01/28/2026
Saturday February 7 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Dillon Public Library
Margaret Kachadurian presents: "Healthy Parents, Healthy Children - Mindfulness for Families" -
This is open to the public; parents and guardians, if you bring your child there will be a separate area with activities for them.
This presentation is part of the Strengthening Families, Safeguarding Futures: A Community-Based Approach to Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect grant. The grant was received from Montana Children's Trust Fund by Xuan Li of the University of Montana-Western, Dillon Friends of the Library, and the Dillon Public Library. Everyone is welcome to attend. Presentations will continue through until fall of 2026.
Margaret Kachadurian is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in teaching mindfulness skills to turn everyday experiences into lasting inner strengths. Margaret is a co-founder and Executive Director for Montana Mindfulness Project. Their vision is to help grow a healthier and kinder world and foster mental health and well-being in Montana communities and schools.
90 MINUTE PRESENTATION WILL COVER:
- learning what mindfulness is, what it's not, and the benefits of practicing the skills.
- Mindfulness is about being curious and open to trying something new that will help you grow and develop inner strength. All you need to bring with you is enough curiosity to try a few practices and see how they land for you in a safe, supportive environment.
- The basic practices are things we do everyday: breathe, sit, move, eat, talk and relate with one another.
We'll try out these practices by slowing down enough to be in touch with how vital our 5 senses are in relieving our frustration, anxiety and depression. The goal is to replace negative emotions and behavior with positive emotions and behaviors. Discovering inner joy, always available but most often buried in ourselves, each other and the world we live in is our true human potential that we can cultivate - every moment, every day.
- Mindful parenting practices teach ways to take care of yourself to be fully alive and present with your children.
If the parent is healthy, strong and happy, the child is healthy, strong and happy - and family life becomes the
warm heart-place where love's current flows, no matter what's happening "You can't control the waves but you can learn to surf" (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
- A Mindful Parenting FREE online 6 week course is being offered starting Feb 11th, every Wednesday from 7-8 pm for easy
access to learn practices you can use right away. Sign up for one or more weeks at mtmindfulness.org
mtmindfulness.org website RESOURCES page has free recorded practices for everyday use.
