Todd Adams|Cathy Cassani Adams: Zen Parenting at 1440 Multiversity

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Zen Parenting

October 25 - 27, 2019

Friday - Sunday, 2 nights

All-inclusive program package to include:

<ul> <li>Tuition</li> <li>Three Meals in Kitchen Table (daily)</li> <li>Shared or Private Accommodations</li> <li>Signature classes and wellness offerings</li> </ul> <p>Please Note: All packages are priced per person. Should you elect a shared accommodation and community hall bath, 1440 will randomly pair you with a gender-specific roommate. Only private rooms have the option of a private bath.  1440 Multiversity is a smoke-free campus.</p>

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Program Description

Kids learn by observing how we live—not by listening to what we say. That makes our ability to practice self-care and self-compassion necessary. Not just for our own well-being, but also for teaching children how to embrace their full self-worth.

Join mindfulness parenting experts and Zen Parenting Radio podcast cohosts Todd Adams and Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, CPC, and hone your essential ability to be self-aware as you engage your children and partner.

In this enriching workshop, learn:

  • Effective, everyday exercises to boost self-awareness and mindfulness
  • Tools to develop compassion toward yourself, your kids, and your partner
  • Techniques to navigate difficult discussions such as sex, drugs and alcohol, anxiety, and screen time
  • How to prioritize connection as an essential parenting skill for harmonious relationships
  • Practices for reflective and respectful discourse to decrease negativity and create calm.

Incorporating research, lived experience, humor, and pop culture, this dynamic weekend anchors you in what matters most—how to achieve joyful and trusting family relationships.

Our willingness to consciously choose our thoughts, words, and actions leads to better communication and understanding, and more authentic family connections. The tagline for Zen Parenting Radio is from Dr. Dan Siegel: “the best predictor of a child’s well-being is a parent’s self-understanding.” Parenting is an opportunity to recognize our history, tackle our ingrained patterns, and embody our most realized self as we engage with our kids and all the people we love, so everyone flourishes.

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  • Faculty Bio
    Todd Adams

    <i>Zen Parenting Radio</i> cohost and family life coach

    Todd Adams has been the cohost of the Zen Parenting Radio podcast with his wife, Cathy, for the last eight years.  The weekly show, a top-ten kids and family podcast on iTunes, focuses on self-awareness, mindfulness, compassion, and empathy.

    A cofounder of The Tribe Men’s Group, Todd is a certified life coach who focuses on supporting men in marriage, parenting, career, and finding a healthy work and family balance, as well as overall self-awareness and life enjoyment.

    When not working or spending time with his wife and three daughters, Todd enjoys practicing yoga and playing basketball. He always has a baseball and two baseball gloves in the trunk “just in case.”

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    Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, CPC

    <i>Zen Parenting Radio</i> cohost and self-awareness and parenting expert

    Cathy Cassani Adams is a self-awareness teacher focused on parenting and the personal empowerment of women and young girls. She’s a certified parent coach, elementary school teacher, yoga teacher, and former child and family therapist and clinical educator at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Cathy currently teaches in the sociology department at Dominican University and Elmhurst College.

    For eight years Cathy and her husband, Todd—parents to three girls ages 11, 14, and 16—have hosted  Zen Parenting Radio, a top-ten kids and family podcast on iTunes. They are the creators of the annual Zen Parenting Conference in Chicago.

    Cathy, a sought-after speaker and advocate for women, created and facilitated a self-awareness program for preadolescent girls called Be U. Her most recent book,  Living What You Want Your Kids to Learn: The Power of Self-Aware Parenting,  won a Nautilus Book Award, National Indie Excellence Award, and an International Book Award.

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  • Why Attend

    • Gain practical skills and concepts for building, maintaining, and strengthening your parenting and your partnership.<br />

    • Understand and deepen your relationship with yourself, your kids, and your partner to live every day together in teamwork.

    • Develop communication skills and techniques to increase awareness and connection in the home, and redesign your family life mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

  • Things to Know/Schedule

    Program Schedule

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    Prerequisites

    None required.

    Experience Level

    None required.

  • About 1440 Multiversity

    Beautifully nestled in the California redwoods near Santa Cruz, our 75-acre campus is within easy reach of San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

    1440 Multiversity is a place to spend time engaging some of life's most meaningful personal questions and to enjoy, restore, and reenergize yourself as you do it.

    You'll find new energy through immersion learning—setting aside daily urgencies and dedicating uninterrupted time to focus on important, but often elusive, priorities. Our unique collaboration with world-class faculty coupled with an original, inspirational curriculum and magnificent grounds make this a place like no other. Add in fresh, redwood-scented air, delicious and healthy food, deep reflection, fun exercise, and good sleep and you've pretty much captured what you'll experience here.

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  • Accommodations

    At 1440 Multiversity, you’ll find a wide range of accommodations to meet your preferences and budget. All of our rooms have been thoughtfully designed to provide comfort, promote reflection, and foster connection with others.

    Accommodation rates include more than just the bed you sleep in.

    Per-person per-night rates include:

    • nourishing locally sourced, seasonal meals
    • daily meditation and yoga classes
    • non-ticketed evening events
    • use of all facilities, including the Fitness Center, steam rooms, and infinity-edge hot tub.

    Guests also enjoy access to woodland trails, cafés, and shops.

     

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