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Elisabeth von Madarasz began her magic filled Shamanic path and training in 1989 with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS, USA).
She also studied over 2 years with Robert Morningsky, a half-Hopi, half Apache Indian. A vision quest with Robert in Arizona aroused in her a passion to master survival skills.
Elisabeth is a Graduate of the Tom Brown Jnr. Survival and Philosophy 1,2,3,4 & 5 workshops and teaches Shamanic workshops in New Zealand, Australia, the USA and Europe.

http://awareparenting.com/twenty.htm  Aletha Solter, PhD, is a developmental psychologist, international speaker, consultant, and founder of the Aware Parenting Institute (www.awareparenting.com). Her four books, The Aware Baby, Helping Young Children Flourish, Tears and Tantrums, and Raising Drug-Free Kids, have been translated into many languages, and she is recognized internationally as an expert on attachment, trauma, and non-punitive discipline. She lives in California, and has two grown children and one grandchild.

http://www.attachmentparenting.org/ The mission of Attachment Parenting International (API) is to promote parenting practices that create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents. We believe these practices nurture and fulfill a child's need for trust, empathy, and affection, providing a lifelong foundation for healthy, enduring relationships.

CPS  www.cps.org.nz  For most children, New Zealand is a wonderful place to grow up in. Some are not so lucky. Childhood trauma, abuse, and neglect are a fact of life (and sometimes death) for too many of our young people.

www.naturalchild.com  Our vision is a world in which all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion. In such a world, every child can grow into adulthood with a generous capacity for love and trust. Our society has no more urgent task.

www.labouroflove.org To Consciously Parent - it's not a task for the fainthearted. It takes courage.  Hilary:  “I define conscious parenting as a path where one is mindful of the impacts of our actions on our children - where we place as sacred the act of guiding our children through their lives in ways that free them to be who they truly are; and in ways that enable us as parents to realize more of who we are on the way.”

After Effects of Physical Punishment studies

Tips & FAQs - Ways to Prevent Child Abuse In Your Community

Why Attachment Parenting?
Centre for attachment, a New Zealand resource

Primal Therapy.  Dr Authur Janov developed a process of re-experiencing repressed psychological trauma was discovered. The Janovs observed many of their patients making an important breakthrough as they relived the pains of childhood. These deeply felt feelings became known as "Primal Pain".  

PRE AND PERINATAL PSYCHOTHERAPY Amethyst Resource for Human Development  Amethyst are based in Dublin, Ireland.  Genevieve attended a six month intensive Energy Healing and Counselling course with them in 1993.

The Time Life documentary "Rock A Bye Baby" describes the influence of different practices in infant treatment and child rearing on emotional development, both in humans and in monkeys.

www.byronchild.com   byronchild magazine supports and gives voice to the powerful movement towards conscious parenting and conscious living. “Children are by nature social beings, born with the drive to love and be loved, to learn about their world through spontaneous play, exploration, and participation/ inclusion in the activities of their elders, to cooperate with others, and to contribute to their world.”