…course, Heart Matters: The Science of Emotion (starting October 26, 2016).   Reference (1) Gordon Neufeld, Level I Intensive: Making Sense of Kids, 2013, Neufeld Institute, Vancouver, BC. www.neufeldinstitute.org  …

…every organism must stay soft. (For a human being this implies having a soft heart and being able to feel vulnerable feelings such as guilt, embarrassment, anger, sadness, etc.). However,…

…a special class with students with severe behavioral and emotional problems. She partnered with the teachers and spent a lot of time in the school, rolling up her sleeves and…

prescriptions on how they should handle something, seizing the opportunity to teach a lesson about life. “If you would keep your things more organized then you would know where to…

…to enjoy a festive meal, complete with potato latkes. The younger children love to play games such as “pin the candle on the menorah”  and “eat the jelly-filled donut without

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…calling the study of instinct and emotion. Without this understanding, I couldn’t possibly make sense of kids. When called upon by professional psychological organizations to give keynotes at their conferences,…

softened when right relationships are achieved and will require leading them to more vulnerable feelings, shielding their emotional system from further wounding, and reducing harm wherever possible. The softening of…

What would our world be like if our children’s teachers provided warm, secure, and loving relationships with our children before implementing any learning programs? What if our children could look…

…free to simply BE – to sleep, to read, to cook, even to organize my cupboards, as long as it was coming from a place of desire and play, not…

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…others – whatever your role – starting online in February 2024. For more information: https://neufeldinstitute.org/event/playful-facilitation-module-putting-play-into-practice/ And to find out more about Tammy’s expressive art, you can find her at: https://www.tammyhudgeon.com/about-courses…

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