In this talk, Dr. Kanter β Director of the University of Washington Center for the Science of Social Connection – will review the science of bias and behavior change, including new research that emphasizes the important role mindfulness and acceptance practices can play in protest and antiracism efforts.
Experience the uplifting power of mindfulness and gratitude in our drop-in class! Join us for an enriching one-hour session where you’ll learn practical techniques to cultivate mindfulness and foster gratitude in your daily life. Through guided mindfulness exercises and gratitude practices, you’ll discover how these transformative practices can reduce stress, increase positivity, and improve overall well-being. Whether you’re new to mindfulness or seeking to deepen your practice, this class welcomes all levels and offers tools you can immediately integrate into your routine. Embrace the benefits of mindfulness and gratitude with us today!
This session will present new research and approaches to promote child and family well-being using a positive approach to health that fosters self, family and community-led healing of the trauma and adversity concentrated in many of our families and communities today.Β The opportunity is enormous to build on strengths, work together to identify priorities,Β and partner in flourishing.Β Mindsets that prioritize possibilities, foster a sense of mattering,Β and support mindfulness and relational skills-building are essential to shift the narrative from trauma and toxic stress to the possibilities for relational health and flourishing for all children and families.
Compassion is a good place to develop roots to support your mindfulness practice and to support taking action in your life that is aligned with your values. We will have time to explore the many aspects of compassion, and how to develop more compassionate roots. and then have time for guided meditation practice. This drop-in session is designed to be useful for those new to mindfulness meditation, as well as those who have been meditating for a while and wish to develop a deeper grounding for your practice.
This is a series of short meditations inspired by the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and two poems β βRise Up Rooted like Treesβ by Rainer Maria Rilke and βYou Have Become a Forestβ by Nikita Gill. Using nature as inspiration, participants will be guided to focus on resourcing, releasing stress, refueling and connection.