To register for any event, please call 757-507-7200 or email vbstrongcenter@sentara.com.
Information Session: Substance Abuse
Increase your understanding of substance abuse, triggers, relapse, and prevention. Explore evidenced-based strategies for managing difficult emotions. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. Registration is required prior to being provided the log in information. Click HERE to register now!
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 night’s sleep. *If you have not participated in a fitness class, you will need to request a fitness waiver to be filled out and sent […]
Boundaries: How Many of Us Have Them
Learn ways to improve your relationships with others and decrease feelings of stress, guilt, and shame, associated with porous boundaries. Understand the importance of setting healthy boundaries and process how to implement boundaries within all major settings. Practice effective strategies to support implementing healthy boundaries. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. […]
Information Session: Vicarious Trauma
Vicarious trauma occurs from hearing about, seeing, or responding to traumatic events. Learn the emotional, behavioral, physiological and cognitive symptoms along with strategies to prevent vicarious trauma. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. Registration is required prior to being provided the log in information. Click HERE to register now!
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, and cardiovascular health. *If you have not participated in a fitness class, you will need to request a fitness waiver to be filled out and […]
Meditation for Stress Relief
A guided meditation practice to increase awareness, improve resourcefulness, and reduce feelings of stress. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. Registration is required prior to being provided the log in information. Click HERE to register now!
Essential Oils & Our Immune Systems
Improving our physical systems to battle everyday crud. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. Registration is required prior to being provided the log in information. Click HERE to register now!
Understanding Vicarious Trauma
Vicarious trauma occurs from hearing about, seeing, or responding to traumatic events. Learn the emotional, behavioral, physiological and cognitive symptoms along with strategies to prevent vicarious trauma. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. Registration is required prior to being provided the log in information. Click HERE to register now!
Coping with Traumatic Grief
When events happen suddenly and unexpectedly it can impact you physically, socially, mentally, and spiritually, even if you are not personally involved. It can result in strong feelings of anger, fear, and grief. Learn strategies to manage traumatic grief. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. Registration is required prior to being […]
Information Session: PTSD
Increase understanding of Post-Traumatic Disorder (PTSD), learn to recognize symptoms, learn coping strategies, and explore treatment options. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. Registration is required prior to being provided the log in information. Click HERE to register now!
Healing VB: An Expressive Arts Project
Guided by art therapists, community members will engage in expressive art projects to help with the healing process. No prior art experience is required. Healing VB is designed to: •Help those most closely affected by the tragedy and the community at large. •Create a supportive community facilitated by an art therapist in the creative spaces […]
Achieving Wellness for the Mind, Body and Spirit
Develop an understanding of how you the mind, body, and spirit impact our overall quality of life. Gain skills to improve your overall wellness and develop an improved quality of life satisfaction. All programming will be provided via WebEx or Zoom platforms. Registration is required prior to being provided the log in information. Click HERE […]