Mindful with your Baby: A Mindful Baby Training

Why This Training Exists

As a mother of two little boys I know how precious and intense the first months of your new life together as a family can be. When I had my first child, I had just moved to a new city, no family or friends around. I really longed for a place where I could spend quality time with my baby and connect with other moms in the same situation. And this need is why I decided to offer Mindful with your Baby Trainings - so, that other mothers like you do have the space and place not only to connect with other parents but also - on a deeper level maybe - with your baby while learning a new set of skills. Skills that will help you being aware of and living in the moment. Skills that will help you keep your calm when things start getting hard and rough in the long run: When sleep deprivation is not new anymore and the 'zombie mode' is the standard way of being... This training will also help you realize how important it is to take really good care of yourself in order to take care of your baby. And that 'me-time' is no selfish luxury but a must in order to stay happy and sane ;-)

I'm looking forward to welcoming you and your baby in the next Mindful with your Baby Training! Don't hesitate to contact me if times and dates do not suit you. We are organizing this training regularly and times and location might vary.

A Mindful with your Baby Training - is this possible?

Yes, absolutely!

The Mindful with your Baby Training is an experiential and practical mindful baby training for parents with a baby (aged 0-18 months). In this 8-week course, you will gain practical tools and tips that you can use for the rest of your life.

What the sessions look like depends on your childcare options:

Do you have childcare available?

Then you will attend the 1st and 5th session without your baby, allowing extra space for your own reflection during those moments. Your baby will then actively participate in the remaining 6 sessions.

No childcare options?

No problem at all. Your baby is more than welcome to be present for all 8 sessions.

This allows you to practice and apply mindfulness techniques right in the moments you might experience as stressful, such as when your baby cries. You don't have to behave any differently during the sessions than you would at home - your baby can fully be themselves and is welcome to play, sleep, cuddle, be changed, and be fed.

If you are following this mindfulness baby training online, it is helpful to think ahead about where your baby can lie down or play so that you can fully participate in the exercises (these are only short moments during the training).

Impact of the Mindful with your Baby Training

This training is well researched by the University of Amsterdam. Mothers who participated reported feeling a stronger bond with their babies.

Mothers (only mothers participated in the research) feel a stronger bond with their baby after having participated in the training. Babies are like sponges feeling what their moms feel. When the mothers meditate and feel more relaxed, the babies respond in a very positive way. Just to give you an example, babies who have never slept anywhere but in their cot, started sleeping during the training session. As the babies join the training session, mothers learn to apply mindfulness directly in real life situations, like when the baby is crying, for example.

The Mindful with your Baby Training can help to relieve parental stress and improve mother–child interactions.

Curious? Sign up for the next training

More info on the next training in English: click here.

More info on the next training in Dutch: click here.

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Mindfulness & Positive Psychology Coaching

Registered VMBN / Mindfulness Register Trainer with AGB code & Certified Psychologist

Locations & Service Areas

Serving Haarlem, Overveen, Bloemendaal, Zandvoort, and Online via Zoom.

Sessions are primarily held online or outdoors amidst city parks, quiet nature, and the beach and dunes.

For specific group trainings and longer projects, beautiful local studio spaces can be arranged.

Contact: [email protected]