November kicks off a season of holidays, celebrations, and parties. It’s easy to forget about regular exercise and healthy eating during this busy time of year, but we can use this time to practice cultivating balance.

Summer is full of activities that naturally nurture the body, mind, and heart—beach days and play dates, baseball and crafts, evenings relaxing on the porch—but what will happen to fun and fitness as the days grow shorter and busier? Use these tips to keep the healthy glow, creative play, and sunny optimism of summer in your family’s routine all through the fall.

I became a yoga teacher in 1995. The benefits that yoga brings to my life never cease to amaze me. As life’s inevitable stresses and challenges come along, yoga always helps me center and heal. But it wasn’t until I had Carmela, my daughter, that I realized how determined I was to pass my love of yoga on to her.