5 Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm, September 5-October 3, led by Lynn Murphy & Gayle Klaybor
The greatest gift you can give your child is yourself. This means that part of your work as a parent is to keep growing in self-knowledge and in awareness. We have to be grounded in the present moment to share what is deepest and best in ourselves. - Jon Kabat-Zinn

This class combines a focus on the inner work and experience of parenting mindfully, with information and discussion regarding the needs and challenges of children throughout their developmental stages. Classes include experiential exercises to learn mindful parenting strategies.

Lynn Murphy is a member of HZC and is an individual, child and parent psychotherapist currently in private practice. Previously she has worked at DePelchin Children's Center, Houston Child Guidance Center and Texas Children's Hospital as a clinician, supervisor, and teacher. She was also an adjunct faculty member at the UH Graduate College of Social Work, Smith College for Social Work and Baylor College of Medicine.

Gayle Klaybor serves on the Board of Directors of HZC and is a social worker in private practice specializing in psychotherapy with adolescents, adults, couples and families. She does clinical supervision and has been a consultant at The Council on Recovery and The Center for Success and Independence. She has also been an adjunct faculty member at the UH Graduate College of Social Work.

The text for the class, Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla Kabat-Zinn and John Kabat Zinn is available at the Center.