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Momfulness |
Mothering With Mindfulness, Compassion & Grace |
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| August 15, 2008 - August 17, 2008 |
| Rhinebeck Campus: Rhinebeck, NY (US) |
Tuition: $275 (does not include accommodations or commuter fee)
Member Tuition: $250 |
| Course: SM08-3702-124 |
Continuing education credits.
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Momfulness is the spiritual practice of cultivating a mindful, compassionate, mothering presence for ourself, our families, and our world.
This practice is not about motherhood as bliss or adding another thing to your to-do list. It can be used right now in the midst of dirty diapers, acting-out teenagers, and balancing work and home when it feels like you have time for neither.
Through restful and renewing silence, as well as lecture, storytelling, playful exercises, guided meditations, and group sharing, we let go of being overwhelmed and relax into mothering. We also learn six spiritual lessons for cultivating momfulness in our daily life: developing true presence, practicing embodiment, paying attention, cultivating deep compassion, recognizing the sacred in all things, and understanding the value of community. Under Denise Roy's expert guidance, we realize that caring for others does not have to be a distraction from sacred practice; instead, it can be the very essence of it. Mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and those who nurture others in so many ways benefit from this enjoyable and insightful weekend.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Define mindful parenting and describe concepts and techniques of mindful awareness and attention;
- Practice at least 3 mindfulness techniques and describe how they can be useful for clients and for themselves;
- Examine the role that negative self-talk has in creating and maintaining stress and learn how to help clients and themselves shift to more effective beliefs;
- Examine some of the latest findings from neuroscience on brain development and how these relate to parenting and to working with clients;
- Identify what makes for secure attachment in children, and also examine how one’s own upbringing can influence current functioning;
- Define intrapersonal and interpersonal attunement and learn several techniques for optimizing each with oneself and with others;
- Identify stressors facing parents, at both the internal and external levels, and examine ways to work directly with these;
- Describe six core areas of Presence, Attention, Embodiment, Compassion, Spirituality, and Community, and identify specific techniques that can promote well-being in each area.
Denise Roy, LMFT, MDiv, a marriage and family therapist, is author of Momfulness, which Christiane Northrup calls "a blessing and a prayer." A mother of five children, Roy is also author of My Monastery Is a Minivan. DeniseRoy.com |
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