Virtual Zen Dens: A Wellness Resource Center

Some reasons for referral:   *Some skills and tools we may offer:

  • Anxiety – *Breathing exercises to calm the body and quiet the mind
  • Depression – *Believing in our capacity to face our challenges
  • Cutting – *Reflecting on our fears and facing them
  • Isolating – *Orienting to our surroundings and circumstances
  • Stressing – *Regulating emotional peaks and valleys
  • Obsessing –  *Tracking thoughts as they come and go
  • Worrying – *Witnessing the habit of the mind and softening
  • Withdrawing – *Directing the attention to sensing and feeling
  • Grieving – *Navigating the uncomfortable feelings of pain and loss
  • Loneliness – *Noticing the relationship to thinking and feeling
  • Frustration – *Responding to events with ease and grace
  • Avoiding Edge – *Realizing our strengths and gifts and accessing them
  • Disordered Eating – *Making choices that nourish our body-mind-spirit
  • Disrupted Sleep – *Accepting the things we cannot change or control
  • Suicidal Ideation – *Remembering to lean into the support around us

Many parents have expressed concerns for their children’s ability to cope with this mandatory “stay at home” order. Amani is available and would like to offer mindfulness skills, stress management tools, and check-in chats for any student struggling to find balance in the midst of the Covid crisis. We invite each of you to tap into this wellness resource and connect your child to the various skills and tools they may need to thrive.

Some reasons
for referral:

Anxiety
Depression
Cutting
Isolating
Stressing
Obsessing –
Worrying
Withdrawing –
Grieving
Loneliness
Frustration
Avoiding Edge
Disordered Eating –
Disrupted Sleep
Suicidal Ideation

*Some skills and tools
we may offer:

*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