Hilltown Families 
Gone, thankfully, are the changing tables and car seats. Gone too is the adoration. The pure, unquestionable sense of being loved beyond measure.” In her final column, Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton...
February’s ever present Valentine hearts have Pain Specialist & yoga instructor Ginny Hamilton ruminating on the physical heart’s connection to love. As is so often the case, her son’s compassion reminds...
Protest, praise, and physics. In this month’s "Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting," pain specialist and yoga instructor Ginny Hamilton reflects on rainbows.
Dear Sara, I am so tired of reminding my daughter to bring her homework to school and her violin to lessons. She is 15! Why doesn’t she do it herself? Signed,...
Steps to Generate Positivity Break the trance of fear, then shrink the fear with positive energy with these 7 tactics. Name your fear so it cannot ambush you – All of us...
As a teacher and a mother, September brought homework back to the forefront for Pain Specialist and Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton. How do we make the time to keep our commitments...
Love is a Verb Reiki means life force energy. Many of us refer to Reiki as Love, but love can be a tricky word. Love is multi-complex. To some, love means...
Waves Joy is never gone, it is simply forgotten. Energy is everywhere, even in the waves. I believe in our human potential. I believe our natural disposition is JOYFUL and WHOLE....
Pain Specialist & Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton now watches from inside as her fourth grader gets on the bus. Perhaps she shares a comforting hug with her son's special stuffie, reminiscing...
Contentment is a nine year old in summer. Inspired by time with her father and son, Pain Specialist & Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton reflects on how elusive – and easy –...
Let It Be
I believe in energy and unseen entities. There was a time I thought I might be...
Dear Sarah,
My daughter is only 7 and already she has started lying to me about things. Most recently she told me she had brushed...
Moving, Sending, and Settling Family Energy
Have you ever noticed that some individuals are grumpy and some are joyful?...
Pain Specialist & yoga instructor Ginny Hamilton spends a lot of time helping her 9 year old son face his fears. In doing so, she’s forced to address...
Dear Sarah, What do you think is a good age at which to start giving children chores? Should chores be a requirement for getting an allowance? Signed, Uncertain in Belchertown...
“Flames burn out not because light is shared but because fuel is gone.” In this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting, Pain specialist & yoga instructor...
In our world where fake news is so prevalent, how do we teach our children to be truthful? How do we practice truth ourselves? Pain Specialist and Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton...
Time flies, gravity anchors us, and children grow. Maybe time wrinkles, children anchor us, and the universe grows? Pain Specialist Ginny Hamilton explores limits versus possibility, in this month’s Off...
“We all have our places – our passenger seat foot well or junk drawer or grimy fridge. Whether public or private, accepted or shame drenched, being human is messy.” Juggling the...
As her son transitions from “little kid” to “kid”, Pain Specialist and Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton grows increasingly aware of the need to walk her talk. Yoga and meditation steady her...
"Acknowledging how good I have it in this life, it’s ok to also acknowledge that being human – raising humans – loving humans – is still hard.” In this month’s Off...
How Things Work
What makes the car stop? How are car brakes different from bicycle brakes? Train brakes? Roller...
“Safety is what we want for those we love. Autonomy is what we want for ourselves.” Hearing this quote on NPR, Pain Specialist and Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton recalls leaf piles...
With a growing child and aging parents, yoga instructor Ginny Hamilton is getting many bites at the mid-generation sandwich. Sometimes, one eclipses the other. Sometimes, they share the light of the...
Spaghetti bowl tangles in our hormones and in our brain cells. Mellow mice. Neuroscience meets yoga to help us take a breather, anytime and anywhere, in this month’s Off the Mat:...
Riding roller coasters. A bike with gears. Sleepovers and chapter books. And time for her own thoughts again. In this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting, Pain...
Off the Mat: Stay
Adulthood and motherhood. Becoming our mothers and cradling our children. Thinking ahead to Mother’s Day, Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton reflects on claiming the title of mother in this month’s Off...