Workshop: Discover the Key to Great Relationships with Your Child! November 27

Poster: The ART of LIFE Community Health Centre seminar for Parents

Discover the Key to Great Relationships with Your Child!

Friday, November 27, 2015 at 6:00pm

The ART of LIFE Community Health Centre
would like to invite you to the Life Seminar for Parents


"Opening the Door to Healthier Relationships with Your Children through a Better Understanding of Yourselves"


This practical workshop will give you the opportunity to identify and understand the meaning behind the most important relationships in your life - your children!

We have invited an expert in the field of family counseling, Stephen Dubrofsky M.A., M.ED, Family Counselor and Educational Therapist, to share his wisdom and experience in a 4-hour workshop.

Essential topics include:

• Identifying your Parenting Style and the Temperament of your child;
• Discovering how the Power of Change can alter your life;
• Communication as the seed of relationships;
• The "Hear/Mind Connection" that allows for a deeper understanding of who you are and what is your "Life Lesson".

The workshop will be fun, informative, engaging and very helpful in the discovery of those hidden dimensions of relationships that make our lives truly happy and satisfying!

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"Step-Forward Learning Center: Positive Direction in Education" 
is a fully integrated program designed to meet the family needs of children with ADHD, 
Learning Disabilities, Autism & Developmental Disabilities.

Stephen Dubrofsky, M.A., M.ED. is an educator, psychologist and a practicing family consultant working with parents, children and individuals to promote healthy relationships within the home, workplace, school and community. He is also the author of practical guides for parents: "There Is No Magic", "Wisdom in the Family" and "I Knew I Shouldn't have Done It….but I did.”

The 4-hour seminar will take place on Friday, November 27, 2015 at 6:00pm
At The Art of Life Community Health Centre
885 Don Mills Road, Suite 121
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3C 1V9
directions: 885 Don Mills Road
at the North-East corner of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East

Join us if you wish to find the key to great relationships!

Registration:
Spacing is limited, please reserve your seat by November 25, 2015.
Cost is $40 per person or $70 per couple.
Tickets can be purchased online

For more information:
Call 647-293-8906
or send an e-mail at office@theartlife.ca
or check web-site: http://www.theartlife.ca/events

The Art of Life Community Health Centre: Stephen Dubrofsky's Life Seminar
Discover the Key to a Great Relationship with Your Child!
Friday, November 27, 2015 @ 6-10 PM
The Art of Life Community Health Centre

SNAP North Toronto event: Life Seminar:Opening the Door to Healthier Relationships with Your Children

Healthier Relationships with Children through Better Understanding of Ourselves

Leadership from Within – “Opening the Door to Healthier Relationships with our children through a better understanding of ourselves.”

The 12 Dimensions of Relationship

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower view points. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.  (Message from George Carlin)

This Life-Shop  is about really getting down to the nuts and bolts of who we are, how we work. It is about developing an understanding of why we behave the certain ways in certain situations. Why experiences in our life and in our family keep on repeating themselves creating dramatic and tumultuous times in our lives. It is about creating this awareness so that we may begin to develop certain strategies on how to deal with those things that create pain and discomfort. It is said that these situations are there to help us learn our lessons.

You can be certain that they will never go away but you can also be certain that as you do develop tools and practices that you will be able to manage these situations in a more masterful way. No longer will you be a slave to them. No longer will you find yourself in situations befuddled, frustrated and screaming out-loud, how did this happen to me again.

We will take you through YOUR specific dimension and show you how to really have a greater understanding of who you are and how to master the nature of relationships that you attract into your life. The relationships with your parents, your spouses, your bosses and most important your children.

This journey will happen on 3 levels:

First Level - Development Stages of Life
The first is identifying certain developmental stages that we go through in life. Like beginning to crawl, then learning how to stand up for who we are, how to deal with our obstacles, humiliations, crisis, etc; learning how to get really good and feeling comfortable with those around us; Learning how to be of help to others that are around us.

Second Level - Dimensions of a Relationship
The Second part is identifying the key Dimensions of Relationship those qualities that define who you are in the moment. Why we attract certain people, as parents, why we have attracted these specific children into our family.

Third Level - Tools for Self-Discovery
The third part takes you through some tools that will help you develop a greater understanding of who you are, tools that you can use to help navigate through your unique life experiences.

You will then share your actual life experiences:

• That will help yourself and others in their step by step journey;
• That will help others feel better in the knowing that they are not alone;
• That will help others shift and transform into someone who can better manage their own life and family situation and facilitate the next step for them to make!

Twelve Dimensions of a Relationship: Practical Workshop July 26-28

Poster: ART of LIFE: Discover the key to great relationships

The Art of Life Community Health Centre
with joy and anticipation invites you to
Stephen Dubrofsky's latest LIFE-SHOP

"The Twelve Dimensions of a Relationship"

This practical workshop will give you the opportunity to identify, understand and master the relationships that you have attracted in your life, to gain a deeper understanding of who you are and insight into the underlying “Life Lesson”!

The workshop will be fun, informative, engaging and very helpful in the discovery of those hidden dimensions of relationships that make our lives truly happy and satisfying!

Stephen Dubrofsky, M.A., M.ED. is an educator, psychologist and a practicing family consultant working with parents, children and individuals to promote healthy relationships within the home, workplace, school and community. He is also the author of practical guides for parents: "There Is No Magic" and Wisdom in the Family ".

The seminar will run over a 3-day period on July 26, 27 and 28.

Schedule:
Day 1: The Development Stages of Life -  Friday, July 26th at 6pm
Day 2: Key Dimensions of a Relationship - Saturday, July 27th at 10am
Day 3: Tools for Self-Discovery - Sunday, July 28th at 10am

Cost:
Total cost for 3 days is $200 per person.
Early-bird Discount (registration before July 13th): $170;
Second family member Discount: $150.

Join us if you wish to find the key to great relationships!

Registration:
Phone: 647-293-8906
Email: maranovsky@hotmail.com

Special Programs for Children & Their Families

Poster: The Art of Life Programs for Children & Their Families

We provide the following programs
for Children & Their Families:

• Mindfulness Workshop Sessions
• Healing Through Music Classes
• Meditative Art Classes
• Tai Chi for Children Classes
• Dance Your Way To Health Classes
• Family Counselling Courses
• School of Healthy Living

Programs for Kids: Help to Enrich Children's Lives

Mindfulness Workshop
A meditative group practice for attaining inner focus and concentration, along with all the health benefits of deep relaxation of the mind and body.
Special sessions available for kids and teenagers.

Healing Through Music
Unique healing and developmental program based on the best of classical music allowing children to re-connect with their inner self to reveal their natural creative abilities.

Meditative Art Classes
This program for kids and teenagers allowing children to reveal their natural creative abilities.

Tai Chi for Children
Tai Chi program designed for children with movement challenges helping them to work the body and mind, heal emotions and feel themselves balanced, flexible and stress-resistant.

Dance Your Way To Health
Nia Meditative Dance Program created to empower gifted children from 8 to 12 years of age to achieve Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual balance through movement.

Family Counseling Courses

• Developing Healthier Relationships with your Children
• Unconditional Love in your Family

Hands-on psychological workshops for parents to obtain tools that will help to develop dynamic and positive shifts within the family and nurture children's inner potential

School of Healthy Living
The wellbeing program, where we hold our open houses and educational lectures to help health care professionals, researchers, and experts provide information, resources, and referrals to patients and their families.

Become a part of Our Holding Hands Circle!

Opening up the Door of Creating Healthier Relationships with Your Kids

Opening up the Door of Creating Healthier Relationships with Your Kids
Family Counseling Course for the Parents of
Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs
with Stephen Dubrofsky, M.A., M.Ed., Family Counselor, Education Therapist
Starts: Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:30pm
The Art of Life Community Health Centre
885 Don Mills Road, Suite 121, Toronto M3C 1V9

Today we starting our new 4 week course for the Parents of Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs:

Opening the Door to Healthier Relationships with Your Children

Parent Educator: Stephen Dubrofsky
M.A., M.Ed., Family Counselor, Education Therapist

- Characteristics that grow relationships
- Communication tools as the foundation of RELATIONSHIPS
- How we are wired and The Process of Change
- Genius or ADHD?

In preparation for the course, we ask Stephen Dubrofsky about his programme:

During our workshop we will have the opportunity to make the choice of opening up the possibilities of creating healthier relationships with your kids. How do we get you here so that you can give yourself a gift that will change your lives.. forever.. and I mean forever.

This is not any ordinary workshop but the time that you will spend here will allow for you to create the necessary practices to change the relationships that you have with your kids.

Our family has evolved in many directions over the past generations. We have to ask ourselves if we are truly happy with the results. In our business life if something was not working to maximum efficiency we would quickly recognize it and alter our course.

Can we say that we are doing that with the relationships that we are having with our spouses, our children, our teachers? What changes should we be considering in order to alter our JOURNEY so that we will feel that we are heading down a better path.

Yes, to do this it will take commitment, dedication and work. We must find the energy to do this work so we can create a happier, healthier relationship with our children.

For this to happen you have to give yourself the opportunity to open up your door. The first thing you will see is the Art of Life and all that it has to offer. The second and third things will be quite wonderful and enlightening.

Please join us at The Art of Life Community Health Centre on Monday, June 18 at 6:30 pm!

Stephen Dubrofsky

Individual consultations can be scheduled upon request.

Please find more details:

Family Counseling Course for the Parents of
Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs
Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:30pm
The Art of Life Community Health Centre
885 Don Mills Road, Suite 121, Toronto M3C 1V9

Family Counseling Course: Developing Healthier Relationships with Your Children

Family Counseling Course for the Parents of
Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs
Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:30pm
The Art of Life Community Health Centre
885 Don Mills Road, Suite 121, Toronto M3C 1V9

We Invite You to Attend

Family Counseling Course (4 weeks)
for the Parents of Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs

Developing Healthier Relationships with Your Children

with Stephen Dubrofsky, M.A., M.Ed., Family Counselor, Education Therapist

First class:
Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:30pm

Dear Friends,

Our relationship with our children is one of the most essential interactions in our lives. Recognizing the importance of this bond, and the need for greater mutual understanding, we have invited one of the top experts in the field of family counseling to give a 4 week course on

DEVELOPING HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR CHILDREN

with STEPHEN DUBROFSKY M.A., M.Ed., Family Counselor, Education Therapist

Classes will be held every week starting on Monday, June 18, at 6:30pm

and will cover topics in:

• Characteristics that grow relationships
• Communication tools as the foundation of RELATIONSHIPS
• How we are wired and The Process of Change
• Genius or ADHD?

The obtained tools will help you to develop dynamic and positive shifts within your family and nurture your children's inner potential.

Please, pass it on to those who is desperate for help!

Individual consultations can be scheduled upon request.

The ART of LIFE Community Health Centre
885 Don Mills Road, Suite 121
Toronto, Ontario, M3C 1V9
Call Now: 416-449-6747
www.theartlife.ca

Entrance to the free parking is from Gervais Drive via Wynford Drive

Get a map and/or directions:
Google Map: 885 Don Mills Road
At the North-East corner of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East

Taking public transit?
Take the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line to the Eglinton station and transfer to the Eglinton East (route 34) bus. Get off at Don Mills Road.
Or, take the Bloor-Danforth subway line to the Pape station and transfer to the Don Mills (route 25) bus. Get off at Wynford Drive.

Our neigbours are the Ontario Science Centre, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, and Celestica International Inc. manufacturing site.

About Our Parent Educator:

Photo: Stephen Dubrofsky, M.A., M.Ed.,
Family Counselor, Education Therapist

Stephen Dubrofsky holds a B.A. in Psychology from Loyola College in Montreal, an M.A. in learning disabilities from Kent State University, and an M.Ed. in Educational Administration from Columbia University.

His postgraduate studies at the University of Kansas have focused on behavioral psychology. He has more than twenty years of experience in Special Education as a teacher, administrator, and a family counselor.

He is the Director of "Our Child-A Growth Center" and has been featured on family television show for his extensive experience in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Stephen Dubrofsky is an author of several books including There is No Magic...But There ARE Alternatives to Parenting Exceptional Children and Wisdom in the Family - A Guide to Creating a Family Plan.

Screenshot: Amazon.com Author Stephen Dubrofsky

If you need more information,
give a call to Ludmila at 416-449-6747
or send us an e-mail at office@theartlife.ca
or check our web-site: www.TheArtLife.ca

Family Consultations & Workshops for Parents of Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs

Screenshot: The Art of Life Community Health Centre
For the Parents of Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs:
Family Consultations - Mondays, Tuesday & Fridays, starting June 6, 2011
The Series of Hands on Workshops - Tuesdays, starting July 5, 2011
With Stephen Dubrofsky M.A., M.Ed., Family Counselor, Education Therapist

The Art of Life Community Health Centre Offer

We Invite You to Attend

Family Consultations - Mondays, Tuesday & Fridays, starting June 6, 2011

The Series of Hands on Workshops - Tuesdays, starting July 5, 2011

With Stephen Dubrofsky M.A., M.Ed., Family Counselor, Education Therapist

For the Parents of Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs

Our facilitator, Stephen Dubrofsky has degrees in Psychology with an emphasis on child development and two Masters in Education focusing on children that are Gifted; those with Learning Disabilities; Autism; ADHD and Behavior Disorders.
Stephen's work has resulted in dynamic shifts between parents and their children no matter what challenges may be presenting themselves. For the past 11 years Stephen as Director of Parent College has been working as a family coach. Parent College is designed to empower the caregiver no matter what the circumstance to create positive changes within their situation. It is specifically designed to teach the parents how to be outstanding teachers, guides and advocates to their children.

Workshops will cover the newest approach to the cure:
• Stop... Look.....listen -- Parenting is a Partnership!
• Creating Wisdom in the Family.
• Finding the Wonder and Knowing the "Inner Thoughts" of your Child.
• ADHD/ADD – the Real Truths Behind it!


For appointments for Family Consultations
please call: (416) 449-6747 or e-mail: office@theartlife.ca

Fees are based on your donations.

Do not miss a chance to change your life!

links:
Open House: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Children

Developing Healthier Relationships with Your Children: New 10 Week Course

New 4 week family counseling course for the parents of gifted children and children with special needs: Opening up the Door of Creating Healthier Relationships with Your Kids

Developing Healthier Relationships with Your Children: New 10 Week Course

Poster: The Art of Life Community Health Centre
10 week course "Developing Healthier Relationships with Your Children"
with Stephen Dubrofsky M.A., M.Ed., starts November 3, 2010

We invite you to attend

new 10 week course that starts on

Wednesday, November 3rd, at 6:30 pm

Developing Healthier Relationships
with Your Children

with Stephen Dubrofsky M.A., M.Ed.,
Family Counselor, Education Therapist

Whether you want to create dynamic and positive shifts within your family or learn how to awaken the strengths within your Child –
this course is for you.

Do not miss a chance to change your life!

To register please call (416) 449-6747 or e-mail at office@theartlife.ca

Location: Suite 121, 885 Don Mills Road
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3C 1V9

Entrance to the free parking is from Gervais Drive via Wynford Drive

Get a map and/or directions:
http://www.theartlife.ca/contact.html
Google Map: 885 Don Mills Road
At the North-East corner of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East

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Developing Healthier Relationships with Your Children
Workshop Outline

1. The power of change – identify an area for change
2. Dynamics of our children
3. Tools for communication
4. Parenting styles
5. How we learn
6. Brain Gym / Bal-a-Vis-X (Balance Audio Visual Exercise)
7. Management and motivation / positive discipline
8. The effects of media on our children
9. Cultivating balance through nutrition and exercise
10. Balancing work & family life

Developing Healthier Relationships with Your Children

This ten week workshop is about developing our leadership skills. It is a step by step process where upon completion you have the opportunity to create your own Family/Life plan.

This program when put into practice is guaranteed to facilitate dynamic and transformational shifts for the family.

"A Teacher affects eternity,
He/She can never tell where
their influence stops."
Henry Adams

So now you may ask who falls into that category of "Teacher". Of course, our first thought by definition is our classroom teacher. Then, there is the parent, the grandparent, the aunt or uncle, the babysitter and the next-door neighbor.

We are hearing this term more and more often, "It takes a village to raise a child."
We know, however, that any caregiver who plays a role in the development of a child is considered their teacher.

The changing paradigm includes creating an environment where both you and your child are comfortable to learn, to share, and to be. It is about being a good watcher, listener and facilitator. It is about giving as well as receiving.

"Teaching" is about creating a practice, which includes the development of the mind, body and spirit. In the development of a life practice, we look to incorporate, a self-practice, a learning practice, a practice that nurtures positive relationships. and a practice of following our intuition.

The new picture is about understanding the role the body plays (a sensory experience) and the role the mind plays, (thoughts and interpretations of our senses), the role that spirit plays, (decision making and discernment regarding who we are as unique human beings and what we are here to accomplish).

"Teaching" is about developing structure, organization and setting limits. It is about adapting our teaching/parenting/management style to the temperaments and learning styles of our children. It is about acknowledging the art and science of learning and to get to know our students unique interests and abilities. It is about seeing ourselves as counselors, guides and motivators based on the information that they tell us about themselves.

"Teaching" is about working to get a better understanding of who we are, learning to look inside and work with those things that block our abilities to achieve our goals and look for the ways that will nurture our relationships with our kids.

Each and every time we learn something new about ourselves and put it into PRACTICE, then we are becoming more effective teachers.

This is "EMPOWERMENT" and this is who we are as "TEACHERS".

Update:

2012 New 4 Week Course

Opening up the Door of Creating Healthier Relationships with Your Kids

Family Counseling Course for the Parents of
Gifted Children and Children with Special Needs
with Stephen Dubrofsky, M.A., M.Ed., Family Counselor, Education Therapist

Starts: Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:30pm

The Art of Life Community Health Centre
885 Don Mills Road, Suite 121, Toronto M3C 1V9

Individual consultations can be scheduled upon request.