Creating a Restorative Daily Rhythm
Rhythm and routine aren’t quite the same thing. Both can be valuable to your home life, but rhythm offers a flexibility and a flow which routine does not. Our guest today, Meagan Rose Wilson, is Waldorf trained and an expert on all things rhythm. She joins us on the show to share her thoughts about why establishing daily, weekly and seasonal rhythms is so beneficial for families. Meagan offers examples of ways to incorporate rhythm into your life, and we discuss a practice which is helpful for maintaining that rhythm. We explore the restorative daily rhythm in more depth through delving into the concept of in-breaths and out-breaths, and we also delve into how to manage multiple rhythms at once when you have children of different ages. Rhythm is not set in stone, and you will need to change and adapt it as your children grow, and that is where the beauty lies!
Key Points From This Episode:
• An introduction to the Waldorf Movement, today’s guest, and the focus of today’s episode.
• Rhythm; how Meagan defines it.
• Meagan explains how rhythm differs from routine and gives a practical example which makes it clear how rhythm can be incorporated into your daily life.
• Three main cornerstones that Meagan encourages parents to focus on with their children.
• Benefits that rhythm offers you and your children.
• Different types of rhythm, defined temporally.
• What the in-breaths and out-breaths within a restorative daily rhythm can look like.
• Examples of how Meagan manages in-breaths and out-breaths for her children of different
ages.
• A simple practice which can help you with maintaining your rhythm.
• The flowing nature of rhythm means that it is not set in stone and will change depending on a number of factors.
