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French Language for Children

I work with elementary and middle school students on beginner to intermediate level French language skills. For young children, I enjoy working with small groups both through Zoom, Google...

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Distance Doula

Sharon is now available for Zoom or Google Meeting doula support to people all over the world who are seeking fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and infant parenting support in the...

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Shop Handmade Ceramics and Books

I am now selling my crafts, ceramics, handmade books, zines, teas, and eBooks online. Please take some time to browse my current inventory. I’m always delighted to take a...

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Published: Zine by Odetta Hawk

Odetta Hawk is a truth teller. Her first published zine is available as a five-page PDF download in my shop . In addition to the PDF download, you also...

Mandarin Chinese

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April 10, 2022

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French Language for Children

Published by Sharon

I work with elementary and middle school students on beginner to intermediate level French language skills. For young children, I enjoy working with small groups both through Zoom, Google...

April 10, 2022

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Distance Doula

Published by Sharon

Sharon is now available for Zoom or Google Meeting doula support to people all over the world who are seeking fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and infant parenting support in the...

April 10, 2022

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Shop Handmade Ceramics and Books

Published by Sharon

I am now selling my crafts, ceramics, handmade books, zines, teas, and eBooks online. Please take some time to browse my current inventory. I’m always delighted to take a...

April 10, 2022

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Published: Zine by Odetta Hawk

Published by Sharon

Odetta Hawk is a truth teller. Her first published zine is available as a five-page PDF download in my shop . In addition to the PDF download, you also...

March 25, 2022

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I’m Loving This

Published by Sharon

It’s a rainy Sunday here in the Green Mountains and I thought I would write up some gratitude for some things I am really enjoying so I can share...

March 6, 2022

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Loose Chickens

Published by Sharon

My eyes adjusted quickly to the hazy light of early morning in my bedroom as I woke with a start at 6:23 am to the sound of wood splitting...

August 3, 2019

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Mommy Belly: A Physical Therapist’s View

Published by Sharon

This is a guest post written by Dr. Kailee Venzin, Women’s Health Physical Therapist, specializing in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum services. She is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Did you...

March 16, 2019

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Mandarin Chinese

by Sharon

April 10, 2022

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French Language for Children

by Sharon

I work with elementary and middle school students on beginner to intermediate level French language skills. For young children, I enjoy working with small groups both through Zoom, Google Classroom and meetings, or in person in Vermont (Mad River Valley and areas that use the HUUSD School District) in living rooms and libraries. French is an absolutely beautiful language and prepares students for the...

April 10, 2022

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Distance Doula

by Sharon

Sharon is now available for Zoom or Google Meeting doula support to people all over the world who are seeking fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and infant parenting support in the English language.

April 10, 2022

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Shop Handmade Ceramics and Books

by Sharon

I am now selling my crafts, ceramics, handmade books, zines, teas, and eBooks online. Please take some time to browse my current inventory. I’m always delighted to take a special order if you don’t see exactly what you are looking for. Just click on the image below to be transported to my online shop.

April 10, 2022

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Published: Zine by Odetta Hawk

by Sharon

Odetta Hawk is a truth teller. Her first published zine is available as a five-page PDF download in my shop . In addition to the PDF download, you also receive a link to a flipbook version that you can read online. This first issue, as illustrated and told by Odetta, is about her birth and the night that her soul came to her. That...

March 25, 2022

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I’m Loving This

by Sharon

It’s a rainy Sunday here in the Green Mountains and I thought I would write up some gratitude for some things I am really enjoying so I can share the joy. You know, just in case you need some. I am loving making junk journals and altered books. I’ve finished two and they will be posted for sale very soon in my shop: MADE...

March 6, 2022

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Loose Chickens

by Sharon

My eyes adjusted quickly to the hazy light of early morning in my bedroom as I woke with a start at 6:23 am to the sound of wood splitting and the insistent sound of annoyed chickens coming from our chicken coop. A chicken in danger makes an unmistakable scream that is both a plea for help and a likely final expression of life. Like...

August 3, 2019

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Mommy Belly: A Physical Therapist’s View

by Sharon

This is a guest post written by Dr. Kailee Venzin, Women’s Health Physical Therapist, specializing in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum services. She is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Did you bounce back easily after your pregnancies? Or does your belly seem to just “bounce” instead? Many new and not-so-new moms find themselves tucking the soft mound that used to be their baby into their high-waisted...

March 16, 2019

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Satya as a Form of Grace

by Sharon

Satya is one of the most complicated of the yogic ethical principles. It is translated as “truth” in many texts, but truth is, in and of itself, a construct of culture. For example, I may hold as “truth” in my Quaker faith that everyone has the light of God in them (no matter behavior or evidence that seems to prove otherwise), while others may...

September 12, 2018

General, Practice, Yoga Philosophy

Embodied Childbirth Preparation

by Sharon

I am SO EXCITED and truly honored to have the opportunity to facilitate a Dynamic Childbirth workshop in Vermont at ZenBarn on June 24th. And, how amazing was it for Shaina Levee of Birth Love Family to write such a wonderful blog post to introduce me to the community there? Amazing! While everyone learns in different ways, labor and childbirth is most definitely a...

June 10, 2018

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Online Matrika Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training and Certification

by Sharon

I’m so excited to have opened enrollment again in my online Matrika Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training and Certification course. My course is unique in that it brings Tibetan Buddhist subtle body anatomy, meditation, and cultural anthropology into the training. Included in the course is a section on yoga to promote optimum fertility for women, yoga during pregnancy, a teaching practicum, a unit on yoga...

May 7, 2018

General, Practice, Workshops

Beautiful and Sensual

by Sharon

I have been using essential oils in my practice and for self-care for many years. It all started when I participated in some classes and workshops taught by Amy Galper and Schuyler Grant around yoga, acupressure, and aromatherapy about sixteen or so years ago. A couple weeks ago, I received an offer from Utama Spice. They very generously sent me a complimentary nebulizing essential...

May 3, 2018

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Imaginary Tea Party

by Sharon

In my memory, a significant part of my childhood was spent in imaginary play. From a quick review of photographs, I spent a lot of time in a leotard with a tutu. I was either dressing for the job I wanted or I just liked the fancy feeling that comes along with wearing anything tulle. Since it is also itchy, my guess is that...

March 9, 2018

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Unicorn in the Sky and Other Magic

by Sharon

Hello there dear! It’s Bibliotherapy Saturday and I decided to start today’s exploration with a magazine I don’t usually read. Ever. I decided to start with February 2018 issue of Astronomy magazine. Why you might ask? Good question! It’s because there was a hook on the cover that suggested that I could “TOUR Monoceros the Unicorn” on page 60. I love unicorns. How could...

February 24, 2018

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Opening to Enchantment

by Sharon

“Do not weep, life is paradise, and we are all in paradise, but we do not want to know it, and if we did want to know it, tomorrow there would be paradise the world over.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov en·chant·ment inˈCHantmənt,enˈCHantmənt/ noun 1.a feeling of great pleasure; delight. “the enchantment of the mountains” synonyms: magic, witchcraft, sorcery, wizardry, necromancy 2.the state of being...

January 31, 2018

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Hiding in Public

by Sharon

It is only recently that I have learned that I am an introvert. More precisely, I am an extroverted introvert. I don’t not like being around other people and do not have trouble in crowds or social situations. I can introduce myself to strangers and make friends with relative ease. But, being with other people doesn’t nourish me the way that being alone is...

January 17, 2018

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Happy (?) Holidaze!

by Sharon

Whether you feel like this is the most wonderful time of year or you’d prefer to go into hiding until it’s all over, I’m offering some services unique to the season that can help you find some relief or just create more time and space for you to truly enjoy all that this magic season has to offer. Guided Relaxation I am offering a...

November 3, 2017

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Tibetan Yoga Classes

by Sharon

Tibetan Yoga on Wednesday Mornings 10:00 am In my personal practice of yoga, in the past five-years, I have started to bring more and more of my meditation into my yoga and more of my yoga into my meditation. Essentially, it is now one practice. This is possible because the type of somatic meditation that I practice (somatic meaning “of the body”) is rooted...

January 31, 2017

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Professional Development for Yoga Teachers

by Sharon

In April 2013, I closed my brick and mortar yoga studio, Yoga Matrika, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and pioneered yoga and meditation studies through distance learning. In the process, I tried a number of different platforms for holding classes and teleseminars and worked with hundreds of very patient yoga teachers who agreed to work with me to provide constructive feedback while also getting high...

January 10, 2017

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Rejected Miracles

by Sharon

I’m a doula—a woman who nurtures other women during pregnancy, pregnancy loss, labor, delivery, and all the transformations after birth that sometimes feel like magic, but other times just feel like poop. A lot of poop. So, it seems appropriate to me that I feel very drawn this time of year to the idea of Mary, in labor, looking for a safe place to...

December 15, 2016

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