Mindfulness and Compassion

We have created guided audio practices that anyone can use for mindfulness and self-compassion. You will also find our downloadable resources with tips and inspiration for weaving contemplative practices into your day.

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Whole Child Development: Navigating Trauma, Building Resilience, Optimizing Healing and Well-Being

Dr. Denese Shervington has an intersectional career in public health and academic psychiatry. This presentation utilizes the Social Ecological Model to explore the impact of interpersonal, community, institutional, and societal factors on individual-level behaviors in minoritized children, especially those living in poverty and experiencing racial oppression. A Healing Justice framework which expands upon current evidence-based models of screening and treatment to include ancestral and indigenous practice-based evidence and wisdom is offered as a method of transformational healing for minoritized children and their families.

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Preliminary Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Perinatal Mindfulness-Based Well-Being and Parenting Programs for Low-Income New Mothers

This CCFW multidisciplinary collaboration demonstrated the effectiveness of perinatal mindfulness and parenting programs in supporting maternal and infant mental health. We are grateful for the participation of the new mothers who contributed to this project.

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Utilizing Family Skills as a Protective Shield for Families Living Through War, Displacement and Other Challenging Contexts

Parenting can be challenging at the best of times, let alone parenting children through war or refugee contexts. Global conflicts entail many changes for children and their families, with the potential for acute and longer-term impact on well-being and mental health. What can we do to help? Effective parenting can act as a protective shield against the difficulties that children face in challenging times.

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The Promise of the Healing-Centered Paradigm in Education

Drawing on extensive doctoral research and professional practice, this lecture with Dr. Angel Acosta invites participants into an exploration of how practitioners and scholars have deliberately integrated the notion of healing into K-12 curricula and professional education. 

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Providers Working with Justice-system Involved Families

This workshop was offered to providers who work with incarcerated or formerly incarcerated parents or the alternate caregivers of children with incarcerated parents.

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An Introduction to Gratitude

In this video, we talk about gratitude, a skill and practice that is central to hardwiring our brains to savor good experiences.

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An Introduction to Self-Compassion

In this video, we talk about self-compassion, a skill and practice that is critical to strengthening resilience.

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The Truth About Mindfulness and Trauma: How to Mitigate Risks and Promote Healing for Trauma Survivors. Free webinar by David Treleaven.

Discover the risks mindfulness practice holds for trauma survivors so you can keep your students and clients safe. Access this free 60-minute on-demand webinar by David Treleaven. 

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Guided Mindfulness & Compassion Practices

This PDF includes hyperlinks to all of our guided audio recordings in English and Spanish.

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Loving Kindness While Feeding Baby

This practice is an invitation to bring kindness to yourself and baby while gently connecting during feeding time, led by Becca Calhoun.

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