Sundays: September 28, October 5, 19, 26

In-Person and online via Zoom

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

This program is connected to our Children’s series, hosted at the Tara Redwood School at the same time. To enroll your child in that program, please use the following link:

Creating Compassionate Cultures for Children Series

This series of 4 classes leads us along a journey of reflection, discussion, and practical application for our everyday lives as parents.

We 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.

CLASS ONE: Parent as Guide and Role Model
Through reflection, we connect with aspects of our lives that have influenced our parenting styles. We explore the questions: What do we want to strengthen, and what would we like to change?  What are our deepest wishes for our home, ourselves, and our children?

CLASS TWO: Creating Our Dreams
We explore practical and constructive ways to guide and nurture our children towards 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.

CLASS THREE:
Our journey continues as we explore the psychology of ourselves as parents. We explore how emotions are triggered and how we can start to change our own emotional triggers. We also learn about practical tools to help our children develop skills for transforming their emotions.

CLASS FOUR:

We 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 nurtured empathy and compassion. We explore ways to empower ourselves and engage in compassion in action

This 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.