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Parents and Educators
The Joy of Children “Mindful parenting {educating} is the hardest job on the planet, but it's also one that has the potential for the deepest kinds of satisfactions over the life span, and the greatest feelings of interconnectedness and community and belonging.”Jon Kabat-Zinn
We all have intentions to create happy
Mindfulness training gives us a skill set
Positive Change through Mindfulness TrainingCognitive and meditative Mindfulness-based techniques developWhen we can bring the principles of Mindfulness to our roles as parents, educators and supporters of families, we not only enrich our own lives, we also enrich the lives of our children and those around us. Through mindfulness training we develop the skills needed to maintain clear boundaries in positive, nurturing and respectful ways. We are able to interact with children and others in ways that enhance their self-determination, confidence and life-experience, whilst maintaining a clear sense of our own 'self', being who we would want to be, particularly in times of stress.
In-house Training and Courses Offered“...Mindfulness has the potential to penetrate past surface appearances and behaviours and allow us to see [our] children as they truly are, so we can act with some degree of wisdom and compassion. The more we are able to keep in mind the intrinsic wholeness and beauty of our children – especially when it's difficult to see – the more our ability to be mindful deepens..”Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Mindfulness Centre offers three branches of Mindful Parenting:
Core course material is similar for all three groups, supplementary examples and material provide the customisation needed for each group to integrate and use the material appropriately.
Introduction to Mindful Parenting half day Courses for Educators of Parents and Children:
Introduction to Mindful Parenting full day *Level 1 intervention, promotion, prevention, intensive instructor course for those who want to run Mindfulness Awareness Parenting courses for parents with children under 5. **Level 2 prevention primarily for Health and Mental Health Professionals, as well as Mindful Awareness Parenting instructors, who want to run MBCT based courses (such as MBPP) for parents and educators.
What is MBCTMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a state of the art program combining Mindfulness with Cognitive Therapy. Mindfulness is a simple yet sophisticated Buddhist form of meditation and has been used for over two and a half thousand years. Cognitive Therapy - also known as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or Behaviour Therapy - focuses on realising and changing unhelpful ways we may think, interpret and react to situations. It is an evidence based psychotherapy that has developed in the West since the 1960's. The combination brings together sensory and cognitive techniques within a framework of kindness and acceptance. Focussed on the present, MBCT is approachable and like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction from which it draws heavily, was developed in a Western context for meditators and non-meditators alike. It is for those who want to live with more ease, skill and wisdom.
What if I have never meditated?
Participants in our courses range from those who profess a dislike of the idea of any kind of meditation, to monks experienced in the art of meditating. Representatives of the whole spectrum have commented on how much they gain from our courses. We think that this is in part due to a focus on being actively engaged in the present. Another aspect enjoyed by participants is the carefully stepped guidance offered to undertake the challenging and eventually delightful process of learning to bring an intense and rewarding awareness into one's senses. Walking, tasting and breathing meditations are but some of the delights, we look forward to hearing what you think!
Mindful Parenting: An Example
A parent who attended one of the Mindful Parenting Introductory workshops shared with us the following example of how she was able to use mindfulness to bring a positive outcome to a very challenging situation.
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