Do you find the combination of living, parenting and working inside or outside of the home stressful? Does having loads of laundry, late office hours, a full schedule of enriching activities, or “D all of the above” make you feel irritable and a bit crazy? Do you find yourself thinking “if only I were a better Mother/ Father”? Would you like to minimize the effects of daily stress on you and your children? Would you like to find some grace amidst the chaos?

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is an ideal antidote to the stresses of life in the 21st century. In this course we will use the practice of mindfulness, and the process of inquiry to explore the delightful and often overwhelming territory of parenting. We will practice applying these skills in daily life with our children, thereby cultivating grace amidst the chaos.

What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is simple: pay attention in the present moment Mindfulness is profound: the present moment is where our lives unfold, where our tenderness and our strength reside, and where choice is possible. It can inform our interactions at home, on the freeway, in the supermarket, and at work. Mindfulness is kind: it asks that we cultivate compassion for ourselves and others as we move through life.

Class offered by Dr. Amy Saltzman.
Dr. Amy Saltzman is a holistic physician, mindfulness teacher, wife and mother. She has been teaching Mindfulness for over 14 years. Her passion is sharing Mindfulness with children and adults. She is currently conducting two research studies through the Stanford Department of Psychology- evaluating the benefits of teaching mindfulness to child-parent pairs, and to children in elementary school. She is trained in Internal Medicine, director for the Association of Mindfulness in Education, a founding diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, and a founding member of the Northern California Advisory Committee on Mindfulness. Before establishing a private practice in Menlo Park she served on the Board of Trustees of the American Holistic Medical Association, and as medical director of the Health and Healing Clinic, at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Saltzman offers lectures and courses for schools, parenting organizations, education and medical conferences. She also provides individual mindfulness instruction and holistic medical care to children and adults.