Articles By: Beth Barbeau

Spring toys

Silks & wings for your little fairy....

We have a policy of only carrying toys that WE want to play with!   This spring we have a growing collection of silky skirts, cloths, fairy wings, head bands, dragon silk costume cape, sparkly pink ‘dress-up shoes’,  magic wands and more.  Magical treasures abound….and not only for the wee ones.  Check out our crystals, 7-stone [...]

Indigo’s New Health Club!

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Join the Indigo Forest Health Club! Practical 1-hour *Saturday classes *10:00-11:00 am: Class, 11:00-11:30 am: Q & A. Wish you felt more confident using natural remedies?  Are you eager to try natural health solutions, but feel unsure about the next step? We are offering a new series of classes to celebrate Indigo’s 4th year of [...]

Traditional Food Ways for Families

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Want to improve your family’s diet, but don’t know where to start? Join our community of parents, children & friends as we support one another on a journey to eat whole, traditional food while honoring our bodies, animals, plants and minerals. This Weston Price-inspired class meets at Indigo Forest on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 – [...]

Our Mama Circle

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Feeling isolated?  Mothering is a complex, challenging, amazing journey….and one that we often travel alone, or alone with our parenting partners & mates.   Such a lonely journey does not serve our children, our selves or our community.  Come join Jahmanna Selassie,  doula, aspiring midwife, massage therapist, mother of 6, and a growing group of fast [...]

Get Ready For Rainy Spring Fun!

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Why would Indigo Forest carry rain coats?  Or carry on about raincoats?!  And especially children’s PVC-free raingear from Europe, that you’ll want to order by February 10th for Spring puddles? We’re all about happy & healthy, and stomping around in rainy Michigan weather without getting chilled and damp is kid heaven!  Generations of mothers have [...]

Breastfeeding Seminar-Tell Your Doula!

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Breastfeeding Supporting Happy Healthy Nursing Relationships With Beth Bailey Barbeau, Midwife, Indigo Forest Founder & Instructor in NITE Holistic Labor Companion Program While breastfeeding is the most ‘natural thing in the world’, it’s no longer ‘coming naturally’ to many mother-baby pairs. In this seminar suitable for both student & professional, find out why ‘normal’ births [...]

Was Rudolph Pregnant?

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Do we take things too seriously? Perhaps this will bring you a much needed laugh amidst holiday stress…. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.  [...]

Rudolph-Approved! Wholesome gifts from the North Pole (and Ann Arbor!!)

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Not to be Abominably Alarming or anything, but it is now just 72 hours until Christmas Morning! If your opportunity to create meaningful gifts has somehow slipped away from you, why not slip over to Indigo Forest?  We’ve taken pains to search out special treasures for all ages……..from sweetly carved barnyard animals by Ann Arbor [...]

12/17/10 -MIDNIGHT MADNESS-Mommy Style!!

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This Friday Eve Indigo Forest is having one of it’s special sales that typically only come a few times a year,  and this time we’re throwing a bit of a party – come on out! Don’t miss our MIDNIGHT MADNESS SALE MOMMY (AND DADDY) STYLE Party & Best Selection 6 pm -10 pm this Friday [...]

Naturally Supporting the Immune System: Class TBA in January!

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Whether you chose to vaccinate or not, are you among the many parents who wonder how to naturally support their children’s immune systems?  We get many questions at the store about what to use for this or that – and this is THE CLASS to help parents get comfortable and understand some of their natural [...]

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