CULTIVATING RESILIENCE: A FOUR-PART NO-COST MEDITATION SERIES
Photos by Sharon Toribio and Pexels
Today more than yesterday, Primordial continues to work for our humane and loving community because healing demands consistent action, both individually and as a collective. By practicing together regularly, we build resilience, well-being, and a greater capacity to face the discomfort of confronting marginalization's harsh realities. —Sylvia Ruiz
Given the challenging times we are facing, we invite you to join us in strengthening resilience through meditation. This free four-part series, offered in Spanish through Zoom and is part of our Community Program: Come as You Are!.
LANGUAGE
Spanish
WHERE?
Online, via Zoom
WHEN?
Tuesdays from 7:00 to 7:30pm (CST, USA)
Starts: Tuesday, November 26
Ends: Tuesday, December 17
4 sessions of 30 min each
Feel free to attend as many sessions as you´d like
FACILITATOR
AND YOU!
MINDFULNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE LATIN AMERICAN INMIGRANT WOMEN´S HOUSE
Photo by Sandy Wojtal-Weber
This session is an invitation from The Latin American Immigrant Women's House through Primordial Multicultural Healing Community to pause and breathe. We will spend more than an hour listening to each other and sharing ideas about how to befriend our being and remember how to move it from autopilot to the only moment a person has, the present moment, this one. We will also experience the practice of mindfulness. Learn more…
The mission of the Latin American Immigrant Women's House is to provide comprehensive and personalized support to Latina immigrant women in Canada, facilitating their socioeconomic integration and personal growth. Learn more…
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Primordial Multicultural Healing Community will provide this free session as a sponsorship for the Latin American Immigrant Women's House, who invites all Spanish-speaking communities in Canada who identify with the female gender.
LANGUAGE
Spanish
WHERE?
Online (via Zoom)
WHEN?
Monday, November 25, 2024
From 7:00 to 8:30 pm (EST)
FACILITATOR
AND YOU!
REGISTER
Please contact info@mujerinmigrantelatina.com for more information or to register.
2024 NATIONAL SHARED SERVICES TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
This fall, Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz (CMF, SEP), founder and executive director of Primordial, will participate in this conference alongside Paula Drew WEESSN Co-Director.
The early care and education system in the U.S. is in a pivotal moment. New resources are urgently needed, but far too many opportunities are missed when we fail to harness the power of modern technology, re-think the traditional business model and leverage existing resources in powerful and innovative ways. This conference will highlight what’s possible when we make critical connections to create a “greater whole”.
WHEN?
Thursday October 17, 2024
9:40am-11:10 am
WHERE?
Renaissance Orlando at Sea World. Orlando, Florida
4-NIGHT TREK: UP OF MICHIGAN FOR LATINÉ CANCER SURVIVORS AT THE TNT WALDEN INSTITUTE
The Power of Finding and Being Found. Transformative experiences in nature empowered by mindful awareness practices and peers who "get it."
Video by Walden Institute
This trek is intended for young adult cancer survivors who identify as Latiné. Get ready to explore the beauty of the wilderness, take a closer look at the person you have become since your cancer diagnosis, and meet other young adult cancer survivors.
True North Treks is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower young adults and caregivers affected by cancer to "find direction through connection." One of the primary ways we do this is by taking groups on free backpacking and canoeing treks in beautiful and remote wilderness destinations where they can engage in three crucial connections:
1) Connection with nature (after going through something as unnatural as cancer treatment).
2) Connection with peers who get it and have walked a similar path.
3) Connection with oneself through mindful awareness practices, such as meditation and yoga.
LANGUAGE
Bilingual Format (Spanish & English)
WHEN?
August 28 - September 1, 2024
WHO?
Latiné Young Adult Cancer Survivors
MINDFULNESS FACILITATOR
READY TO APPLY OR NEED MORE INFORMATION?
Email Mandy: mandyboes@truenorthtreks.org
Call Mandy: 847-542-6365
Apply Online: www.truenorthtreks.org
IN-PERSON MINDFULNESS RETREAT: BALANCING GIVING AND RECEIVING
WELLNESS INITIATIVE: CUIDÁNDONOS, CUIDAMOS AÚN MEJOR
Full-waiting list
Photo by Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz
This mindfulness retreat will support early childhood education professionals in recognizing the importance of balancing giving and receiving in their daily lives.
How? Through practices based on science and ancestral knowledge. We will place ourselves within the balance of giving and receiving and learn how to continue to cultivate this balance. We will experience meditation, group reflection, somatic movement (based on direct perception of the body), and the art of play.
Participating in the retreat will teach you to continue to access your inner knowing, a powerful and accessible resource.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
For WEESSN providers familiar with mindfulness over the age of 18 and for the Primordial Community.
WISCONSIN REGISTRY CREDITS
LANGUAGE
Spanish
WHERE?
3224 N. Gordon Place. Milwaukee, WI 53212.
WHEN?
Saturday, June 15, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (CST, USA).
INSTRUCTOR
AND YOU!
Participation of special guests.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE INVITED BY PRIMORDIAL?
If you have participated in other courses or retreats provided by Primordial and would like to attend this in-person retreat in Milwaukee, you just have to write to us at michelle@primordialmhc.com, enter your name, address, and the reasons why you would like to participate. If you are one of the first 5 people to write, you will receive an email confirming your participation. Only 5 places will be provided (including the retreat and food during the retreat).
MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO. CENTER FOR MINDFULNESS
This spring, Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz (CMF, SEP), founder and executive director of Primordial, will participate as a guest teacher in the mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR) alongside Noriko Morita Harth (Managing Director, University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness, Certified MBSR Teacher and Certified MSC Teacher).
UC San Diego Health’s Center for Mindfulness (CFM) is a multi-faceted program of professional training, education, research and outreach intended to further the practice and integration of mindfulness into all aspects of society.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an empirically supported 8-week psycho-educational group intervention that teaches mindfulness meditation as a health intervention. It was created by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979. MBSR offers participants the possibility to develop a different relationship to stress resulting from chronic physical and psychological illnesses. Research outcomes have demonstrated positive improvements in physical and psychological symptoms and changes in health attitudes and behaviors.
LANGUAGE
English
WHEN?
March 20 - May 8, 2024. Wednesdays 9:30 am-12 pm PST. Plus all-Day Session April 28, 2024. 7am-2 pm PST
TEACHER
TEACHER
AND YOU!
SERIES: CHAIR YOGA
WELLNESS INITIATIVE: CUIDÁNDONOS, CUIDAMOS AÚN MEJOR
Photo by Wendy Moreno Colin
WEESSN, through Primordial Multicultural Healing Community, is offering a five-session chair yoga series for Spanish-speaking child care providers.
Participants will perform postures and movements on a chair, as well as some standing postures, flexes, and extensions to create a connection between the physical body, mind, and emotions.
The series is designed to support early educators in maintaining a good level of motion and muscle tone without forcing the body.
Gaby Tavera will guide participants to care for the body with love.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This five session-training is for child care providers of WEESSN.
WISCONSIN REGISTRY CREDITS!
LANGUAGE
Spanish
WHEN?
From January 29 to February 26, 2024
Every Monday from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (CST, USA)
WHERE?
Online (Zoom)
FACILITATORS
And You!
Guest facilitator: Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz, CMF, SEP More…
Green River Utah Week-Long Canoeing Trek
FOR LATINE CANCER SURVIVORS
True North Treks is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower young adults and caregivers affected by cancer to "find direction through connection." One of the primary ways we do this is by taking groups on free backpacking and canoeing treks in beautiful and remote wilderness destinations where they can engage in three crucial connections:
Photo byWikipedia
1) Connection with nature (after going through something as unnatural as cancer treatment).
2) Connection with peers who get it and have walked a similar path.
3) Connection with oneself through mindful awareness practices, such as meditation and yoga.
This trek is intended for young adult cancer survivors who identify as Latine. We acknowledge the intersectional fluidity of language, identity, gender, and culture and use the term Latine fluidly to refer to any person who identifies as Hispanic, Latino, Latina, and/or Latinx. Participant's ability to speak Spanish is not required.
WHEN?
September 24-30, 2023
WHERE?
Green River Utah, USA
MINDFULNESS FACILITATOR
MINDFULNESS ESSENTIALS
WELLNESS INITIATIVE: CUIDÁNDONOS, CUIDAMOS AÚN MEJOR
This five session-training is an invitation from WEESSN through Primordial Multicultural Healing Community. The series will support Spanish-speaking childcare providers in having an extended approach to incorporating mindfulness practices, including somatic movements (based on the direct perception of the body) in their everyday work lives.
As a group, we will explore questions such as: What is mindfulness? How might it be beneficial to us, our relationships, our professional lives, and our world? How can we recover the practice of play? How can we incorporate these practices into our busy, daily lives?
We will start to discover how mindfulness in a group setting can provide us with the opportunity to pause and tune our attention inward. Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz, CMF and some special guests will guide participants into a restorative and healing experience throughout this series.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This five session-training is for child care providers of WEESSN.
WISCONSIN REGISTRY CREDITS!
WHEN?
From September 11 to October 9, 2023
Every Monday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (CST, USA)
WHERE?
Online (Zoom)
LANGUAGE
Spanish
FACILITATORS
And You!
Participation of special guests:
FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM: CHAIR YOGA
COMMUNITY PROGRAM: COME AS YOU ARE!
Primordial Multicultural Healing Community in alliance with Latino Health Council and Yoga en la Cueva, offers this free, online chair yoga course in Spanish, for adults and seniors. We are looking to make this option accessible for you and a wide range of people in our Spanish-speaking community.
Photo by Wendy Moreno Colin
Join us just the way you are, regardless of your physical characteristics, age, or location. You will only need to make this time for yourself, to want to leave the routine, a chair and a connection to Zoom.
This practice is designed to help you maintain a good level of motion, muscle tone and joint mobility without forcing or overstressing your joints and muscles. We will perform postures and balances while on the chair, some standing postures, flexes, and extensions, creating a connection between the physical body, the mind, and emotions.
WHEN?
From May 30 to July 18
SESSIONS
Tuesdays from 10:00 to 11:00 am (CST, USA)
Tuesdays from 9:00 to 10:00 am (Mexico City Time)
Free course in Spanish
WHERE?
Via Zoom
QUESTIONS WhatsApp
+52 55 7120 0344
MINDFULNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME
WELLNESS INITIATIVE: CUIDÁNDONOS, CUIDAMOS AÚN MEJOR
This session is an invitation from WEESSN through Primordial Multicultural Healing Community to pause and breathe. We will spend an hour listening to each other and sharing ideas about how to befriend our being and remember how to move it from autopilot to the only moment a person has, the present moment, this one. We will also experience the practice of mindfulness. Participating in this session teaches you how to access your inner knowing — our most powerful resource.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
This session is for child care providers of WEESSN.
WISCONSIN REGISTRY CREDITS!
WHEN?
Monday, May 15, from 6:30 - 7:30pm (CST, USA)
Thursday, August 3rd, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (CST, USA)
WHERE?
Online (Zoom)
MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION
BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ folks welcome
A collaboration between Mindfulness in Action and Primordial Multicultural Healing Community.
This course is for people who wish to reduce the impact of stress, anxiety, chronic illness and pain on their quality of life. You will learn:
1. Awareness skills to recognize and change the relationship with stressors and pain
2. To recognize stressors to choose skillful ways to improve self-care
BIPOC and folks who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ welcome.
Photo by Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz
FACILITATORS
And You!
Guest facilitator on Day of Mindfulness: Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz, CMF, SEP
An 8-week course to learn and practice skills to:
•Manage stress and living with a chronic health condition
•Manage anxiety and improve emotional regulation
•Develop healthier relationships to thoughts and emotions
•Choose more skillful responses to life’s challenges
WHERE?
Online (Zoom)
LANGUAGE
English
WHEN?
8 Tuesday evenings
January 10 to February 28, 2023
From 5:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time
7:30pm to 10:00pm Central Time USA
Plus all-day retreat (Day of Mindfulness) on
Sunday, February 19
8:30 am to 3:30 pm Pacific Time
10:30 am to 5:30pm Central Time USA
Total of 27 hours instruction
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
Up to 25
HOW MUCH?
CDN$400 / USD$275 Cost includes electronic workbook and instruction, Primordial Multicultural Healing Community offers 5 scholarships, for more info, please contact: tom@mindfulnessinaction.ca
REGISTRATION PERIOD
Now until January 8, 2023
REGISTER
Please contact tom@mindfulnessinaction.ca for more information or to register. You will be requested to complete a registration form and an informed consent on registration.
