Enjoy this guided practice to connect deeply and directly with your body, mind, senses, and intuitive wisdom as a gateway to authentic relationships with our children, families, and ourselves.  

This guided practice is one of four sessions taught by Teresa LaMendola Kabat-Zinn and/or Will Kabat-Zinn in the Contemplation By Design Summit. You are welcome to join one or all sessions. The other sessions include a lecture titled Mindful Parenting in a Changing World: Nurturing Connection, Creativity, and Independence in our Children and Ourselves on October 17, an interactive workshop titled Mindful Parenting Interactive Session: Loving Awareness in Action on October 19, and a guided practice with Will titled Embracing Emotions on October 23.

Teresa LaMendola Kabat-Zinn, MA, LMFT, is a Marriage and Family Therapist currently in private practice in the Bay Area. She has over two decades of professional experience supporting parents, families, children, and adolescents in various settings, including schools, private practice, and specialized therapeutic environments. Teresa co-developed and taught an in-depth mindfulness curriculum for parents of children with special needs as part of a long-term study on stress and cell aging at UCSF. She has developed and facilitated programs for Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Center, presented at the Wisdom 2.O Conference Parenting Intensive, and provides parent training, coaching, and consultation.

This sessions is part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 15-27, 2025.

The full summit schedule is posted at: https://med.stanford.edu/contemplation/summit.html.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stanford-contemplation-by-design-summit-2025-online-oct-15-27-registration-1520413249959