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Stress Management and Wellness
Sunday, February 28, 2:30 -5:30 pm
Fee: $40 (scholarship assistance available)
FREE Childcare available for this workshop; RSVP required.
Stress impacts our day to day well being, and can lead to negative effects on physical and emotional health, both short and long term. While we cannot stop life from being challenging, we can change our habits to decrease stress and improve our health. In this active workshop, participants will identify arenas in which they wish to make changes, and practice a variety of self-care techniques. Some techniques can be done at a work station in only a minute or two, others are ways to use short breaks during the day to increase calm or build energy. This fun and practical program allows each participant to create an attainable self-care plan unique to their needs and goals.
Self-Defense Basics for Adults and Teens
Tuesday, May 4, 6:00-9:00 pm
Fee: $40 (scholarship assistance available)
This comprehensive introductory program addresses safety issues at work, home, and in public spaces. Participants learn how to accurately assess areas of danger in their lives and increase their awareness, self-confidence, and safety. Our model includes mental strategies to help you think clearly under stress; assertive communication skills to help you set a limit or de-escalate a tense situation; and positioning strategies to limit your engagement and reduce vulnerability. We also teach simple and effective strikes and kicks to stun an assailant if avoidance is impossible. Finally, we share concrete tools for intervening: how to prevent or interrupt violence you witness while staying safe.
FREE Refresher Workshop for Self-Defense Course Graduates
Saturday, September 12, 2:30 - 5:30 pm
Fee: None (registration required)
Prerequisite: Adults and teens who have taken a Thousand Waves 12-hour Self-Defense course at any time in the past .
For graduates of our 12-hour Self-Defense course, we offer this annual free refresher workshop. This fun and fast-paced class will sharpen your self-defense skills. We will practice a range of techniques from the course, including physical, verbal, and mental strategies. Participants will practice escapes from grabs, responding to harassment, fighting from the ground, and many other techniques.
Advanced Self-Defense Class: Intervening When You Witness Violence
Sunday, September 19, 2:30 - 5:30 pm
Fee: $40 (scholarship assistance available)
Prerequisite: Adults and Teens who have taken a Thousand Waves 12-hour Self-Defense course at any time in the past.
Witnessing violence is frightening, and many of those watching may want to help, but aren't sure what they can do - or whether it would help. Yet violence can often be reduced or stopped altogether by the timely and skilled intervention of a concerned individual. This workshop teaches principles of safe intervention to use in public spaces, at work or school, and among friends and family. Intervening can prevent violence before it occurs, stop prejudiced speech in its tracks, or interrupt a physical assault. Whether witnessing an argument in your home or watching the participants in a fender bender angrily yelling at each other, participants will have tools they can use to take action.
You may register by phone or in person.
Forms of payment accepted include Visa, MasterCard, Discover, personal check, or cash.
Enrollment is limited;
call us today to reserve your spot.
Parental permission required for teen participants.
To register for a program or for more information, contact us:
773-472-7663
info@thousandwaves.org