Hold on for the wild ride of parenting!

Parenting is one of the most difficult and most rewarding jobs we can have. There are so many challenges we face today raising kids in a world filled with constant electronic stimulation and greater pressure than ever before. Unlike the generations before us, we are faced with the unique challenge of helping ourselves and our children slow down, calm down and be more present in our lives.  Parents need strategies to stay calm and be present for our children as they ride this rollercoaster of emotions, social pressures and school stress. 

We cannot teach our children these skills if we do not practice them ourselves. As parents we lead busy, hectic lives, and mindfulness can help us to slow down and be more present, patient and loving with our children. It can help us become more grounded, and change the physiology of our brains so that we can respond with love and wisdom, rather than react impulsively. 


​Join Cheryl Vigder Brause, co-founder of 2bpresent and mindfulness expert, for a series of evening workshops for parents to learn important mindfulness tools to help you and your children

• lower stress
• develop resilience
• create a positive mindset
• resolve conflict
• foster deeper communication and connections 

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Mindful Parenting - How to Keep Calm & Parent with Patience and Love
Recent studies show that mindfulness is not only a great tool for coping with stress, but also a powerful tool to help everyone (adults and children) establish healthy mental habits that will help us all not only cope, but thrive in a demanding world. And, if parents are less stressed then they can help their children handle all the stresses they encounter on a daily basis! 

As a mother of three children, Cheryl understands the challenges of raising kids in a world filled with constant electronic stimulation and greater pressure than ever before. Unlike the generations before, we are faced with the unique challenge of helping ourselves and our children slow down, calm down and be more present in their lives. Children as young as preschool age are learning mindfulness as a way to regulate their emotions, calm their already busy minds, and cultivate their innate kindness and creativity.

We cannot teach our children these skills if we do not practice them ourselves. As parents we lead busy, hectic lives, and mindfulness can help us to slow down and be more present, patient and loving with our children. It can help us become more grounded, and change the physiology of our brains so that we can respond with love and wisdom, rather than react impulsively.

Mindful Parenting of Teens 
Understanding why adolescence is such an exciting time, and what’s going on in our teens' development, can help us better understand both their strengths and their weaknesses during the teenage years, and help us better support their ability to make good choices and develop healthy mental habits.  

Important topics covered in this evening workshop include:

• Insight into teen brain development and how parents can better understand the special risks, as well as unique opportunities for the development of healthy mental habits during this crucial stage of our children's growth. 
• The latest research on the impact of social media on the teenage brain and what we can do as parents to foster healthy habits during this crucial time. 
• Simple, evidence-based mindfulness tools that parents and teens can use to stay calm and face all of the challenges of parenting and adolescence.

Next Mindful Parenting Workshop:

Mindful Parenting -  Mindful Communication and Connection
This workshop builds upon the basic mindfulness skills discussed in our first Mindful Parenting session and will delve deeper into how to put those skills into action to resolve conflict, deal with difficult emotions, communicate mindfully, connect more deeply and call upon your mindfulness skills in challenging situations.  

Please join Cheryl for this Mindful Parenting Workshop for an experiential workshop and learn more about the benefits and the practice of mindfulness. You will leave feeling calmer and better-equipped to deal with the stresses of parenting and with important tools to help you and your children thrive!  

​This workshop is appropriate for parents with children of all ages and does not require previous mindfulness experience.

"There really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child." 
-Anne Lamott