Monday Men s Group DROP-IN Support This is an open process group that discusses what men are experiencing. We find a common ground by practicing relational skills such as, respect, empathy, and inclusion. Contact Eric or Jamey: eric.kruse@pepperdine.edu / jameyhecht@gmail.com Tuesday Discovery Your Story 10:00 am 11:30 am Learn how to tell your story using TRC s key leadership and organizing strategy: Relational Public Narrative! As you discover your story through our resonance practice you will also start connecting and resonating with others stories and building community! Free for members, free for non-members. Yoga & Meditation 4:00 pm 5:00 pm Join us for 40 minutes of movement and 20 minutes of meditation. Yoga practices will be accessible to all levels. Our movement and meditation will explore our natural interdependencies with one another and the earth and our capacity for community wellbeing. Breaking Isolation DROP-IN Support 5:00 pm 6:30 pm A place you can show up because you are not alone. Ongoing support to ALL community members, including counselors. Topics will vary, but will focus on isolation, examining dominant cultural values, building relational capacities, sharing resources & mutual aid. Contact Daniella: dwagnertherapy@gmail.com Relationship Support Group 6:30 pm 8:00 pm This is a relationship process group with a focus on developing the relational capacities of sensing and resonating and improving non-violent communication in relationships. This is a closed, coed group that will generally run for 8-10 weeks at a time. Contact Sam or Eric: samantha.h.lin@gmail.com / eric.kruse@pepperdine.edu
Wednesday Bodies & Trauma 2:00 pm 3:30 pm One of the effects of trauma is a loss of connection to one's body, to others, and to the world. In healing with others in the group, members begin to not feel so alone in their experience of trauma and begin to reconnect in ways that individual counseling cannot address. This group works toward: expanding awareness of sensations in the body, understanding the physiology underlying trauma and the aftermath of a traumatic experience, learning and practicing techniques for soothing uncomfortable emotions and body sensations, and beginning to heal trauma through the body as a complement to other forms of healing. Contact Navassa: navassahilbertzmsw@yahoo.com Support and Process Group 4:45 pm 6:15 pm This group utilizes mindfulness techniques and non-violent communication to create a safe and supportive environment. This will be a space where we all can share and resonate with each others experiences, build empathy, gain capacity for complexity, and develop new communication skills. Contact Amira: amirasheikh@gmail.com Get Empathy - Youth Leadership (Every other Wednesday) 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Learn our hybrid model of community organizing and relational support. Gain the tools needed to build supportive community for one another while catalyzing leadership through storytelling, activism, and artistic expression. Free for members, volunteers, and aspiring leaders. Contact Cedar: cedar@relationalcenter.org Yoga Basics w/ Kaitlin (Aug 5 Sept 9) The perfect class for those new to Yoga and for more experienced Yogis looking to approach their practice with a Beginner's mind. This slow flow Vinyasa class will focus on alignment, breath, and restorative postures that you can take from the studio in to your home. Prepare to relax & renew.
Thursday Bodies & Trauma (As described above) Contact Garth: timothy.wadsworth@my.pacifica.edu Homer Seminar Thursdays, starting 8/27 @ 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Join staff counselor Jamey Hecht, PhD.D. in a guided reading of a great book. Our first text will be Homer s epic poem, The Odyssey. It s full of magic, shipwreck, Kings and Queens, monsters, Goddesses and Gods, piracy, homecoming, battles, death, love, and wisdom. We will use the translation by Albert Cook. Some of our time each meeting will be reading aloud, some will be a presentation by Jamey, and the rest will be a guided discussion. The purpose of this group is (1) to enjoy a great, ancient story in community, (2) to learn and connect to the past, (3) to take in some wisdom from a great text, and (4) to build interpretive skills in a safe and supportive environment. $10 for members, $20 for non-members. Contact Jamey: Avian801@aol.com Civic Engagement Group Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. --- Margaret Mead Don t just get involved, Get Engaged! The Civic Engagement Group fosters civic and community engagement through group study and volunteering. Free for members, free for non-members. Contact Penny: penny@relationalcenter.org Friday Women s Circle 10:00 am 11:30 am A space for a member who has developed relational skills through individual therapy and feels inspired to practice these skills in a group setting with support. We practice meditation and share and offer support through sensing and resonating. We work a lot with what's happening in the "here and now" within the group. Contact Ava or Courtney: avafakheri@gmail.com / clreising@gmail.com
Saturday Kundalini Yoga w/ Jaspal (Aug 22 & Sept 12) 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Sunday After Hours Support Group 5:00 pm 6:30 pm This is a general support and process group aimed to support connections, build community, and engage in a culture of empathy, inclusion, and collaboration. Contact Dayveon: dshawver@relationalcenter.org Scheduled As Requested Love, Lust & Life: A Therapy Group for Sex & Relationships 10 Week Series, 90 Minute Sessions Exploration, discussion, and support for sexuality, intimacy, and relationships. Each session will be part education and part discussion. This group is open to all genders and sexual orientations [Poly/BDSM/Sex Worker/Alt Sex Inclusive]. The aims of this group are to (1) Discuss ways to create or enhance sexual relationships, (2) Reduce sexual shame, (3) Learn effective communication skills, (4) Discover ways to navigate between intimacy & desire, (5) Examine social and cultural messages about sex and relationships. Free for members, $40 per session for non-members. Contact Jamila: j@jamiladawson.com Couples Hugging Workshop 10 Week Series, 90 Minute Sessions Our bodies respond in powerful ways to extended, consensual physical touch. Studies have shown that hugging increases levels of the feel-good chemicals of oxytocin and serotonin, and lowers blood pressure and cortisol, a stress-based hormone. Hugging keeps us well. This workshop is an opportunity for couples to explore the benefits of non-sexual meditative holding. You will explore giving and receiving, expressing need and want, and the pleasure of holding and being held by your partner for generous periods of time in a fully awake state. $50 per couples for members, $80 per couples for non-members. Contact Steve Maher: steve@theecstaticembrace.com
Events & Workshops Art Club: Painting Together Thursdays, 7/23, 8/6, & 8/20 @ 11:00 am 1:00 pm We love having our members and their friends and family help us create art for our space! Hike Club: Griffith Park Ferndell Trail Saturday, 8/15 @ 9:30 am 12:30 pm We will meet on the steps of the Trails Cafe at 9:30 am. Look forward to seeing you all there. Don't forget your water and sunscreen. Open to members and non-members. $5 donation suggested if we provide lunch. Visual Journaling Sunday, 8/23 @ 3:00 pm 5:00 pm Explore your thoughts and feelings in a new way, express yourself with heart and creativity, make a collage with context, and do it in a fun and friendly community. Free for members / $15 for non-members Movie Night: Vote for this month s movie! Lars and the Real Girl, Brazil, or Napoleon Dynamite? Sunday, 8/23 @ 6:30 pm This month we couldn t decide between these three movies: Lars and the Real Girl, Brazil, or Napoleon Dynamite. Check them out on IMDB: Lars and the Real Girl http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805564/ Brazil http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/ Napoleon Dynamite http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/ Email Dan (dan@relationalcenter.org) and let him know which YOU would most like to see. Then come to movie night to find out which movie won the vote. We ll bring popcorn, Red Vines, and some fruit. Free for members / $5 suggested donation for non-members For more info contact Dan: dan@relationalcenter.org