Guest Profile

Cindy Kaplan

A certified Conscious Parenting Coach, trained yoga practitioner for children with special needs, former family therapist, and author of Freefall: One Mother's Journey Raising a Child with Special Needs, Cindy Kaplan has dedicated her career to helping individuals and families communicate, connect and grow. Twenty years ago, after her daughter suffered a brain injury at birth and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, Cindy realized the cultural constraints parents often blindly follow. Over time, and with the practice of yoga, she discovered that parenting from a centered place enables parents to interact in ways that simultaneously support their own personal growth and the development of their children. Today, she guides parents in finding compassion, confidence and joy through her coaching practice and community.

Cindy lives in Newton, Massachusetts, with her daughter, Mira, youngest son, Micah, two dogs, and her husband, Marc Weisskopf, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her adult son, Noah, lives in Boston.