Dear Faculty and Staff,
Welcome back to spring semester and our COE staff and faculty self-care activities! Today is the fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). Tune into the livestream to watch the event in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. The NDORH work is part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation (TRHT) effort. The NDORH website provides educators with a set of resources to assist in this work. Information may be found at https://dayofracialhealing.org/
We begin our spring COE self-care activities from 1:30-2PM next Thursday, January 30th, in the CTL conference room with our wonderful meditation leader Josh Einhorn. Please note that this is the new time for weekly meditation this semester.
And be sure to mark your schedules for our first monthly presentation on Music for Healing the Body, Mind and Emotion with presenter and musician Brian Lottman on Tuesday, Feb. 4th, from 12-1 PM in Ed 1214. Brian plays the harmonium, an instrument known for reducing stress and rejuvenating the whole body. Come and listen to this soothing music. Lunch will be included.
Finally, we also are excited to announce that our COE self-care program will be a featured presentation at the Health, Wellness and Social Justice Conference on Saturday, Feb 15, 2020 at Mount Saint Mary’s University. Our program also will be featured at the AERA 2020 conference Stress, Coping and Resilience SIG. More information to come about this.
Please look for weekly emails on upcoming self-care activities, and keep checking the website at: http://www.csun.edu/eisner-education/self-care
Below is the Spring self-care activity schedule:
- Jan. 30th Thursday, from 1:30-2 PM in CTL Conference Room. Meditation Moments: Come take advantage of regular mediation sessions from 1:30-2 PM this semester, learn more about the benefits, and discover new ways to meditate.
- Feb. 4th Tuesday, 12-1 PM in Ed 1214 Music for Healing the Body, Mind and Emotion Presented by Brian Lottman, an energy healer, spiritual guide, and yoga instructor at the Soul Center in West Hills, CA. Brian plays the harmonium, an instrument known for reducing stress and rejuvenating the whole body. Come and listen to this soothing music. Lunch will be served.
- Feb. 6th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- Feb. 13th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- Feb. 20th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- Feb. 27th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- March 3rd, Tuesday 12-1 PM in ED 1214 Earthquake Preparedness, Lisa Curtis, CSUN Emergency Manager, will present on earthquake preparedness. Lunch will be served.
- March 5th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- March 12th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- March 19th SPRING BREAK. Enjoy!
- March 26th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- April 2nd, Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- April 7th Tuesday 12-1PM in Ed 1214 Care and the Hero/Heroine Journey, Howard Teich, Ph.D., psychologist, will explore Self-Care through the lens of Joseph Cambell’s hero/heroine’s journey. Lunch will be served.
- April 9th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- April 16th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- April 23th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
- April 30th Thursday, 1:30-2 PM Meditation Moments in CTL Conference Room
May everyone find a way to take care of yourselves as we begin the semester.
Warmly,
Shari