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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Imbolic
Imbolc, also called Saint Brigid's Day, is a Gaelic traditional festival. A Celtic word, Imbolic means 'in the belly or womb.' Pronounced...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Jan 5
- 10 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Sep 1, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Jun 22, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Apr 27, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Apr 5, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Feb 16, 2022
- 9 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Feb 1, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Dec 15, 2021
- 9 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Dec 8, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Dec 6, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Dec 1, 2021
- 6 min
Power of Rhythm & Routine
Today's #WellnessWednesday was lovely. Great company. Wonderful conversation. Such an incredible joy. We talked about rhythm and routine....
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min
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....
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Nov 17, 2021
- 8 min
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...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
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;...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Oct 8, 2021
- 5 min
Quan Yin: Goddess of Compassion & Mercy
Most of us study mythology at some point in our younger years, but when predominantly raised in a Christian community, we are presented...
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Dr. Penny Layne-Gooden
- Jul 28, 2021
- 6 min
Relationship-Centered Care
Midwifery is very relationship-based. It prioritizes mutual decision making so much so that the American College of Nurse-Midwives has...
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