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Navigating Change with Mindful Awareness: A Workshop Series with Mindful Parenting Brooklyn


Navigating Change with Mindful
Awareness

with the directors of Mindful Parenting Brooklyn: Marice Mendoza, SEP and Terésa Stern, LMSW, SEP
Three
Saturdays, 2:00–4:00PM
Feb. 1st, Feb. 15th, March 1st


$15
individual / $20 couple



Feeling
stuck? Preparing for a big life change? Recovering from loss or trauma?

Learn how to use mindful awareness to cope with change and challenge. For the

greatest benefit, participants are encouraged to attend all 3 workshops, but

drop-ins are also welcome! Unfortunately,

we cannot accommodate babies and children.



To reserve your space,
visit http://mindfulparentingbrooklyn.com/winter2014.html
or email workshops@mindfulparentingbrooklyn.com

or leave a message at (646) 308-1530, ext. 3.

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Session #1: Saturday, February 1,

2014, 2:00–4:00PM


Attune to Yourself So You Can Better Attune to Others

Awareness of your
own feelings makes a world of difference in how you relate to family, friends,
and colleagues. Do you find yourself reacting to people in ways you don't like?
Lose your temper quickly? Feeling stuck and not sure why? Are you anxious to
please? Having trouble maintaining healthy boundaries in your relationships?


• Learn to listen to your inner
voice
• What is your body telling you?

• Acceptance: allowing yourself to
feel the feelings
• Uncouple the guilt about saying
“NO”
• Become a better parent, partner,
friend

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Session #2: Saturday, February 15, 2:00–4:00PM
You Don't Have to Feel Overwhelmed!
Use Mindful Awareness to Make Life More Manageable


Problems with
your job? Family stress? Relationship worries? Do you feel you don’t have
enough support? Develop tools to help you feel more balanced and less
overwhelmed


• Learn to ground yourself


• Access the part of your brain
that helps you find calm


• Make choices about how you react



Session #3: Saturday, March 1, 2014,
2:00–4:00PM

When Bad Things Happen:
Navigating Loss and Trauma with Mindfulness


A deeply-felt loss or traumatic experience can be hard to move through,

whether it happened recently or years ago. If you’ve lost someone close,

survived abuse, assault, an accident, illness, medical procedure, fetal loss,

divorce or separation, this workshop can help you discover a new way to move

through your experience.


• Build your capacity to be with
the experience without reliving it


• Learn how your brain can help
you cope


• Develop greater acceptance



To reserve your space, email workshops@mindfulparentingbrooklyn.com

or leave a message at (646) 308-1530, ext. 3.




 
















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