Spiritual Mom Tips
This post is all about how I incorporate my spirituality into my parenting. It’s hard enough just going through a spiritual journey and decolonizing, but add children to that and it can be downright exhausting most days. Here are some ways I try to keep my sanity, especially during the summer when the kids are home!
Start the day with meditation. Make sure to wake up before the rest of the house gets up (kids, spouses, etc.) and before you do anything else…before you make that pot of coffee, before you clean up last night’s messes, before you get on social media…sit with yourself put some headphones on and go to YouTube for a meditation session. It can be as long or as short as you like, but I recommend at least ten minutes. It helps as a reset to clear your head. If you are able to, add an energy healing session to that, picking an energy center that needs healing, but since this is about parenting let’s focus on the womb. An aura cleansing would also be helpful! You don’t have to do these all in one sitting, and can switch it up day over day. But aim for at least 3 times a week.
Try to get out in nature during the day. You can even take the kids with you. Some kids need grounding, especially if they are sensitive and/or neurodivergent. Sometimes when my youngest is acting up I try to take him outside for a bit to play catch and talk about our day, or take him for a walk with the dog.
Dance! Dancing is a great way for you and your children to move energy around, especially if it feels heavy in the house or it feels stagnant. Music works wonders for my children, and they love to dance and shake it out.
Use astrology to parent them!! The moon in our birth charts represent our mothers. I also feel like it can represent the type of mothers we are. I have a Cancer moon child and a Taurus Moon child. They are both similar in that they need physical touch in the form of hugs, but one needs more security in the way I hold space for him while the other focuses on food and clothing. I like to do mom dates with my Taurus moon in that we go shopping whether that’s the mall or thrift store (or both!) and then go out to eat at his choice place. In these settings one on one I can get him talking about what’s on his mind. But I also know not to rush him, and give him enough time to get somewhere like doctor’s appointments, because he does not like being rushed. Even as an infant he just needed the basic necessities like a dry diaper and being fed and he was good just hanging out. My Cancer moon child needs a bit more involvement and needs to be seen physically and emotionally. My Libra moon allows me to do both for them, but it also helps me understand that keeping them in balance and harmony also keeps me in balance and harmony.
Another place to look in your child’s birth chart for things they may need at home is their 4th house. The fourth house can tell you a lot about how they would thrive. And if you are having a hard time bringing structure in, check out where Saturn is in their chart. To book an astrology session that focuses on parenting your babies check it out here!
Speaking of the moon, making the time to work with the new and full moon as part of your healing journey would be ideal. Sometimes parenting can bring up childhood wounds, especially as your children grow to the ages that were when you received those wounds. Sometimes they can really serve as a mirror into how your parents treated you as a child. This can be an opportunity to heal that wound for you as well as break any generational trauma or patterns around raising children. This may sound exhausting, but that’s because it is! Breaking these patterns is no joke, but waking up every day and committing to doing your best is a great way to get it done. This is why it’s so important to make that space for yourself throughout the day when you can and if it’s been an especially daunting day, getting out of the house for a bit if you can, or even just taking a bubble bath can really help you when you’ve reached your limit.
Of course, don’t be afraid to reach out to your village. As the saying goes, “it takes a village” and our Afro-Indigenous ancestors definitely leaned into their village to assist in raising their children, or even just giving them a break to catch their breath. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Having a group of friends that understand the daily parenting struggle is a rare find. So find them and love them well!
There you have it! Here are some of my tips on my daily spiritual parenting. What would you add to that list?
