Calendar of Events

To register for any event, please call 757-507-7200 or email  vbstrongcenter@sentara.com.

To register for any event, please call 757-507-7200 or email  vbstrongcenter@sentara.com.

Healthy You Series: Reclaiming Inner Sense of Safety

After a traumatic event, safety is often your main concern and the hardest to establish. Learn strategies to increase feelings of safety within yourself in and your environment. All programming […]

Zumba Kids

Join VBSC for a fun, interactive way to increase connection with your child, engage in self-expression, reduce feeling of stress, practice mindfulness, and engage in purposeful movement that promotes physical […]

Zumba for Adults

Join VBSC for a high charged activity to reduce stress and anxiety, practice mindfulness, and engage in purposeful movement that promotes physical fitness. All programming will be provided via WebEx […]

Preparing Well Series: Gratefulness

Gratitude reduces anxiety, depression, and lower blood pressures. Discuss barriers to gratitude and explore strategies to shift to a grateful mindset. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom […]

Building Self-Compassion

Discussion about self-compassion. Learn why self-compassion is important, how to develop self-compassion, and strategies to promotes self-compassion. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms.  Registration is required […]

DeStress @ Your Desk

Join us for a mid-day practice. Through pranayama (breath work) and asana (movement) learn to activate the parasympathetic nervous system to calm the mind, reduce feelings of anxiety, and reduce […]

Gentle Yoga After Work

Gently stretching after work helps to remove physical and mental stress from the body. Participate in a practice to reduce mind chatter, soothe tension, relieve aches, and get a better […]

Effective Communication for Lasting Relationships

Effective communication is an important ingredient in the development of long lasting professional and personal relationships. Misunderstandings are often the result of not what said, but how it is spoken. […]

Finding Your Strengths

So often we focus on what we lack. Discuss strategies to shift your focus to innate strength. Explore how to use these strengths to make the best out of life. […]

You Redefined, Letting Go of Perfectionism

Discussion to debunk the myth that everything needs to be perfect. Understanding how perfectionism can increase symptoms of anxiety and depression.  Learn how to accept yourself as you are and […]