Parenting with Compassion & Wisdom | Open Sessions With Pam CaytonThis series of 4 classes leads us along a journey of reflection, discussion, and practical application for our everyday lives as parents.
\nWe follow the framework developed over 35 years at Tara Redwood School, the model school for Creating Compassionate Cultures. It is a secular program based on ancient wisdom and contemporary science and was inspired by Lama Thubten Yeshe, who talked about his concept of Universal Education.
\nSaturday sessions Open to everyone!
\nOverview :
\nClass One:
\nParent as Guide and Role Model:
\nThrough reflection, we connect with aspects of our lives that have influenced our parenting styles. What do we want to strengthen and what would we like to change We explore the question, what do I really want, what are our deepest wishes for our home, ourselves, and our children?
\nClass Two
\nCreating Our Dreams:
\nWe explore practical and constructive ways to guide our children and nurture what we really want for our children and family. Through understanding the nature of all things as interconnected and in the nature of change, we find we have infinite possibilities to achieve our dreams.
\nClass Three:
\nOur journey continues as we explore the psychology of ourselves as parents. We explore how emotion is triggered and how we can start to change emotional triggers. We learn about practical tools to help our children develop skills for transforming their emotions.
\nClass Four:
\nWe now expand our deeper understanding to include others in our families, communities, and the world. What we have discovered together and integrated into our home has been nurturing empathy and compassion. We look at ways to empower and engage in compassion in action.
\nThis program is for everyone, no background or experience in Buddhism is required. You can drop into the classes as it suits your schedule or come to all of them.
\nWHEN: on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm ( PDT)
\nWHERE: Online and in person
\nFACILITATOR: Pam Cayton
\nMORE INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS: please check the Land of Medicine Buddha events page
\nMeet the Facilitator:
\nPam Cayton lived in Nepal from 1978-88 where she studied Buddhism, taught English and helped organize courses in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. In 1981, she founded The Himalayan Yogic Institute, now the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Center in Kathmandu.
\nAfter moving to the United States in 1988 with her husband and children, and inspired by her teacher Lama Thubten Yeshe\u2019s concept of Universal Education, she founded Tara Preschool in 1989. Tara Preschool expanded into Tara Redwood School in 1998. In 2008 the curriculum developed at Tara Redwood School developed into an international program: Creating Compassionate Cultures.
\nPam has taught and offered workshops in more than 10 countries around the world and she has spoken at notable conferences such as the Happiness Conference in San Francisco, the Mind and Its Potential in Sydney, Australia, and Empathy and Compassion in Society in London, England.<\/p>","excerpt":"
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Our mission is to spread compassion and wisdom around the world by offering a wide range of training, courses, and resources that support individuals on their journey toward a happier life. At the heart of our work lies the 16 Guidelines for Life, providing a robust framework for ethical living that informs and enriches all our activities.<\/p>\n
FDCW is an FPMT International Education Project that provides educational programs based on Universal Education for Compassion and Wisdom (UECW). This system of inner learning helps people break through self-limiting beliefs, step outside destructive patterns, build better relationships, and develop their innate capacity for wisdom and compassion.<\/p>\n
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