WELCOME to Thrive, your urban village

Thrive is a mothers group with a difference. This group is for you, it is about the transition to matrescence and your own unique experience of motherhood. It is a place to meet, talk and listen with others about the life themes this transition brings. My role is to hold space for you, facilitate group discussion and provide integrated mindfulness practices to invoke self and co-regulation in community.

It is a 6 week reflective discussion and mindfulness practice group, a confidential sharing space. The course includes a luxurious half day retreat to spend extended time in grounded and deeply relaxing states.

If you baby is still ‘in arms’ ie not yet crawling you are very welcome. Many of groups over the years have remained in touch long after the groups close. Every group has created a group chat on a social media platform to connect in between sessions. Firm friendships are often made.

TOGETHER we will cultivate resilience, learn communication and embodied consent skills that will make a positive difference to your daily life as a mum.

CONNECT with self and others and experience being held by the group and its process.

Mindfulness practice increases one's ability to cope with stress, regulate emotions, and attune to others (Shapiro & Carlson 2009), regular practice can cultivate and increase resilience, self-esteem, compassion, and general well-being (Feldman et al. 2007; Kabat-Zinn et al. 1985; Shapiro et al. , 2007)

We will talk about..

Parenting in todays world
Matrescence and Identity
Relating with confidence
Creativity and parenting
Cultivating contentment
Intimacy and sexuality
Family and community rituals

Following the weekly session you will receive:

email content to consolidate learning and mindfulness practice tools
practical communication tools useful for all relationships
tools to practice giving and receiving
support and connection via membership to your group's private Whats App message group

ABOUT ME I have been holding space for families as a doula and midwife for 25 years. I am a mindfulness trained group faciltator and embodied consent and sexuality coach. Please contact me should you wish to discuss anything relating to the group.

GROUP SIZE max 10 participants, payment may be split into instalments.

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