Join Us for the Mindful Mothering Conference at the Museum of Motherhood in NYC
Mindful Mothering Conference at MOM in NYC
BE HERE - BE NOW - BE YOU - BE MOM!
MINDFUL MOTHERING CONFERENCE
Practical Tools for Staying Awake and Aware
During the Grandest Adventure of All!
November 7, 2011
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(Conference Flyer in PDF at bottom of page.)
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Pre-Register Online $55 l Day of Conference $74
Benefactor Donations Welcome
Corporate Sponsorships Available
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There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one." ~Jill Churchill
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Schedule of Events
8:30 - 8:50 a.m. -- Registration and Sign-Up
Sign Up for a Small Group Consultation or One-on-One with Psychologist and Mothering Expert Jessica Zucker, PhD from 12-5 p.m.
Dr. Zucker is a mothering expert and a clinical psychologist based in Los Angeles specializing in women’s health with a focus on transitions in motherhood, perinatal and postpartum mood disorders, and early parent-child attachment. Jessica earned a master's degree in public health and worked in international women's health for several years. She consults on numerous projects pertaining to women's health and the motherhood continuum. Dr. Zucker’s female identity development research came to fruition in her award-winning dissertation while completing her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Jessica is a published author and is a contributor to The Huffington Post and PBS This Emotional Life. Dr. Zucker is currently writing her first book about mother-daughter relationships and issues surrounding the body for Routledge. www.drjessicazucker.com Twitter: @DrZucker
9:00 - 9:10 a.m. -- Welcome to MOM
Joy Rose, Executive Director, Motherhood Foundation, the MediaMom™, has been working towards the fulfillment of the vision of a viable, real and physical Museum Of Motherhood since 2003, when she trademarked the M.O.M., Museum Of Motherhood mark and began displaying objects, books and mom-orabilia at her Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY store. She is President and Founder of Mamapalooza, Inc., a company by women, promoting mothers for social, cultural and economic benefit. Inspired by her experiences as a wife and mother in the arts, Joy is dedicated to championing opportunities for Mom-Artists, Educators and Entrepreneurs. She works tirelessly with women and volunteers around the country co-creating events and programming, changing the way women’s voices are heard in the media, education and performing arts, impacting the culture of modern mothers and their families. www.mommuseum.org
9:10- 9:50 a.m. -- The World’s Story of Motherhood: Who Does It Serve? Taking Authorship/Authority of Our Mothering Story
Lisa Reagan has been a professional activist for children and families from the moment she gazed into her newborn son’s eyes 14 years ago. She is the executive director of the online Kindred Community, with world renowned consciousness leaders and parent bloggers who are committed to rewriting a story of family for the 21st century. She is also the associate editor for the life-affirming Pathways to Family Wellness magazine, and the former east coast editor for Mothering magazine. She co-founded the national 501(c)3 nonprofit, Families for Conscious Living in 1999, and wrote and developed The Gathering Guide for parents who wish to create their own conscious living communities, which is now the foundation for the educational, outreach project Pathways Connect. Lisa serves as the parent representative on the board of directors for the Holistic Pediatric Association and is an advisory board member for MOM. She is a facilitator of the Worldview Literacy Project through the Institute of Noetic Sciences, IONS, whose consciousness research over the last 40 years now serves as the basis for her written and public presentations. She is currently writing a book about her adventures in the conscious living movement entitled, The View from the Edge. www.kindredcommunity.com
9:50 - 10:30 a.m. -- Mindful Motherhood: The Art and Science of Staying Awake During the Grandest Adventure of All!
From hormones to stretch marks, labor pains to diaper changes, motherhood is an adventure like none other. The rapid changes in your body, your lifestyle, and your very identity call for a certain mental agility. Mindfulness can help you meet the challenge and approach every experience with your child with open eyes and an open heart. Mindful Motherhood shows how fundamental principles of mindfulness such as acceptance, nonjudging, beginner’s mind, and present-moment focus can be applied to the experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood. Translating theories of mother-infant bonding, child development and the science of well-being, particularly as they relate to mindfulness, the Mindful Motherhood training is about finding realistic ways that mindful awareness can be gently and compassionately woven throughout the fabric of each day.
Cassandra Vieten, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, director of research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Associate Scientist at California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, and co-investigator on the University of California, San Francisco's Mindful MAMAS Study. Her research focuses on spiritual engagement and health, and mindfulness-based approaches to health and well-being, primarily in the area of perinatal health. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the State of California, and several private foundations. She is co-author of Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life, and author of Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During Pregnancy and Your Child's First Year. www.noetic.org and www.mindfulmotherhood.org
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Questions and Answers
10:45– 11:15 a.m. Break and Museum Tour
11:15 – 12:00 p.m. -- The Gift of Mindful, Imperfect Mothering: How Our Mistakes, Fears, and Conflicts Can Help Us Raise Authentic, Connected, and Resilient Kids Who Grow Up with Hope, Gratitude and the Courage to Be Who They Are.
Lu Hanessian is a veteran journalist, author, award-winning parenting columnist, and former NBC anchor and Discovery Health Channel host She is the founder of Parent2ParentU (www.parent2parentu.com) and WYSH (www.wearyourspirit.com), and parent educator. She has written three books, Let the Baby Drive for new parents, www.letthebabydrive.com ,Picnic on a Cloud, a children's book about parent-child connection through play and "imagination fuel" (http://www.picniconacloud.com/ ) and the forthcoming book Return to Tender. She is currently interviewing global voices and experts for her next book due out next year on what it takes for our children to thrive. Her articles and essays have been published in The New York Times, Mothering and Fit Pregnancy magazine. She has been a guest on CNN, NPR, The View, The Today Show, and FOX. She recently presented PBS's This Emotional Life webinar on "Attachment as the Foundation for Emotional Well-being," moderating a panel of global experts including Daniel Siegel, therapist Sue Johnson and Harvard researcher Ed Tronick. Lu is developing new multi-media programming, parenting and educational videos and original documentaries as mindful and moving ways to tell and share our stories for new understanding, growth and healing.
12 Noon to 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break
1:15– 2:00 p.m. Mindfulness in Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond. How do you find and keep your internal power switch on no-matter-what from pregnancy, birth, and into motherhood? We all know that being "awake and aware" throughout our lives is essential to a conscious pregnancy, conscious parenting, and a conscious life, but how can we manifest this consciousness and touch our true nature that we know exists despite sleep deprivation, kids who need us, and relationships that pull at our core? Join Karen as she takes you on a FEAR to FREEDOM Journey and shows you how to make your mom-vision a reality in birth, parenting, and life.
Karen Brody is a writer, activist, and mother of two boys, one with severe learning challenges. She is the author of Birth, a critically-acclaimed play translated into French, German and Spanish and performed in communities around the world since 2006 as part of BOLD, a global movement to make maternity care mother-friendly. Brody is the founder of BOLD. She is also the founder of the My Body Rocks Project and FEAR to FREEDOM Birth, a new groundbreaking childbirth preparation method. She teaches workshops online to mothers including FEAR to FREEDOM Birth and her popular Naptime for Moms class. She also helps mothers move from fear to freedom privately. Her articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, Mothering Magazine, and other women’s magazines. She is working on a FEAR to FREEDOM Birth book and a book called Nap, about her year-long commitment to nap every day.
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. -- Get the Big Idea and All Else Follows: Awakening Our Inner Guidance for Mindful Living. From conscious pregnancy to daily family living, mothering is our greatest opportunity to discover our personal paradigm for living. With continued connectivity to this major premise, we are able to receive clear guidance and trust that we are making the best, mindful choices for our families.
Jeanne Ohm, DC, is the executive editor of Pathways to Family Wellness, a magazine supporting mindful living and conscious choices. She is a sought out international speaker on the family wellness lifestyle and has trained wellness practitioners in the care of pregnant mothers and infants for over fifteen years. She is the executive director of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, the oldest and largest organization of its kind in chiropractic. Dr. Ohm has published several ground breaking, peer reviewed papers on family care, and has authored numerous articles on the the same subject. She and her husband, Dr. Tom have run a wellness based practice for thirty years, have six children and three grandchildren who were all born at home and are living the chiropractic family wellness lifestyle. www.icpa4kids.org and www.jeanneohm.com
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Question and Answer with Panelists
3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Break and Musical Interlude
Closing Remarks on Mindful Motherhood by Cassandra Vieten, PhD
Mindful Motherhood is:
… a practice that is focused on helping us be aware in the present moment, in our bodies, and connected with our kids, even when the going gets rough
… a way of being awake and aware in each situation we encounter as a moms, with less judgment, and more curiosity and compassion about making decisions that are in alignment with our own values and goals
… as moms, responding to situations as they actually are, rather than being driven by outdated patterns from our own childhood, or societal programming
…. about going beyond the story we've been told about what being a mom means and coming into this present moment, creating a new story that is right for us and our families
… a practice of coming into intimate contact with the richness, joy, and blow-you-away love that motherhood can bring
… a way of approaching each new situation as a mom with open eyes, an open mind, and an open heart.
About the Museum of Motherhood: We are the first and only facility of its kind. The Museum Of Motherhood serves as a valuable resource for everyone including those who wish to honor mother-work and those who wish to study the cultural family, from lay-people, to school children to serious scholars. As an organization devoted to educating the world about the contributions of mothers both historically and in contemporary culture, we intend to fill a longstanding void by focusing on the many roles of mothers throughout history with our physical and virtual library, exhibit facility, traveling productions, and resource center. We honor the many unsung heroes as well as the famous and great and share the remarkable stories of how birthers & caregivers cope, inspire and prevail. There are all types of mothers here: stepmothers, adoptive mothers, activist mothers, mother artists, single mothers, divorced mothers and mothers who successfully navigated married life. The Museum of Motherhood is the house that is home to their legacy.
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