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How do you honor your body? If we could model appreciation and honor for our body, to our children, what would that look like? If we could ease our stress concerning our children's ability to hit physical and developmental milestones, how much pressure would we take off ourselves and our children? 

Today we'll dive into honor and appreciation for our body, the Alexander Technique, and the ridiculous pressure we put on ourselves and our kids for them to hit developmental milestones prescribed by other people. Imagine the relationship you can develop with another human being when you can accept them for who they are without having to change them. We’ll kick off our show with The Raise a Glass Series, get on to our questions to explore, and end with A Short Story Before We Go. MFA is the sometimes-musical, dramedy, in 3 acts, 1 intermission, the length of a sitcom designed to give mama’s (and any caregiver) a break in the day to breathe and reset along with a much needed audio hug. 

 Quote: "It will all work out. Now it may not work out how you think it will or how you hope it does, but believe me, it will all work out exactly as it's supposed to. Our job is to have zero expectations and just let go." Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso. 

Act I: The Raise a Glass Series

·       The Raise a Glass Series is a space for reflection and gratitude centered around the topic of the day and inspired by lyrics from Hamilton the Musical.

Today’s lyrics – “I'm not falling behind or running late. I'm not standing still I am lying in wait.” 

Act II: Main Questions

·       How do you honor your body? 

·       How can we use our bodies more efficiently, safely, and creatively? 

·       If we could model appreciation and honor for our body, to our children, what would that look like? 

·       If we could ease our stress concerning our children's ability to hit physical and developmental milestones, how much pressure would we take off ourselves and our children? 

·       What would removing that pressure mean for our relationship? 

·       What can we gain by daily movement with our family?

Intermission: Angelica Interlude

Tricky Trickster of Potty Jokes & Insults 

Act III: A Short Story Before We Go

Autumn in New York with Alexander…Alexander Technique, that is

Episode transcript: available at https://www.mfaparentingedition.com/042

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