Zen Dens: A Wellness Center for Teens

Many parents have expressed concerns for their children’s ability to cope with the “stressors” of life and with all the pressure that the digital world has placed upon them.

Amani is available after school and on Saturdays to provide stress management tools, mindfulness skills, and “check-in” chats for any student struggling to find balance in the midst of all the changes in their personal lives and the uncertainty in the world around them.

Amani is also available to assist parents with (504 & IEP) assessments and accommodations necessary for their tween/teen to succeed at school.

Anxiety

Depression

Cutting

Isolating

Stressing

Obsessing

Worrying

Withdrawing

Grieving

Loneliness

Frustration

Disordered Eating

Avoiding Edge

Disrupted Sleep

Suicidal Ideation

• Breathing exercises to calm the body and quiet the mind

• Believing in our capacity to face our challenges

• Reflecting on our fears and facing them

• Orienting to our surroundings and circumstances

• Regulating emotional peaks and valleys

• Tracking thoughts as they come and go

• Witnessing the habit of the mind and softening

• Directing the attention to sensing and feeling

• Navigating the uncomfortable feelings of pain and loss

• Noticing the relationship to thinking and feeling

• Responding to events with ease and grace

• Realizing our strengths and gifts and accessing them

• Making choices that nourish our body-mind-spirit

• Accepting the things we cannot change or control

• Remembering to lean into the support around us