Parenting is thee most humbling, challenging and rewarding job on earth. Each stage of development brings a whole new set of issues and just as you begin to think you “have it down” your child completely changes This workshop will help you find your own creative place as a parent-digging down to the bottom of your toes for solutions only you can find. 

Each parent-child relationship is unique-and so each momentary solution you find works for and your child in that particular moment. Come share your frustrations, and most inspired moments, and learn how to keep the latter alive.

Parents of children of all ages are welcome.

In this workshop we will explore:

 *How to take your unconscious parenting patterns and turn them into purposeful and meaningful tools toward your own self-awareness.

 *How to meet all of your children’s needs while still meeting your own.

* How to say “yes” and “no” effectively.

 *How to be your children’s guide instead of their friend or disciplinarian.

 Come join Molly Salans, LICSW for this inspiring, down-to-earth conversation. 

The Groton Wellness Medical Center 978-449-9919

Mill Run Plaza, Groton Ma.

Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 10:00-12:00pm

At last! The six week support group you’ve been looking for!

 Imagine:

*A pile free desk

*Finding things easily

*Having others to support you while you clear out the junk

 As you clear your office and home you clear your mind

 We will discuss topics such as:

*Paperwork

*Procrastination

*Time Management and more

Thursday Evenings 7:00 to 9:00

March 4, 11,18,25, April 8, April 15

 Karendyth Holistic Center

254 Littleton Rd. Westford MA. 01886

 Imagine having spaciousness and room within your home and heart!

 Facilitators: Molly Salans   978-392-5998

 And         Judith Guertin, Professional Organizer

                   978-649-7733

Are you stuck in the same habits and patterns that prevent you from moving forward in your life?  These habits and patterns often come from unresolved issues within the family. Constellations tap into the energy fields of our families, revealing the conscious and unconscious loyalties that were created out of love.

Join Claudia Greenfield and Molly Salans, LICSW for an experiential Family Constellation Workshop.

Acknowledge your family as they are-the good and the bad.

Open to accepting what is-heal the wounds- and create space for love.

You can register on line at www. samadhlyogatribe.com or call 617-243-0034.

The workshop will be held in Newton Centre at the Samadhl Yoga Studio 796 Beacon St.

I am now offering the Family Ties, Constellation Approach again in April. If you are tired of the same old story-tired of the same old arguement with your spouse, child, colleague or friend, then this workshop is for you.It will get to the core of the issue in a powerful and significant way that can create changes within you for months to come. Please write or call if you have any questions. I am very excited to be presenting this workshop again.?

See Classes for a description.

I can’t wait to see you all discover your most precious dreams this year. I will look forward to working with you through 2009 and beyond.

Do you want happy and successful children who will think independently and can make good choices in their lives?

Come to the Essential Parenting Seminar, held in a warm and friendly atmosphere and learn to:

*Break self-defeating behaviors and thoughts in yourself and your kids.

*Instill beliefs that will empower your children toward choice and success.

Help them to deal effectively with challenges at school and at home.

*foster interests and acdtivites that electonic, cell phones, etc. have taken away.

You are their key to the future.We can help to open the door with our innovative, life-changing techniques.

Producers: Molly Salans and Sally Sacks.

We are licensed psychotherapists and coaches with combined 44 years of experience helping others to help themselves.

Next Seminars:

Thursday Feb. 26, 2009 6;30-9:00pm

Thursday March 19, 2009: 6:30-9:oopm

Saturday March 28, 2009: 9:00-11:30am

Cost: $140

Write or call now if you are interested in signing up for the next seminar

Family Ties

An Afternoon of Family Constellations

Sat. April 25, 2009 12-5pm.

290 Littleton Rd.,Chelmsford, Ma.

Call or email Molly to register.

Cost:$100

You don’t want to miss this!

Bring your friends, and family.

You don’t have to be a parent to come to this, but you do need to be 18 years or older.

Are you stuck in the same habits and patterns,

And can’t seem to get out from under?

Constellation work is a healing approach that allows you to witness and step into an old relationship in order to see it with new eyes.

Our relationship with our family of origin impacts our relationship with family, friends, heath, work, money and more.

Constellations tap into the energy field of your family, revealing these unwanted patterns that were created out of love and loyalty.

When the pattern is revealed you have the opportunity to see it in a new way.

Dreaming Yourself Into the Life You Want

Sunday March 1 2009: 1:00-5:00

Karendyth Holistic Center

254 Littleton Rd. Westford Ma.

01886

Cost: $125

Do you feel a certain kind of nagging or irritation tugging at you?

Do you feel a certain kind of annoyance with the words “finding abundance”?

Do you question why your relationships with family and colleagues go wrong even though you are trying your best?

Do you remember daydreaming as a kid?

Did you know that these irritations and daydreams come from an inner place of disappointment where your dreams used to live?

In this wonderfully, kind, informative, safe and experiential workshop we will explore these feelings and get back to those dreams, no matter how impossible it seems now to manifest them.

Within the heart of those dreams, lies your own inner peace, and through meditation, exploration, and much more we will explore both what is stopping and helping you live from your inner core, that is your true self. Your true self is the abundance you can’t find outside of yourself. And your negative feelings are the conduits that lead you there!

Sign up now for this amazing workshop! I can’t wait to see you there!

“To thine ownself be true,and it will followas the night the daythat thou canst be false to any man. Hamlet-            

Meditation is for Every Parent and Non-Parent

What does it mean to be “true to yourself”? In this day and age we are all so busy, torn between helping our children, our family and our friends, that we believe it is “selfish” to pay attention to ourselves.  And even when we have a minute to be “true”to ourselves, we have no idea which “truth” to follow!

Meditation is a wonderful way of quieting all of those “shoulds” and allowing space and quiet to fill our beings. This space and quiet gives us a much larger picture from which to see our struggles. It is also a creative space, so new ideas can emerge that we wouldn’t have otherwise thought about. It also helps us to sit with unclarity, until true clarity comes.

How many times have I had clients tell me, “well I’ve tried to meditate but I can’t. I can’t quiet my mind.”

Everyone who meditates has this experience over and over again.  I’ve been meditating for over 20 years and I still feel, at times,  that I can’t quiet my mind!  The whole point of meditation is to bring awareness to ourselves and to shed light on just how distracted we are. As you begin to see the obstacles in the way of your own truth, then you can define and follow your own truth with more clarity.

I teach both guided and quiet meditations which will help you understand more clearly how to be true to yourself. Once you have this clarity, then you will most likely see, that you really can’t help others unless you are also being true to yourself. It is a paradox. The more you ignore your own calling, the more pulled you’ll be to help others find theirs.  But all you will receive is more neediness from those you are trying to help and in turn you will become more exhausted, which will lead you to help even more but you will continue to feel more and more exhausted.Once you can begin to fullfill your  own calling, then you will find that those you are helping will be able to follow theirs as well. You will feel more energized and less pulled upon. The more energy you have, the more inspired you are to follow your own calling, which in turn inspires those you are trying to help.

See also: Integrated Kabalistic Healings

                  Family Constellation Work 

When I work with children, I play, We play games and/or do simple art work. We color and paint, or  play with the doll house, dolls, non-electronic toys, cards and more. While I am playing in this way, a very relaxed atmosphere comes in, and the children are able to tell me so many things either directly, or non-directly through the play.

 The children love coming because it is 50 minutes of pure play. If they are drawing picures, sometimes I suggest putting words to their pictures, so they can make a picture book.  I can discern a child’s dificulties through the pictures they create, and Ican help them talk about these difficulties by asking questions about their pictures. Many times, simply reamining quiet is also very therapeutic.  I can discuss the meaning of the drawings with the you, the parents, at another time.

I don’t expect anything of the children, they are allowed to be completely who they are. In this way I can assess more clearly where the difficulties and strengths are.  Once I can assess this, I pull on the strengths in order to raise self-esteem and help the child build more self-confidence.  Once the strengths are shining it is easier to place their weaknesses in a place of light and love. 

 The children may not “get it” but that’s not the point. They feel happier from their core, and to children that’s all that matters.  All children want is to be happy, that is what they gravitate toward, and I base my work on that truth.

 I work with children who have anxiety, ADHD, depression, poor grades, learning problems: I work with children going through changes such as divorce, moves, remarriages and stepfamilies. I also work with children who have difficulty getting along with siblings; parents/teachers and/or friends.

I often include the parents in the play/art therapy because you are the two most important people in your child’s life. So sessions can include the parents only, can include the child with the parents, and the child only.  In this way I receive a really good understanding of the family dynamics involved and can help your child even more. 

See also: Story & Poetry Therapy & Storytelling Therapy