PARENTING WITH PURPOSE
Parenting with Purpose is an evolving community program where conscious, purpose-driven families can grow and learn together through parenting groups, experiential play, workshops and practical, village-like support.
Join us in co-creating a purposeful community to explore an expansive and non-hierarchical way of being in a multi-family system.
PILLARS OF THE PROGRAM
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Parenting Support Group
For anyone who is interested in an authentic, mindful way of raising children of any age. Includes open forum discussion and short exercises for processing and gaining insight.
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Experiential Play
Designed for the whole family to participate, these fun and interactive classes include music circles, yoga, arts and crafts, farm experiences and more.
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Workshops
Workshops and classes on a wide variety of topics from trained and experienced facilitators. Topics can range from trauma informed family relations, reflexology for children, baby wearing, family constellation systems and more.
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Village Support
Community connection through organized support systems such as meal trains, baby sitting network, field trips and more
JOIN US
For this pilot program, almost of our classes and workshops will be donation-based offerings with the intention of information gathering and community building in mind. We will ask families to complete a brief survey and/or video testimonial to helps us further craft our vision. Donations are gladly received but not necessary.
WHAT TO EXPECT
CIRCLE FLOW
20 min opening and connection
Your name and what is your inner weather like right now?
– Intro of the circle vision and facilitators
What is your interest or need in this kind of group? What are you looking for?
30 min open forum
Whole group and one to one sharing with some prompts:
I am most grateful to my parents for…
As a child I missed…
My current parenting philosophy is …
My current biggest challenge/ question is …
20 min group activity or theme
It could be a group poem, a group drawing, a group movement to integrate the sharing
20 min closing and next…
What are you taking away from this time together?
What would be your next step in your parenting journey?
What questions/experiences would you like to have more of next time?
A parenting support circle may look like this:
POSSIBLE THEMES
Family astrology: your child’s moon sign and your mercury sign
Family constellation: how your parenting style is influenced by how you were raised and how to transform it
Family meetings as a tool for shaping family culture that is a win win win for everyone
Parenting philosophy: what it means and how it gets influenced by the society
The first seven years of life from the point of view of incarnation of the soul according to Rudolf Steiner and Waldorf approach to education
A family workshop may look like this:
MEET THE ORGANIZERS
Wendy Mattingly
Wendy is the founder of Bright Haven Farm and a mother to a bright and beautiful daughter. She sought to create a space for parenting and family support and connection after recognizing that need within herself. She has experience in faciliating relationships through the many farm events offered each month and is aiming to expand the farm community to include parents and families. Wendy is also a reiki master and shamanic energy practitioner.
Svetlana Zabolotnaia
Svetlana has a 20 year experience working with children ages 3-16 and their parents as a Waldorf and homeschool teacher, an agile learning facilitator, a family educational coach, a family astrologer coach, a learning specialist, and a family constellation facilitator. She is passionate about supporting whole families in understanding better their needs and capacities and creating thriving family culture.
GET INVOLVED
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Facilitate a Play Experience
Are you an artist, musician, yoga instructor or other play facilitator who loves kids and families? Contact us today to join our community of joyful facilitators.
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Teach a Workshop
Are you skilled or passionate about a topic related to parenting, family systems, child health and development, etc? Contact us today to join our community of teachers.
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Join the Network
Get connected to other purposefully driven families in the local area by joining our facebook group and email list. Stay up to date on offerings and outings, meet other families and build a village with us.
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Support Financially
Do you believe in this mission and want to uplift families? Do you have connections with organizations that grant funds? Your help goes to support our teachers, facilitators and families in need.
DREAM WITH US
Through a process called “Dragon Dreaming” we are building a dream for the future of families who are looking to consciously co-create a non-heirachical eco-system of support, to raise a new generation in a child-led and whole system approach and to lean on each other to heal, re-parent and grow together through joy in the process. This program began with a seed of meeting personal needs and will grow into a collective parenting and family experiences and finally expand outward into the world through summer camp and homeschooling programs.
Create a scheduled cadence of regular gatherings for parenting support, experiential play and whole-systems learning
Create a network of trusted facilitators, teachers and families that builds a village-like community where families can learn about parenting with purpose, join in family activities and receive practical, tangible support and teachings. This network will also support families through communal service such as meal trains, nesting parties, baby sitting networks, group outings and more.
Build a magical forest playground where children of all ages can disconnect, explore and interact with nature.
Create a summer camp for children with an emphasis gardening, farm experiences, nature-based play and purposeful topics like mindfulness.
Build a homeschool group for young children with a focus on child-led learning, nature based teaching
What is Dragon Dreaming?
Dragon Dreaming is a living systems approach to building successful organisations and projects for the Great Turning. It is a playful, inspiring, encouraging and meaningful method for assisting individuals and groups who seek to make their dreams come true.
Dragon Dreaming is a world wide network that aims to empower individuals, strengthen communities and offer a service to the earth.