Workshops & Events
MARLENE MEYERSON JCC OF MANHATTAN
THURSDAY, JULY 09, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
WATCH THE ZOOM RECORDING
We often equate resilience with toughness. But research in the field of positive psychology and new discoveries from the science of happiness and well-being suggest that building resilience involves a different type of strength.
Ellen Feig Gray outlines evidence-based tools and practices from the field of positive psychology that can help build resilience with compassion. This presentation is based on a TEDx talk Ellen delivered in March.
A COMPASSIONATE APPROACH TO BUILDING RESILIENCE
A TEDX TALK BY ELLEN FEIG GRAY
MARCH 3, 2020
WATCH THE TEDx TALK
Ellen’s talk was part of the TEDx Bergen Community College “Resilience” event in Paramus, New Jersey.
Designing Compassionate Classrooms
Learning & the Brain’s “Educating with Empathy” Conference
the Historic Fairmont Hotel: San Francisco, CA
February 15-17, 2019
BOOK LAUNCH EVENT & FREE WORKSHOP
ANGELA STOCKMAN AND ELLEN FEIG GRAY, AUTHORS OF HACKING SCHOOL CULTURE: DESIGNING COMPASSIONATE CLASSROOMS
Books & Books: 265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Sunday, June 3, 2018
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Appreciating Your Child’s Nature: A Fire Child, Water Child Group Chat
Facilitated by Parent & Family Life Coach Ellen Feig Gray, M.A., CiPP
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Choice of times: 10:00 am - 11:30 am OR 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Who is my child? How might I nurture their nature? How can I help cultivate my child’s whole-being?
Using Stephen Cowan, M.D.’s Fire Child, Water Child, with new materials he has developed since the book’s publication, we will address all five natures — from the Wild Child to the Peacemaker to the Daydreamer. Because “one size doesn’t fit all.”
For more about Fire Child, Water Child, read my book review.
Positive Psychology of Parenting Workshop Series: Getting to Know Your Child
Facilitated by Parent & Family Life Coach Ellen Feig Gray
Inhale Miami: 6310 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33138
Feel free to bring your lunch
April 20, 2017 to May 18, 2017
Thursdays, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Often as parents we come face to face with the question “What’s wrong with my child?” Our kids are labeled, evaluated, graded, scolded, disciplined, criticized (and medicated) so much that sometimes all we can see are the negatives.
In this interactive workshop series, Positive Psychology Practitioner and Founder of Parent with Perspective Ellen Feig Gray will help parents see their children in a new light with a greater understanding of their positive potential. Taking an appreciative inquiry approach from Positive Psychology, we will ask questions like “What’s right with my child?” “What are my child’s strengths?” “What is my child’s true nature?” and “How can I help my child become his or her best self?”
Drawing from the work of Dr. Stephen Cowan, pediatrician and author of Fire Child, Water Child, parents will discover their child’s “type,” nature, dominant characteristics and strengths, based on the ancient Chinese wisdom tradition of the five elements.
“Happy Campers” Parent Workshop: How to Help Our Kids Flourish
Facilitated by Parent & Family Life Coach Ellen Feig Gray
Inhale Miami: 6310 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, Florida 33138
March 21, 2017, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Learn how your children can be “happy campers” all year long, through Ellen’s "Five Fundamentals for Family Flourishing” framework.
Spring Family ConnectShen™ through Movement & Sound
Facilitated by Parent & Family Life Coach Ellen Feig Gray
featuring Musician, Sound Healer & Experiential Educator Jared Bistrong
CORPO YOGA in Downtown Dadeland: 9030 SW 72nd Ct, Miami, FL 33156
All ages welcome
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Celebrate Spring and have fun with your family as you move together to the sounds of the didgeridoo, bowls, drums and other indigenous instruments all played by South Florida’s favorite one-man cave band Jared Bistrong. We will take you on a primal journey of movement and sound, designed to connect you and your family through free dance, musical expression, and an embodied exploration of Spring. The program will culminate in a calming shared sound relaxation experience that is designed to renew your family ConnectShen™ (shen=spirit) and create space for you to relate to one another with new appreciation and joy.
Fire Child Water Child Workshop Series
Facilitated by Parent & Family Life Coach Ellen Feig Gray
These are small group workshops so space is limited.
South Miami
April – May 2016
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Discover your child’s “type,” nature, dominant characteristics, strengths, and vulnerabilities. We will discuss Dr. Stephen Cowan’s Fire Child Water Child and use the book and his presentation as a guide, while sharing stories about our own children’s nature and potential. We will also learn and experience a variety of easy to incorporate tools and everyday practices recommended by Dr. Cowan to help our children flourish.
Series of 6 Fire Child Water Child Workshops:
Thursday, Apr 14 Who is My Child?
Thursday, Apr 21 Celebrating the Wood Child
Thursday, Apr 28 Celebrating the Fire Child
Thursday, May 5 Celebrating the Earth Child
Thursday, May 12 Celebrating the Metal Child
Thursday, May 19 Celebrating the Water Child
CULTIVATING SUCCESS: How parents can help their children develop character, strengths, focus and happiness
Temple Judea, Coral Gables, Florida
February 26, 2016
Join Parent with Perspective for an interactive morning of practical wisdom with Stephen Cowan, MD, FAAP
Introduction by Ellen Feig Gray, M.A., CiPP, Parent & Family Life Coach
Book signing follows presentation & Q&A
Dr. Stephen Cowan is a board-certified developmental pediatrician who practices from a whole-child perspective. In addition to his more than 30 years of clinical experience working with children, he lectures internationally on alternative approaches to health problems in children from birth to age 18. He is the author of Fire Child Water Child: How Understanding the Five Types of ADHD Can Help you Improve Your Child’s Self-Esteem & Attention.