What’s New
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Education and Advocacy Meeting:
Thursday, February 2, 2012
at 6 PM at the NAMI Office
This month's meeting will feature Karen E. Nordeen, MFT. Karen will be discussing the principles of a healthy body ego. She will specifically cover the four basic stages that support a person’s embodied sense of well being or presence. Participants will learn how these stages can build or help to repair our body ego. Karen works as a SonomaWORKS counselor and has a private practice in Sonoma and Marin Counties. Her practice supports meaningful change for clients who want to increase their self-awareness and choices, improve connections with others, and change behaviors. Karen uses healing modalities that focus on psychomotor aspects of ego development, trauma resolution, and emotional regulation.
February Education and Advocacy meeting flyer
Introducing Mindfulness Meditation Practice Group at NAMI!
An ever-growing body of research demonstrates a seemingly endless list of benefits for those who meditate: e.g, 50% reduction in psychiatric symptoms (including depression and anxiety); 50% reduction in chronic pain symptoms; and an improvement rate of 75% in a group of "long-term insomniacs." Meditation creates visible changes in the brain that make meditators healthier, smarter, calmer and happier compared to non-meditators. Why not find out for yourself? This is a free "drop-in" group. No pre-registration is required. Anyone interested in practicing meditation-including beginners is welcome to attend. The first 15 minutes will involve basic meditation instructions for newcomers. We will then meditate for 30 minutes, and will have 15 minutes left at the end for sharing, questions, and socializing. The group takes place on Wednesdays, from 6 to 7 PM at the NAMI Office.
Sonoma County Upstream Investments
NAMI Sonoma County has alligned itself with Sonoma County Upstream Investements. Please visit their website:Sonoma County Upstream Investements to find out more information.
Petaluma Housing Program
NAMI Sonoma County is the proud owner of two homes in Petaluma! Our goal is independent housing for veterans with mental health challen ges, while following all Fair Housing policies.
Cooperative Home Visit Program
NAMI Sonoma County, the SRJC, and the Santa Rosa Family Practice Medicine Program, are combining efforts to introduce home visits to people in need in the Sonoma County Community. If you know of someone in need of this service, please call (707) 527-6655.
Petaluma Community Foundation
NAMI Sonoma County is honored to again be awarded a generous grant from Petaluma Community Foundation for the 2011-2012 fiscal year for our programs in Petaluma. Please visit their website:Petaluma Community Foundation to find out more information.
