I attended Joss’ workshop ‘Aware Parenting and Natural Learning. I found her to be incredibly compassionate, understanding, clear and concise when it came to sharing specific content around Aware Parenting and her on personal experience with the schooling system, and how this contributed to her decision to home school/ natural learn. She also discussed the Aware Parenting principles of learning in great detail. I really enjoyed hearing Joss explain the different types of learning, how children learn best and how this is very deeply connected with the Aware Parenting philosophy. Joss opened up the conversation at the end so that everyone could share and discuss their concerns and questions around home learning.

Throughout the workshop she linked personal experiences to Aware Parenting theory and how this has supported her and her children over the years of natural learning. She gave examples of when Aware Parenting was supportive in creating co-op’s with other parents, understanding the different ways children learn, moving away from punishments and rewards and how to incorporate democratic parenting and learning. Joss spoke about her experiences openly and courageously. She gave incredibly supportive feedback, suggests and ideas for everyone to take away and begin unpacking for themselves.

It was such a wonderful workshop I have asked Joss to run another one online again so that more parents who are also thinking of natural learning/home schooling can hear this very important knowledge and wisdom.

Thank you so much for your workshop yesterday. I gained so much. Your journey with your children is really inspiring and I could really hear your passion for natural learning woven through the workshop.

What a relief this group is.

In a culture that holds schooling as critical, not going to school is hard.

Each fortnight I could bring my worries, wondering and woundings to our group.

This NL&AwP group holds deep wisdom and gave me the support to keep making the wisest choices.

I am in a very different space at the end of this year than I was at the start.

Thank you, deeply

Joining the Aware Parenting and Natural Learning Community last year was an easy decision for me. Although I am not yet homeschooling, I have a huge desire to do so.

I knew I still had concerns in relation to being able to homeschool my daughter and what that may look like.

I was also looking for a community of like minded people who could help support my transition to homeschooling.

What I found in the NLC was so much more than I ever expected.

You could not ask for more experienced and loving mentors in Marion and Joss.

With 40+ years of combined experience between them in Aware Parenting, homeschooling and Natural Learning, they can offer such an incredible perspective to anyone, at all stages of your journey.

Along with all the practical aspects of supporting home learners, the community is an incredible place to feel seen and heard with unconditional loving compassion and deep empathy.

Like so many people, I have experienced deep trauma and pain from my schooling years, so embarking on this journey has been both scary and deeply healing.

If you are wanting the most loving support for yourself, so that you can be present and connected with your child/ren whilst home learning, I can highly recommend this community.

Thank you Joss and Marion for creating this space. It has already made a big and lasting difference to our lives.

I am here to offer my gratitude and appreciation to all of you and to Joss Goulden and Marion Rose for creating, supporting, and guiding this group. It was an inspiring experience for me in so many ways.

I was not willing to give as much time and attention as I had hoped when I entered the group but I did so love the times I was willing to be present and share with you all.

When I entered the group I was not totally clear on what I want for my daughter's learning experience to be rooted in and now I know that I want her to be in a natural learning environment and what I am willing to do to create this for her. This group also gave me the opening to revisit and give love and compassion to many of my past hurts from my own school years. I have so much gratitude for this.

These last few days/weeks I am feeling a very deep sense of trust in our natural learning journey. I was so uncertain and doubting myself at the beginning of the year. I felt worried we had no structure, I felt concerned we had no direction. I was frustrated with how we were spending our days. But now I am feeling calm and enjoying our natural learning. This group and sense of community has been a huge part of that. I feel deeply connected to my kids and trusting of their journey. I know it is right for us. The decolonisation topic really helped me with that I used to have so much worry about whether I was doing the right thing and how my kids would 'turn out'.

Then I had this realisation...even if they're grown up, living at home, pursuing their own interests, hanging out with me (so basically how it is now) then I would be so happy and proud of them. It felt like 'there is no way I can get this wrong' if I keep on this path of connecting with them and always learning and growing myself.

Also me: lots of moments feeling frustrated, bored, irritable and disconnected. But the backdrop is full of joy and trust in this process.

Aware Parenting and natural learning is such a natural combination. Each have their challenges, and more so because the world is not currently oriented to support parenting this way. To have a space that champions and normalises both Aware Parenting and natural learning is such a gift.

I loved the combination of resources that this space offers. Focusing on one aspect each month helped to keep things simple and created a chance for deep learning across a wide range of topics. Having Facebook lives was a wonderful way to learn new information (or remember things known, but forgotten!), the Zoom calls were a beautiful way to feel connected and seen, and to receive compassionate listening. The Facebook community served as a great space to stay connected, to reach out for help and to support each other.

Joss and Marion offer unparalleled experience and knowledge. They’ve provided the most compassionate, loving facilitation I’ve experienced anywhere. Truly a model for what online learning, support and community spaces can be. It is the very embodiment of natural learning and the principles of Aware Parenting, in action.

I highly recommend this community. It is a beautiful way to immerse yourself in the principles of both natural learning and Aware Parenting, and to become part of a community of people with similar visions for their family and the world

When I joined this group I was feeling confused and unsettled in my home ed journey. I had a lot of old beliefs and old hurts from the domination culture that were preventing me from trusting myself and my children. I was also feeling a longing for community and a sense of helplessness around that.

Thanks to this community, I have shed so many layers of conditioning and school hurts. I am in a place of deep trust for each of my children's journeys with natural learning.

I am learning to follow their lead and learning and re-learning to drop my agenda of how things should be or what my kids are interested in.

I feel deeply connected to my kids and trusting of their journey. I know it is right for us. The decolonisation topic really helped me with that.

I used to have so much worry about whether I was doing the right thing and how my kids would 'turn out'.

Then I had this realisation...even if they're grown up, living at home, pursuing their own interests, hanging out with me (so basically how it is now) then I would be so happy and proud of them. It felt like 'there is no way I can get this wrong' if I keep on this path of connecting with them and always learning and growing myself.

Being part of Joss' and Marion's Natural Learning Community was a very healing experience for me. I have never before been part of a space that is so accepting, caring and supportive. The Natural Learning Community is a space that is the opposite of the DDC, a warm, loving space with real connection and acceptance of each individual's path. I am so deeply grateful to have experienced what this is like!

Over the past year, Joss and Marion took great care and time to feel and understand what's going on for me in individual situations and to support me by hearing me, sending love and trust and also making very helpful practical suggestions. These conversations often facilitated big shifts in stuck energy for me.

I also really enjoyed growing into the community and receiving and giving support to other parents and learning from them.

Thank you so much for this incredible space!!

The online Aware Parenting Community with Danni and Joss has been one of the most compassionate, safe and nourishing spaces to be in over the past twelve months. These two AMAZING Aware Parenting instructors collaborate in such a way that creates pure magic.

In the monthly Facebook live sessions, Danni & Joss refine the art of weaving theory, wisdom and story-telling together to create truely profound discussions. It felt like exclusive access to your own personal podcast series. Such a wide variety of insightful topics were covered which were guaranteed to be informative, interactive and totally relatable to our daily lives as parents.

For me personally, an absolute highlight of this membership were the monthly Zoom meetings. There was something so special about connecting with like-minded parents and sharing the challenges that parenting brings. Danni & Joss always held the most sacred and safe space within these live calls; allowing everyone to share vulnerably and honestly. All of our feelings were welcomed, and we were only ever met with love, compassion and empathy. I left every single zoom meeting feeling heard, seen, understood and acknowledged..this feeling was truely priceless!

Danni & Joss - you have created such a wonderful resource for parents to experience. Thank you both for the work that you do, it is so so important to this world. Now everyone else - go check it out!…if you are looking for a place to feel uplifted and supported by an epic group of people, the Exploring Aware Parenting Community is for you!

Being a part of Joss and Danni’s community during the first year of motherhood has been an invaluable lifeline for me. I’m so grateful I came across Aware Parenting and then found this group - the deeply compassionate holding of people’s experiences, worries and joys was a source of great hope and support for me as I navigated this enormous transition. The wisdom shared and resources signposted have laid the foundation for what I hope will be a lifetime of Aware Parenting for me and the beginnings of my own journey to share this beautiful and important work. Thank you so much

I wanted to express my gratitude for the wonderful community you've created. Your knowledge and the way you present it have been truly incredible. During times when I needed support and understanding, I found it in our discussions. Your warmth and genuine care have made me feel truly seen and valued.

Thank you for your encouragement and love