Youth Circle: Peaceful Communication Skillz for Teens

Youth Circles a series of independent workshops for girls aged 10-15yo created and facilitated by Naturopath, Cyena Caruana.

Youth Circles feature a different topic each time but all relevant to the emotional, social and physical changes that tweens go through in the transition to puberty teenage-hood.

Youth Circles aim to:
- Empower tweens and teens through education and self-awareness activities on their journey of emotional and physical development from tween to teen-age;
- Deepen connections within their peer group;
- Create a space for quality time between mother and child;
- Create a sense of greater community for tweens and teens by connecting them with peers and other adult women in a safe space;
- Develop self-confidence by promoting self-reflection, verbalization, respect and honouring of their personal experience in a social context;
- Promote self-awareness and resource their mental toolkit with strategies for navigating situations in daily life.

Peaceful Communication Skillz for Teens
This workshop is based on the NVC (non-violent communication) principles by Marshall Rosenberg.

We learn a simple four-step process of navigating conflict which can help ease tensions at home and give children the tools to:
>Express themselves in a constructive, peaceful way
>Respect their own needs and other people’s needs
>Feel empowered in navigating conflicts
>Learn the foundation for healthy relationships

Youth Circles consist of a variety of activities including self-reflection, group discussion, meditation, parent-child discussion and circle sharing.

A light afternoon tea will be provided at the end of the workshop.

For more information or to discuss your child's readiness for this workshop series, contact cyena@highervibration.com.au.

Workshop readiness
Your child is ready for this workshop if they are:
- 10-15yo
- Showing signs of readiness for personal reflection and deeper discussion;
- Showing signs of developing confidence in groups but requiring a safe space to develop that confidence;
- Likely to benefit from group activities.

Tweens and teens identifying as transgender or non-binary are welcome to attend.

For more information or to discuss your child’s readiness for this workshop series, contact cyena@highervibration.com.au.

Facilitator:
Cyena Caruana is a Mum, Homeopath and Naturopath, currently completing her Masters of Counselling.

Cyena has a double degree in Health Science and has extensive knowledge of women's health. She majored in Homeopathic management of women's reproductive pathology while studying with Endeavour College of Natural Health. As part of her practice as a Homeopath and Naturopath, Cyena currently consults with women and young girls to assist with hormone regulation, fertility, addressing reproductive pathology and supporting mental and emotional wellbeing, among other health issues.

Cyena completed facilitator training with Red Tent Australia. Cyena has previously held workshops and events for Samford Red Tent; including women’s circles, maiden circles, menstruation education workshops and Mother/Daughter events. Cyena has also undertaken the Rites of Passage training (Maiden, Mother, Mage, Crone) with Tanishka Moon Woman.

Cyena has a passion for creating sacred spaces for women to gather and believes in the importance of helping young girls to embrace their transition to womanhood through positive role-modelling, support, connection and deep-honouring of self. 

Cyena also facilitates Passage to Menarche, a 5-workshop series for prepubescent girls and their mothers exploring the physical and emotional changes that occur in the transition to puberty. For more information go to highervibration.com.au/events.

Venue
Yogasol Studios, Ferny Hills; Lakshmi room.

Minimum capacity
A minimum capacity of 5 mother/daughter pairs is required for the workshop to go ahead. If the event is cancelled, full refunds will be automatically issued.

Who can attend
Girls may be accompanied by their mother, female guardian, aunty, grandmother, big sister (if >18+) or other nominated adult identifying as female, transgender or non-binary.

Cost
You only need purchase 1 ticket for this event; the cost is $60 per mother/daughter pair. If you have a second daughter who you would also like to bring along, please purchase the second ticket also 'Add second daughter'.

Refund policy
Due to the limited capacity of the event and the prior allocation of materials, time and resources, 50% refund will be granted if notice is given within 7 days of the scheduled date.

A full refund will be automatically issued if the event has not reached minimum capacity by 6pm of the day before the scheduled event date.

In the event of a COVID lockdown, tickets will be held in credit for the next forseeable date that the event can be rescheduled.

Questions
Contact cyena@highervibration.com.au if you wish to discuss your child's readiness for the workshop or if you would like to be on the mailing list for other Higher Vibration events.