The Science and Skill of Mindful Parenting

Parenting, like all other relationships, provides the opportunity to look at ourselves and grow. yet like any other relationship, raising children can create daily anxieties as parents learn to navigate their child's social, academic and home life. In this mindful parenting workshop, parents and loved ones will work on strengthening their relationship with their child through healthy self-modeling, boundary setting, and compassion, allowing children and the entire family to thrive. 

Bios:

Rebekah Tayebi is an associate clinical social worker, specializing in work with teens, young adults, and families. She attended Columbia University’s School of Social Work, with a focus on clinical work with children and families. After that, she worked in residential treatment in Utah, where she was previously a licensed clinical social worker. During that time, Rebekah worked with complicated issues, spanning from personality disorders, depression, anxiety, and adoption, to trauma, eating disorders, and recovery from addiction. Rebekah takes a family systems approach and recognizes the need for parents to be engaged in their own change process. Rebekah also founded Satya Family Coaching, a transitional coaching service,
supporting teens and young adults in the return home from treatment. She’s written curriculum for various teen and young adult programs, published parenting articles, and co-authored The Wanderlust Warrior Project, a self-help book for young women. She’s a 500-hour RTY certified yoga teacher who teaches mindfulness and leads Yoga for Trauma Recovery workshops.

Marcela Rondani is a trilingual Doctor in Psychology, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Marcela founded and owns Orenda Clinical Services a Transitional and Coaching company for teens and parents. Marcela also is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and the President-Elect for the LA chapter of the International Eating Disorder Association. She specializes in working with eating disorders, mental health, trauma, and family dynamic issues. With more than fifteen years of experience in the mental health field, Marcela has been working with adolescents and families in treatment centers setting as a Clinical director, and Clinical supervisor; she has been part of the board of IAEDP (International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals) since 2014. Marcela has extensive training in psychodynamic, DBT, TRM and she was trained by Pia Mellody in the Post Induction Therapy Model. Also, Marcela has worked at the Brazilian Embassy assessing and helping the Brazilian community in Los Angeles. Marcela has a passion for educating parents and families in teen mental health and eating disorders and she has led in numerous talks and workshops in a diversity of schools, universities, magazines, and TV shows.