Family Love Village Has Moved...

Hi my dear FLVillagers!  I wanted to share the exciting news that Family Love Village has moved and we now have a new website with more information, tips, tools and resources to further guide you and your families on your parenting path.

I'm excited to also announce that we recently launched our weekly iMagazine, the FLVillage Crier which will give even further support and information for families/caregivers along with updates on our future gatherings, as well as tips on eco-friendly and non-toxic living, including healthy recipes.

So come on over to our new website at www.familylovevillage.com.  To stay connected, enter your name and email address in the section to the right of the screen.  You will then get instant access to our FLVillage Crier iMagazine.  PLUS, you will also receive a complimentary report called "Parenting Through Connection: Dissolving the Wedge Between the Parent and the Child.  5 Most Common Reasons That Destroy Connection and How to Resolve Them".

We hope to be able to further support you on your conscious parenting journey!

To end our last post here, I wanted to leave you with this to ponder upon.

What Does It Mean To Be a Conscious Parent?

To some, it could mean being aware of your natural and holistic wellness choices for your family…to some, it could mean doing your best to eat organic and non-processed foods… to others, it’s about living a non-toxic lifestyle and being eco-friendly…to some, it could mean creating a parent/child bond that instills partnership in “power with” instead of “power over”…to several, it is striving to model a healthy and loving relationship between the parents…to some, it is nurturing a more simplistic lifestyle with less media and less “stuff” and more nature and child-led play…for others, it’s about seeking support when you’re not getting your own needs met or perhaps finding a community that resonates with your parenting philosophies…and for many, perhaps it’s about actually taking that first step in making the choice to become a conscious parent!

To FLV, it can be all of the above.  Yet it is wherever you are at on your parenting path and knowing that it is okay – that we’re all striving to model the best that we can so that our children can thrive!  Conscious Parenting is not about the destination, it is about the journey and the commitment to continuously desire growing on that journey.

Sadly other parenting methods usually depend on a rewards and punishment system which may seem at the moment that it is effective as a “quick fix” but that is exactly what it is.  Like using a spare tire for your flat, it is truly just a “quick fix” – a temporary compliance which can create disconnection and long-term harm to not only the parent/child bond but for the child’s development, as well.

Unfortunately in our modern society, most families don’t get the opportunity to have many members of a village for support. Raising a child can have its challenges – add other siblings or family members to take care of (not to mention getting our own needs met) and it can get a little overwhelming!

So what does FLV do to encourage and support families on this journey?

FLV prefers navigating with tools and resources through several of our programs that help educate us and our children towards becoming promoters for our planet, advocates in holistic wellness, and believers in a more gently guided approach that not only creates connection, it allows children to fully access their compassionate intelligence along with the innate ability to unconditionally love and be loved - which if you think about it, that is really all that anyone ever wants to feel, is to be loved and accepted by others.  So why not BE the shift in role modeling that guides our children with experiencing conscious living where they can pay it forward for generations to come?

There has never been a collective like this one – devoted to the transformation of your family through the lens of parenting with connection, as well as eco-holistic living.

Join our community to lessen the “overwhelm”!  Receive your FREE weekly FLVillage Crier iMagazine and your FREE special report “Parenting Through Connection – Dissolving the Wedge Between the Parent and the Child.  5 Most Common Reasons That Destroy Connection and How To Resolve Them.”

Here's to all of you for making the brave decision to move away from traditional parenting.  Here's to you for being the change you wish to see in the world!

I'll see you over at our new home.

Peace & Ignition,
Tangee Veloso-Pueblos
Founder of Family Love Village (FLV)
www.familylovevillage.com

FLV Presents: Vedi Well Ayurveda ~ Saturday 4/21/12

Family Love Village Presents:

Vedic Well Ayurveda ~ by Jessica Hall C.Y.T., A.H.E.

“When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use.  When diet is correct, medicine is of no need.” ~ Ayurvedic Proverb

 Jessica Hall is an Ayurvedic Health Educator, Certified Yoga Teacher and mother of two.  Jessica specializes in women’s children’s and family health.  Gently guiding individuals through their journey to optimal health through Ayurveda.

Ayurveda is an ancient form of holistic medicine and the basis for all modern medicine.  Ayurveda uses the five sense to bring balance within all facets of our mental, physical, and spiritual health.

We will explore the basic components of Ayurveda, including:

• Doshas (the individual constitution) – How to determine your dosha and make lifestyle choices that support your unique constitution.

• Ayurvedic Nutrition – Exploring the “six tastes” and creating solutions for cooking meals that meet the needs of everyone in your family.

• Ayurvedic Psychology – understanding our children as unique and parenting based on where they are in their personal journey.

• Ayurvedic Lifestyle Recommendations – How to make ancient knowledge of lifestyle guidelines work in our modern life.

• Parenting from the Ayurvedic Perspective – Parenting our children as individuals with “detachment” to outcome.

• Ayurvedic Home Pharmacy – Holistic remedies and preventative formulations every family should have in their home pharmacy.

• What to expect from an Ayurvedic consultation and treatment.

WHEN: Saturday 4/21/2012 @ 5-7pm with Potluck to follow

WHERE: The Yogi Tree ~ 4475 Vineland Ave. Toluca Lake, CA 91602

WHAT TO BRING:

1. $15 per family for the presentation
2. $8 per family if you plan to use the conscious childcare in the Sprout Lounge.  For each additional child, it is 50% off the original price.  Please RSVP at famluvvillage@gmail.com 2 days BEFORE the workshop.

For Dinner, please bring:

• Your own dishware to stay green and
• A healthy main or side dish for the potluck. 

Thank you.

FLV Presents: Documentary & Dinner Night with “Unconditional Parenting"

“Unconditional Parenting - Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason” by Alfie Kohn

Traditional Parenting doesn’t work. But what does?

Most advice for parents begins with the question "How can we get kids to do what they're told?" - and then proceeds to offer various techniques for controlling them. In his landmark book Unconditional Parenting - and in this talk based on that book - Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking "What are our long-term goals for our children?" It follows that we need to work with them rather than doing things to them, in order to reach those goals.

One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they “screw up” or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including "time-outs"), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. That's precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though it's not the message most parents intend to send.

Kohn argues that punishments (including time-outs) and rewards (including positive reinforcement) may sometimes produce temporary compliance, but they do nothing to help kids grow into responsible, caring, ethical, happy people. Moreover, he suggests that permissiveness is less worrisome than a fear of permissiveness that leads us to over-control our children. Kohn concludes with ten important guidelines to help viewers reconnect to their own best instincts as parents.

Kohn was described in Time magazine as "perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades [and] test scores." He writes and speaks widely on education, parenting, and human behavior. UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING is his tenth book. Among his others: PUNISHED BY REWARDS (1993), NO CONTEST: The Case Against Competition (1986), THE SCHOOLS OUR CHILDREN DESERVE (1999), and THE CASE AGAINST STANDARDIZED TESTING (2000).

The heart of Family Love Village is based upon educating ourselves on conscious parenting. Join us for our 1st Documentary and Dinner night of 2012! Alfie Kohn has helped transform several of the FLVillagers’ concepts of rewards and punishments. This dvd will give us insight and tools that can guide us towards partnering with our children. We will have a thought-provoking discussion (in a safe and loving environment) to follow the viewing during our potluck.

WHEN: Saturday 3/17/2012 @ 5-7pm with Potluck to follow
WHERE: The Yogi Tree ~ 4475 Vineland Avenue ~ Toluca Lake, CA 91602

WHAT TO BRING:

- $15 per family for the presentation
- $8 per family if you plan to use the conscious childcare in the Sprout Lounge. For each additional child, it is 50% off the original price.

Please RSVP at famluvvillage@gmail.com 2 days BEFORE the workshop

For Dinner, please bring: Your own dishware to stay green and a healthy main or side dish for the potluck

FLV Presents: Reflexology For The Whole Family

This hands-on workshop will explore reflexology and how it can be used as a way to activate the body's self healing mechanism.  By massaging specific points on the foot we can stimulate specific regions of the body that are calling out for attention.  

The systematic application of pressure to the reflexology points stimulates the body's ability to rejuvenate and heal itself.  Treatments open the subtle electrical channels that become blocked due to emotional and physical imbalances.

Reflexology can be a great opportunity to connect with your partner and child while offering them a natural and intentional healing.  Reflexology for children can begin at birth.  Not only is it a wonderful way to develop that important bond between parent and baby but it's a valuable tool for parents to help children cope with stress in a healthy and nurturing way.  By giving regular reflexology sessions, you can also stay in tune with your child's foot developments and with any issues they may have, such as infectious conditions (i.e. athlete's foot) or problems caused by ill-fitting shoes.

Learn How To:

• Give a relaxing foot massage that feels good and heals
• Touch specific points on the foot for specific issues (such as allergies, constipation, bed wetting, insomnia, teething and more)
• Boost the immune system
• Get the digestive system flourishing from issues, such as colic or upset stomach
• Heal back, knee and other aches and pains naturally

Shezza Walters has been practicing massage and reflexology for ten years.  She has also studied a range of therapies, including kinesiology, hypnotherapy, NLP, life coaching, trigger point therapy, and reference point therapy.  She has spent the last ten years abroad, mainly working as a therapist and body worker in England and Goa, India.  

She is also a natural health and well-being journalist.  She has a regular column in Absolute London magazine and writes on one of the most influential and powerful health promoting websites at NaturalNews.com.

Shezza offers sessions and teaches courses. She has worked extensively with both adults and children.  Her absolute passion is helping people awaken to their own shining brilliance in mind and body.  http://www.shiningbrilliance.com

WHEN: Saturday 2/18/2012 @ 5-7pm with Potluck to follow
WHERE: The Yogi Tree ~ 4475 Vineland Avenue ~ Toluca Lake, CA 91602
WHAT TO BRING:

1. $15 per family for the presentation
2. $8 per family if you plan to use the conscious childcare in the Sprout Lounge.  For each additional child, it is 50% off the original price.  Please RSVP at famluvvillage@gmail.com 2 days BEFORE the workshop

For Dinner, bring: Your own dishware to stay green and a healthy main or side dish for the potluck.