Dillon Public Library to Host Mindfulness Presentation for Families

DILLON, Mont. — The Dillon Public Library will host a free community presentation, “Healthy Parents, Healthy Children – Mindfulness for Families,” on Saturday, February 7, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The presentation will be led by Margaret Kachadurian, a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in teaching mindfulness skills that help individuals and families build lasting inner strengths.

This event is part of the Strengthening Families, Safeguarding Futures: A Community-Based Approach to Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect grant. The grant was awarded by the Montana Children’s Trust Fund to Xuan Li of the University of Montana Western, Dillon Friends of the Library, and the Dillon Public Library. Presentations in this series will continue through fall of 2026, and everyone is welcome to attend.

About the Presenter

Margaret Kachadurian is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Montana Mindfulness Project, whose mission is to foster mental health and well-being in Montana communities and schools by helping grow a healthier, kinder world.

What the 90-Minute Presentation Will Cover:

What mindfulness is and is not, and the benefits of practicing mindfulness skills

Using everyday activities—breathing, sitting, moving, eating, talking, and relating—as mindfulness practices

How slowing down and engaging the five senses can reduce frustration, anxiety, and depression

Replacing negative emotions and behaviors with positive ones

Mindful parenting techniques that support parents’ well-being so they can be more present with their children

As Kachadurian explains, “If the parent is healthy, strong, and happy, the child is healthy, strong, and happy — and family life becomes a warm heart-place where love flows, no matter what’s happening.”

Additional Opportunity

A free, six-week online Mindful Parenting course will begin Wednesday, February 11, and will run weekly from 7:00–8:00 p.m. Participants may sign up for one or more weeks.

More information and free recorded mindfulness practices are available at mtmindfulness.org on the Resources page.