Parenting Commune

In times past, raising a child was the responsibility of the village - held collectively by parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and neighbors. Children thrive in this web of relationships, nurtured by both elders and peers, immersed in stories, play and presence.

Today, that collective net has thinned drastically. Parents often carry the full weight of caregiving alone - navigating modern demands, societal expectations, and an overwhelming flood of advice from social media. Even with so much information at our fingertips, many parents quietly wonder: Am I doing enough? Am I doing it right?

Parenting, like life, wasn't meant to be a checklist that needed to be efficiently crossed off. It's a deep, ongoing unfolding. And to meet it with grace, we need spaces that support and nourish us.

Parenting Commune is one such space. It's not a course. Not a workshop. It's a sangha - a compassionate, non-judgemental field for parents, grandparents, caregivers, aspiring parents, parenting-curious and even pet parents. A space where we come as we are - to reflect, to listen, to unlearn, and to heal.

Each session is set to a parenting theme derived from mythologies, folks stories or lived experiences - that helps us access new ways of feeling and seeing. We check in, notice what stirs within us, and hold space for what wants to emerge. Sometimes insights land clearly. Sometimes they simply ripple as we are present tot the sharing/unfolding of others. The value lies in being present, with honesty and tenderness, together.

Our approach honors a child's need for deep attunement and a parent's own need for community, acnhoring, and healing. Parenting can surface our own wounds and longings. To tend to these is not indulgence; it is vital.

Among our anchors are Yoga practitioners who are also parents and grandparents - walking this path alongside you, not ahead of you.

You are welcome. Just as you are.
Come, let's reimagine parenting - not as a role to master, but as a sacred invitation to grow, together.

Structure

We meet for 6 sessions of 90 minutes each over a period of 3 months.

Pre-Work

An evocative material - a story/article/video/music/art will be shared a few days before the session. The participant is required to go through the material and reflect before coming for the session. Time taken for this would be approximately 30 minutes.

During the Session

The session will begin with a short centering practice. We practice LIVO - Listening in Voicing Out where sharing and reflecting happens in the group based on the evocations from the material shared and also what one listens to and gets evoked from the other's sharing. The session will end with a small closing practice. All sessions will be anchored by Ritambhara sangha facilitators.

When

2nd and 4th Saturdays for 3 months from 10.00 AM to 11.30 AM IST
Starts :14th June 2025
Ends: 23rd August 2025

Mode

ONLINE - ZOOM

Payment

 Pay by heart. We are offering this in the spirit of gift Economy. You are invited to offer from your heart what you are called to. Your contributions will go towards the infrastructure of our ashram.