WEEK 4: RESTORE
Start here for program overview December 2 – December 6, 2024
Friends, you are in the home stretch of your post-election “After Action” workshop!
Following what was hopefully a restful holiday break, we are going to spend this week getting you ready for the work ahead. As the election fog clears and we all turn our attention to the future, it’s important we fully RESTORE our minds and bodies from the 2024 experience. Our programming this week will provide you with tools that both prepare you for what’s next and sustain you through the many challenges you may face. Then next week we will REJUVENATE together with some inspiration and guidance on how to have long-term success in this work.
You’ve done an amazing job with your “after action” work so far, and these final two weeks will help get you ready for what’s to come. Keep up the great work!
We kick off our RESTORE week with a focus on breath and movement. Many of us never focus on our breath, but we can’t fully restore ourselves without it - it is foundational for resetting our nervous system and calming our bodies and minds. Breathwork expert Megan Thompson put together five short breathing and movement exercises that you can do whenever you need a quick reset. These practices may feel a little strange at first, and that’s ok – just do what’s comfortable for you. We promise these breathing and movement techniques are helpful for your personal restoration.
Yet even with restorative practices like these, we can’t be fully ready for the work ahead unless we have clarity about why we do this work in the first place. Thankfully, we have seasoned campaigner, coach, and facilitator Jen Pihlaja to help us get connected to our personal values and purpose. Jen prompted us in some reflections last week and now will guide us through an exercise to name our values and find our purpose. Read her thoughtful post about values, and then join Jen on Zoom on Wednesday, December 4 at 4:30pm ET to go through your own personal values exercise. You can find the Zoom link here and here: https://zoom.us/j/95249010406
And finally, we end the week with the amazing Reggie Hubbard and his restorative healing practices. As a long-time activist and community builder, Reggie now teaches changemakers how to find peace and balance in their work. Join Reggie on Zoom on Thursday, December 5 at 2pm ET and experience his incredible wisdom, presence, and healing power. The Zoom link is here and here: https://zoom.us/j/99051818099
With full restoration of your body and mind, along with a deep connection to your values and purpose, our goal by the end of this week is for you to feel refreshed and ready for the work ahead, whatever that might look like for you.
Thank you for being here and making this important commitment to yourself. You are worth it, and this democracy needs you. Let’s get after it!