Mindfulness in Uncertain Times: Navigating Waters of Change - An 8-week Course with Family Leader Protibha Gupta
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Parent Support Network and Family Leader Protibha Gupta present - Mindfulness in Uncertain Times: Navigating the Waters of Change - an 8-week virtual mindfulness course for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities.
This virtual program runs every Tuesday from October 3rd to November 28th, 2023, 12pm-1pm.
This course is geared to parents and caregivers of children with disabilities who would like to learn meditation, mindfulness and mindful approaches to living in uncertain times. Those who have joined Protibha's previous mindfulness courses for parent/caregivers are welcome to continue learning and practicing here. New learners are welcome as well :)
Alongside a short but complete discussion and practice of the foundations of mindfulness, we will learn to cultivate ways to deal mindfully with difficult habit patterns, emotions and beliefs, areas of experience where we often find ourselves stuck, and practices geared towards enhancing self-compassion.
No prior meditation practice experience is necessary but the course is also geared to those with meditation experience. Each hour-long session will include short talks, guided meditations, small group discussions and Q&A.
Attendees will learn:
- How to meditate through guided meditations
- The foundations of mindfulness of breath/body, feelings and thoughts
- Daily mini-mindfulness and self-compassion practices
- How to gain insight into and soften long-standing habit patterns, difficult emotions and beliefs.
More about Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Protibha Gupta:
Protibha was certified as a mindfulness meditation teacher after an intensive two-year training program created and taught by Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield and the Greater Good Science Centre (UC Berkley). She is the proud mother of 3, including a very special young man with autism who is a former client of Holland Bloorview (HB). She has been a Family Leader at HB since 2018. Protibha is excited to have the opportunity to share her lived experience as both a parent and as a certified mindfulness teacher with HB families.
If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please contact Family Support Specialist Steph Moynagh at smoynagh@hollandbloorview.ca or at 416-425-6220 ext. 6146
Introduction to Family Navigation Hub & Disability Funding Q&A
Introduction to Family Navigation Hub & Disability Funding Q&A
This information session is part of the CommunityCONNECT series hosted by the Family Navigation Hub at Holland Bloorview. This monthly virtual event series shares information and resources with families related to social needs such as stable housing, food security, access to childcare and more.
This session will provide families with information about the Family Navigation Hub and future CommunityCONNECT events to look out for. The session will also feature information about some of the most common funding sources related to pediatric disability. Most of the session will be devoted to an open Q&A about disability funding with Social Worker Jessica Reid.
Please bring your questions!
This session will include information about:
* Provincial government funding programs such as Special Services at Home (SSAH), Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities (ACSD), Assistive Devices Program (ADP) and Ontario Autism Program (OAP)
* Community-based funding options such as Easter Seals fundingand supports, Holland Bloorview's Family Support Fund as well as private charities providing funding to children with disabilities.
* Where you can find support with completing funding forms and learn more about funding options
This event will take place over Zoom. Live automated captions will be provided. If you have any questions, if you require language interpretation or any other accommodations, please reply to this email or contact Stephanie Moynagh at 416-425-6220 ext. 6146 prior to the event.
Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and want to reach us by phone? Try Relay Service: www.bell.ca/Accessibility_services/Bell_Relay_service. Or if you have a TTY or VCO phone, dial 711 and give the number provided.
