Mindful Nurturing Parenting classes are appropriate for everyone—parents, foster parents, grandparents, teachers, CASA volunteers, and anyone wanting to interact with children more mindfully and with less stress. The Nurturing Parenting curriculum is recognized by the National Registry of Effective Programs and multiple federal and non-governmental agencies for its effectiveness in offering support for personal growth and promoting strong families. The concept of mindfulness has been woven throughout the curriculum to support emotional competency and self-awareness.

The 8-week, two-hour live video classes offer multimedia presentations, resource guides, and open discussions to provide support, encouragement and guidance. The course includes the following topics:

• Mindful Self-Care
• Personality and Birth Order
• Communicating with Respect and Understanding Feelings
• Building Self-Worth; Praising Behaviors
• Brain Development and Trauma Recovery
• Developing Family Morals, Values, and Expectations
• Understanding Child Abuse; Alternatives to Spanking
• Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

In addition to the above topics, private coaching sessions can address stress management, guidance with personal parenting challenges, and individualized support.

Mindful Nurturing Parenting classes are appropriate for everyone—parents, foster parents, grandparents, teachers, CASA volunteers, and anyone wanting to interact with children more mindfully and with less stress. The Nurturing Parenting curriculum is recognized by the National Registry of Effective Programs and multiple federal and non-governmental agencies for its effectiveness in offering support for personal growth and promoting strong families. The concept of mindfulness has been woven throughout the curriculum to support emotional competency and self-awareness.

The 8-week, two-hour live video classes offer multimedia presentations, resource guides, and open discussions to provide support, encouragement and guidance. The course includes the following topics:

• Mindful Self-Care
• Personality and Birth Order
• Communicating with Respect and Understanding Feelings
• Building Self-Worth; Praising Behaviors
• Brain Development and Trauma Recovery
• Developing Family Morals, Values, and Expectations
• Understanding Child Abuse; Alternatives to Spanking
• Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

In addition to the above topics, private coaching sessions can address stress management, guidance with personal parenting challenges, and individualized support.

The 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course is appropriate for anyone wanting to explore mindfulness and its potential benefits in their lives. The live 2-hour video classes are designed to introduce mindfulness through a variety of practices, practical tips, exercises, and resources.

The topics include:

• Introduction to Mindfulness
• Be Right Where You Are
• Our Storytelling Minds
• Cultivating Kindness
• Willingness to Be with Things as They Are
• Finding Compassion Within
• Enhancing Resilience
• Moving Forward

In addition to the above topics, private coaching sessions can address personal stress management, guidance with developing a daily practice, and individualized assistance with personal challenges.

Mindful Nurturing Parenting classes are appropriate for everyone—parents, foster parents, grandparents, teachers, CASA volunteers, and anyone wanting to interact with children more mindfully and with less stress. The Nurturing Parenting curriculum is recognized by the National Registry of Effective Programs and multiple federal and non-governmental agencies for its effectiveness in offering support for personal growth and promoting strong families. The concept of mindfulness has been woven throughout the curriculum to support emotional competency and self-awareness.

The 8-week, two-hour live video classes offer multimedia presentations, resource guides, and open discussions to provide support, encouragement and guidance. The course includes the following topics:

• Mindful Self-Care
• Personality and Birth Order
• Communicating with Respect and Understanding Feelings
• Building Self-Worth; Praising Behaviors
• Brain Development and Trauma Recovery
• Developing Family Morals, Values, and Expectations
• Understanding Child Abuse; Alternatives to Spanking
• Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

In addition to the above topics, private coaching sessions can address stress management, guidance with personal parenting challenges, and individualized support.

As we enter into year two of COVID 19, restaurateurs have had to make drastic changes to their business models in order to stay open.  There are so many variables: from menu formatting to safety in staffing;  online sales and third party delivery apps and selling retail products as an additional revenue stream and finally, outdoor dining to make up for the indoor dining restrictions.  It is a Brave New World.                                                                                                                                                       

Join us for an afternoon panel discussion learning how successful restaurateurs have kept their doors open, opened new restaurants during the pandemic and their wins, losses and what they are learning as they move forward through the global pandemic with an eye to the future

Join us for a dynamic five week interactive webinar and incubator in which food industry professionals and SBDC Restaurant Advisors will share their branding and marketing expertise to help you focus on visual and video branding.

This hands-on incubator will help you move your marketing platform to the next level and into the future.  In the sessions, the following will be covered:

* Learn or get a refresher course on the fundamentals and overarching principles of marketing and branding a food business.
*Get hands on help developing strong visuals, including photos and video for your brand.
Learn the fundamentals on taking great photos and producing videos that build and promote brand awareness.
*Finally, you will get support on getting your images and videos onto social media platforms, strategically using your recently produced photography and videos to increase engagement and turn followers into customers.
Take advantage of this one of a kind guided process.  
This will be an interactive webinar in which participants will be required to complete weekly exercises, share their work and engage with each other for a fun and informative learning experience. 

Participants will need to have access to a laptop, a smart phone, and the internet.

Mindful Nurturing Parenting classes are appropriate for everyone—parents, foster parents, grandparents, teachers, CASA volunteers, and anyone wanting to interact with children more mindfully and with less stress. The Nurturing Parenting curriculum is recognized by the National Registry of Effective Programs and multiple federal and non-governmental agencies for its effectiveness in offering support for personal growth and promoting strong families. The concept of mindfulness has been woven throughout the curriculum to support emotional competency and self-awareness.

The 8-week, two-hour live video classes offer multimedia presentations, resource guides, and open discussions to provide support, encouragement and guidance. The course includes the following topics:

• Mindful Self-Care
• Personality and Birth Order
• Communicating with Respect and Understanding Feelings
• Building Self-Worth; Praising Behaviors
• Brain Development and Trauma Recovery
• Developing Family Morals, Values, and Expectations
• Understanding Child Abuse; Alternatives to Spanking
• Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

In addition to the above topics, private coaching sessions can address stress management, guidance with personal parenting challenges, and individualized support.

The 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course is appropriate for anyone wanting to explore mindfulness and its potential benefits in their lives. The live 2-hour video classes are designed to introduce mindfulness through a variety of practices, practical tips, exercises, and resources.

The topics include:

• Introduction to Mindfulness
• Be Right Where You Are
• Our Storytelling Minds
• Cultivating Kindness
• Willingness to Be with Things as They Are
• Finding Compassion Within
• Enhancing Resilience
• Moving Forward

In addition to the above topics, private coaching sessions can address personal stress management, guidance with developing a daily practice, and individualized assistance with personal challenges.

Join us for a dynamic five week interactive webinar and incubator in which food industry professionals and SBDC Restaurant Advisors will share their branding and marketing expertise to help you focus on visual and video branding.

This hands-on incubator will help you move your marketing platform to the next level and into the future.  In the sessions, the following will be covered:

* Learn or get a refresher course on the fundamentals and overarching principles of marketing and branding a food business.
*Get hands on help developing strong visuals, including photos and video for your brand.
Learn the fundamentals on taking great photos and producing videos that build and promote brand awareness.
*Finally, you will get support on getting your images and videos onto social media platforms, strategically using your recently produced photography and videos to increase engagement and turn followers into customers.
Take advantage of this one of a kind guided process.  
This will be an interactive webinar in which participants will be required to complete weekly exercises, share their work and engage with each other for a fun and informative learning experience. 

Participants will need to have access to a laptop, a smart phone, and the internet.