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.

Preparing Well Series: Regaining a Sense of Control

Discuss strategies to help you feel more in control of your life, silence your inner critic, and reduce stress. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms.  Registration […]

Self-Care: Creating a Self-Care Plan

It is often difficult to consistently follow a personal self-care plan; however, self-care practices increase overall well-being, helps you to maintain professionalism at work, and reduces stress at home. Participants […]

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 […]

Yoga

Through pranayama (breath work) and asana (movement) learn to activate the parasympathetic nervous system to calm the mind, reduce feelings of anxiety, and reduce stress while increasing flexibility, muscle strength, […]

Resiliency Series: Crushing Self-Limiting Beliefs

You can’t believe everything you think. Explore how self-limiting beliefs filter world view. Learn how behaviors can reinforce these inaccurate perceptions making them harder to detect. Discuss how they impact […]

The 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 […]

The Healthy You Series: Building a Support System

Healthy and positive connections are an important part of living. When these connections are lost, loneliness is often a result. Learn the importance of a positive support system while, creating […]

When Anger is a Problem

Identify if anger negatively impacting your life. Review how emotions are triggered by different situations. Discuss strategies to reduce and manage anger. All programming will be provided via WebEx or […]

Forum

We want to hear from you! Join a member of the VBSC staff in a time to provide feedback and share your ideas for programs/topics you would like to be offered […]

Strengthening Your Support System

Develop an understanding of how to ask for support, when you need it, and learn which individuals are in your corner. Learn additional ways that the VBSC team can support […]

Navigating Displaced Anger

Gain an understanding of what is anger, what are the emotions associated with anger and the cycle of anger. Explore displaced anger and the reactions associated with it. Learn strategies […]

Coping After a Traumatic Event

Increase understanding of what a traumatic event is and how it can affect your body and mind. Explore ways you might feel after experiencing a traumatic event. Discussion of ways […]