Three Pillars of Secure Attachment: Half-Day Workshop

Your attachment style is mostly shaped in the first 18 months of your life. About half of the world has a secure attachment style, and half have an insecure attachment style. Insecure attachment can cause tension, distrust and suffering in our relationships. You’ve probably read about attachment styles, or done your own work already.

Fortunately, it is possible to move from insecure to a more secure base, called "earned security". In this half-day workshop I want to share three pillars used to build secure attachment, based on research in psychology by Dan Brown and David Elliot 🧠. They are:

1. Ideal parent imagining
2. Metacognitive skills
3. Collaborative relationships

This workshop will include short talks, meditations, somatic practices and partner exercises for each pillar. These are powerful practices – some more intense than others – that are all about finding safety in the present. (and of course, all practices are optional)

You can expect to come out of this workshop with a better understanding of attachment psychology and some techniques/strategies that you can use for yourself.

Moving towards secure attachment takes time, energy, and an intentional approach. It can’t be done in one workshop – but you can get the ball rolling and just might have some insights. :)

⚠️ Important note: I am not a therapist. If you feel this workshop could be too much for you, please talk to your therapist beforehand.

Details:

• 🗓️ Date: April 13th, 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM (Doors open 12:15, please be on time!)
• 💰 Cost: 5,000 yen
• 📍 Location: Koyama Garden (5 minute walk from Toshimaen station)
• 👥 Max: 10 people

📝 Schedule:

1. Introduction and sharing
2. Secure communication practice
3. Mindfulness exercise
4. Ideal parenting protocol(s) partner exercises
5. Ideal parenting protocol(s) meditation
6. Wrap up and sharing
7. (Optional) Grab some dinner nearby

🎒What to bring:

• Comfortable clothes for sitting/stretching
• Water bottle
• Notebook and pen
• Snacks (there is also a konbini nearby)
• An open mind to try new techniques

💳Payment: 5,000 yen. Make your payment by credit card here to complete your RSVP.

👤About Your teacher: Misha Yurchenko is a Tokyo-based certified mindfulness teacher & coach with over a decade of meditation experience. He has spent time on retreat around the world and practiced a range of techniques. After experiencing extreme burnout from his venture-funded startup, he founded Tokyo Mindfulness with the mission of helping others find inner freedom. Every week they host workshops, retreats and events with a range of practices. He is the author of several books and lives in Nerima with his family.

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