Peace and Presence is a series of diverse holistic wellness workshops for the Columbia community. These sessions explore non-verbal and experiential healing techniques, self-calming tools, and guide participants in incorporating mindfulness into one's daily life. Sexual Violence Response offers these workshops in partnership with experienced, trauma-informed practitioners.
Peace and Presence is an initiative that introduces diverse holistic wellness tools and techniques for individuals to experience and adapt to their own wellness needs. The program envisions a space where participants feel held, understood without having to explain themselves, and given space to breathe and connect in profoundly spiritual and experiential ways. Through its multi-faceted approach to mindfulness, movement, and nurturing of one’s body, this program hopes to aid participants to recognize and cherish their innate capacity to transcend trauma while being connected to a caring community of allies. On demand sessions also available.
Upcoming Sessions
These programs are open to all students. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Can't make it or no sessions available? Jump to our on-demand, pre-recorded sessions.
Columbia Health makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend an event sponsored by Columbia Health, contact Disability Services at 212-854-2388 at least 5 days in advance of the event.
On Demand
Below are pre-recorded videos of Peace and Presence programs.
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- Nervous System Regulation
- Journal and Flow
- Trauma-Informed and Restorative Yoga
- Drawing and Language
- Trauma-Informed Poetry Writing
Nervous System Regulation
Learn about nervous system regulation in this experiential and educational 90-minute workshop. We practice breathing exercises, learn somatic practices for grounding and balance, as well as different mindfulness and herbalism tips to use when we are feeling triggered or dysregulated.
Journal and Flow
A workshop weaving intentional journaling exercise with a gentle stretching flow, guided breathing, and meditation. These exercises help tap into inner reflection to support growth and setting boundaries.
Trauma-Informed and Restorative Yoga
Through an invitational and gentle series of yoga exercises with research-backed benefits to survivors of various traumas, participants explore the resilience of their bodies, experiencing ways to reinhabit their bodies safely, calm their minds, experience emotions directly, and begin to feel a sense of strength and control.
Drawing and Language
Poetry, music, body awareness, and expressive ideas will be brought into the workshop, as points of inspiration and reliable healing properties, which one can call upon for ongoing healing. For this workshop, we invite participants to gather paper and anything else they would like to draw with before class (i.e. pens, pencils, markers, crayons, or paint).
Trauma-Informed Poetry Writing
Working within trauma-informed prompts, this poetry workshop creates a safe space that starts with grounding, and connecting to participants with a brief discussion of poetic possibility, and is followed by prompts that are put in a specified amount of time for participants to write. Music is provided during writing phases and affirming connections to participants are provided throughout. A brief poetry reading would complete the workshop.
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Working within trauma-informed prompts, this poetry workshop creates a safe space that starts with grounding, and connecting to participants with a brief discussion of poetic possibility, and is followed by prompts that are put in a specified amount of time for participants to write. Music is provided during writing phases and affirming connections to participants are provided throughout. A brief poetry reading would complete the workshop.
number 2
Working within trauma-informed prompts, this poetry workshop creates a safe space that starts with grounding, and connecting to participants with a brief discussion of poetic possibility, and is followed by prompts that are put in a specified amount of time for participants to write. Music is provided during writing phases and affirming connections to participants are provided throughout. A brief poetry reading would complete the workshop.