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Beltane
A #Celtic holiday and time to welcome the abundance of the fertile earth, Beltane (sometimes spelled Beltaine or even Bealtaine) is a day...
Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 30, 20246 min read
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Don't Talk About It: What Will the Neighbors Think?
I've shared previously that a few years ago I did a little work with the Mind Body Institute, in which we learned about ancestral cell...
Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 9, 20238 min read
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Spring Equinox or Ostara
Ostara brings new beginnings, fertility, rebirth and renewal to the Celtic Wheel. This is the time of each year when the natural world is...
Dr. Penny Lane
Mar 16, 20235 min read
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Imbolc
Imbolc, also called Saint Brigid's Day, is a Gaelic traditional festival. A Celtic word, Imbolc means 'in the belly or womb.' Pronounced...
Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 18, 20237 min read
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
Many years ago, while watching the sitcom Parenthood with Ray Romano and the hunky, Dax Shepard, it occurred to my former husband that he...
Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 5, 202310 min read
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Winter Solstice or Yule
The winter #solstice is the shortest day of the year, the moment when half the Earth is tilted the farthest away from the sun when in the...
Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 11, 20224 min read
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Dissociative Disorder: a Subtype of Posttraumatic Stress
We now know that those who suffer posttraumatic stress disorder don't have to be soldiers who endured war trauma. The event itself isn't...
Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 1, 20227 min read
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Autumn Equinox or Mabon
Having wanted to dive in a bit more this year to celebrating the seasonal transitions more so than stressing myself out with spending far...
Dr. Penny Lane
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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Celebrating the Summer Solstice
Yesterday we probably bombarded you with social media pictures of our experience at the Yoga Fest on the Monumental Circle in...
Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 22, 20227 min read
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Speaking Up is Extreme Self-Care
A few weeks ago I wrote "Did you say Meaty Vagina? You're an Idiot" and had loads of private messages, thank-yous, and shared posts but...
Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 27, 20227 min read
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Did you say "Meaty Vagina?" You're an Idiot.
As a family nurse practitioner, when the time is right, the child mature enough, and the parents on the same page, I talk with my...
Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 5, 20227 min read
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Creating a Sanctuary for Yourself
Does your space fill you with joy? Does it balance your energy - not too stimulating but enough energy to be productive? Does it inspire...
Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 16, 20229 min read
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Meditation for Beginners
This week I've stumbled across a number of new studies on the benefits of #meditation and I am even more excited about where we are going...
Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 1, 20225 min read
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Dishwasher Revelations
My former spouse, as you may know, is #autistic. He has particular nuances. We - as in I - learned his rules to help his anxiety, to...
Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 15, 20219 min read
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Getting Your Feet Under You: Muladhara
The past few weeks, I've been studying a little bit about our energy bodies. We have them; MRIs measure them as do EEGs. We just avoid...
Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 8, 20214 min read
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Getting the Love You Want: Book Club Read
Self-help books are often incredibly light reads, maybe too light for me honestly, as they are so, sort of, surface level that they don't...
Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 6, 20216 min read
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Power of Rhythm & Routine
Today's #WellnessWednesday was lovely. Great company. Wonderful conversation. Such an incredible joy. We talked about rhythm and routine....
Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 1, 20216 min read
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My Yoga Niche
Every thread of my being avoids being labeled or pegged into a narrow hole or routine. My interests are wide and continually they evolve....
Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 23, 20213 min read
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Disappoint Someone on Purpose
I had some time today so a client of mine hung out just a bit after her prenatal so we could lament about the challenges of being the...
Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 17, 20218 min read
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How do You Define Self-Care?
This might be a term you see too often and now tune out entirely or maybe the thought of it is completely beyond your grasp. It's true;...
Dr. Penny Lane
Oct 27, 20214 min read
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