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I imagine telling my body that I am sorry, singing myself gentle lullabies and kissing each limb goodnight.
Kathryn Wendeln, Age 17, 2005 True Body Project Literary Journal
Nothing makes this Aquarian, Ennegram Social 7 happier than collaboration and connections, and watching how relationships develop and flourish over time. In fact, we've built The Well programs entirely around collaborations with extraordinary partners.
In 2005, I had the idea to create an embodiment and empathy-building experience for teen girls. I reached out to ArtWorks and together we reached out to the YMCA. And just like that, the True Body Project was born. Thirteen teen girls came together for 6 weeks at a YMCA branch and explored movement, mindfulness, art and writing with the support of many teaching artists and inspirers. Together, we created a literary journal and a documentary film.
Next month, one of the then-teen participants of that pilot will join our TBP Mindful Embodiment Masterclass, our 6 month virtual Leadership Training to help individuals understand how to decode the language and theory of somatics, embodiment, and relational healing and to find simple yet profound practices toward resilience and ease. Our work in trauma-informed, cross cultural embodiment and practical somatics work has continued since 2005, and the award-winning True Body programs have served boys and girls, men and women ages 8 and up.
Earlier this year, we partnered again with ArtWorks on Camp cARTwheel. And now our Wellspring Fellow Kara Pierson and I are serving the YMCA's RESET program as their Mindfulness Coaches. We are also enjoying the RESET program ourselves, remembering again how simple shifts in daily attention, fortified by community connections, can lead to maximum joy.
Let's connect now, plant some seeds, and watch what grows.
Warmly,
Stacy Sims
Founder
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Appropriate in the classroom or remote learning locations, Mindful Music Moments help reduce stress and focus attention in any setting.
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Calling Northeast Ohio Educators!
Mindful Music Moments combine classical music with mindfulness exercises in easy-to-use, 4-minute web-based modules that create a positive learning environment for students of all ages.
As a special offer to Northeast Ohio educators, you are now able to join the more than 50,000 students who have experienced the positive impact of Mindful Music Moments free of charge for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year, thanks to The Cleveland Orchestra. Register today!
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Nurture Your Inner Poet
Free and open to the public! Register via Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link
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Check out Dominique and other TBP Leadership Alum's embodiment journeys in our new TBP Directory. Are you an alum of one of our trainings? Email us to be featured in our directory. |
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Deepen Awareness and Expand Your Practices
True Body Project's: A Mindful Embodiment Masterclass begins a new six-month cohort this March! Join other wise and curious individuals to explore somatic experiencing, empathy, mindfulness, attunement and space holding. In the words of one recent participant, "it is lighthearted, deep work."
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Thanks to our listeners who pushed us over 1000 plays in just a couple of months.
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| Beyond Black History Month
In this year of listening, we've grown so much, as individuals and as an organization.
Stories are the starting place for deepening an understanding of disparities. If you haven't yet connected with the stories of our Three Sisters, please do. We took a collective breath for a month, and are back this Wednesday to record a new session. So this is a perfect time for you to catch up!
We are also excited for Wellspring Fellow Kara Pierson to hold space for Black and Brown women in March. We consider this "plateau" work essential to healing. For more information, click here.
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Rowe (they/them) is The Well's Communication Coordinator and a queer artist and writer living in Cincinnati, OH.
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Somewhere in All of This I Found Myself
At The Well, we make space for personal, relational and public work. This month's Story from The Well comes from our Communications Coordinator Rowe and explores their experiences navigating their own personal sphere. Read about their journey to queerness and how showing up for themselves has changed how they show up for others in their piece "Somewhere in all of this I found myself."
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In this time of crisis we have been able to provide soothing resources to individuals all around the world. Help support our efforts to continue nurturing the well within each of us by providing low or no-cost, barrier-free mindful moments to all. Even with a small donation you are helping us to keep keep our poetry, music and meaning-making content available in the most equitable way possible.
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