Radical Unschooling live Interview (with BONUS Sexy Birth interview!)

This was a recent interview that I did about Unschooling and also my new book being released, Sexy Birth! I hope it uplifts and inspires you!

~Peace & Love, Dayna

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Introducing..... SEXY BIRTH!!

Here is the cover of my new book, Sexy Birth!

“Being responsible for your birth means shifting from a cultural place of control, to a place of trust and inner knowing that all is well and as it should be. It is a space of acceptance for what is and then from that position of well-being, informed decisions can be made. Making decisions from a place of fear or worry isn’t ideal, but unfortunately, in our culture, fear is what fuels most decisions. It is no wonder that birth becomes something very scary for most women. ” Page 2 of Sexy Birth

Dayna Martin brings you a new way to view birth. She breaks down the walls of conventional beliefs and busts through the myths that have been passed down down for generations, even within the naturally-minded birthing community!

Birth can be fun. Birth can be easy. Birth can be pleasurable, IF you know what to do and how to prepare  for the most intense and powerful of human experience.
Dayna is taking preorders for her ground-breaking, sure to be – best-selling book!
Sexy Birth breaks all the rules and takes it’s readers to a new awareness about birth and about LIFE!
“A Sexy Birth is a birth where trust and love are the predominant emotions guiding you through the entire process. Most women and professionals in our cutlture do not view birth in such a positive way and so much of it, they believe, is just by chance or luck. Nothing could be further from the truth! “

Pre-Order, SEXY BIRTH today!

Needle Felting For Relaxation

Tiff has a new passion - Needle Felting! She loves this art form and was inspired when I hosted two sessions about it at the Rethinking Everything conference in Texas this past fall. 


Being a highly sensitive person, this type of activity has really helped her relax when things get too intense for her. If the house gets to loud or busy, she can go up to her bedroom and sit for hours just poking the felt with the needle and follow her inspiration. Her best friend, Karson,  helped her with the chicken and monkey. Connecting through their mutual passion for dance and needle felt, Tiff and Karson spend all day sometimes, in her room following their bliss. They inspire one another and learn so much from sharing their passions! This is the heart of Unschooling!!


The repetitive nature of the craft is very soothing for a highly sensitive person. I am always amazed at what Tiff creates! She is so proud of her work and I love the joy that needle felting brings her.

"Needle felting is a process which uses barbed needles to interlock wool fibers to form a more condensed material.  Wool fibers have scales which when rubbed against each other catch and lock into place to create this denser material called felt.  Felting needles are used to entangle the fibers.  As the felting needle is moved up and down, the barbs on the needles catch the scales of the wool and entangle them into place." 
(thank you Wistyria)

Steampunk!

Devin's passion right now is anything and everything Steampunk! He learned about this subculture while in Las Vegas and has jumped completely into it since returning home. He loves Steampunk fashion and has been sewing and creating his own clothes. He modifies existing items to make them new and "UpCycles" things he finds from thrift stores and the dump.

Devin has learned so much from his interest in Steampunk! From science, to history to fashion to music to craftsmanship... he has grown and has becoming interested in so much since delving into the subculture. Nurturing his passion by attending the Steampunk World's Fair this May is one way in which I am facilitating his individualized education and personal path in life.

Devin also started a Steampunk Blog! 

The Sacred Flow of the Family Bed

Hello! Happy New Year Everyone! You can read my latest article,

"The Sacred Flow of the Family Bed" in

Rethinking Everything PARENT Issue ONE!!

Peace & Love, Dayna

MineCon!

Devin and Notch! The creator of Minecraft!!

MineCon was a Minecraft Convention held by Mojang AB. Devin and Joe went to nurture Devin's passion for the game, on November 18, 2011. It was in Las Vegas and celebrated the release of Minecraft 1.0. The launch of the game was an incredible experience according to Devin. He was so grateful for being able to attend. He connected with other gamers from all over the world and met friends whom he had been playing online with for months, in person.

Visiting the city of Las Vegas was a life changing experience for Devin. For him to see the amazing bright lights and extreme action of the city gave him a broader perspective of the world and human potential. He said it was something he would never forget.

This is a photo of the actual Launch of the Game Minecraft 1.0

Minecraft Characters

Gaming Center at MineCon

Raw Envy is Launched!

I recently published a new blog! It is to share my Raw Food Lifestyle and Journey! Please feel free to visit if you are inspired to do so! ~Dayna

My 40 Personal Affirmations of Abundance

I was inspired to share some of my new affirmations.

I love to share how I create the life I want through positive thinking and focusing on what I want - not what I don't want.

You can actively create the life you want too! You can start by simply writing your own personal affirmations!

1. Whatever I can conceive, I believe.

2. If I see it in my mind, I am going to hold it in my hand.

3. I open myself to receiving abundance of the Universe.

4. The Universe provides me with all that I will ever need.

5. I am richly blessed.

6. I am love.

7. I am One with Spirit.

8. My higher self rules over my ego.

9. My spirit dances in step with joy in my heart.

10. I am whole and in perfect health

11. Every cell in my body vibrates with health and positive energy.

12. Beauty is the breath of my soul.

13. I see beauty everywhere I go.

14. I am financially wealthy!

15. Checks arrive in my mailbox every single day.

16. My wealth grows in ever increasing amounts.

17. I love my car!

18. I live in the house of my dreams; in tranquil surroundings filled with love, a blessed family and happy kids!!

19. I attract love everywhere.

20. My relationships are harmonious!

21. I work as and when I want to, anywhere I want to.

22. Our businesses are resoundingly successful!

23. I enjoy absolute freedom!

24. I experience the world in all its glory.

25. I have a wealth of fond memories.

26. My life is one big adventure.

27. I serve others with love.

28. I help those in need.

29. My mentors inspire me to live in the now!

30. My inner home is a peaceful retreat, a storehouse of practical wisdom and a workshop of our passions.

31. I celebrate life.

32. Inspiration flows easily to me.

33. Opportunities arrive at the right time in the right place

34. I am divinely guided in all that I do.35. Miracles manifest everyday in wondrous ways!

36. My prayers are always answered, in support of my dreams!

37. I create and contribute!

38. My children and I are deeply connected.

39. I travel wherever I want to, as much as I want to.

40. Love and gratitude…Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Devin Visits Las Vegas

Devin and Joe went to Las Vegas this past November. They went to MineCon, which is a conference for lovers of the game, Minecraft. While they were there, they traveled to the desert, where Joe got some great photos of their adventure together. The landscape is breathtaking!

As Unschooling parents, it is our role to facilitate and nurture our children's passions and interests in life. Bringing Devin to MineCon was a dream for him. I am so glad we could make it come true! He learned so much and connected with the creators of the game itself. To be inspired by others who are passionate about what you are passionate about is all part of learning and growing in the most authentic, connected way. I am so grateful that Devin had that experience and that Joe was there to share it with him.

Our Beautiful Australian Resort at Airlie Beach

These are wild mangos growing on the tree next to our villa. They are growing everywhere!

This is the resort pool. Devin loved the waterslides. One of my friends, Peck, went dumpter-diving one day after the conference and found several inflatable mattresses. We filled them all up and then had a huge water war with over a dozen Unschooled kids... So many memories and meet-ups for parents that I worked with one on one in this space.

This is our beautiful Villa which was our home for three weeks.

Australian Candy/Lollies

Here I am exhausted at the airport waiting for our final flight to Airlie Beach at the Great Barrier Reef. There was a fourteen hour time difference in Australia and it was quite an adjustment!

A Year of New Experiences!

Unschooling is all about giving your child as big of a world as possible. I feel very blessed that we can give our children so many opportunities and experiences to learn and grow from. Devin and I did so many new things that we had never done before when we were in Australia. One of which was parasailing! It was incredible and so peaceful when we were up in the air together. We talked about how grateful we were and how beautiful the experience was. Devin reminded me to be present and breathe in the moment. Our trip to Australia together is something I will never forget.

The wild cockatoos were everywhere and feeding them was a special treat for me. In the evening they would all fly back to their nests and looking up to see them fly overhead was unbelievable for me to experience. I have never seen exotic birds in the wild like there were at the Great Barrier Reef area of Australia. Such paradise!

Living the Dream at The Great Barrier Reef!!

Here Devin and I are ready to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef in Australia!

What we have on are called, "stinger suits" and they cover every inch of our bodies. There were jellyfish that could kill you where we were swimming, but we were totally protected.

This is a lifelong dream come true for me! It was amazing!!

Devin suiting up for his first experience snorkeling! He LOVED every minute of it! He saw giant clams, tons of fish and touched the Great Barrier Reef itself as he swam only a foot over it. Amazing life experience!!!

This is the boat that we took out to the Great Barrier Reef. It was a three-hour boat trip to the Reef itself. The is the same ship that Oprah took to the Reef when she visited Australia last year.

Here Devin is in a submarine where we were able to explore the Great Barrier Reef with great commentary about what we were seeing. We learned so much!

More Australia 2011...

Handmade Didgeridoos!

Devin climbed so many trees in Australia. This was my favorite one!!

Devin's new passion - Fire Twirling!!

My friend Brit and I at the Australian Unschooling Conference, 2011. Brit is one of the organizers of our Shift Experience in Sydney in 2012!!

Aussie Money! So beautiful and colorful!

Bringing Halloween in Oz

Before flying to Australia, the organizers of the Unschooling conference asked me if I would help them bring the American holiday of Halloween to the families attending the conference. I shared that I would be happy to organize Trick-or-Treating and share with the conference attendees what it entailed. To see most of these kids so excited to experience Halloween for the very first time was magical!! Also, seeing Halloween celebrated in such a non-commercial way was inspiring. I loved giving out "lollies" (what the Aussies call candy) and American change when I ran out of lollies.

Wild Australian Coconuts!

Holly and Lotus drinking the deliciousness!

Peck, opening each coconut with a machete. It wasn't as easy as it looked to do that!

The coconuts were abundant! It was such a good idea for Holly and Peck to pick them and then sell them at the conference. They were so popular! I loved how Peck would bring me on after my talks to help recharge me. I wish they grew in New Hampshire! ;)

Daydream Island, Australia Adventure!

Devin and I enjoyed Jetskiing on Daydream Island, Australia.

I loved the wild cockatoos!

Devin learned to scuba dive and then explored the depths of the ocean!!

New Ink!

When I was in Australia, I decided to get a tattoo to honor my husband and also symbolize the driving force in my life - Love! Love for my life, my family and my friends. I am so full of love and love to give it freely and abundantly to others.

This is the Japanese symbol for love under Joe's name written in tribal script. Devin was with me for the whole experience and it was great having him by my side as I tattooed his fathers name on my wrist. Devin loved being part of it!

This is my friend Finn. He is the son of my friend Maree. He was really interested in learning about tattoos and tattooing. Being Unschooled, his passion for learning is infectious! I was so glad to have him watch me go through the experience. He asked a lot of questions and my tattoo artist was happy to have him there and answer anything he asked about.

One great thing about Australia is that children are welcome in the back of a tattoo studio. They aren't in most studios in America. There is definitely a higher level of freedom there compared to here in many ways. I loved being barefoot in the grocery stores too!

Australia Adventures 2012

Here is Devin and his friend Jasper on an islands in the Whitsunday Island region of theGreat Barrier Reef in Australia. Devin and I flew to Australia for three weeks to speak at the 2nd Australian Unschooling Conference. It was an amazing experience!

Devin at Daydream Island, Australia

Devin and I sea kayaking in Australia

The Three Brothers Statues on Daydream Island.

Devin at Airlie Beach, Australia.