We believe that no child or family should have to experience violence in #Ukraine or anywhere else in the world. The consequences of insecurity, being uprooted from your home, and being pulled out of school can have a lasting effect on children’s #mentalhealth and wellbeing. Check out the resources on mental health and psychosocial support…
In these difficult times, we ask that you remain open to our shared common humanity. Situations such as the armed conflict between Russia and the Ukraine can trigger a lot of reactions – fear, anger, outrage, hopelessness. Sometimes people reach for simple solutions to feel less powerless. Seeking a release, we may vent these feelings,…
Understanding and supporting successful work-related relocation Sociocultural Adjustment and Well-being in Third Culture Kids and their Families: A Longitudinal Study Background Aims and design of the study Living within an international community comes with its unique challenges and opportunities. Big life changes can lead to adjustment difficulties and increased stress, which can be particularly demanding…
Our second Non- Violent Communication (or NVC) workshop, led by Onorina Magri, introduced how to communicate our needs and make requests of others. Participants enjoyed a lovely morning together. We look forward to hosting another one of these workshops in February 2020. In the meantime, we are offering “practice” sessions on November 6th and November…
April 20— Our group showed up with vulnerability and authenticity, and offered support and validation during this weekend’s mini mindfulness retreat with a special focus on chronic pain and chronic illness. We practiced mindfulness to our body’s sensations and grew our “beginner’s mind”. We learned about how to expand on our brain’s tunnel vision and…
March 16— Does being mindful mean being indifferent to our experience? Take a look at this blog post and see what you think.
We had a great retreat Saturday. Six participants learned ways to hone attention skills with curiosity, compassion and courage. We talked about how it is the mind’s natural state is to wander and how we can teach it to attend to a selected point of focus by practicing mindfulness. After practicing, we noticed the busy-ness…