Offered online, biweekly Thursdays from 9:00–11:00 am PST
September 3, 2026 – May 27, 2027
Tamara Neufeld Strijack presents
Play Into Practice – 1-Year Program with Tamara Strijack
Deepen your understanding of play and emotion
This year-long program is designed for those who wish to bring the transformative power of play more fully into their practice. Through alternating live sessions, small-group discussions, and experiential exercises, participants will explore how to facilitate play as a natural arena for attachment, emotional expression, and healing.
Prerequisite: Play & Emotion
To enroll in Play Into Practice, participants must first complete the foundational course Play & Emotion (available online through the Neufeld Institute).
This prerequisite introduces the essential framework for understanding how play serves emotional development and why it is key to growth, resilience, and relationship.
We are listing Play Into Practice early to give those interested time to complete the Play & Emotion in advance. You can register and take this 8 session course online and begin at any time.
Upcoming Events and Conferences
Thriving Family, Thriving Society: Celebrating the Neufeld Institute's 20th Anniversary
Events include a seminar for professionals and a two day public conference.
- March 13-15, 2026, Prague, Czechia
In celebration of the launching of Neufeld Institute Adria and the Neufeld Institute's 20th Anniversary
- March 20, 21 and 24, 2026, Ljubljana, Slovenia
20th Anniversary Celebration
This year marks a significant anniversary for both myself — my 80th — and for the Neufeld Institute — its 20th.
- June 4th at the Vancouver Planetarium
Upcoming Scheduled Classes
Some of our courses are also offered as scheduled classes from time to time with our Faculty providing weekly live special support sessions. If you already have taken the course in its self-paced version, you can enrol in the scheduled class for a fee of only 50 CAD.
Power to Parent II — Helping Children Grow Up
Classes Starts: March 31, 2026
Tuesdays 10:00AM – 11:00AM PT
Runs for 8 weeks
With Heather Ferguson and Celena Krahn
$250 CAD
Part II of the Power to Parent gets to the heart of developmental science — that growth happens quite spontaneously if conditions are conducive. Neufeld expands on just what those conditions are and the role of parents in the maturing processes. Since growing older is no guarantee of growing up, knowing what children truly need from their parents is key to raising children.
Play & Emotion
Classes Starts: April 2, 2026
Thursdays 10:00 - 11:30AM PT
Runs for 8 weeks
With Tamara Strijack and Jodi Bergman
$250 CAD
Neufeld puts the puzzle pieces together to reveal true play as Nature's way of taking care of emotion. This realization makes sense of the trouble we are now in, as the culture that was meant to take care of play has largely been lost. These insights are distinct to this approach and key to supporting healthy development and emotional well-being in our children and ourselves.
Adolescence and Sexuality
Classes Starts: April 8, 2026
Wednesdays: 1:00 - 2:00 PM PT
Runs for 4 weeks
With Lisa Weiner and Robin Brooks-Sherriff
$150 CAD
Today's adolescents live in a hypersexualized culture. Despite their greater exposure and education, current evidence suggests that many youth are in trouble sexually and that their sexual development is not unfolding as it should.
Making Sense of Preschoolers
Classes Starts: April 14, 2026
Tuesdays 5:30 – 6:30PM PT
Runs for 6 weeks
No one is more susceptible to being misunderstood than the preschooler — especially when adults are trying to rush them out of their untempered nature, inconsiderate relating, or separation problems.
Making Sense of Hypersensitivity
Classes Starts: April 29, 2026
Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:30 AM PT
Runs for 7 weeks
With Jule Epp and Karen Bollman
$250 CAD
This course provides a fresh look at the causes and consequences of sensory overload in the brain and its role in a spectrum of syndromes, including autism, and to a lesser extent, some forms of giftedness as well as attention problems.
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Making Sense of Adolescence: Seven Rites of Passage
Classes Starts: January 28, 2026
Registration Closes: February 8, 2026
Wednesdays 1:00PM - 2:00PM PT
Runs for 10 weeks
With Lisa Weiner and Robin Brooks-Sherriff
$300 CAD
The task of turning children into adults has never been more daunting. An adolescent is neither child nor adult — and therein lies much of the difficulty, turbulence, confusion, and challenge. They need us, yet need to not need us. We are their best bet, yet their instincts are to resist us. This course is organized around seven rites of passage where adolescents often need our help.
Inquiries
If you have questions or require additional information that you cannot find on our website or FAQ page, you may contact our office on our Inquiries page.
Charity & Non-Profit Status
The Neufeld Institute is a registered Canadian charitable organization under the name Neufeld Institute Foundation and is also registered as a NPO in British Columbia. If you would like to make a contribution to us, please go to our donation page.
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