I am a Writer

Hear me roar... I am a writer and I found my voice. I can't stop pouring out all the thoughts that come into my mind. I want to write a book. So many topics. Which one shall I pick?

Have you ever seen yourself doing something that hasn't happened yet? That's how I feel about this book. I can taste it, it's so close to being written. So I'll just trust in the universe to bring me the willingness to sit and have the discipline to do this. Do you have discipline like that? I think that's why I enjoyed playing on a sports team. No matter what, you showed up to practice and you just did it. That's the feeling that I need to create in myself again. So my topic for my book will hopefully be something that I will want to come back to. Again and again.

For now, I will go do some yoga and meditation to help ground me. So many ways to pull me in other directions. But.... I will keep my eyes on the prize. And it's not a Pulitzer that I'm talking about. It's the prize of self-care and the prize of knowing why I'm on the planet. I think I know why I'm here.
Yippee!

Lisa

Pitches of Inspiration

Since I spent my whole life growing up with sports, and since my afternoons and evenings are spent in the sports world as well (with 2 boys playing a plethora of sports): I had been talking to the President of the Hermosa Beach Little League and he asked me to write for their website. After months of finding the "right time", I finally published my first article.
The title of each article is entitled "Pitches of Inspiration" since we all could use a little more love when we're playing, watching sports.

Here's what I wrote:

We are back to baseball, with more sunlight for our nights. There's a feeling of "fun" in the air. You see it when the t-ballers are doing somersaults, when the "AA" kids are pitching for the first time, and when the Majors proudly carry their own league-sponsored batting helmets to the field. The Juniors look so professional in their pristine uniforms and seriousness of purpose. I can't believe they, too, played t-ball years ago. And yet they did. Something inspired those older kids to keep going. I'm sure it wasn't the number of wins and losses they experienced through the years. Most likely, it was someone who believed in them. And that's all that really matters anyway! Cheers to a great baseball season!
Lisa Pedersen is a Hermosa mom who loves watching her boys play in the HBLL. She grew up in a family of athletes (Dad was a coach, 4 brothers played collegiate baseball, with 2 drafted to the pros). Her own experience as an assistant coach for a Div. I collegiate team, coupled with her private counseling practice with youth and families, helps her to understand what happens on (and off) the field (or court, rink, etc.) "Pitches of Inspiration" is meant to help when our lives are thrown "curve balls." Lisa is available to "coach" families when they can't recover from being hit by a pitch.*
Her website: www.mindfulbeginnings.com *some insurances may pay for Lisa's services. Be sure to inquire.

I am hopeful that those parents that feel stress while at the ball field (or court, swimming meet, gym, etc.) will take the time to gather the tools necessary to impart to their kids. My fear remains that when the love of learning is taken away so is the love of sport (or cooking, or anything for that matter).

I love sports. I do. I love how people get into the zone to create their magic. There's just so much pressure on kids to perform that I don't want that magic to leave them!!!

Stay tuned for more articles.

Happy day,
Lisa

More Goes on in Mother/Daughter Partner Yoga

So I've been facilitating Mo/Dau Yoga Workshops and loving it. You think all you're doing is physical poses, getting a work out and breathing with your daughter. So much more is going on.

Instead of going to the mall, getting a pedicure with your loved one, or doing something from the outside to gain close-ness and a common ground, this workshop allows you to build something from the internal (deep inside yourself). While doing so you then radiate and attract your loved one to you and build upon your relationship together.

It helps that I've gone to so many trainings in psychology to add to the workshop. You get to look at how you are in regards to wanting the control all the time, if you follow your partner and really be in the present moment. You get to touch each other through light massage (something that sometimes gets lost as our daughters age).

So come. Come and "just be." And, if I'm offering more workshop dates and those don't work for you then let me work in the comfort of your home (for those that are in SoCal).

Let's work on strengthening the bond of one of the most importance relationships you have throughout your lifespan. Let's work on this connection so that when your daughter is of high school age she will feel safe and comfortable to come to you when she's navigating the world of body image, eating disorders, alchol and drug use as well as sexuality.

Here's to Mother/Daughter love and connection,

Lisa