What is to give light must endure burning- Vicktor E. Frankl
A lot is happening! So much stress in the world and so much goodness in how people are reaching out to one another. Here are a few of my favorite FREE resources flying through my inbox that I want to share with you. Follow the links and see where they take you.
Anchorage Stress and Wellness
Chris Reynolds, Psy.D.
Chris is offering a stress and wellness group for free to Alaskans. This is not a psychotherapy group, but a drop-in support, practice and educational group limited to 15 participants. Each week there will be a quick check-in, relevant topic to stress and coping and a new practice to try. The link to join on Zoom will be the same each week: https://zoom.us/j/360936525
Margi generously offers so many good things. For one all of her yoga classes are being offered for free online. Check out her website for a full listing. Here is one to get started with:
Tues/Thurs 12-1pm yoga and mindfulness classes are online: https://zoom.us/j/477385380:
Guide to Well-Being
Articles and tips from The Greater Good Science Center
Well-Being Tool-Kit from Center for Healthy Minds
Meditation
For adults: https://www.orenjaysofer.com/covid-resources
For kids: https://www.mindfulschools.org/free-online-mindfulness-class-for-kids/
Parenting
Ellen Dodge- The Parenting Partner
Ellen is the education director and curriculum author of my favorite social emotional learning program- Kimochis. For a limited time she is offering her 5 session master class for free to parents. These are simple life recipes to increase your child and family’s emotional intelligence. Its SEL for parents!
Grief
Grief expert and author, David Kessler, is offering a free pop-up facebook group daily at 1pm PT to help during the pandemic. For grief support join here- https://m.facebook.com/groups/DavidKessler