Six Weeks to Wellness
Six Weeks to Wellness is a program developed in collaboration with NAMI-NYC Metro in response to the alarming findings that people diagnosed with a mental illness die 25 years earlier than those who are not.
This successful workshop series accesses foundational elements essential to building a self-healing personal wellness practice and offers an effective, practical, easy to use tool-kit for physical and mental wellness. Over a committed six-week period, participants learn qi gong and ba duan jin (Chinese yoga) to provide grounding, strength and balance as well as breathing exercises to bring relaxation and rejuvenation. Discussions around attitude, nutrition and support in making healthier choices are also integrated into this program. A Take Home Practice Manual and a Coherence Breath CD are gifted with the intention to support students’ integrating the teachings into life outside of class time.
All students are welcomed to join in the weekly Pathways to Wellness classes to refresh and build upon what has been learned. This open invitation serves the purpose of reuniting and reconnecting with the practices taught as well as with other participants, and holds the intention to build a stable, consistent mental wellness community.
A student shares: “The sessions are so helpful and uplifting! Anyone who is interested in awareness, self-improvement, relaxation, health & balance will recognize the value of this program.”
This series is free for participants, due to the generosity of funders who understand the value of this work. For more information on upcoming Six Weeks to Wellness programs please contact Katie Linn at klinn@naminyc.org
For more information, contact Jenna Ritter at: jenna@dharanyc.org
