Practitioners Therese Daniels and Lindsay Roznowski offer nature walks in the wooded trails behind the Resiliency Center.

Nature Walks

The wooded trails of Fort Washington State Park’s Green Ribbon Trail can be accessed from the parking lot at Resiliency Center. We invite you to explore the trail and observe the benefits to your mood and wellbeing.

» Check the Calendar for times and dates.

Therese Daniels, MA, LPC

Nature Walk and Talk Programs with Therese Daniels

Take a breath of fresh air and step into the woods. Nature invites us to disconnect from technology, slow down, and notice ourselves and the world around us. Therese Daniels offers Walk and Talk programs to guide participants in developing greater mindfulness, connecting with nature, and practicing new coping skills. The talks will vary from very casual to more in-depth topics and extended retreats. Engage in conversations and activities based on the natural world around you and connect with a deeper part of yourself.

» Contact Therese at therese.danielslcpc@gmail.com or 410-919-9673 for the schedule.

Join Brittiney George for a class that fuses movement and postures that help to encourage and restore balance, length, strength, and flexibility in the body with a rest element that invites awareness of how to use breath and imagery to help reduce tension.

When: TBD

Cost: $10 per class

Contact: Brittiney George

Contact at movebackintolife@gmail.com or at 610-389-7866

RSVP: RSVP required online at https://www.meetup.com/Resiliency-Gatherings-for-Movement-Inner-Strength-Joy/

Do you love the poetry of Sufi Poets and Philosophers Rumi and Hafiz? Are you looking for inspiration? Seeking wisdom? Curious about our interconnection and about connection with Spirit?

Join Elizabeth Venart for discussions on Rumi and Hafiz. She will share a few of her favorite pieces and invite you to lend your inspirations and insights. Please also feel free to bring your own favorite poems by Rumi, Hafiz, Rilke, Kahlil Gibran, or other inspired writers (with copies to share). Space is limited.

• Cost: FREE
• When: Second Wednesday of the month from 7:30 to 9:30 pm
• Contact: Elizabeth Venart, M.Ed., LPC
• RSVP: Online at www.meetup.com/resiliencygatherings or call Elizabeth at (215) 233-2002
• Website: www.elizabethvenart.com

Dates and Times:  Meetings on Tuesdays from 7-10 pm
Sessions of various lengths begin throughout the year.

Facilitator: Rachel Kobin, phillywriters.com, Rachel@phillywriters.com

The workshop leader, Rachel Kobin, uses the Amherst Writers & Artists™ method to create a supportive, collaborative setting for writers of all backgrounds and experience levels.

Writers interested in poetry, screenwriting, play writing, non-fiction, memoir, and fiction are all encouraged to join. Writing is done during workshop time, and manuscripts polished outside of workshop are reviewed and discussed by the group.

When: Wednesdays, 10:30 — 11:00 am by Zoom

Cost: Free

Laughter Leader: Elizabeth Venart,  (215) 233-2002 or elizabethvenart@counselingsecure.com

Laughter Yoga is an exercise and wellness routine that combines fun laughter activities with deep yoga breathing. It was developed by Dr. Madan Kataria in India in 1995 and has now expanded to over 6000 laughter clubs worldwide.

Anyone can Laugh for No Reason, without relying on humor, jokes or comedy.

In laughter yoga, we stimulate laughter is simulated as a body exercise in a group. Using eye contact and childlike playfulness, it soon turns into real and contagious laughter. The concept of Laughter Yoga is based on a scientific fact that the body cannot differentiate between fake and real laughter. One gets the same physiological and psychological benefits.

These benefits include:

• improved mood,
• strengthened immune system functioning,
• decreased stress,
• lowered blood pressure, and
• experiences of pain relief.

To top it off, laughing is FUN! Laughing in community? Even better! More information on laughter yoga can be found at www.laughteryoga.org.

When: Sunday Mornings and other times as scheduled

Instructor: Andrea McGady

Meditation can be described as “an abiding in one’s natural state, without mental complications.”

During these group meditations, we will be cultivating and sharing clarity and compassion—an unfolding awareness and mindfulness—which may be summed up with this simple expression:  a knowing of things as they are.

Group meditation may be led by different instructors. Sometimes, the meditation leader will open by sharing a reflection or meditation exercise and then inviting participants to join in silent meditation. Other times, the meditation leader may lead a guided meditation with or without music during the duration of the meditation. In both cases, the meditation will be followed by time for reflection by all members of the group. Sharing is completely voluntary.

Morning meditations are a gentle way to get centered and welcome the morning—and promotes resiliency throughout the day ahead. Evening meditations are a relaxed and supportive way to wind down at the end of the day and come together in community.