Self Care for Body, Mind, & Spirit |
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Social & Emotional Learning Support for Educators Simple practices & skills for balancing the body & mind to promote health & wellbeing! |
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“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.”
Roy T. Bennett |
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Self Care The purpose and mission of this newsletter is to provide Social & Emotional Learning support & practices to help educators manage & mitigate the stressors of everyday life. Especially during this crisis and shifting of the platform and manner in which we support students, families, and ourselves, promoting our health and wellbeing is paramount! |
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Daily Health & Wellbeing Practices Recognize & know who you are and your limits. * Provide daily opportunities & plan for quiet time and restorative activities. * Ensure you're getting good quality sleep and promote a healthy sleep hygiene routine. * Make sure that you're providing good nourishment for your body & mind. * Discover and practice good diaphragmatic breathing to calm, oxygenate, & support your body & mind throughout the day. * Address internal and external conflicts proactively to not accumulate stress. * Take initiative in resolving any challenging home or work-life situations using nonviolent communication. * Create a daily opportunity for exercise & energizing the body & mind. * Take time to appreciate yourself and the amazing efforts you put forth each day. * Take time to serve others & encourage the wellbeing of others as well as yourself. * Identify what you enjoy doing and what's uplifting for you & make a serious effort to integrate it into your day. * Support & Nourish Your Whole Body Mind & Spirit! |
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What Is Social & Emotional Learning? Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. |
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Take Care of Yourself Oprah Winfrey |
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“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
Oprah |
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Psychology Today Self Care Resource |
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Self Care 101As a clinician, I often refer to self care as a huge part of what's missing in the life of someone who's busy and stressed. So what is self care? Self care in essence is the mindful taking of time to pay attention to you, not in a narcissistic way, but in a way that ensures that are being cared for by you. |
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Restorative Peace of Body & Mind A Meditation Practice |
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A Breathwork Practice A 10 Minute Breathing & Relaxation Practice |
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Our goal is to provide opportunities to connect you with practices, articles, links, audio, video, & in-person experiences to maintain and elevate your health & wellbeing as well as promote Social Emotional Learning (SEL) each month. If you or someone you know needs direct clinical support contact us at 864.225.0792. We will schedule a telesession or in-person support within 24-48 hours. Stress Management Center will be providing Art of Living Well series at various school locations in person and online for you to attain your certificate in Self Care and The Art of Living Well. One CEU unit will be provided for each of the 10 training sessions provided through Carolina's Center for Behavioral Health, The Stress Management Center, and Carolina Center for Functional Medicine. The Art of Living Well series provides Social & Emotional learning & practice in the following areas: - Breathwork
- Expressive Arts
- Conflict Resolution
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Management
- Meditation
- NonViolent Communications
- Stress Management
- Tai Chi
- Vision Board Personal Life Orientation
- Yoga
The school district will also provide access & Continuing Education for all in-depth Art of Living Well courses at a 50% discount for all individuals interested in deepening and honing your skills and practice in The Art of Living Well. |
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“Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”
Parker Palmer |
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Stress Management Center at Fernview Services Life adjustments & stress are a natural part of life. When a person starts feeling overwhelmed by a problem, physically or by emotions that cannot be fully understood, it may be time to turn to a professional for support. Our clinicians are licensed, experienced, & fully credentialed.
All assessments are completely confidential, provided in a non-judgemental atmosphere & individualized to meet personal goals & needs. We offer a full range of clinical therapeutic services in a peaceful setting. We Provide: - Counseling & Psychotherapy
- Functional Medicine
- Medication & Pharmaceutical Prescriptives
- Integrative Medical Therapies
- Art Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Craniosacral
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- Music Therapy
- Reiki
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Tai Chi
- Yoga
- Hypnotherapy
- Somatic Experiencing
- Progressive Relaxation
- Stress Management
- Family Systems Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Person-Centered Counseling
- Marriage Counseling
- Addictions Counseling
- Adjustment Issues
- Anxiety
- Bipolarism
- Conflict Resolution
- Crisis Intervention
- Depression
- Grief & Bereavement
- Non Violent Communication
- Trauma & PTSD Resolution & Treatment
See our website fernviewcenterforwellbeing.com for more information on the center now partnered with your school district. We provide telesessions for individuals, families, groups, and businesses. We accept & file all major insurances and in addition will be providing a 20% discount for our services. Click below for bios and more information on the clinicians and their specialty areas serving this region at large. |
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We provide in-person and telessession therapy to individuals, families, & groups nationally & internationally. |
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“A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.”
Andrew Matthews |
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National Institute of Health Research Links Validating the Effectiveness of Functional Medicine & Self Care Practices |
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Relaxation Techniques & Positive Effects on Health |
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Relaxation Techniques for HealthWhat's the Bottom Line? How much do we know about relaxation techniques? A substantial amount of research has been done on relaxation techniques. However, for many health conditions, the number or size of the studies has been small, and some studies have been of poor quality. |
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The Positive Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing |
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The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Attention, Negative Affect and Stress in Healthy AdultsA growing number of empirical studies have revealed that diaphragmatic breathing may trigger body relaxation responses and benefit both physical and mental health. However, the specific benefits of diaphragmatic breathing on mental health remain largely unknown. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of diaphragmatic breathing on cognition, affect, and cortisol responses to stress. |
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The Positive Effects of Slow Breathing |
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The physiological effects of slow breathing in the healthy humanThe last decade has seen the emergence of literature documenting the effects and potential clinical benefits of slow breathing techniques, predominantly in disease states. The physiological effects of slow breathing in the healthy human, however, are yet to be comprehensively reviewed. |
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"Treat yourself as the precious inner child you are!" - Heather Kline Schaffer, Ph.D |
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