Family Ideas

Christmas Popcorn from Jamie Braithwaite on Vimeo.

This weekend we had a great time cheering on the famLEA that entered in the Tuacahn Duathlon/Castle Rock Challenge – February 28th, 2009.
Eric Lea (my brother) competed in his first Olympic Duathlon. He has run several other Triathlons and plans on entering more this year.
Carrie Lea (Eric’s wife) competed for the first time this weekend [...]

We all gathered together this weekend in celebration of Troy & Trisha’s Wedding on Saturday and Jimmy’s birthday on Sunday.  After the traditional famLEA prayer & hug {{sure LOVE ya!}} We posed for a quick famLEA photo! The famLEA now contains 2 Parents, 5 children, 5 in-laws, 8 grandchildren, 2 grandchildren on the way, and [...]

What is a Mantra?
man·tra (mān’trə) n. (1) A sacred verbal formula repeated in prayer, meditation, or incantation, such as an invocation of a god, a magic spell, or a syllable or portion of scripture containing mystical potentialities. (2) A commonly repeated word or phrase.
What is your Mantra?
Here is an example from my Sister-in-law. She is [...]

Suboccipital Tension Release
You might do it to yourself if someone isn’t around by rolling up a towel or something and laying your head over it in the same spot (just below the ridge on the back of your skull).  This can help a lot if the headache is caused by tension.

With the patient supine and [...]

Here is a great article by Tula Karras
Found at www.parenting.com Baby Health Article: Can Colic Be Cured?
This article is fantastic! It is about a clinic near Rhode Island that helps colicky children and their parents. There dream team of pediatricians, psychologists, and social workers offers intensive, research-backed treatment. The strategies taught at the clinic are [...]