Holistic Moms Network - Monthly Meeting
First Tue. of Month, 2010, 6:30-8pm
San Jose

Rozenhart Family Chiropractic
4620-B Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95124
(Between Longs Drugs & Lunardi's Market)
Holistic Moms Network - Nurturing Our Children, Empowering Ourselves, San Jose Chapter (meetings first Tuesday of month)
www.holisticmoms.org

Monthly Topic, August 3, 2010: Alternative Education: Exploring Waldorf, Montessori and Homeschooling Philosophies

Location: Cambrian Library in the community room
Ever wondered what the differences are between the Waldorf and Montessori approaches?  Have you considered Homeschooling but are not sure where to start? Join our panel of Educators for a presentation/discussion on the different education options available in the South Bay. Representatives from local schools and homeschool cooperatives will be in attendance to answer our many questions.  Feel free to invite friends that may be interested in this topic and introduce them to HMN.

Holistic Moms Network (HMN) members share a common bond: a desire to be the best parents possible by providing our children with a physical, psychological, and spiritual environment that will nourish them and allow them to reach their greatest potential. To nurture our children, we strive to educate ourselves and to make choices that will enable them in mind, body, and spirit.

Children in today's world face increasing challenges and risks and we, as parents, must commit to staying informed of the most serious dangers and the greatest opportunities that affect our children, so that we can make the best decisions on their behalf. We feel that protecting and nurturing our children is our single most important responsibility.

We, as women, also seek to empower ourselves as individuals and as parents. We want to be informed of our options and to be free to make the choices that best suit our families and that make a positive impact on the world. Many of us tuned into natural, holistic health in parenthood. As we set on the path to discover the best for our children, we have also learned how to optimize our own health and well-being through education, knowledge, and support. We realized that we can only be teachers and role models to our children if we are first informed and healthy individuals ourselves.

Coming together as holistic parents and supporting one another empowers us through support, validation, and education. Providing the opportunity to learn and grow together enables us to make the best decisions we can, affirms our choices, and creates a wonderfully diverse community for us to participate in. Through our HMN chapters, we hope to renew and reinvigorate ourselves and each other, learn from one another, and to share in our passion for holistic and green parenting.