What Vanissar's and Prajna's Workshop Participants are Saying:“Thank you so much for your talk at Cultural Integration Fellowship on Healing Trauma. Your knowledge of the subject is solid. You conveyed your loving kindness and compassion through your calm, centered and fully present demeanor. That kind of love coupled with wisdom and practical know-how is a rare combination and a true gift. I especially was attuned to the practical applications you shared about how to work with our own and others’ contraction and shutting down from pain and trauma. Thank you so much for being with us and for your incredible healing work.” “I loved the workshop! It was very informative and it gave more tools to take care of myself in this work. I think it's so critical to learn about self care in social justice work because it is so often overlooked. I hope workshops like this become more available to all those warriors fighting for justice in this world.” “It was helpful to talk about the signs of burnout and thinking about constructive ways of dealing with it. It's helpful to now have a better understanding of what's happening in my body and brain when I'm sitting with someone in trauma.” “It was amazing! Very relaxing!! I wouldn't change anything - I loved having a presentation focused on my well-being as a professional. Thank you so much, Prajna, for coming out to help us on our healing journey.” “I learned different techniques to transform pain to peace. The meditation was beautiful – I feel very relaxed and calm.” "Vanissar brought a wealth of information and very helpful exercises to our Organization's Self-Care themed retreat. Now I can recognize my automatic responses, appreciate them, and then try to respond in new ways that help me to stay engaged in my work,remain calm, and treat others in a caring way. I would recommend Vanissar's workshops to everyone who works in Social Change and Service Organizations as a measure to counteract burn-out.” “I loved the blend of physical activity, meditation, and intellectual. Very easy to understand, helpful information.” “Incorporating movement, group brainstorming, visualization/ meditation, history, and knowledge was incredibly helpful and needed. I am feeling deeply hopeful for the future.” “Vanissar is a very insightful facilitator. The content was very well conveyed, truly insightful, practical and relevant to the reality of our very diverse group of change-makers. I recommend Vanissar to any group looking for tools and better awareness of how we can heal individual and collective trauma related to oppression and social justice.” “The meditation that Prajna led was unexpectedly powerful. I really enjoyed releasing negative energy through movement and meditation.” “I enjoyed learning about the connection between mind, body, and spirit, and how emotional imbalances can manifest in the body. It was a perfect balance of esoteric and practical.” “I really enjoyed the practical information about making changes in your daily life to take care of yourself better and be more mindful.” “I wanted to learn, heal, and smile. I walk away with knowledge. I was able to meditate for the first time in my life.” |