Learn Mindfulness Meditation to be a calmer, more connected and happier parent

Join Suzie Brown for a half-day Mindfulness for Parents workshop to learn practices to help calm the mind, be more present and less reactive. This will help you to respond to your children calmly and with greater control over your reactions. You’ll learn techniques to be more connected to your children and their needs, and you’ll learn mindfulness-based strategies for managing their behaviours. We’ll focus on how to stay calm in the face of strong emotions like anger and frustration, and how to deal with challenges like sleep deprivation and overwhelming demands. This workshop will give you tools to reduce that feeling of overwhelm and have more space to choose your reactions more wisely and handles difficulties with a lot less stress.

After the workshop you’ll receive audio guided meditations to take home and continue to practice, as well as a Reminder Wallcard and further reading.

Suzie draws on her training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and many years of Insight meditation practice to offer this experiential workshop – as well as her parenting experience of course! Our venue is the beautiful Kyo Yoga Garden Studio (it has underfloor heating so you’ll be toasty!).

The workshop will include the following meditations and skills:

• breath meditation
• walking meditation
• mindfulness of emotions
• mindful parenting techniques
• mindful listening and communicating
• mindful movement (gentle yoga)
• awareness and understanding of the causes of emotional stress and how to reduce it

The workshop is suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators.

Regular price – $55 (incl GST) includes audio guided meditations, further reading, worksheets and reminder wallcard.
Discount for Avista past participants or Kyo Yoga members – $50 (incl GST).

Advance bookings only – please book and pay online at our Trybooking page.

Any questions please call Suzie Brown on 0419 002 606.

Finding the venue: Our venue is Kyo Yoga, 73 The Esplanade, Ocean Grove – you need to park or walk to the beach carpark at the bottom of Hodgson Street and walk along the walking path past the toilet block behind the dunes (this path is The Esplanade). Walk about 100m and you will find the gate to No.73 and enter there. More info on the Kyo web site.

PLEASE NOTE: this course is not suitable for those suffering acute depression, psychotic episodes or PTSD. If you’re unsure whether it’s right for you please call Suzie on 0419 002 606 to discuss and/or seek advice from your psychologist or psychiatrist before booking in.