The Well Healingscapes

01/24/2018

01/24/2018

The Well is a therapeutic landscape garden with hardscape exploratory stations encapsulating a water feature designed to facilitate healing and education for those who have experienced trauma and loss.

The Well is a place for tangible and experiential engagement in the process of healing. It is a place to understand, a place of acceptance, a place to remember, a place to memorialize; a place to forgive, a place to release labels and disappointments, a place to reclaim, a place to meditate, be still, pray; a place of resolution; a place of new beginnings.

11/03/2016

Thanks for sharing HMH

Eight ways that men respond differently to their emotional health

10/20/2016

"...the more transparent the University is about s*xual violence in general, the more people feel like they can share their own experiences. She said SASA members were vocal about adding mandatory s*xual assault prevention education for incoming students two years ago, which was key to winning administrators' support."

We hope this trend continues to occur on many more campuses. Read the entire process of Title IX changes at The George Washington University from The GW Hatchet article here: http://www.gwhatchet.com/2016/10/10/no-public-reports-from-s*xual-assault-prevention-response-committee/

Two years after it was formed, a committee designed to find new avenues of addressing s*xual violence has not made any of its reports public.

10/18/2016

"New research reveals how a 4-month transcendental meditation program led to a significant reduction in stress and trauma symptoms among male inmates, suggesting the technique may be an effective treatment for prisoners, veterans, and other individuals at high risk of post-traumatic stress."

We hope that Portland, Oregon community members will want to utilize our healing space as a place to meditate as well.

Read the entire Medical News Today article here: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313331.php

A study of more than 180 male prisoners reveals how a 4-month transcendental meditation program eased stress and almost halved symptoms of trauma.

10/13/2016

"The trauma of exposure to these videos sits on top of layers of trauma that go all the way back to slavery. It is all one and the same. It starts with the kidnapping of my ancestors from Africa and “slave patrols” – bands of white men hired to police communities for slaves who tried to escape, and a forerunner to modern American law enforcement (Turner et al., 2006)."

There are many triggers for past traumas, this is one aspect to keep in mind when discussing (even through social media) some of what is going on in the world around us.

Read the full NET News (Nebraska) article: http://netnebraska.org/node/1044716

Demonstrators protest the fatal police shooting of Paul O’Neal with their hands up in Chicago, Illinois. O’Neal, an unarmed 18-year-old man was shot and fatally wounded July 28, when Chicago Police officers tried to arrest him for allegedly stealing a Jaguar car from the suburbs. Photo by Joshua Lot...

10/11/2016

"The Title IX Fund was established by the Kenyon College Alumni for Title IX, an alumni organization united on a Facebook group boasting nearly 1,300 members, created by Bloom. The fund’s mission, according to its official website, is to “create a community that is sensitive to every student’s right to consensual s*x and the pain that ensues when that right isn’t protected.”

The fund has raised $1,680 from 28 different donors since it launched in June, right before the end of Kenyon’s fiscal year."

An excellent way to incorporate new ways of funding and engaging with Alumni to allow for future and new students alike to benefit from their specific donations. We are looking into these models to see if that would work for The Well next year.

Read the entire The Kenyon Collegian article here: http://kenyoncollegian.com/2016/09/29/title-ix-fund-created/

Some Kenyon alumni hope to change the conversation on s*xual misconduct through the creation of a Title IX Fund. Anna Bloom ’04 and Jeb Breece ’04 launched the fund this spring — around the time Ke…

10/09/2016

Our partners HMH put on a successful event that is so important in our community. Thank you for what you do HMH!

'Healing Summit' focuses on black men & boys

10/08/2016

We are honored to partner with an organization such as HMH that puts on such important events.

In light of increasing racial tension across the country, a conference in Portland this weekend aims to provide some solutions. It’s called the “

10/07/2016

A powerful story about how theatre and a supportive group of peers can make a difference in your future when dealing with trauma from the past. We can only hope The Well will enable and empower members of Portland, Oregon & Concordia University Portland equally.

"When Ros Horin started on the production that was to become The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe, there were times when she wondered where it was going. She was asking the women taking part in the work to draw on unacknowledged, painful details of their lives, and she was mindful of her responsibilities to them."

Read more from The Australian article and learn about these powerful women and their collective story here: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/film/exorcising-the-trauma-of-an-abused-life-in-africa/news-story/185c566fe39e22f00d7ca9c74ceeac6f

09/30/2016

Another great story on a healing space, at Naval Support Activity Bethesda for injured vets & their families.

"The Green Road is a place to heal the body, strengthen the mind and reinvigorate the spirit,” said Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), who spoke at the Green Road’s dedication ceremony this morning. “By connecting with nature, injured service members can reconnect to themselves, their families and the country they fought for.”

Read the entire BusinessWire article here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160926005831/en/Healing-Green-Space-Injured-Warriors-Fill-Research

The Green Road, a two-acre outdoor healing environment for injured military service members and their families, opens today at Naval Support Activity