br />3. MUSHROOMS: strengthen your immune system with some shitake mushrooms, sauteed or in soups.<br /><br />4. Eat vegetables, especially DAIKON radishes and BURDOCK root- stick them in your soup too or make a shredded salad (recipe below). Daikon has been used for drawing out radiation, post nuclear fall out- it’s cooling and detoxifying.<br /><br />5. BATHS in epsom salt and baking soda (1 lb of salt, with a bit of baking soda 2x week)<br /><br />6. DRINK lots of WATER<br /><br />7. IMMUNE support: do the things you know boost your immune system- sleep well, eat garlic and Vitamin C rich foods, and go easy on the sugar.<br /><br />8. LOVE: send prayers, love, healing thoughts for those who need it most. Instead of freaking out or shutting down, let your anger, fear, and grief flow- it’s what makes us human and feel connected to what’s going on in the world right now. Crying is a potent way to detox, friends.<br /><br />9. HERBS: if you want to get herbal, some great allies are nettle tea, cilantro (eat a lot of it or take a tincture- it helps draw heavy metals out ), and milk thistle (helps your liver process toxins). Also Yarrow Environmental Essence from FES is a beautiful formula to support the body in environmental disasters.<br /><br />RECIPES:<br />Magical Medicinal Miso Soup<br />Saute one onion, sliced thin, til translucent. Add water, seaweed of choice (I like Kombu and Wakame), shitake mushrooms (dried or fresh), burdock root, carrots, and any other hearty roots you like. Simmer for 25 minutes.<br />I like to add shredded or sliced ginger near the end, so it’s strong, and some garlic, which I like really strong. You can also add greens, like kale or spinach. Simmer another 5 minutes.<br />Because you don’t want to boil your miso, I usually put a large dollop of miso paste in my bowl and then pour the broth on top to dissolve it.<br />Drink and offer bowls to all your loved ones and neighbors, kiddos and pets, family and friends.<br /><br />Get your Daikon<br />Easy Shredded Salad<br />Shred carrot and daikon radish (2-3 roots)<br />Mix with sesame oil and a little umeboshi vinegar (also a great medicine!), sesame seeds, whatever fresh herbs you’ve got on hand (I love mint or cilantro), and a little tamari. Eat and feel alive and well thanks to the plants, the sun, the water and the farmers.<br /><br />Take good care, my lovely friends!<br /><br />With love,<br />DoriNurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-41948490398254999482011-03-14T20:14:00.000-07:002011-03-14T20:14:00.233-07:00Equinox Meditation and Creation<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(17, 17, 17); line-height: 22px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; "><strong style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/3-lotus-painting.jpg" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(161, 3, 19); "><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2781" title="3 lotus painting" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/3-lotus-painting.jpg" alt="" width="124" height="92" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: auto; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; float: none; clear: both; " /></a></strong></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; "><strong style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Equinox Meditation and Creation</strong></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; "><em style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Renew, Rebirth, and Rejoice!<br /></em>Community Hour at Nurture ~ Growing Families and Community.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; "><strong style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">WHEN</strong>: Sunday March 20, 11am-12pm<br /><strong style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">WHERE</strong>: Nurture at 1614 NE Alberta</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; ">The Spring Equinox is the beginning of the astrological new year when the sun enter the zodiacal sign of Aries and begins its 12 month cycle around the wheel of life. It is a time when day and night are balanced, lending you extra support from the cosmos and the earth, to begin again in a state of perfected harmony. It is a time to create and bring form to your dreams and rejoice life anew.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; ">Mychelle Moritz, Art Therapist and Couselor, along with Elaina Beam, Spiritual Guide and Astrologer, will come together to offer an hour of Meditation and Creation to welcome the coming of the new and rejoice in the birthing of the season.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; ">Please bring a pillow or blanket to sit on, a friend, and a symbol of growth or rebirth as an optional addition to the fulfillment of your experience.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; ">This is an open no fee event. For more information contact Elaina at <a href="tel:503.290.8851" target="_blank" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(161, 3, 19); ">503.290.8851</a></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.467em; margin-left: 0px; ">May the Blessings of Divine be yours…</p></span>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-33151815532019797322011-03-13T20:50:00.000-07:002011-03-13T20:51:48.383-07:00spring: seedlings, pollen, and your...liver?<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nightingaleacupuncture.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/seedlings.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="seedlings" src="http://nightingaleacupuncture.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/seedlings.jpg?w=225&h=300" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p><br />Although the temperature and steady downpour of rain here in Portland may not exactly feel spring like, the plum trees, forsythia and daffodils remind us otherwise. As I’m sitting here writing I can see a bright pink plum tree bursting with buds and flowers against the grey sky. It’s a reminder that with the oncoming of the new season, that it is a good idea to reflect on the past winter and start preparing for spring.<br /><br />As an acupuncturist and herbalist, I have a specific perspective on spring. Spring is traditionally associated with the Liver and Gall bladder; in this post I will focus specifically on the Liver. The Liver is represented by the fresh green color of a plant’s new growth, wind, sour taste, muscles and tendons and anger. Knowing this information can help inform some easy and positive changes you can make during this spring to better enjoy the changing season.<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nightingaleacupuncture.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lemon.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="lemon" src="http://nightingaleacupuncture.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/lemon.jpg?w=300&h=198" alt="" width="300" height="198" /></a></p><br />The Liver responds to sour tastes like lemon. A good routine to put into place is drinking a glass of room temperature or warm lemon water in the morning. The sour taste of the lemon helps to alkalinize your body, which is a nice counterbalance to the typically acidic conditions a lot of us have built up during the long winter months, especially with the many fine places to order up comfort food here in Portland!<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nightingaleacupuncture.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/2008_03_18-dandeliongreens.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="2008_03_18-DandelionGreens" src="http://nightingaleacupuncture.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/2008_03_18-dandeliongreens.jpg?w=220&h=300" alt="" width="220" height="300" /></a></p><br />Eating fresh greens like kale, chard, nettles, dandelion greens and chickweed also help the body recharge a sluggish metabolism. Too much raw food at this time is not a good idea however since it can be too cold for the digestive system, so it is optimal to lightly steam them, or make an herbal tea.<br /><br />Another thing to keep in mind is that the Liver is associated with muscles and tendons in TCM. If you have found yourself to be less active this winter try to implement some stretching and exercise into your daily routine. How we nourish and support the organ systems associated with each season determines not only our current health, but carries over into the next season. Start off slowly with your routine, and remember it’s not summer yet, so dress warmly to avoid catching a cold!<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nightingaleacupuncture.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/z-net.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="z-net" src="http://nightingaleacupuncture.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/z-net.jpg?w=300&h=225" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p><br />On a recent walk in the woods I saw nettles beginning to peek up from underneath the layers of leaves. If you are a spring time allergy sufferer nettles can be one of your best allies against your body’s response to pollen. In my experience it is good to begin building up your system with strong batches of nettle tea during the winter, but if you haven’t don’t fear! But do begin to take freeze dried nettles immediately. There are specific acupuncture points and techniques that can also help alleviate allergy symptoms. Dietary approaches should include avoiding mucus producing foods in the diet like dairy, sugar and cold food/drinks.<br /><br />The predominant emotion of the Liver is anger. Springtime is an explosion of life, color and productivity and while that is amazing and welcome, it’s also tricky. Too much movement too quickly whether it’s a longer to do list, or a pulled muscle from not stretching properly, can cause frustration, which in turn can cause anger. Take on the new season slowly and with a still partially inward consideration of what is good and nourishing for you. Take some time to yourself to go for a walk, get a massage or some acupuncture, maybe plan out your garden.<br /><br />If you find yourself needing some assistance this spring or want to talk about any of this further please contact me. And in the meantime, Happy Spring! We’ve made it!<br /><br />This is a post from <a title="Posts by nightingaleacupuncture" href="http://nightingaleacupuncture.wordpress.com/author/nightingaleacupuncture/">nightingaleacupuncture</a> by <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/kristen-dilley-msom-lac/" target="_blank">Kristen Dille</a>y, MSOM, LAc.Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-78362113383823203842011-03-10T01:41:00.000-08:002011-03-10T01:42:40.776-08:00We can learn a lot from anger<div style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-395 alignleft" title="tulip" src="http://www.heartworkspdx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/tulip-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="120" /></div><div>Spring is the season of the liver, so I am told. A time to prepare, clean out the dust accumulated over winter, and bring forth a fresh start. If you had a chance to read <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/melissa-cole/" target="_blank">Melissa Cole's</a> informative <a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/March11.pdf" target="_blank">March edition of the Luna Lactation newsletter</a>, you already know that nourishing your liver can support lactation and how to do so.<br /><br />What does the liver have to do with emotions? <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/kristen-dilley-msom-lac/" target="_blank">Kristen Dilley</a> and <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/sunny-jaynes/" target="_blank">Sunny Jaynes</a>, Nurture's gentle and wise acupuncturists, both told me that the liver is known to be related to anger.<br /><br />Anger gets a bad rap. It seems to be the villain of all emotions and it is often associated with violence, intensity, frustration, hate, feeling out of control, bad, negativity... It is an emotion that can certainly wreck internal physical damage, especially if it is bottled up. But our fear of anger, itself, is out of proportion. Anger is a normal emotion, we all experience anger. And it can actually be a very useful emotion, if given a chance.<br /><br />Anger is a good indicator that something is not right, that something needs to shift or change. It is a protective emotion; we have all heard a new mother talk about their mama bear feelings of protection for their babies. In our wise minds, anger can be understood in this light, as a barometer, a check engine light, a tap on the shoulder.<br /><br />When we are supported, healthy, and balanced, we can notice anger, experience it without reacting in ways that we will later regret, and search for the meaning behind it. When we are not feeling supported and balanced, anger can seize us, holding tight clenching deep, and build up. It is when we are not balanced that we try to ignore and push away anger. We push it down and it seeps out or makes our brains feel itchy with anxiety or mutes our spark causing hopelessness and despair.<br /><br />So what can we do about anger? Well, first we need to take care of ourselves so that when we notice anger we can have the fortitude to accept it. We need to slow down and examine our fears about anger. When we are no longer afraid of it and trust that we will not do something rash, then we can be open to experiencing anger by feeling it and then work to find an honest understanding what it is trying to tell us. With this knowledge, we can let it go with a promise to shift or change something in our lives. Maybe this job is too demanding, maybe I need to connect with other parents, maybe I need to have a direct and open conversation with my partner, maybe I need to take care of my body.<br /><br />Anger can also be a sign that something is not right physically. Perhaps a chemical imbalance, chronic pain, low or high blood sugar, or exhaustion. Anger impacts our hearts, and I now know that it originates in the liver. These two organs are closely tied, and are said to be the only organs that generate emotions. <a href="http://nightingaleacupuncture.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kristen will be continuing</a> this discussion about spring and the liver, so I will let her expound upon these concepts from here.<br /><br />This is a post from <a href="http://www.heartworkspdx.com/heart-stories/" target="_blank">Heart Stories</a> by <a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/tend-family-wellness/mychelle-moritz/">Mychelle Moritz</a>, ATR-BC, LPC</div>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-83587190404209096812011-03-03T20:09:00.000-08:002011-03-03T20:19:58.071-08:00March Newsletter - The Liver-Lactation Connection<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;">For easier viewing we decided to just send a link to a PDF version of our newsletter, enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;"> <a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/March11.pdf">http://www.lunalactation.com/March11.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Times New Roman","serif"font-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Melissa Cole, <i>IBCLC, RLC</i><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Board Certified Lactation Consultant</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">tel.360.830.MILK(6455)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">fax.360.695.6193</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/"><span style="color:blue;">www.lunalactation.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-89418689143040851762011-02-28T23:52:00.000-08:002011-02-28T23:53:33.232-08:00Rest and Renew Hour<div style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2759" title="butterflyfancysil" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/butterflyfancysil-300x233.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="163" /></div><br /><strong>Rest and Renew Hour</strong><br /><br />Do you ever feel like you just need to get out, even if it is only for an hour, and nurture yourself?<br /><p style="text-align: left;">Come to Nurture on Sundays from 11am-noon and relax and renew your energy and spirit. We will have tea (coffee?), company and conversation or a quiet spot to just sit, books, and occasional specialized support as announced. You can make the hour be what you need it to be; feel free to bring whatever you need to do just that (knitting, snacks to share, a book, your journal, a pillow?). This is your hour.</p><strong>Sundays 11am-noon at Nurture</strong>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-58930918758321215092011-02-25T23:02:00.000-08:002011-02-25T23:03:58.527-08:00A Third Birthday<p style="text-align: center;">Three years ago a little seed of an idea, that had been stored away, was planted in this lush garden we call Portland. Now it is a sweet little sprout with tiny leaves and roots and a stem, reaching out towards the sun and starting to form a bud.</p><p style="text-align: center;">So many have formed a loving circle around this sprout to tend to its growth--the sun, rain, gardeners, friendly creatures, and companion plants--all nurturing the seedling along.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Happy 3rd birthday, Nurture. Let's gather soon to celebrate.</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/thirdbirthday.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2751" title="thirdbirthday" src="http://www.nurturepdx.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/thirdbirthday.jpeg" alt="" width="112" height="221" /></a></strong></p>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113339872911945328.post-69397314368289854422011-02-02T20:56:00.000-08:002011-02-02T20:58:15.749-08:00Luna Lactation February 2011 Newsletter: Intimacy and Fertility During Lactation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7IicCsBk4Yw418AuN8eEkoybGqxhgqi5Y4INlQprO4xRbN60gbenf5tcGQJdGhpLgzP9ujRqa1Km8seJYRSHN8VN1NZrVjh8YzvkqUDEV_15KKtBnhjOEe-Ago8EbZVH0P-mizzScE_M/s1600/lunalactationheader.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535157087939631586" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: hand; width: 320px; height: 62px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7IicCsBk4Yw418AuN8eEkoybGqxhgqi5Y4INlQprO4xRbN60gbenf5tcGQJdGhpLgzP9ujRqa1Km8seJYRSHN8VN1NZrVjh8YzvkqUDEV_15KKtBnhjOEe-Ago8EbZVH0P-mizzScE_M/s320/lunalactationheader.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/Feb11.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.lunalactation.com/Feb11.pdf</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Melissa Cole, </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">IBCLC, RLC</span></em></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Board Certified Lactation Consultant</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">tel.360.830.MILK(6455)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">fax.360.695.6193</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); "><a href="http://www.lunalactation.com/">www.lunalactation.com</a></span></p></div>Nurture: Center for Growing Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224371202710741352noreply@blogger.com0