BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-512@adoptsouthwest.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240419T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240419T121500 DTSTAMP:20240209T083648Z URL:https://www.adoptsouthwest.org.uk/events/mindfulness-for-adopters-onli ne-course-eight-weeks/ SUMMARY:Mindfulness for adopters - online morning course - starting April DESCRIPTION:Making time for yourself is something parents find hard to do. Looking after children\, managing a household and fulfilling work commitme nts can mean that looking after yourself is low on the priority list. Yet it should be the number one priority. Without time for yourself there will be no opportunity to re-charging batteries. Reflection\, rest and relaxat ion are all essential elements of parenting\, especially when parenting ch ildren with emotional and relationship difficulties.\n[Golding\, K. S. (20 08). Nurturing Attachments - Supporting Children who are Fostered and Adop ted (p.145)]\nThis Mindfulness training course is informed by Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)\, which is designed to help with low mood\, anxiety and stress-related conditions. Aimed at adoptive parents\, it is an opportunity for individual participants to learn new ways of managing d aily life\, and to learn within in a supportive group of other adoptive pa rents. Mindfulness can be particularly helpful in breaking patterns of neg ative thinking and helping you to ‘re-set’\, both at regular\, predict able times of day\, or when events become overwhelming and you need to giv e yourself a ‘time in’.\n\nAttending this course will help you to get more out of our therapeutic parenting course\, giving you the confidence t o emotionally regulate yourself before assisting your child.\n\nThe course facilitator is Ollie Frame.\n\nPlease note: This course is available to all adopters who already have a child placed with them and can be funded t hrough the Adoption Support Fund.\n\nThere are eight sessions on Friday mo rnings \n\n Starting Friday 19 April until Friday 14 June\, 10am to 12: 15pm \n There are eight sessions on Monday mornings (with a break over M ay half-term)\n This is a training course so it’s important to commit t o all the sessions if you can.\n Complete beginners and experienced medit ators are all welcome. The course facilitator is Ollie Frame\n Location : online\n People can arrive from 9:50am and can stay behind after if the y need further support.\n\nHow to book: For more information and to book y our place\, please contact us ASAP as places fill quickly.\nPlease read be fore attending:\nIn order to participate in the course\, you will need acc ess to a room where you will be alone and where you won't be disturbed (ex cept occasionally!)\, with access to a computer with a fairly good interne t connection. As well as a comfortable (but upright!) seat in front of the computer\, the room will need to include somewhere for you to lie down an d to do some gentle movement/stretching.\n\nFor the confidentiality of the group\, you will need to take measures to ensure that what other particip ants say can't be overheard\, which may include wearing headphones.\n\nAs much as possible\, you need to begin with a very strong commitment to atte nd all the sessions. We understand that\, of course\, life does sometimes throw up unexpected challenges such as illness. Please be ready to spend s ome time each day listening to some (nice relaxing) mindfulness recordings .\n\nWhat adopters say:\n“This course has supported me to parent therape utically. The atmosphere at home has improved\, I am able to be grounded a nd be able to stay present and connected to my child.”\n\n“This course offered me a safe space to learn and grow with nine other awesome parents . The eight weeks has helped me feel less stressed and increased my capaci ty to parent from a calm and kind place. The course is paced at your pace and introduces mindfulness as a way of life\; and how you can  be more pr esent and available to parent your children. I thoroughly recommend this c ourse to you\, be prepared for it to improve your life forever!”\n\n“T his course has set me on a path to help myself by protecting my wellbeing with the use of mindful meditation\, Qi Gong\, self-care\, and nurturing. I have been given the tools to do this in the form of audio recordings\, p lus lots of additional links to recordings and sites\, and apps to add var iety and expand my practice. The tutor\, Ollie Frame\, is friendly\, encou raging\, very knowledgeable\, and supportive. He has a pleasant to listen to voice which is so essential when listening to meditations. I really enj oyed the course and can highly recommend it.  I will miss my weekly sessi on.”\nNotes\n\n The course will be paid for by the Adoption Support Fun d\, and the cost will be deducted out of your child’s Annual Fair Access Limit. However\, if you wish to self-fund this is also possible. The exac t price will depend on the number of participants and will be approximatel y £210. The Adoption Support can be accessed for all adopters who have a child placed with them\, even if it is prior to the Adoption Order being g ranted.\n Mindfulness for Adopters is being taught online using Zoom.\n There is an expectation that participants will be able to do 20-40 minutes daily practice and will commit to attend a minimum of six of the eight se ssions.\n You will need a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed\, wh ich is warm and comfortable\, and where it is possible to lie down on the floor.\n You will need a PC/Laptop/Macbook or Tablet with a webcam and mi crophone and a stable internet connection.\n CATEGORIES:Wellness,Support activities END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR