The New Year is starting with gusto. And we anticipate more opportunities to serve couples, families and individuals than ever before. Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute now provides Marriage education services by phone through Skype as well as direct services at our home office. Check out our latest blog at: www.divorcereform.info/index.php/Non-Legislative-Efforts-to-Reduce-Divorce/Promising-Solutions-to-the-Marriage-Crisis.html — Make a comment Stay [...]
There are two things we need to talk about that are obstacles to having healthier families: Divorce and cohabitation. When families are weak; society is weak. Unhealthy families mean unhealthy society. Please see our blog at www.divorcereform.info and read the comments below for more discussion. Co-Directors Krsnanandini and Tariq have presented several workshops over the [...]
How do you know it’s love? As parents of a combined total of 19 children (varying in age from 9 to 47) — and even more grandchildren, we, the co-directors of Dasi–Ziyad Family Institute are bound to get questions from all categories from our children. The older ones and the younger ones approach us for [...]
Family is the springboard from which we all jump into life. It is a powerful social institution that is fundamental to the well-being of children and adults. Like other institutions, the family is deeply entwined with many necessary social traditions. The first school, the first educational system in which a child will ever participate, is [...]
Chemistry, Character and Commitment. Not too long ago, we were talking about family matters, a friend, my husband (Tariq), and I. Our friend is divorced and has raised some intelligent, thoughtful, children. Her parenting and relationship experiences, fine-tuned and paid for (most recently) with the intentional sacrifice of another intimate relationship, are helpful to many [...]
(Dear Friends, Kindly excuse the lateness of this month’s newsletter. Krsnanandini, Co-Director and newsletter editor was on a pilgrimage for a few weeks, to many of the holy sites in Vrndavana, India (3 hours by taxi from Delhi airport). Later, she will endeavor to share some of the amazing experiences from her trip where she [...]
Another month has just flown right on by us. It’s been full of crises in many arenas: weather, politics, economics, health and more. Still, we are learning and utilizing skills that enable us to have healthier relationships that help us work through the crises. This month’s newsletter includes an exercise to practice a relationship skill [...]
You’ve heard the old axiom: “What are the three most important things in real estate? Location, Location, Location.” Our question as family educators is: What are the three most important things in Life? Relationships, Relationships, Relationships. Your relationship with God or your creator, your relationship with family, friends and loved ones, and finally your relationship [...]
One of the ways couples and families can have healthy relationships is regularly seeking out and attending positive family events. Dasi-Ziyad Family Institute is involved in the following upcoming projects that build community and strengthen families: Lord Have Mercy Festival 2008 A spiritual family festival bringing families and people together in love and unity for [...]
Paraphrasing an ancient African proverb: “It takes a village to support a marriage or family.” As contemporary families become increasingly nuclear and as individual pursuits are more and more highlighted, we lose the village concept of extended family and community that are so necessary to healthy family survival. A few years ago, we attended a [...]
