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25.01.2022 We had so much fun laughing and devouring asparagus last night. This is the scary vegetable game... I shriek, "Eeee" every time Aya tries to feed me an asparagus! Oh I'm so scared of asparagus. It sounds weird but it works. It's another awesome power-reversal game.little people feel empowered scaring us. It was so much fun seeing them enjoy their veggies and laugh! Try it & let me know how it goes :)

24.01.2022 Hello Lovely friends- calling Local and intl mums who would like to join a 4-week yoga and AwP online workshop: How are you? Are you a parent or carer looking for more balance, energy and support? I'm very excited to offer an online yoga & Aware Parenting (AwP) workshop to help you feel physically, emotionally and spiritually uplifted.... AwP incorporates all of the wonderful aspects of attachment parenting while also raising awareness of the emotions of our little ones (& ourselves) and how often the root cause of disrupted sleep and challenging behaviour is unresolved emotions. So, when practicing AwP, there is no need for punishment or reward, as AwP brings in non-punitive discipline, and how the release of emotions through tears or play techniques, as well as the recognition of needs & providing info to our kids, creates calm, cooperative and gentle little ones. AwP has changed my life and I am so passionate about sharing these techniques with others. The workshop will be from oct 25-nov 21, (4 weeks) and it will be composed of 4 fb lives, one per week, which will be up on replay, so even if you cannot join live, you can watch anytime on fb. Also, I will facilitate 4 zoom sessions, the first one being Sun, Oct. 25 so you can join in and ask any questions and share how you are feeling during these small group zoom sessions. I will also provide written info and study guide pages. The workshop will incorporate gentle yoga techniques, such as stretching, breathing, relaxation exercises and meditations along side the AwP. This Saturday from 9-11am, I will lead an in-person talk/discussion at the lismore birth house, 49 leycester st. Feel free to join. It's a $5 entry fee with a yummy morning tea provided. If you would like to join for the workshop, it's $80 and I can pass you my bank details. Please let me know if you have any questions! If you're keen to join please contact me as space is limited. lots of love, Laura 0415533311 www.ljspeace.com Here’s the link: https://facebook.com/events/s/online-yoga-aware-parenting-wo/1698092313678885/?ti=icl

23.01.2022 Throughout April on Tuesday evenings we have practiced and discussed chakras, beginning with the first chakras, starting with the base. Chakras are energy centres or literally spinning vortex from Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language. As centres of force chakras are thought to relieve, absorb and distribute energy. Through external situations and internal habits, a chakra can become imbalanced by other being deficient or excessive. Imbalanced chakras can develop temporatia...l, chronically or situationally. For example, the throat chakra is called vishuddi chakra, and it can be deficient if we find ourselves unable to speak our voice. Perhaps it is situational, only with certain people who do not accept what we have to say. Or it could be overactive if we find ourselves speaking too much. We can balance our throat chakra through yogic asanas (stretches around the neck area), but also by practicing to speak your truth, communicating openly, chanting and singing. I am SO excited to chant in next month’s yogic online classes when we come to the vishuddi chakra on Tues May 5th. Chanting and mantra are a deep passion of mine. I love that feeling of connecting with others, chanting names for higher beings and quieting the mind. I feel calm and happy after a good chant or recitation of mantr or prayer. Mantra is a detoxifying system, as well, and a path to meditation. I encourage you to check out some chants on utube. I love He ma Durga by Sangeeta. Here is a link: https://youtu.be/SFhQ5Y6eCzI Please let me know if you find a favourite If you would like to join in next month’s yoga classes, please let me know. Classes are donation-based, or simply feel free to come along. The more the merrier

21.01.2022 Hi Community, Yoga ~ Massage ~ Aware Parenting I’m so passionate about health and support on this parenting journey, both physical and emotional well-being. I am so happy to offer yoga, massage and Aware Parenting consults at the Lismore Birth House on Tuesdays. Let me know if you’d like to book in for any of these offerings. What is Aware Parenting (AwP)... Aware Parenting is an approach to child-rearing, as an extension of attachment parenting, which looks at the emotional side of babies and children in addition to all of the wonderful things that attachment parenting encourages. Stress hormones are released when children and babies cry or laugh with the support of a loving carer, as they let out big emotions. As long as needs have been met (like the baby or child is not unwell, doesn’t need a nappy change, isn’t hungry, etc), then crying or laughing can be a way for them to communicate and heal. Benefits of AwP: Babies and children who are supported in their release of emotions through crying/raging or laughter/play have an easier time falling asleep and having undistrurbed sleep, are more relaxed, heal from stress or trauma, are gentler, able to concentrate for longer periods of time, more cooperative and more calm. Come and watch a video explaining a bit more about AwP and about a specific attachment play technique to help babies and children. Let me know if you have any questions about AwP and how it could help you or your little one. If you’d like a full 1-hr AwP consult, to book in for a tues appt or to find another time virtually or in-person, just let me know. 0415533321 www. ljspeace.com Lots of love! Laura Shaz

21.01.2022 A Process of More Joy & Sunshine Hello friends! It feels like a perfect time to stop and explore what is happening in this moment and what has been happening o...ver the last 2 months. It’s been a time of changes, adjustments, and reconfiguring of our lives, and it’s still all evolving. I’ve loved having this time with joy and challenge and processing, deeper connections and beautiful incites. Most of my time has been with my children. Already we spend quite a bit of time together, but the last two months have been pretty purely us. Usual days are: Eliasz, my 18-month-old and I wake up, Eliasz helps me feed the cats (he’s great at understanding and helping now). We hang out in the veg garden and have a play. Then his big sister Aya wakes up late, we always found something to do at home or surprisingly a new nature spot to explore (even after living in the area for 6 years). Some moments were such sheer joy that Aya gave me a big hug and said, I love you, Mama or burst out into a spontaneous dance. Haha I’ll never forget those moments, like when we found a new amazingly beautiful water hole in the rainforest or when we did a 100-piece puzzle together or when I had finished reading Charlotte’s Web to her over the course of 2 weeks before bed. I saw my two children play together at such a cooperative level for the first time, and Chris and I could relax for a little bit in the evening while they did that. Aya really loves being like a second Mama to Eliasz. Most of the time, she is so helpful! And when she isn’t helpful, I understand her. Stress builds up in our bodies and does not make it possible for us to be peaceful if we are not allowing an avenue for release. I had a really bad back ache, for example, and could not enjoy life the way I wanted to about a month ago. I was forced to accept that this was happening for a reason and I had to slow down even more, take a calm bath every day (sometimes with a kid), get a massage (when it reopened) and take care of myself better! Aware Parenting helped me tap into this deeper sense of connection and understanding with myself, with my children and in my relationships. We’re all love and light, and if we are not cooperative and calm, it’s because we are off-balance, stressed, have unmet needs or some big feelings in our bodies that need to be expressed. I would love to hear about your feelings and needs, what self-care rituals you’ve noticed is essential in your life to stay stress-free and in balance, and how this period has been going for you. Self-care for parents is essential to be able to give back to family and community. I’ve been sharing about the Aware Parenting philosophy through a free online workshop recently, and I will be holding 2 more fb lives on that page over the next 2 weeks (Sun. 10am 24/5 and Sat. 5pm 30/5) to hear about YOU. YOUR needs. YOUR feelings. How YOU are. What YOU feel like when your kids are making things challenging or having a big cry or tantrum. I would love to be an empathetic listener to YOU. Please come and join the workshop, if you’re not already there. I can PM you the link. Or if you’d like a more personalised session about AwP, I offer 1-1 consultations. Would you like to share about how this period has been for you. What have you loved? What incites have you found? What has been rough? I’m sending so much love! Here is a pic together of joy and sunshine from yesterday

16.01.2022 Hi Friends, How are you? I hope that you are finding some peace, and support during these days. I’m offering some online options in the near future to be with you:...Continue reading

13.01.2022 Welcome full moon tonight! In 2 weeks I’m so excited & honoured to host a dark moon & yoga ceremony (the night before the new moon). All locals are welcome to join. Gian Raj will lead sacred rituals for releasing and renewing. I will lead yoga & chanting. It will be awesome! Come & join at the Channon hall at 6:15pm on tues Jan 12. Let me know if you would like to book in. Lots of love

13.01.2022 What is Aware Parenting? Aware Parenting (AwP) applies tools to help you, your baby, your children, family and friends release emotions and communicate in a healthy way (rather than repression or aggression), so that you can all feel more relaxed, cooperative, connected to your natural state of love, and have better sleep because pent-up emotions have been released and heard. AwP taught me that a baby not only cries if they have a need, like hunger or nappy/diaper change, but... also to release big emotions. Before learning about AwP I didn’t know that a baby could cry as a way to communicate their feelings, such as I’ve had a big day, let me tell you about it and then for a baby to have a crying spell with loving adult listening helps them to release tension through tears or tantrums & is physiologically nourishing and healing. If these emotions are held in, the result can be disrupted sleep, not being able to sit in a relaxed way and avoiding eye contact. Play, laughter and connection are also wonderful tools for releasing big emotions. Aware Parenting is not only helpful with babies, but also with toddlers and teens to be more relaxed and cooperative; it breaks down some of the challenging toddler behaviour into deciphering what’s going on with these little humans. When children act in challenging ways, like hitting or biting, they’re actually having pent-up emotions and asking for help to release them. They want to be loving and cooperative. This is their true nature and desire. Through crying, laughter, connection or healing play, babies, children (and parents) express emotions and come back to a state of balance. If you'd like to learn more about AwP, or have any specific questions, feel free to leave a comment or me. I'll be holding a workshop at our place on Sun., March 15, covering the principles of AwP and how to help you and your family. Please let me know if ud like to join. I also offer one-on-one consults & I have more info on my website, as well: www.ljspeace.com Lots of love! Laura Shaz

10.01.2022 Aya pushing her little brother Eliasz on the swing, and then she pretends to fall over. This always gets Elli laughing! Power-reversal games are awesome for making little people feel powerful and the release of emotions through laughter helps them to calm their nervous system. If you'd like to learn more about power-reversal games and attachment play, I encourage you to check out Marion Rose and her online masterclass as part of her attachment play course: Marion shares:... "The laughter in power-reversal games helps them release feelings of frustration and powerlessness which might otherwise accumulate and turn into hitting or throwing or biting. Younger siblings can often have feelings of powerlessness around not being able to do what their older sibling can do. Imagine getting to release those feelings actually with their sibling! If you’d like to dive deeper into attachment play, I’m running an ATTACHMENT PLAY MASTERCLASS - Using play to elicit cooperation, create connection, prevent aggression and release repression. In this masterclass, I will help you understand why children don’t cooperate, or are aggressive or repress their feelings, and I will show you particular forms of attachment play that not only help you feel more connected with your child, but also help elicit cooperation, prevent aggression and release repression. It’s on Sunday 16th Feb 4pm Sydney time in the Attachment Play Course group. Everyone already in the Attachment Play Course gets to have access to the Masterclass and the replay. If you’d like to join the course, you can also get 11% off the course with the code FEB2020. This is most suitable for parents of children aged 2-8." http://www.attachmentplaycourses.com/join-in

07.01.2022 A video about my Aware Parenting journey with the gorgeous Leanne Lynch

05.01.2022 Come and join next month to learn more about Aware Parenting. Sunday March 15, 10-1, in our yurt in Modanville (between Lismore and the Channon). Aware Parenting has helped me so much in my parenting journey and in my life! I'd love to help you with any challenges and find more space for ease and compassion. Please let me know if you would like to book in or have any questions! much love, Laura Shaz

03.01.2022 Hello! How are you? I’m so honoured to be the first in this first series of Aware Parenting (AwP) Conversations with Marion Rose. If you’re interested in learning more about applying AwP to being a mother of 2 then feel free to listen below. If you’re interested in learning more about AwP, then please come and leave a comment below. I’ll be hosting a workshop in a few weeks and I offer one-on-one consults if this parenting approach resonates with you and you’re keen to get ...into it more Aware Parenting Conversation with Laura Shaz: Laura Shaz ~ "Applying Aware Parenting to becoming a mother of two. https://soundcloud.com//aware-parenting-conversation-with- In this conversation with Laura Shaz, she shares about her experience using Aware Parenting to support her daughter in becoming a big sister. She talks about the power of attachment play to prepare a child for a new sibling, as well as helping them adjust to it. I loved how she shared that her daughter now does attachment play with her son! You can find out more about Laura and her work at: Www.ljspeace.com Workshop link: https://facebook.com/events/s/aware-parenting-workshop/824663467961145/?ti=icl

02.01.2022 Hello fb friend community! How are you doing as we sink into this slowing down time? What are you enjoying? What has been tough and challenging? It’s been a tim...e with big changes, big adjustments and big feelings. I’m sure that u and ur close ones have been feeling big feelings, and I send you all so much love and support. I’d love to offer more support in a way that has helped me so much with my children over the years. So, starting next week I will start a FREE online aware parenting workshop through fb to share the philosophy of Aware Parenting (AwP), help you communicate better with your family, understand how to help your children release big emotions through tears or laughter (rather than aggression or suppression) and in turn to help you all feel calmer, more cooperative, gentler and sleep better. The workshop will be broken down into 4 sections, and will go for 4 weeks: on sundays at 10am I’ll have fb lives on the online workshop page. Starting Sunday May 3. It’ll be a chance for you to be heard, ask questions and learn more about AwP. Would you like to join? If yes, please PM me for the fb page for the online workshop or comment below. Here’s what it’ll cover: Unit #1: listening with Empathy and Connection Connection & listening, feelings & needs: if all needs have been met (i.e. Not hungry) then our children may be needing our support to release big feelings. When they're acting in a behavior that is challenging, or doing something that we don't want them to do, they may have big feelings that need to be released and listened to. When we connect with our children through laughter or listen with empathy to tears or tantrums, we help them come back to their calm, cooperative and gentle selves. Children, as are all humans, are pure love in their natural state, so helpful and kind. Unit #2: Play & Laughter Let's learn about the 9 types of attachment play that Aletha Solter has outlined in her books. These methods help our children process in their language of play, connect with their parents and release big emotions. Unit #3: Crying, Tears and Tantrums When big emotions come up, children will naturally release them in a healthy way through crying/tantrums (or laughing). Adults and older children may release through crying, laughter and talking. Alternately humans suppress their emotions or become aggressive or agitated. Helping our children release through tears and laughter is a natural bodily function that releases stress. Unit #4: Healing- how are you feeling? In this section we will explore your feelings and needs. It's not possible to listen to our children feelings if we have not had a chance to express ours or if we have not given ourselves self-care or responded to our needs. Self-care for mothers is essential to be able to give back to family and community. Some moments are tiring, especially could be more so these days . All we need is to soak our feet in a warm bath and drink a herbal tea. Listening to our bodies and hearts is what AwP is all about! It’s as much about listening to our children as listening to ourselves. Also, have you found that certain moments with your kids triggers you? We can explore what you are needing and feeling. Also, we can look at your childhood and send love to little you and hurts. Tapping into wounds from your childhood can open up space to change patterns and create new possibilities. I find so much joy in sharing AwP, as it helped me so much in all aspects of my life to communicate better and understand feelings and needs. It’s also helped me to connect more with my children and find more ease and understanding in parenting. I’ve been wanting to create this online workshop for some time, so I’m very excited that it’s here and to share it with the world. Would you like to join? If yes, please PM me for the online workshop fb page or comment below. Also, please feel free to invite friends. P.s. replays are always available on the workshop fb page, so even if u can’t make it on the particular time for the live, that the replay will always be up. So much love to u! I hope to see u there

01.01.2022 I am delighted to announce another new Aware Parenting instructor in Australia: Laura Shaz. She wrote: I want to help more children and families find a deeper ...sense of connection with themselves and with each other, and for them to have more joy and compassion on their parenting journey. I wish for more peace for the future generation, more healthy communication, and less aggression and suppression. I love how Aware Parenting is a mix of healing, conflict resolution, and emotional support. http://www.awareparenting.com/australia.htm See more

01.01.2022 Hello, how are you? It’s a just a few more days until the next AwP workshop. I’m so looking forward to this Sunday together! There are still a couple of spot left to laugh, cry and heal together. Along with the big principles around AwP and getting exactly into your challenges and trigger point, we will also spend a lot of time understanding attachment play~ the 9 types of play that Aletha Solter writes about in her Attachment Play book. It is SO helpful to have a good grasp ...on play, as these games can really lift the mood and help our kids release emotions. Let me share a quick moment that happened yesterday morning. I was busy with my 1-yr-old son while my 4-yr-old daughter woke up, seemingly was happy to sit by herself for a bit and colour. I then continued on to make breakfast. When I finally sat down with her, she started pushing her little brother. I knew that she was feeling some big emotions cause when she’s happy, she’s loving to her brother. So, I quickly said, let’s play together! Let’s have a pillow fight. Then I pretended to fall over when the pillow was thrown at me and said wow, you’re so strong. Then we all starting throwing pillows & cushions. By the end, she was giving cushions to her brother to join in the game, and instead of continuing the bad feelings we were connecting and playing together. These kinds of power-reversal games are so beneficial for shifting the mood when our little people are feeling powerless. If I hadn’t learned about AwP, I probably would have kept repeating, stop pushing your brother, which she knows, but the body naturally acts in a way to be aggressive, repressive or express emotions in a healthy way. I love supporting my daughter in a path of healthy release of emotions. We both heal and enjoy our days together more. If you would like to learn more about Aware Parenting, connect with other like-minded families and are free on Sunday the 15th, then please let me know and come and join in at the workshop at my place in Modanville. There are a couple of spots left. I’d love to see you there! Much love, Laura Shaz https://facebook.com/events/s/aware-parenting-workshop/824663467961145/?ti=icl