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Fox Meets Homeschool Workshop

THIS ONLINE DISCUSSION INCLUDES A TWO AND A HALF HOUR VIDEO AND A 60+ page E BOOK OF THE FOLLOWING:

+WHY WE HOMESCHOOL

+STRUGGLES WE’VE HAD

+A CASE FOR YEAR ROUND HOMESCHOOLING

+BLOCK TEACHING

+FAMILY RHYTHMS

+HOW TO STAY INSPIRED +WHOLE

+LABELING EMOTIONS

+SIMPLE PHRASES TO REGULATE EMOTIONS

+TWO ACTIVITIES TO PULL FROM WHEN NO ONE WANTS TO LEARN OR TEACH

+WHY AND HOW TO MAKE OUTDOOR LEARNING WORK

+BAREFOOT BENEFITS

+THE BASICS OF HOW TO START A NATURE GROUP OR FOREST SCHOOL

Q+A

+CURRICULUM WE CURRENTLY LOVE

TESTIMONIALS:

“THIS IS MORE THAN A HOMESCHOOL CLASS. JOHNNA SHARES SO MUCH WISDOM ABOUT HOW TO LIVE FAMILY LIFE IN SUCH A WAY THAT ENABLES YOU TO RAISE WHOLE CHILDREN WHILE REMAINING WHOLE YOURSELF AS A MOTHER. I TOOK AWAY SEVERAL INSIGHTFUL TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM THIS CLASS THAT I'M SO EXCITED TO IMPLEMENT WITH MY OWN FAMILY. JOHNNA IS SO HEARTWARMING AND WILL GIVE YOU A SENSE OF CALM WHILE BEING AN INSPIRATION.” -MARLA

“THANK YOU. REALLY. I KNOW THIS ISN’T A TWO HOUR CONVERSATION AND IT’S DONE. THIS IS A LIFELONG MAGICAL JOURNEY AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO WALK US THROUGH WHAT YOU’RE DOING. THERE’S NOTHING BETTER THAN LISTENING, AND SEEING TANGIBLE WAYS TO FOSTER THE LOVE FOR YOU KIDS THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE WHO FOUND A CONNECTION WHETHER IT BE MENTALLY OR EMOTIONALLY. NOW I ONLY WISH WE LIVED CLOSE TOGETHER! I WOULD TRY TO BE YOUR BEST FRIEND! MY HUSBAND CAME AROUND THE CORNER ASKING IF I WAS OKAY BECAUSE I WAS CRYING, AND IT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE YOU WERE SPEAKING ONLY TO ME.” -DANIELLE

“I LOVED THE WORKSHOP TODAY. BASICALLY, IT WAS MIND BLOWING ... AS A SINGLE MAMA, HOMESCHOOL SEEMS OUT OF REACH IN MANY WAYS BUT I LOVE YOUR POSTURE AND ENERGY. SO MUCH RESONATES AND THE BEAUTY OF HOW YOU APPROACH LIFE IS JUST ASTOUNDING. “CHECK HEARTS NOT BOXES” AND ALL THE WORDS ON RHYTHMS AND MAPPING OUT SEASONS AND TRADITIONS... I LOVED ALL OF IT!!!! THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU IN THE WORLD!” -PAIGE

Not even sure how to say it, but I’m going to take a larger break from being online here. I’ve been craving a season away to live apart from my phone. I’ve had all these really amazing daydreams of owning a flip phone and going to a pumpkin patch this year and just BEING there without taking photos of being there. 😂 It’s been such a big part of my life for so long now being so connected with you all but I am really excited to hibernate for a bit and focus in on making up a nice new fox den for our family, baking with them, homeschooling the girls, reading the stack of new books in front of me and a few other new experiences I’ve really wanted to learn and try out for awhile. I truly hope you have a beautiful Autumn and a most magical Winter and I look forward to when we get to connect again. Thank you for your endless love and support to our little family. Love you all! Stay wild and curious! ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn_Zpnpn_OF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=amoggh2tzcud

When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree. The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying ‘You are too this, or I’m too this.’ That judgment mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are. -Ram Dass https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn2RAgInqhi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=da11wchagij6

Giving her one last bath before she goes to the new owners. Can someone just hold my hand while I do that please? 😢🙂😂 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1S7wFHRHR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w2gw0inx8u06

A painting by my beautiful friend @lindseypemberton based on a post awhile back about people’s mind being like homes. Some with many windows, all flung wide open and music blaring and others are more tucked away and quiet, yet filled with ideas and intense beauty. She encapsulated perfectly, the visual of Bear’s inner thought life and myself as the Fox always peeking in trying to get in there and loving all that I saw inside. This is such a treasure to me and can’t wait to find a special home on the wall for it in our new space. 🍄 Artists who paint or illustrate completely blow my mind with their magic! https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmTWnAnCEK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1175bfegmdwag

Repost from my dear friend @ourlifeinthealps who has encouraged me so much over the years with her gentle approach to life, beautiful respect for her girls and an appreciative spirit for life. 🌿 I heard this idea once that you become like the sum of the five people around you. I don’t know if that’s true, but it makes me want to be a better person for the others in my life. To be kind and gentle and open minded and soft. 🌿 https://www.instagram.com/p/BnOdY_3Hr2P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=190hs8z312k7c

We all know it, but still it can’t be talked about too much. It doesn’t matter what kind of job you have, how much money you make, what kind of car you drive, house you live in, amount of followers you have, or brand of stroller you push. We all have the same hearts and once we start walking around and seeing every single human like that— I think it changes our whole perspective, way we interact with others and even our view of ourselves to be a more inclusive and whole and centered. I mess up all the time, but my goal is to treat everyone like they are valued, have deep worth and pure gold inside even if you have to dig a little to find it. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnG4oE9nx8M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ms0yubmkh9my

I think it’s important to feel sadness. It’s important to grieve. It’s important to sit with emotions other than happiness. Do you allow yourself to be sad? We all spend much of our lives avoiding pain, when really that seems to have the potential to cause a festering in our soul that we then carry with for years. It’s important to recognize our feelings and our off days and our struggles. It’s an essential element to our humanness. Essential to growth and essential to the rise that inevitably follows the pain. We have the choice to engrave pain within our soul and allow it to ruin us and be written as a part of our story. We can become cynical and critical little by little towards life, or we have the ability to settle into the uncomfortableness and engage with it. Then process it and heal from it. I’ve felt this deep sense of sort of making it to the other side of these uncomfortable feelings lately. I’ve been listened to and heard by many. I spent days in sadness and feel like I have made it to the upswing of life again. These less than ideal emotions are a part of the journey and as important as the happy and fulfilled ones. They bring depth of living and presence of gratitude to being alive in this life, I believe. Would you share anything that helps you during low moments? They do pass. Time mends us. And it’s okay to carry around sadness too. Find good people around you who listen and actually hurt when you’re hurt and empathize and take you for your best or your worst. No gift is greater than those souls to surround and hold a tender heart. Thanks for all your kind words and I do feel this enormous breath of fresh air and release of my cookbook project and onto better days ahead! I hope you are kind with your heart this week. ❤️

We have some super big news! We are SELLING our A frame and opening the sale up here to any serious buyer before we officially list online. Open to offers for ONE WEEK! You just never know these woods are the right fit for one of you.🌲It’s 3.6 acres, 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2420 sq. ft, two car garage, glasshouse, chicken coop and fence, very private and about 15 minutes from downtown St. Paul. There are also unfinished projects and a bathroom that needs updating, so some room to make it your own. We won’t be sharing any details here but serious buyers can email us at [email protected]. We have someone helping us out over here and he’ll require all your contact information and proof of financing! It is, of course, really bittersweet to be saying goodbye to this beautiful piece of land and cozy home but truly excited for the next season for our family. Can’t wait to meet the new buyer and hopefully they can move in here by Fall, because it sure is colorful here then! 🍂 Please help spread the word if you know of any family, investor, or buyer!

1. Be Impeccable with Your Word Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. 2. Don't Take Anything Personally Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own dream. 3. Don't Make Assumptions Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. 4. Always Do Your Best Your best changes from moment to moment; Simply do your best under any circumstance to avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret. Have patience with yourself. Be consistent and persistent with meaningful action. -“The Four Agreements”

Basket of gratitude going to my in laws for letting the big girls sleepover last night. Freckles on both eggs and humans are my favorite. 🌿🥚🌿

Want to read stories with us? Come join us for our first FOX TALES in the city! Bring your children in for a storytime reading from 11-12:30pm this Saturday at The Foundry Home Goods! Come as you are! All are welcome! I’m bringing the carpet squares! 🌲 @thefoundryhomegoods

Do you eat quiche or eggs for breakfast? This quinoa crusted recipe will carry you through each season. In Spring, add fresh thyme and a dash of fresh uplifting lemon. Through Summer, sprinkle with edible florals such as chamomile, red clover, honeysuckle, lavender, jasmine, or wood sorrel. Through Fall and Winter months, add spices such as cloves, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, or nutmeg for warmth and depth. Very simple and beautiful to offer to guests or your family. Lots of room for variation and open mindedness! Pg. 53 titled Floraled Elderflower Quiche. You’ll have it memorized in no time. 📝🌿🍋🌾

We just got a family camera that actually fits inside my backpack and now I’m really excited to attend my first @BestBuy Photography Workshop this weekend with my friend, the @SonyAlpha a6300 mirrorless camera and learn how to take better photos of my babes, pets, and this beautiful world around me! Do you own a family camera or have you ever been drawn to using one? #ad #BestBuyPhotoWorkshops

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