About us
The Family Program consists of a community of families aspiring to nourish a deeper capacity for connection, equity, presence, joy, and resilience within family relationships and the broader world. Since our founding, this sangha has been taught and operated by families for families. The Family Program teachers aspire to provide a safe and inclusive container that honors diversity and supports the cultivation of awareness and compassion within our daily lives.
Family Program Vision
Plant seeds of awareness, compassion and wisdom in the hearts and minds of children, adolescents, parents, and families.
Foster within families the experiential awareness of the interconnectedness of all life.
Share the fundamental mindfulness toolkit with children and parents to help them cultivate self-regulation, inner resilience, social well-being, acceptance, awareness, and compassion amid everyday family life.
Cultivate within families a deeper awareness and exploration of issues around race, culture, and gender.
Help children connect to dharma teachings through age-appropriate and engaging games, mindful moments, skits, stories, and activities.
Nurture and deepen connections within families and the broader family sangha.
Offer parents the opportunity for much needed parent meditation and group meditation.
More information can be found at https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=751
Upcoming events
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Mindful Parenting Community
·OnlineOnlineThe Family Program consists of a community of families aspiring to nourish a deeper capacity for connection, equity, presence, joy, and resilience within family relationships and the broader world. One way to help our children and grandchildren do this, is to build a community of like minded parents, therefore The Family Program is expanding to have a Monthly Parent Gathering as well. This helps support our Family Program Vision by helping us all to lead by example with our own practice and building our parent community. Learn more here and subscribe to receive zoom link.
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Monthly Family Meditation - Vienna, VA
Body Grace Yoga, 133 Maple Avenue E, Suite 300,, Vienna, VA, USEach month we will gather in community for mindfulness meditation and activities. There will be time for collective family practice as well as time for parents and children to break-out into groups and engage with peers. Rooms will be right next door to each other. We request that children under the age of 5 stay with caregivers. Learn more and subscribe to updates and newsletters here.
1 attendeeMindful Parenting Community
·OnlineOnlineThe Family Program consists of a community of families aspiring to nourish a deeper capacity for connection, equity, presence, joy, and resilience within family relationships and the broader world. One way to help our children and grandchildren do this, is to build a community of like minded parents, therefore The Family Program is expanding to have a Monthly Parent Gathering as well. This helps support our Family Program Vision by helping us all to lead by example with our own practice and building our parent community. Learn more here and subscribe to receive zoom link.
2 attendees
Past events
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