“When I asked my son what was the one thing he would say would be important for me to share, he said, ‘mom, it all comes down to empathy.’”

~Melissa Smith-Wilkinson, E-RYT

Join The OHMazing® Way podcast creator, producer and host, Beth Reese, PhD, E-RYT, RCYT, and guest Melissa Smith-Wilkinson, 500 E-RYT, in a conversation about choosing to have an intervention with one of her sons, embodied parenting that includes empathy, modeling behavior, and mindful communication. In the first half, Beth shares a brief mindfulness practice for getting grounded. Next, Melissa authentically shares her journey as a parent with her son’s behavioral challenges paired with new insight into the importance of embodying what we want to see in our children. In the second half of our conversation, Melissa offers practical and mindful communication skills with others along with the benefits of finding our own authentic voice or true north.

“In taking a nonjudgmental observation of parenting, of where the corners turn, and I think, ok, you can introduce something, but guess what? You have to do it over and over and over and over and over again and not just verbally… I (as the parent) have to embody it.” ~Melissa Smith-Wilkinson, E-RYT

Connect with Melissa:

Melissa Smith-Wilkinson, 500 E-RYT

Pranavayoga.studio

Facebook community group for movement and yoga teachers (Restorative and Sustainable Yoga): https://www.facebook.com/groups/MelissaSmithRestorativeYoga/

Instagram

Retreats: Experience the Northern Lights in Iceland, March 2020

Connect with Beth:

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.yoginos.com

Cell: +1 361 563 7448

Facebook: personal: www.facebook.com/elizreese

Facebook: Yogiños: Yoga for Youth®: www.facebook.com/yoginos/

Instagram: yoginosyogaforyouth: www.instagram.com/yoginosyogaforyouth

Twitter: @yoginos: twitter.com/Yoginos

LinkedIn: Beth Reese, PhD