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Thank you to all who attended our Nurturing Celebration on Thursday 12/8/16. There was relaxing & rejuvenating yoga, lots of great drinks and food (including a wonderful chocolate fountain) and, most important, plenty of time to visit and share with friends. Special THANKS go out to: Lindsey for leading us in a wonderful yoga class. If you're in Woodland be sure to check out her new studio @ 1059 Court St, Suite 119 or on the web at www.UrbanSoulYogaStudio.com Tracy for hosting the event...

Health Education Council's 25th Anniversary Celebration 2016 marks HEC's 25th year of promoting health and prioritizing prevention throughout underserved communities. Help us celebrate by joining us for our 25th Anniversary Celebration! Thursday, October 13th 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Yolo Brewing Company Guests will enjoy farm-fresh food, local libations and live music all while making it possible for the Health Education Council to continue to improve the health and vitality of underserved...

There are still a few slots remaining for children 4-10 years of age to participate in a 6 week yoga & art program designed especially for them! The classes are Wednesdays, September 14th - October 19th from 3:00 to 4:00pm at Akasha in Davis. The details can be found here: https://clients.mindbody online.com/classic/home?studio id=9553 .

THIS IS A GREAT PODCAST! I had a couple of "ah-hah" moments about my own healing and some possible things to prioritize here in Yolo county. Well worth a listen!! Human memory is a sensory experience, says psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk. Through his longtime research and innovation in trauma treatment, he shares what he's learning about how bodywork like yoga or eye movement therapy can restore a sense of goodness and safety. What hes learning speaks to a resilience we can all cultivate in...

Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) is offering four free webinars from January 12-20th on When Terrible Things Happen: Helping yourself and your community address trauma and build resilience.  https://carolynyoder.leadpages...webinar-information/   These webinars offer: Insights that will help you keep going when the going gets tough. Knowledge and skills of a trauma-informed lens to increase the impact you and your organization have.

photo by JOE GUSZKOWSKI Holistic Life Foundation instructors Michelle Lee (left) and Jazmine Blackwell lead students through an exercise during an after-school yoga and meditation program at Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School. The instructors told the girls to pull the "weight of the room" toward them and push it back away from them. Neuroscience has revealed in recent years that trauma resulting from adverse childhood events can actually change the brain — for the worse...

In lin e with the work we are doing with creating a Toolkit of self-care for Parents and Children, see below info about a Toolkit for Caregivers.   Public health nurses at Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) developed a 178-page toolkit...

READ TH I S FOR LOTS OF RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS!!!! Mindfulness is a committed, concerted, targeted practice -- a life skill. While pausing for a few deep breaths may make you feel better in the moment, practicing and training regularly will allow you...

The  Center for Youth Wellness  released a new report “Children Can Thrive: A Vision for California’s Response to ACEs”.     This report is a follow up to last November’s Children Can Thrive Summit.  ...

Developed out of Trauma Informed Oregon, find lots of innovative ways to take care of ourselves with this cool resou rce  o f mobile apps for self care.  http://traumainformedoregon.or...-apps-for-self-care/     And take a...

See website for several short videos. Great training tools. http://www.gse.harvard.edu/new...5/05/path-resilience    

I viewed this webinar a couple of weeks ago and found it quite useful. https://www.thenationalcouncil...ars/webinar-archive/ Scroll down to find Organizational Approaches to Effective Trauma-Informed Services   Cheryl Sharp, Senior Advisor for...