Conscious Families
Monthly conversations with conscious parents, authors and educators to uplift and inspire you in your parenting journey. This podcast is part of the Conscious Families online community which offers support and inspiration to help you awaken your child's true potential. Our program is based on Education for Life, a holistic approach to education that emphasizes experiential learning, spiritual development, and practical skills for living which prepare children to face life’s challenges. You can visit consciousfamilies.org to find out more.
Episodes
13 episodes
Working with Your Child's Unique Gifts - a conversation with Priya Wong
This month's conversation is with Priya Wong who has over 40 years of diverse experience in public education in addition to being both a parent and grandparent. Her interest in innovative education was sparked by the Education for Life schools ...
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32:36
Conscious Parenting and Personal Growth - a conversation with Gita Matlock
This month our conversation is with Gita Matlock, mother of 2, who resides with her family at Ananda Village, the spiritual community in Northern California where she was born and raised. She attended the Living Wisdom School where her children...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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32:57
Loving Boundaries and Working with Challenges - a conversation with Gary McSweeney
This month's conversation is with Gary McSweeney, an Education for Life middle school teacher who has spent the last 20 years with the Living Wisdom School in Palo Alto. He is also the parent of a Living Wisdom School graduate who has since bec...
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Episode 11
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39:27
Nurturing Your Child's Spirit - a conversation with Helen Purcell
This month's conversation is with Helen Purcell, director of the Living Wisdom School in Palo Alto, California. Helen is veteran educator with over 40 years of teaching experience as well as mother of two grown children. Helen was part of...
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41:23
Parenting Pause #3 - Letting Go of Fear and Worry
✨Parenting Pause ✨This monthly segment includes inspiration and a short guided centering practice to relax, reset and awaken your highest parenting potential.This month the focus is on letting go of fear and worry and inclu...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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12:43
Cultivating Consciousness in Daily Life - a conversation with Kshama Kellogg
This month's conversation is with Kshama Kellogg, director of the Living Wisdom High School in Palo Alto California. Kshama is an EFL specialist who has spent the last decade exploring the field of education and consciousness, having taught ele...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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37:53
Parenting Pause #2 - Full Body Relaxation and Centering Practice
✨Parenting Pause ✨This monthly segment includes inspiration and a short guided centering practice to relax, reset and awaken your highest parenting potential.This month the focus is on the importance of relaxation and inclu...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:00
Learning and Growing Through Your Parenting Experiences - conversation with Hridaya Atwell
This month's conversation is with Hridaya Atwell, director of the original Living Wisdom School at Ananda Village in northern California where she has been for the past 26 years. She is mother of 2, stepmom of 5 and grandmother.In thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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28:12
Parenting Pause #1 - Setting an Intention
✨Parenting Pause ✨A new segment this month that includes inspiration and a short guided centering practice to relax, reset and awaken your highest parenting potential.This month I talk a bit about the benefits and challenges arou...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:38
Parenting Teens and Young Adults - a conversation with Rose Neal
This month's conversation is with Rose Neal, mother of 3 and long time EFL educator. She is currently the Interim Director of the Living Wisdom School in Portland, OR.In this episode, we discuss:the importance of commu...
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Episode 4
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33:11
Sharing Values with Children - a conversation with Lorna Knox
This month's conversation is with Lorna Knox, author, educator and mother of 3 grown children who currently lives and serves with the Ananda Community in Portland, Oregon.In this episode, we discuss:the benefits and ch...
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Episode 3
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37:38
The Role of Awareness and Attention in Parenting - a conversation with Nitai Deranja
This month's conversation is with Nitai Deranja, life long educator, author and co-founder of Education for Life (EFL). In his current role as president of Education for Life International, he oversees a network of ten schools in the United Sta...
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Episode 2
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35:50
Calm and Compassionate Parenting - a conversation with Usha Dermond
Our first conversation is with Usha Dermond, EFL educator and author of the book Calm and Compassionate Children: a handbook.In this episode, we discuss:how to cultivate calmness in childrenthe role o...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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32:31