The Idea of the Week
What Exactly is Neurodiversity? In a 6-minute video, Jessica outlines what neurodiversity is, what the neurodiversity movement is, and how it’s linked to the autistic community.
In short, neurodiversity is the concept of diversity of human brains in all people: human brains have neurological differences and vary in the way they develop and function. Neurodiversity can be broken down into 2 categories:
- Neurotypical: individuals whose brains develop and function in ways that are considered typical; and
- Neurodivergent: individuals whose brains develop and function in ways that are considered different, atypical, or “abnormal.”
People who are autistic are considered to be neurodivergent. Other examples of neurodivergence are people who have:
- ADHD,
- Dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, etc.
- Tourette’s,
- Down syndrome,
- Epilepsy,
- Synesthesia,
- chronic mental health illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), PTSD, dissociative identity disorder (DID), borderline personality disorder, anxiety, depression, etc.
- and more!
Practice of the Week
A way we can embrace these neurological differences is to listen to neurodivergent people’s experiences. In a 13-minute TEDx Talk, Salif Mahamane shares how ADHD sucks, but not really. He offers a current hypothesis about ADHD’s roots and an alternative perspective to how we engage with ADHD in school, at home, and with ourselves.
How does neurodivergence affect people’s work lives? In this 7-minute read, learn about Neurodivergence at Work and the challenges of being neurodivergent in the American office culture.
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News of the Week
New Meditation Session!
Mondays 7:30-8:30pm online
$50 for 10 sessions
We are offering another guided meditation! Perfect for beginners! Join us for a guided meditation and journal session.
What is Ketamine-Assisted Experiential Psychotherapy?
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Family Constellations and Sharing of Ancestral Knowledge Workshops with Tati
Join Tati on her first US visit from her home in Ecuador, where she owns a healing and psychotherapy practice working with sacred plant medicine, ancestral healing, and art therapy.
Family Constellations is a type of therapeutic approach that focuses on exploring the dynamics within a person’s family system, including their relationships with parents, siblings, grandparents, and other family members, even ancestors. This approach can be used to address a variety of issues, such as relationship difficulties, emotional blocks, and unresolved traumas.
This workshop involves a group of participants who come together to explore their own family dynamics through a series of exercises and discussions led by our facilitator, Tatian Davila, a psychotherapist, healer, and seeker of ancestral knowledge. Tati will offer 2 workshops as well as individual healings. The workshops will be held at Breathing Space Studio in Erieville, NY.
The Family Constellations Workshop will be held on April 22, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm.
The Sharing of Ancestral Knowledge Workshop will be held on April 23, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Both workshops will be held at Breathing Space Studio
3455 Erieville Road
Erieville, NY 13061
Individual Healing Sessions will be held in Fayetteville, NY from April 24th through 28th.
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The Thought of the Week
