join our study circle at tranquilityRx!
are you looking for a way to, regulate stress, boost your resilience and enhance your personal equilibrium and growth? participating in a study circle, including reading, sharing, listening, discovery and learning, offers numerous benefits that can greatly impact not only yours but overall community well-being.
we have a group forming to do just that! all are welcome to join, forge meaningful connections, share your experiences, interests, and embark on a journey of shared learning and delve into mutual challenges and concerns around stress and unresolved trauma. together, we can create a safe space to combat antagonism, misunderstanding, and isolation while reinforcing trust, self-expression, sharing, and healing skill development.
we meet once a month at tranquilityRx retreats, our healing home in North Oakland, (online participation is possible) the first Friday at noon for the next four months, beginning May 3. we will read and discuss four important books together, each of us contributing to an open conversation about topics, principles, and values that can help us evolve into a learning community. the collection of books as part of the program available for purchase and are widely available at local booksellers and libraries, as well as audiobooks.
our first book is "The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma" by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD, who explores research on the brain and nervous system, the role of emotions in shaping our experience of the world, and the importance of cultivating self-awareness and self-compassion.
participation fee is modest: books and facilitation is $100, or facilitation alone is $40 for all four months.
to join our study circle or for more information, please take a few moments and complete the questionnaire. click the link:
