Resources: Vision & Community-led change

Self-Care: Physical and Sensory

Physical self-care includes many activities that benefit the physical body like sleep, nourishment, and exercise. Sensory self-care is primarily for calming and regulating the nervous system.  Sensory self-care can help…
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Respecting ‘Yes’ and ‘No’

Saying 'yes' to one thing – such as self-care, or another work priority – can mean saying 'no' to another thing –  as small as responding to a text, or…
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Task-Process-Relationship

Many groups focus primarily on accomplishing tasks, and could spend more time on processes and relationships.  It can be challenging to find a good balance.  How things get done is…
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Self-Care: Nature

The human nervous system evolved in nature, and it is still designed to respond to the signals that nature provides.  Some health care providers are now writing prescriptions for time…
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Nature Connection

Naturalist Jon Young's research shows that nature connection is beneficial for both sensory integration and emotional regulation.  Occupational therapist Kathleen Lockyer prescribes nature connection to ameliorate, and even reverse, symptoms…
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Self-Care: Mental guide

Mental self-care includes activities that benefit the mind like learning, creativity, and reducing stress. Benefits include: increased self-awareness; increased self-knowledge; increased productivity.  Self-care practices are uncontroversially good for you.  When…
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Mindfulness – Re-centering

Finding your center after losing it is a skill anyone can learn.  It's common to periodically lose your center.  Distractions, attractions, tensions, desires, and needs frequently demand attention.  You can…
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Run Effective & Engaging Meetings

Recorded on 29 May 2024 this session focused on ”Together We Can… Run Effective & Engaging Meetings” With: Jeff Baldwin from Transition Chepstow Bex Baxter from Coexist in Bristol Guy…
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The Future We Want

Guide to community visioning. This visioning guide is designed to help groups and communities open up their imagination and start exploring what a better future could look like in their…
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The Human Nervous System

The human nervous system has evolved to spend most of its time in a state of social engagement (and small amounts of time in a stress response). This is the…
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Establish Empowering Governance

Is your group confused or undecided about how to constitute? Is the way your group is set up hampering you from moving forward? Do you have questions about the best…
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Effective Collaboration for Social Change

Co-weave a flow of involvement for members in your group or organization that is nurturing and connecting in every phase of your evolution. This practice aims to create a welcoming…
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