About Mindful Parenting

Being a caregiver isn’t always easy. These meditations can help you practice self-compassion and patience, so you can be more present with your family.

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Parenting and caregiving these days is a Herculean task. It requires flexibility, courage, resilience, patience, and support, among countless other resources. We designed this toolkit to help you cultivate inner resources, like self-compassion and acceptance, that can help you to show up for yourself and your family with more presence and ease. Each of the singles focuses on unique aspects of emotion regulation and cultivating positive emotions. Feel free to choose the one that resonates with you today, and revisit ones that you might need more practice with. As you practice, remember to offer yourself some appreciation for taking the time to practice these new skills. Thank you for your practice, and for cultivating the inner resources that make the world a better place to be....

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TypeExpert Guidance

Duration1 min

About your teachers

A former Buddhist monk, Andy has guided people in meditation and mindfulness for 20 years. In his mission to make these practices accessible to all, he co-created the Headspace app in 2010.
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Eve is a mindfulness teacher, overseeing Headspace’s meditation curriculum. She is passionate about sharing meditation to help others feel less stressed and experience more compassion in their lives.
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As a meditation teacher, Dora encourages others to live, breathe, and be with the fullness of their experiences. She loves meditation’s power to create community and bring clarity to people’s minds.
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Kessonga has been an acupuncturists, therapist, and meditation teacher, working to bring mindfulness to the diverse populations of the world.
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Rosie Acosta has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than 20 years and taught for over a decade. Rosie’s mission is to help others overcome adversity and experience radical love.
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