Mindfulness Skills for Parents

For parents of children/adolescents/adults with behavior challenges and/or learning differences

This education program offers instruction in mindfulness practices including meditation and its application for reducing stress and cultivating self-compassion and quality of life for parents.  The program includes didactic presentations, guided meditations and dialogue around how mindfulness can address parenting.  In between classes, participants are instructed to cultivate a daily meditation practice as well as applying mindfulness to parenting and other daily activities. Topics we will be exploring include: What is mindfulness? How can it help me as a parent? How can we better manage our own difficult emotions as parents? How can we move from coping to living more meaningful lives?

Two 8-WEEK ONLINE COURSES OFFERED Fall, 2021

TUESDAY MORNING:  Taught by Mari Kurahashi, MD, MPH

9:30 – 11:00AM PST September 14^th –  November 2,  2021

or

TUESDAY EVENINGS:  Taught by Linda Lotspeich, MD, MEd

Tuesday Evenings, 7:30 – 9:00PM PST    September 21^st – November 16^th 2021

NOTE: NO class on Tuesday, October 12^th

Tuition: $300 per participant

Scholarships available for those unable to pay the full cost in these challenging times

For more information, please email Shannon at shopkins@stanford.edu