Navigating Sustained Conflict: Week 4: Setting and Holding Boundaries: Avoiding Nightmare Conversations & Protecting your Energy & Resource Continuing The Day After conversation, this 5 part series with focus on key skills to help navigate this difficult time.Each workshop’s content is intentionally standalone, however, each session also builds on earlier material.Regardless of your ideological orientation, we are all feeling angst and concern about how our country is going to move forward. The issues that divide our country are affecting each of us within our families, our relationships, and our workplaces – and many of us are feeling exhausted, stressed, and overwhelmed with the prospect of what might come next. Join us for an opportunity to:Gather and share non-political thoughts and feelingsLearn strategies to navigate the significant unknownsGain tools for combatting the overwhelm regarding things that feel out of your controlLearn some nervous system basics that help you make sense of the overwhelm you feel – and how you can use this knowledge to support yourselfExplore creative grounding strategies, and find re-centering togetherFinding some moments of fun, connection, and joy in the midst of the intensity of the nowBuild skills for navigating sustained conflict and stressBuild communication resources and skills around […]

Movesz with Jamsz: Our bodies were made to move. Motto for Movesz with Jamsz: Our bodies were made to move. We believe that establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyles, will aid in longevity for the betterment of the family and the community. Among adults, obesity is a significant risk factor for numerous chronic diseases and conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Obesity is a major public health challenge for the United States and many other countries. We believe that the most important thing is to have fun and move your body. We created Movesz with Jamsz to encourage body movement for all ages. Movesz with Jamsz doesn’t require any experience in exercise. You can start at any fitness level. Movesz with Jamsz is a program that supports body movement at your own level and pace. Movesz with Jamsz will offer the opportunity to have fun and do your body good. Our philosophy and focus for Movesz with Jamsz is as follows: 1. There's no time like now to rediscover the healing of moving your body to music--alone, as part of a couple, or in a group. Opportunities to move abound, once you start looking for them. 2. Feel the […]

Virtual Playfulness: Finding Self-Care, Joy, and Inspiration for Interactive Virtual Holiday Celebrations w/ Lacy Alana The holiday season is often a busy and stressful time - but one that can be filled with joy for many people. This year, things will be drastically different for most. The stressors of continued uncertainty, pandemic-induced isolation from friends and family, and increasing online fatigue have combined forces - leaving a lot of people feeling lost, stressed, and dreading a holiday-season forced online. This workshop series will bring you opportunities to find joy and playfulness, engage in self-care, and learn games that you can borrow for your own virtual holiday celebrations. Creating connectivity in the virtual world is possible - and this is a great opportunity to both experience it and learn new skills, activities, and games that you can take back to your communities.

Navigating Sustained Conflict: Week 5: Bringing it altogether: Implementing New Skills and Learning w/Lacy Alana Continuing The Day After conversation, this 5 part series with focus on key skills to help navigate this difficult time.Each workshop’s content is intentionally standalone, however, each session also builds on earlier material.Regardless of your ideological orientation, we are all feeling angst and concern about how our country is going to move forward. The issues that divide our country are affecting each of us within our families, our relationships, and our workplaces – and many of us are feeling exhausted, stressed, and overwhelmed with the prospect of what might come next. Join us for an opportunity to:Gather and share non-political thoughts and feelingsLearn strategies to navigate the significant unknownsGain tools for combatting the overwhelm regarding things that feel out of your controlLearn some nervous system basics that help you make sense of the overwhelm you feel – and how you can use this knowledge to support yourselfExplore creative grounding strategies, and find re-centering togetherFinding some moments of fun, connection, and joy in the midst of the intensity of the nowBuild skills for navigating sustained conflict and stressBuild communication resources and skills around working and sharing […]

Movesz with Jamsz: Our bodies were made to move. Motto for Movesz with Jamsz: Our bodies were made to move. We believe that establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyles, will aid in longevity for the betterment of the family and the community. Among adults, obesity is a significant risk factor for numerous chronic diseases and conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Obesity is a major public health challenge for the United States and many other countries. We believe that the most important thing is to have fun and move your body. We created Movesz with Jamsz to encourage body movement for all ages. Movesz with Jamsz doesn’t require any experience in exercise. You can start at any fitness level. Movesz with Jamsz is a program that supports body movement at your own level and pace. Movesz with Jamsz will offer the opportunity to have fun and do your body good. Our philosophy and focus for Movesz with Jamsz is as follows: 1. There's no time like now to rediscover the healing of moving your body to music--alone, as part of a couple, or in a group. Opportunities to move abound, once you start looking for them. 2. Feel the […]

Embracing “no” – Week 1: Boundary Brain Science and Understanding Boundary Crossing w/Lacy Alana The ability to say no to yourself – and others – is essential for healthy working and interpersonal relationships – but often hard to do! If you struggle to set limits with yourselves or others, you’re not alone. We’re often taught to put others’ needs and wants before our own, which is often depleting, and builds resentment and relational disconnect. And, if you’re used to dismissing your own needs, it becomes harder to be present and connected in a grounded way that helps you reach your relational, personal, and professional goals. In this experiential workshop, we’ll explore: -Boundary Basics-The brain science behind boundaries (and why you tend to set them – or not) –Ways that boundary crossing and setting impact your professional life (and what to do about it) –Warning signs that you’re not listening to your needs and drawing boundaries –How to deal with people who *don’t* respond well when you set a boundary WEEK 1: Boundary Brain Science and Understanding Boundary Crossing WEEK 2: Evaluating, Setting, and Holding Boundaries (Even when other people don’t like them) WEEK 3: Balancing Conflicting Boundaries and Responding to […]

Embracing “no” – WEEK 3: Balancing Conflicting Boundaries and Responding to Boundaries You Don’t Like w/Lacy Alana The ability to say no to yourself – and others – is essential for healthy working and interpersonal relationships – but often hard to do! If you struggle to set limits with yourselves or others, you’re not alone. We’re often taught to put others’ needs and wants before our own, which is often depleting, and builds resentment and relational disconnect. And, if you’re used to dismissing your own needs, it becomes harder to be present and connected in a grounded way that helps you reach your relational, personal, and professional goals. In this experiential workshop, we’ll explore: -Boundary Basics-The brain science behind boundaries (and why you tend to set them – or not) –Ways that boundary crossing and setting impact your professional life (and what to do about it) –Warning signs that you’re not listening to your needs and drawing boundaries –How to deal with people who *don’t* respond well when you set a boundary WEEK 1: Boundary Brain Science and Understanding Boundary Crossing WEEK 2: Evaluating, Setting, and Holding Boundaries (Even when other people don’t like them) WEEK 3: Balancing Conflicting Boundaries […]

Effective Board and Meeting Minutes - Minutes Need Not Take Hours & Can Be Very Hepful w/Barry SilverbergCombining a review of the literature on the taking and the importance of minutes at Board and other meetings, and his 40+ years of practical experience, Barry Silverberg will lead a presentation and discussion on how to effectively and efficiently take and use minutes for the advancement of the organization’s mission. While viewed by many as a thankless task, the proper recording of the organization’s discussions and decisions are an essential component of a Board or committee’s fulfillment of their fiduciary responsibilities. Failure to maintain proper records is a matter that can wreak havoc for the organization and its board members – if an organization is ever sued. Facilitated by Center for Nonprofit Studies Director, Barry Silverberg

Conflict Management with Dr. Garry McDanielThis session will provide participants with an understanding of the nature of conflict and methods for turning everyday conflicts into opportunities for cooperation. Relationships are built and sustained based on the ability to communicate effectively and create lasting, trusting bonds between people. Participants will learn the hidden costs of unproductive conflict, a new perspective for viewing conflict, a practical method for addressing most conflicts.