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Hello Friends,

Welcome to Mommy Labs and thank you for stopping by this page to know who's breathing and living behind this blog! (smiles) 

My name is Rashmie and the little girl you see on every page of this blog is my 6-year old daughter Pari, meaning fairy. Actually her full name is Parinita, which means 'the learned one'. Well, it's interesting that THAT should be her name for, my greatest passion in life is to make 'learning' meaningful, playful and creative for her – and – for me.

For 'me', I say, because if the mother or the teacher stops learning, she will never be able to nurture learning in its true spirit. 

I am using the word 'learning' and not education because I think your education may 'complete' at some point in time but the 'learning' never stops.

So, what you will read and see (pictures) on this blog are ideas, activities and thoughts that stem from this passion of mine – to make learning what it should be – inspired by life, by nature, by art, by one's own curiosity.

I am a big believer of self-motivated learning. I think that the class-room confined, textbook-driven, test-obsessed, factory-like education that schools provide, leave no room for free thinking and tinkering and hence does not nurture self-motivated learners. 

Self-motivation, I think, is the key to creative thinking. Every single soul is born with the potential for creativity in his/her own right. Give the right nurturing environment and it will bloom and blossom. Leave him/her in an environment that only recognizes test scores and grades and you axe it before it could kiss the sky.

Besides, I have a dozen other passions that I strive to pursue. I am a staunch believer in the power of natural elements to keep healthy and to treat any and every disease that one might be gripped with.

I like to read voraciously about natural treatment for common as well as chronic and life-threatening diseases. I've found that often, the deficiencies in our bodies lead to most of the problems. As basic as Folate deficiency can lead to life-threatening diseases and as humble and cheap as the Indian turmeric can treat a disease like Cancer, but the pharma industry would do its best to keep us in the dark.

Through this blog, I would like to share effective, time-tested natural solutions to keep healthy and to cure diseases.

And the third 'avatar' of this blog takes form from my passion for travel, to explore nature and culture and capture them through photography.

Once in a while, I like to share my travel stories with the intention that you can travel to these places with your family, too. Travel is the biggest opportunity to 'learn'! Isn't it? (smiles)

Between all this, what will I be like if I'm not able to create time for my own art projects, reading and other interests? Without art and nature, I'd turn into a moron, I tell you. Hence, I can't afford to not create my 'me time' and then come back and share with you all. 

Finally, I'd like to tell you that this place, as much as it is about our creative learning journey it's equally about YOU. YOU are our most important friend and community on this path. Without you, this blogging journey would be totally lonely and dull. Your comments, feedback, facebook 'likes' and 'shares', tweets – keep us going; helps spread the word and the spirit for creative, child-led learning. 

As of now, I publish three times in a week and try to keep a schedule for Monday, Wednesday and Friday. My blog feed will be in your e-mail around 1:45 India time.

Besides, sharing our own activities and ideas on this blog, I actively share creative ideas from around the web – on my Facebook page and on Twitter.

I'd highly recommend you to connect with me on any of these places or both so you can get wonderful ideas every single day.

In 2012, I'd also be doing some product reviews and giveaways that support my passion for creative learning. So, stay tuned!

It's my utmost joy to have you on-board. Much love and hugs!

Rashmie

Creator and writer – Mommy Labs
rashmiejaaju [at ] gmail dot com