Yoga Session: 2019 September 27 – November 1

Sprouting Balance is now offering Group Classes at Jay9 Dance Centre! The 1.5-hour class will use a variety of props so each participant can focus on making yoga poses work for their body. Want to know about the next yoga session or workshop? Look at the bottom of the page to: Follow Sprouting Balance on …

Props! Pink is for Boys

A week after I wrote the post on Gendered Gifts, my daughter and I were browsing in the independent bookstore Lighthouse Books in Brighton, Ontario. She was immediately drawn to this book: I had discussed my previous post with Lil Sprout and she was proud to show me her bookstore find. We didn't purchase Pink …

Workshop: 2019 September 20

Confession Time. The first yoga class I went to as a participant was a disaster. Seriously, it haunted me for years. I remember feeling awkward, mad at myself for not being able to do several of the poses, and then completed the class hyperventilating. Did I try yoga again? NO WAY. Why would I? There …

Gendered Gifts

Gendered Gifts | www.sproutingbalance.com | #genderneutral #girlgifts #boygifts

I follow a popular parent page on Facebook. It lists events, outing ideas, and lets parents ask questions (oh, so many questions). After looking at the question "What gifts are 7 year old girls into?", I was saddened by the responses. It was a long list of items that amplify the idea of what we …

Lil Sprout’s 8th Birthday – Let’s Make Faces

Lil Sprout's 8th Birthday - Let's Make Faces | www.sproutingbalance.com | #birthday #emoji #faces #4cats

Colours: Every colour?!? But yellow was highlighted (pun not intended) a little more than the rest. Location: Away from home this year at 4Cats Beaches! In past years, it was a celebration for everyone - my daughter, her friends, their siblings, and their parents. This year, we went for a smaller group where the friends …