About the course

Please join us as we come together to explore the parent-child relationship with awareness, compassion, and wisdom. This four-week meditation program will include video teachings from Mingyur Rinpoche, guidance on how to apply the view and meditation to what arises within us as we care for our children, and opportunities to connect and share experiences with other parents and caregivers.

It has been said that parents get extra credit on the path as they learn to meditate and apply the practice into daily life. It may not always feel that way. We will create space to share ways to bring the life skills of presence, kindness, compassion, and curiosity to everyday happenings as we increase our capacity to be OK when things are not OK and to feel the joy of being with the ones we love, remembering that this time with our children, like all things, is impermanent.

What is included

Video teachings of Mingyur Rinpoche
Course Facilitation by Tergar Guide, Amy Roth
Easy to follow instructions tailored to parents and caregivers
Guided meditations
Discussion & sharing
Opportunities to connect with fellow participants

Who is this course for

Parents, grandparents
Parents to be
Anybody in a caretaking role
Anyone interested the topic

Program dates: Saturdays, October 11th - November 8th (break on October 25th)

Time: 9:00-10:30 Eastern Time (NYC) / 4:00-5:30 Central European Time (Berlin)

Where: Online via Zoom

Costs

Base Rate 50$

Sponsor Rate 75$

Student/Senior/Returning 25$

Work/Study (e.g. for local volunteers) 25$

Please note that no one will be turned away for lack of funds. If the fees listed are a challenge, please contact us and we will be happy to offer further discount.

About Amy Roth

Amy Roth is a licensed clinical social worker currently practicing psychotherapy. She has

previously applied her clinical skills as a hospice worker, a divorce mediator, and a case worker for the division of family services. Amy has been a student of Mingyur Rinpoche’s since 2010 and has been a practice leader for the Tergar Community of Chicago since then. She was invited to become a Tergar Guide in 2019.

Amy has been passionate about bringing Rinpoche’s teachings to families and especially to parents since she stepped on the path. Bringing presence, kindness, and curiosity to what arises between parent and child has the potential to reduce suffering and increase happiness for children, parents, families, and the world. This, and a deep love for her own children, is what motivates her to work to bring Tergar’s view and approach to as many families as possible.

Meditation for Parents & Caretakers 4-week Program, with Amy Roth