The Dahdaleh Institute has a bold vision for achieving global health for all. A new lab has been created \u2013 the Wellness Impact Lab (WIL) \u2013 led by Dr. Harvey Skinner, PhD (Senior Fellow) and Susan Harris, MSW (Community Fellow). The aim is to promote integrated health and wellness practices for personal growth and collective action. A key focus is strengthening our personal capacities for skillfully turning toward climate distress as a basis for fostering resiliency and initiatives. Our passion is \u2018healing ourselves, healing others, healing our world\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
American writer and ordained Zen priest Angel Kyodo Williams captures the essence of the WIL lab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWithout inner change there can be no outer change.<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Without collective change, no change matters.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Global Health: Wellness Impact Lab Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Climate distress has been described as a new category of trauma that can trigger past trauma: e.g. personal, cultural, or inter-generational. Many people experience a \u2018double bind\u2019 not wanting to contribute to climate warming but finding it difficult to change. This project is examining the latest research on climate distress including strategies for removing barriers to action. You can find resources and information on events such as our seminar series and Climate Caf\u00e9 on our project website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recap \u2014 Climate Distress and Healing Through Earth-Based Practices<\/a> (April 18, 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Climate Caf\u00e9 is an informal, open, respectful, private space to safely share emotional responses and reactions related to the climate and environmental emergency. It is NOT a therapy group but is a facilitated process taking place in a reflective, supportive group meeting. The group format can create a safe or brave place to process thoughts, feelings, and experiences rather than what we are doing about the climate crisis. Many participants feel they are alone, or their feelings are not supported by those close to them. Climate Caf\u00e9s can build a sense of community and shared meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Climate Caf\u00e9s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This interactive course discusses how mental health and mental illness are understood and acted upon through three different worldviews: Eastern, Indigenous and Western. We are currently working to create a digital badge certification for those have completed this course. Please email Dr. Harvey Skinner for any questions or inquiries (hskinner@yorku.ca).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Access the course<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n We all encounter stress in our daily lives that at times can be difficult to manage. This is especially important as we navigate the many challenges of the polycrises we face today. We offer the following online practical sessions at no fee for fostering resilience and managing stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Details are given on the website. Also, check out the video recordings of over 200 previous sessions by clicking on the \u201cRecordings\u201d button. All are welcome to register, including students, staff, faculty, alumni at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ, and the broader community<\/p>\n\n\n\n Digital Badge Certification<\/a> is available upon completion of the Stress-Busting series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more about Interbeing Wellness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nClimate Distress to Action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Climate Caf\u00e9s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Global Mental Health Online, Open Access, Modularized 90 Minute Mini-Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Interbeing Wellness: 30 Minutes of Wellness Practices. Qi Gong and Mindfulness Meditation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\nProjects<\/h2>\n\n\n