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When we grow into the adult that our inner child needs

Our kids receive 
exactly the parents

that they need.

Taking the difficulties in our parenting 
as a doorway to healing and growth


 An 8 week practical and deep journey

in Ericeira, Portugal

Parenting as an inner work
The foundations course

  • If you find yourself in power struggles, endless fighting or feeling lost in front of your child

  • If you're wondering how in spite of all the inner work you’ve done - it's still so hard to stay centered with the ones you care for the most

  • If you're searching for a way to stay connected to yourself and to your kids, even when your child really pushes your buttons

  • If you are making an effort to be gentle and attentive with your children, but your inner voice is not gentle and attentive toward you…


​It is so exhausting to try to use the “right tools” when the heart is flooded, and then to feel guilt afterward for having reacted in anger. What we need is not another theory about parenting; what we need is a safe space in which we can meet what's happening inside of us, first of all, with compassion – and from this inner connection we can really see new solutions.​

This group was created to turn this journey into a journey of growth—together.
It is a practical course, shaped together with its participants, in response to your needs and challenges.

This is not a series of lectures; it is more like a laboratory for real life—we will not study theory alone, but work with the real conflicts that happened at home, and practice ways and tools that help us stay connected to our heart and resources, even when things get tough.

The course weaves together teachings from the world of Nonviolent Communication (developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg) with the approach of “Miraculous parenting” (by Shai Orr).

This combination allows for a deep, compassionate, and insightful way of seeing our humanity, alongside practical, applicable tools for creating transformation in how we see, relate to, and respond—to ourselves and to our children.

Learning as part of a supportive group enables us to go deeper, to practice and learn from each other, to make the learning more alive and bring a felt sense of change.

Hi, I’m Noa Ilay Shilo.
I’m not here to teach you how to parent.

Parenting is such a personal path, so specific to each parent and child.
I’m here to support parents for whom something “isn’t working”, to connect with themselves and with their children in a deeper way, so they can lead a closer and fuller life. 
The search for this connection and the balance between staying connected with myself while caring for others is what I've been focusing on, learning and exploring for years.
Through NVC, and the approach of “Miraculous parenting,” and working with the different parts within us, we will learn together to decipher what your children—outer and inner—are truly asking for.

I've been learning and sharing NVC since 2014
Facilitating group processes since 2010, worked as a teacher and educator in alternative pre-schools from 2007 and I remember being busy with the parent I would like to be, since she was a child (1984, to be precise).

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That's my child

That's me

And that's my inner child

Holding all of us at the same time
is what this work is all about

"The course gave me a better awareness of how I am behaving with my son, and the faith that it’s in my power to fundamentally change that behavior.

The teachings of the course were embodied by Noa. What more can you ask for?"

Carlota, Pediatrician, Portugal

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The course includes:

8 intimate group Sessions

We meet every week at ahomey studio between Sintra and Ericeira

each session is 3 and 1/2 hours

we learn the tools and the essence of the approach, and hands-on practice 

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Practice in a safe container

We practice in small groups, each with challenges from our own life, and support each other through our practicing - in this way we actually practice the art of parenting ourselves and others in a nourishing way, within a safe container

Online community space 

Our own community space will be available to you throughout the course -

you can drop in at your own pace -

To keep learning between the sessions

to ask questions, connect with one another, have access to extra contents and get support with real time challenges.

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Our Journey Together
1. Intro Session
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Join the intro session to meet us, experience the approach, and feel if this course is the right fit for you and what you are looking for.
2. The Course
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Our Foundations Course - an 8-week deep dive into the 'Parenting as Inner Work' approach. We will learn the tools and practice in a safe space, working directly with the real-life issues you face every day.
3. Join the Village
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At the end of the course, you will be invited to join our alumni community. An online learning community that supports integration and continued study. Because it takes a village to raise a child— and a parent, too.

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Practicalities

The next 8 weeks IN-person course will open on February 2nd

From 11am to 14:30 (Portugal time)

Pricing

The course is offered for a sliding scale price -

from 320eu to 720eu

This means that you can choose the price you will pay, based on your financial abilities and wish to contribute - both to the team and to the other participants.

In this way, we can allow participants from different income levels to join, trusting that each one will give what they can. 
Also - we wouldn't want money to be the barrier for your participation

If money is currently an issue for you, please reach out! We can find  a way - if you come from a country with lower income, we are happy to search for a price that will make it possible for us all.

If you need to pay in a later time - that can be done as well.

NEXT COURSE:

Will open on
 

February 3rd

11am - 14:30 

Between Sintra and Ericeira

FREE
INTRODUCTION
EVENT

​90 minutes online webinar

An oppurtunity to get to know each other and experience the work this course will include

January 19th 11am 
Portugal time

An interview about this course

PARENTING IS A PRECIOUS OPPURTUNITY
TO GROW A GOOD INNER PARENT FOR YOU INNER CHILDREN


(The outer ones will thank you later)

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