(this is the blog post for April)
As my Signature project has come to an end, I was able to bring three different workshops to the Emma community. First we ran the Mediation and Mental Wellness event. I created a PowerPoint detailing a brief history of meditation, and showed a video about the scientific benefits of practicing meditation. Additionally, Ms. Bendall ran a guided meditation. At the end of the event I distributed handouts to the participants that listed recommendations for Youtube videos and books about meditation. The next event I ran was a Pets and Mental Wellness seminar in the READY Center with the help of Rosemarie and Treena. Rosemarie presented some of the benefits of spending time with animals on people’s mental wellness. I then showed the participants videos relating the different applications of therapy animals, ranging from mental health clinics to schools. I also had people rate their stress levels before and after spending time with Treena, and on a 1-10 scale, participants decreased on average 1.6 stress points. The last seminar we ran was Sleep and Mental Wellness, where Ndidi presented her work studying stress, sleep, and mental health. Her survey results for the Emma Willard community were extremely interesting. Also, the scientific relationship she researched relating to increased stress levels and decreased sleep quality were extremely pertinent to the community. I then distributed handouts to the participants about the benefits of sleep on mental wellness, tips for sleeping better, and the recommended amount of sleep for different age groups. Overall I was pleased with how each of these events went, and was happy to share this information with the community!
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Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all. -Bill Clinton
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