Preparing for a Heartful Holiday Season
Presented by Partnership for Safe Families and Communities
Instructor: Abby Wills
Training Objectives:
Access to practical mind-body methods for managing stress during busy times
Community connections to ease feelings of loneliness and isolation
Understanding of chronic stress functions in our bodies and what we can do to relieve it.
Abby Wills, brings over two decades of experience integrating healing-centered contemplative practices into diverse educational settings. Her work spans early childhood education to university-level teacher training, with particular focus on high schools serving targeted youth. As co-founder of Shanti Generation, Abby develops innovative curricula that emphasize mindful life skills, social-emotional learning, and liberatory practices. She holds multiple degrees including a Master's in Human Development and Social Change from Pacific Oaks College. she recently co-authored a book for secondary educators and caregivers entitles "From Stressed Out to Stress Wise," published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Design. Abby is a mother to two adolescent boys who she loves to drag out into nature for hikes as much as she can.
CE Hours: 1.5
