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Tag: Israel

Talking About War With 5 Year Olds

GG had a story to tell me when I got home from work today. “Mama, there’s this country near us, … More

children, conflict, Israel, mindful parenting, parenting, preschoolers, war

An Alternative to the Gaza Blame Game

Blame is an interesting phenomenon. Generally when we find ourselves pointing fingers, we can be sure that there’s something we’re … More

blame, Blame Game, cease-fire, conflict, Gaza, IDF, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, peace, truce, violence, war

Gadi’s Journey to Sleeping Through the Night (and Rocket Alert Sirens)

Third post this month on sleeping! Seriously who am I? If you would have told me a year and a half ago … More

babies, Israel, mindfulness, naps, rockets, sleep, sleeping, Tel Aviv, war

A Loving-Kindness Meditation for Today

At a bit of a loss for what to do with myself between packing up our apartment (moving this week), … More

Gaza, Israel, lovingkindness, meditation, metta, peace, rockets, Tel Aviv

The Latest Gaza Conflict – In My Head

I’m conflicted because I don’t want to be political, and I want this blog to be about mindfulness and parenting and yoga and other such crunchy topics. But this is the reality of our lives at this moment, and I do want to give my internal conflict a voice.

babies, bomb shelter, children, conflict, Gaza, Gazans, Hamas, Israel, Israelis, Meretz, peace, politics, rockets, Tel Aviv, war

When you blame, you be lame

The Tel Aviv Marathon was scheduled for last Friday (March 15, 2013), but the main 42km event was postponed due … More

exercise, health, Israel, marathon, running, sports, Tel Aviv

Not-so-secret Samadhi: Part II

My first 10-day Vipassana retreat (full run-down here) was by far the most intense meditation experience of my life thus … More

Goenka, Israel, meditation, spirituality, Tel Aviv, vipassana

Not-so-secret Samadhi: Part I

I recently returned from my first 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat, which among many other inspirations and insights spurned the starting … More

Israel, kibbutz, meditation, spirituality, vipassana

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