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Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton needs time on her mat in order to approach life with the sort of mindful attention she wants to give her child, and herself. In this...
For decades, Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton has taught people information about the external structures in which they work – navigating the subsidized housing system or the legislative process. Now she teaches...
‘I hope she survives how enthusiastically she is loved,’ is how Pain Specialist and Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton described the hamster Santa brought. In this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections...
“[Last year] was the first year my three year old participated in the Valentine’s Day swap & we had a blast making and receiving our cards in the mail. This site...
It’s lists season. Naughty. Nice. The Year Behind. The Year Ahead. Ever a list maker, Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton shifts focus from "doing" to "being," in this month’s Off the Mat:...
Hilltown Families' contributing writer, Ginny Hamilton, tends to look on the bright side - though she finds beauty, peace, and hope shine all the more in the darkness. In this month’s...
Jack-o-lanterns and early voting. Costumes and politics. In this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting, Ginny Hamilton looks at fear in this election season and shares tools...
This month, Ginny takes solace in the likelihood that she’ll be through the crazy-making cycles of perimenopause before her son hits puberty. Cycling, in this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on...
Ginny Hamilton grew up in a storytelling family. Her son is being well versed in this tradition. In this month’s "Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting," Ginny looks...
Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting
Raising a loving hero, in Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting.
Potty training? There’s a book. Sleep training? Plenty of step by step approaches. How to ride a bike? YouTube tutorials galore. How to be honest? Ginny's sources aren’t on the library’s...
In this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting, Pain Specialist & Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton shares how she is trying to drink more water, one little way...
We call vacations “a breather” for a reason. Pain Specialist & Yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton and her spouse recently took a grown up vacation. In "Off the Mat: Reflections on the...
Ginny Hamilton readily admits that her son is her best teacher, even if she rarely consents to being a student in his playroom classroom. Testing in first grade, in this...
Pain specialist & yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton is committed to answering her young son’s questions honestly. Even about sex. Even in public. Deep breaths and pregnant pauses, in this month’s "Off...
Parents, especially expectant and new ones, are inundated with free advice. What’s a friend to do when ASKED for ideas about parenting in our crazy world? In this month’s "Off the...
Do you let your kids quit? Do you let yourself quit? In this month’s "Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting," Ginny Hamilton explores the difference between being comfortable...
The Dalai Lama says “kindness is my religion.” I was taught how to be polite, not how to be kind. In this month’s Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of...
Constructive criticism is an oxymoron. In "Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting" this month, Hilltown Families contributing writer & yoga instructor Ginny Hamilton, shares her Autumn practice, born...
In this month’s "Off the Mat, Reflections on the Practice of Parenting," Ginny shares her summer journey inspiring a sense of magic in her little guy before sending him of...
"Why did you hurt me on purpose, Mama?,” comes the zinger from the back seat. In this month's "Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting," Hilltown Families Contributing Writer...
Since her teen years, yoga Instructor Ginny Hamilton has worked to engage others to acknowledge race and address racism. In this month’s "Off the Mat: Reflections on the Practice of Parenting,"...
In this month’s "Off the Mat, Reflections on the Practice of Parenting," Hilltown Families contributing writer, and yoga instructor Ginny Hamilton, shares her New Year’s re-solutions, hoping a public commitment will...
As the daughter of an anxious mother and mother of an anxious child, yoga instructor Ginny Hamilton regularly walks the edge of fear. In this month’s edition of "Off the Mat:...