Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Introduction - The 4 Strategies for a Magical & Meaningful Summer
  • 2

    Time for a shift...

    • Rhythm

    • Ritual

    • Awe

    • Wonder

    • Wrapping Up & Crib Sheet
  • 3

    Some extra resources for you

    • Some extra resources for you

Peaceful, magical summers are within your reach

There's no need for family summers to be stressful or overwhelming. Skip the stress, the pressure of constant planning and the frustration of listless, screen-addicted kids. Sign up for this workshop and discover the 4 strategies to shift your summer vibe.

  • Elevate your summer with 4 simple strategies

  • Learn how to reduce stress, whining and overwhelm

  • Discover how to easily create magical summer moments

  • Shed the pressure of entertaining your kids all summer

Your 4 Summer Strategies

Your powerful roadmap to a magical, meaningful summer

  • Rhythm

    Maintaining peace and predictability whether you're at home or travelling

  • Ritual

    Creating special moments of connection & treasured memories through minimal effort

  • Awe

    Expanding horizons, building resilience and creating a love for the world around us

  • Wonder

    Stimulating curiosity and learning how to embrace and benefit from boredom

Your instructor

Learn a little bit more about me

Founder of The Gentle Mama, creator of family magic, lover of rhythm and connection,certified Infant Sleep Educator

Hayley Bukhamsin

Hi, I’m Hayley Bukhamsin, @thegentlemama, English expat living in Dubai, mama to two girls aged 8 and 4yo, wife to a Saudi guy, certified Infant Sleep Educator, ex media planning account director, blah blah blah [insert more labels and societal boxes here]….⁠ ⁠ The Gentle Mama is not the place for patriarchal labels and boxes. I believe passionately in providing a space where we get to be our full, authentic selves. So who am I really? Deep down at my core?⁠ ⁠ I’m a change maker, a generator, a rebel and a challenger. ⁠ ⁠ I’m an artist, a painter, a writer, a pilgrim of colour and texture. ⁠ ⁠ I’m a magic maker, a nurturer, a creator, a lover of rhythm and ritual, of flow and connection. ⁠ ⁠ I’m a gentle parent, a responsive parent, an attachment parent, a let’s-get-back-to-how-we-did-it-before-society-screwed-it-up parent. ⁠ ⁠ I’m passionate and calm, I’m grateful and perpetually frustrated. ⁠ ⁠ By patriarchal standards I’m the ultimate dichotomy: I adore luxury, diamonds, silk, and I find it impossible to settle for less than the best. AND I love simplicity, farmers’ markets, Steiner education, barefoot living, growing my own dye plants, and I yearn for a more communal, Mother Earth worshipping way of life. ⁠ ⁠ I don’t make sense in the neat little boxes of our society’s current structure. And it took me many years to learn that that’s ok. In fact it’s wonderful. Because I’m very much not alone, and we can’t overhaul this broken, weird world without the people who contradict it. ⁠ ⁠ So let’s get started. ⁠ ⁠ I welcome you to The Gentle Mama, and I can’t wait to get to know you on this journey. ⁠

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