MBHS Monthly Social – Learn, Relax, Dinner & Drums
Join Meskwaki Behavioral Health Services for their newly created monthly program where participants learn to use mindful-based movements and intra-tribal dancing as a way of unifying the body, mind and spirit.
Studies show our body’s nervous system creates natural responses to traumatic or distressful situations. Whether physical or emotional, trauma has a dramatic effect on both the body and the mind. These traumatic events can leave us feeling unsafe, helpless, depressed, isolated, sick and broken.
The power of dance has been used historically and culturally to celebrate rites of passage, grieve losses, ask for divine assistance before battle and for help bringing in an abundant harvest. Today, dance continues to promote emotional, social, mental and physical healing. It is used to cleanse the body and soul, and can be a powerful tool for releasing emotion and energy.
While sometimes we may not feel like we have a voice to express ourselves and our feelings, our body is able to speak its own language through dance, much like the way our ancestors did before us. Through it, we can unify the body with the mind, especially when it is too difficult to communicate intense emotions verbally. It combines community, physical activity and spirituality for optimal healing potential.
The new program seeks to help participants develop an understanding of the deep connection between the body and the mind and how vital it is to take care of both for true well-being. It is a dynamic way to increase self-care, encourage social connections, work through and integrate traumatic memories, promote physical healing, and assist those wishing to re-engage more fully in their lives and relationships with others. It seeks to provide participants with the tools needed to help cope with whatever challenges life may throw at them in the future.
The Behavioral Health Services team invites the Meskwaki community, especially those wishing to process existing trauma, stress or anxiety, to come to their inaugural program event and learn more.
Who: Meskwaki Community
When: April 6, 2022 (monthly thereafter)
Time: 6:00 PM (doors open for sign-in at 5:15 PM)
Where: Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel – Conference Center
Includes:
- Small dinner of soup and sandwiches
- Informational presentation on topics of behavioral and physical health
- Inter-tribal and mindful dancing led by a local drum group
- Drawing for door prizes and incentives
April Drum Group: Meskwaki Nation
Sponsor: Meskwaki Behavioral Health Services
For more information contact Meskwaki Behavioral Health Services at (61) 484-9482.
