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Kindred Spirit July 2008 |
Welcome to the July edition of Kindred Spirit, the Kindred magazine e-newsletter.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Latest Articles - by Sherry Dawn and Jane Hardwicke Collings.
Kindred Online - Kindred Toolbox and our new home page.
Special Feature - an interview with Kali Wendorf on community and connection.
Kindred News - Mobile CPR instructions, a decline in breastfeeding and GE food harm.
Events & Workshops - The Fatherhood Festival, Conscious Parenting Workshop & the Byron Bay Writers Festival 2008.
Shop Kindred - Subscribe today for a free Kindred Ecosilk shopping bag.
Subscribe & Win! - a gorgeous prize pack from Ecosilk.
Kindred Spirit Sponsors - Pregnancy - The Inner Journey & Santos Wholefoods.
Become a Kindred newsletter sponsor - and reach over 5,000 people in the Kindred community.
Kindred magazine - the current issue.
Featured Kindred Outlet - Kombu Wholefoods.
Where to Buy - Kindred magazine near you.
Recommended Websites - Morsbags and Kindred on Facebook.
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Latest Articles
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The Point of Natural Childbirth
My
17-year-old daughter, Ellie, came home from school the other day
telling me about a conversation that had happened in her art class. One
of her friends was asking the teacher about childbirth, ‘does it really
hurt?’. The teacher replied ‘I don't know, epidural all the way for
me.’ Ellie, herself home born, asked me ‘Mum, what's the point of
natural childbirth?'...more
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Motherhood as a Bodhisattvic Path
During
the birth process, we transform at the cellular level and become the
archetypal bodhisattva. The process of being aware as we conceive,
gestate and open our wombs to the creative force or the all that is,
becomes our attunement as woman healer, giving rise to the higher
functioning that we need to mentor our children into their vast
potential and greatness. Parenthood is a spiritual path and awareness is the practice. As mothers, we have great honour and great responsibility...more
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Kindred Online
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Kindred Toolbox
Visit the Kindred Toolbox - a place to arm yourself with tips, hints, downloadable research, flyers and guidelines. Please feel free to download, print, photocopy and distribute as you see fit...more |
 | Kindred website update
We
have a new home page on our website, so now it's even easier to find
your favourite articles and simpler to shop in our online store. We've
also added a search engine so you can find all articles and products
related to your chosen topic. Enjoy!...more
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Special Feature
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Children Thrive on Connectedness
An interview with Kali Wendorf On the 5th April 2008 a crowd of 200 people filled the St John's Hall
in Mullumbimby, NSW to hear the latest news on the campaign against
Woolworths. Speakers included Ray Darney, Rose Wanchap, John Dolman, Helena Norberg Hodge and Kali Wendorf, who spoke to to the Mullumbimby Community Action Network after the meeting about children, community and connection...more |
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Kindred News
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Mobile phone CPR instructions 'could save lives'
Instructions for life-saving CPR can now be downloaded to a mobile phone under a new initiative developed by the Red Cross. People will be able to download animated instructions from a website onto their phone on how to revive someone in an emergency…more
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Breastfeeding decline
Despite a concerted push from Governments and health groups, rates of breastfeeding among Australian women, continue to fall below World Health Organisation standards. A long-term study has found, only about 14 per cent of babies are fed on breast milk alone for the minimum six-months...more
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What should every person know about the food they ingest. The documentary The Future of Food
changed the way we think about food by answering this very question.
But, just how has food actually changed? Do we need to worry about
genetically modified foods? What about artificial foods?...more
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Events & Workshops
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Fatherhood Festival 2008
5th to 7th September
Question,
share, celebrate. The 2008 Fatherhood Festival aims to do all this with
its rich, three-day program of concerts, comedy, art and conversations.
A special highlight this year
will be a talk on Friday, September 5th by world best selling author
Steve Biddulph. Also appearing the the Bangalow event are John Butler,
Pete Murray, Lior, Kev Carmody, Archie Roach and Jimmy Barnes, just to
name a few, all giving inspirational performances in beautiful Bangalow (near
Byron Bay, NSW) during Father's Day Week 2008. Latest News! This year we have Australian Idol Irish singer Damien Leith who will be singing and talking about being a dad. We will also feature Jeff Lang amongst other brilliant musicians who has also recently become a father...more
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 | Conscious Parenting Weekend Workshop
26th July
Presentations
by local parenting experts plus stalls, services and advice! Come for
one presentation or stay all day! Controlled crying, bribes,
time-out—NO!
There is another way! Connection parenting uses love and respect. Presented by Future Families Inc...more
|  | Byron Bay Writers Festival 2008
25th to 27th July
The
Byron Bay Writers Festival 2008 will take place between 25 and 27 July,
(workshops from 21 July) so clear your diaries!
Family is a central concern of the Festival
program and Kindred magazine editor, Kali Wendorf will Chair panels
reflecting upon the changing face of family in Australia and the role
models put forward to our children today. High profile writers speaking
on the subject are Emily Maguire, Maggie Hamilton, Dr Alan McKee and
actor William McInnes....more
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 | The Future of Food DVD
The
Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing
truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that
have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade. A must
see film for anyone interested in food, health and the future of
humanity...more
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Huggalugs
Congratulations to the winners of our June newsletter subscription competition:
Jayanthi Black, NSW
Lisa Klaus, NSW
Marianne Caleno, NSW
You
have each won a Huggalugs prize pack containing a Huggalugs extra large
bunny rug plus one pair of matching leg and arm huggers. Enjoy!
www.huggalugs.com.au
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Kindred Spirit Sponsors
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Pregnancy - The Inner Journey
24th, 25th & 26th September 2008
Homebirth midwife of 25 years, Jane Hardwicke Collings, author of Ten Moons - The Spiritual Journey of Pregnancy, Preparation for Natural Birth
has been giving her pregnancy workshops in the Southern Highlands NSW
for the past five years and will be coming to Byron Shire to offer this
three-day women-only workshop in September 2008. The workshop is for
midwives, doulas and women pregnant, or wanting to be...more
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Kindred Magazine
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Kindred magazine. June-Sept 08
Mothers Rising – reclaiming our birth rights and VBAC.
Only Clean What Is Seen - Forcible Foreskin Retractions.
Sugar - Weapon of mass consumption.
What’s behind rising food prices?
Healthy Home Renovations.
and much more...
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Featured Kindred Outlet
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Kombu Wholefoods
Kombu
is a thriving online health food and grocery store. Focusing on organic
produce and products the showcases a wide range of the best and most
affordable food from around the world with an emphasis on regional and
Australian products. Subsidised delivery is available across Australia
with free delivery across NSW for orders of $300 or more. Friendly and
efficient service. Visit their online store www.kombuwholefoods.com.au.
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To find a retailer near you, visit the Where To Buy page on our website.
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Recommended Websites
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Morsbags
Do
something positive to reduce the number of plastic bags being used -
one million are consumed per minute globally - of which hundreds of
thousands end up in the oceans. The idea is to get together with people
in your local community and make reusable cloth bags (from
old duvet covers, curtains from charity shops etc) and hand them out to
the unsuspecting public for free on specified dates outside different
supermarkets. Go to www.morsbags.com to be a part of a wonderful thing!
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Fed Up DVD
Fed Up studies the effects of food additives and chemicals on children's behaviour.
Sue Dengate's famous presentation about the effects of food on children's health, learning and behaviour together with entertaining and insightful interviews, support
Price: $ 36.00
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Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering - The wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting.
By Dr Sarah Buckley
So many women seek a natural birth and this book will help you understand what it means for you. From Reclaiming your Birthright to Yoga and Motherhood, this book is a series of 26 articles, 7 of which are on natural parenting topics
Price: $ 41.00
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When a Child Uses "Bad" Words
My almost 5-year-old son has picked up the word "a..hole" and has been trying it out. I have been trying some advice about letting gutter talk take place at home so they don't do it elsewhere, but I just cannot stand to hear that come out of his mouth. |
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A Child gives Birth to the Man
As a child of the fifties, my idea of childbirth came from old American sitcoms. The mother is closeted away, the father chain-smokes pacing the hospital waiting room. |
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Bringing the Economy Home
When we think about our children today, it is difficult to feel optimistic about their future. The crises all around us seem to increase day by day - from unemployment and community breakdown to global warming and terrorism - problems that seem insurmount |
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Kindred's Ultimate Nappy Guide - Glossary of Nappy Terms
The world of nappies can be daunting for new parents, so we have supplied this page as a glossary of terms. |
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The Power of Story: Touching the Heart of Learning
It was in the early 1970s that I was first introduced to storytelling. I was privileged to work in the Steiner school system where my teaching style was greatly enriched by their story-centred curriculum. |
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