Families
Welcome to a heart-led approach to parenting.
As a Mindfulness and Intuitive Coach, and a parent myself, I have the honour of supporting parents in cultivating greater peace, connection and confidence in their families.
“Lena’s gentle and caring voice helped my 12 year old daughter, 16 year old son and even myself to relax with her meditations and feel the greatness of our life even during the lockdown and online school overload!” — Ann
Inspired by over 20 years of working with children, I have developed a conscious and mindful approach that nurtures both child and parent. Through practical, soulful guidance, I lead parents towards a deeper connection with their intuition, through self-awareness, and healing. Together, we reduce guilt and overwhelm, while deepening each parent’s bond with their children.
“Lena is able to create a wonderful rapport with both children and parents. Because Lena’s approach is careful, considerate and professional, she is able to create mindfulness programmes and materials that will help support and inspire young children.” — Francesca
Amidst the whirlwind of family life and the modern world, I believe that compassionate guidance and heart-led connection can empower families to thrive with joy, resilience and emotional well-being.
Meditations for Children
These enchanting meditations help children to relax, ease off their worries and feel calmer. They are meditative stories created by me and accompanied by bespoke designed music, written by musician Iryna Shchadei.
Choose from a range of themes and topics – these downloadable guided meditations can be enjoyed by families over and over again.
Mindfulness Sessions for Children
The next dates for these sessions are: 23 September, 14 October, 4 and 18 November and 2 December. To book your place, head on to Acorn’s website and choose a date for your session. If you have any questions or would like to know more, do get in touch.
Online Support Group for Families
For 5 years, Mindful Playful Families has been a safe, supportive space for parents and caregivers. Here in this private Facebook group, we gather to nurture our own and our children’s mental health and well-being, engaging with helpful resources like mindful games, breathing techniques, mindset tools, meditations and interviews with experts and much more.
As a parent myself, I know children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing is parents’ TOP priority, especially with today’s mix of information overload, whirlwind of global events and a general fast pace of living. Parents have to tackle all sorts of pressures every day.
As a member, you’ll find information and advice on developing resilience, confidence, emotional intelligence and wellbeing in your children, with a range of resources, games and activities to help them to become more mindful, empowered and positive.
Q & A
Q How often can we listen the meditations?
A As many times as you like – once you’ve bought the recording, it’s yours.
Q How do I book and pay for workshops and mentoring?
A Just click the Book Now button under the event. You can pay by card.
Q Is it free to join your support group?
A Absolutely! The group is private (and always will be), so once you’ve requested to join, answered the membership questions and agreed to the group rules, I’ll approve your membership.
Testimonials
What They Say
“My 10 year old daughter has had a wonderful experience working with Lena. Her mentoring sessions were fun and interesting, and Lena has such a kind and gentle way of working. My daughter felt really inspired by the content covered. She particularly enjoyed learning about the anatomy of the brain, and how the different parts work and control thoughts and emotions.
There were lots of practical exercises that we have been able to bring into our home life – the breathing techniques have been so helpful. My main motivation for the sessions was to give my daughter a tool kit of techniques and coping mechanisms as she enters puberty and as well as to deal more positively with challenges that can arise from school work. Lena has definitely delivered on this and more! She listened so closely to my daughter and I felt she really tailored the sessions to her individual needs which was wonderful. I would say that since the sessions we have been able to talk more openly and positively about emotions and moods at home. Thank you Lena!”
“We have nearly completed our course of mindfulness coaching with Lena and we are so thrilled with our son’s progress. Lena has helped build a greater understanding of emotions, confidence, self esteem and a more positive attitude, all things our son finds tricky. She has gone above and beyond to tailor the sessions and activities to suit our son’s interests in order to ensure he engages with them.
We have noticed a real difference in his attitude and it’s wonderful to see him using the skills he has learnt with Lena to help him navigate himself through situations he finds difficult. The support and guidance Lena has and continues to give us, is invaluable. Lena’s knowledge is extensive, her library of resources seems never ending, she is approachable and always on hand to help in any way she can, she has such a kind and caring nature. Lena is one of a kind and we are so very grateful to have her help to guide us through our journey.”
© Lena Henderson 2021
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