by DawnMcGrath | Mar 25, 2020 | WELLcommunity Spotlight
Today’s activity requires little time and a big burst of energy. How many rounds can you do in 10 minutes? EQUIPMENT: Basketball, soccer ball, foam, or rubber ball of a similar size.Jump Rope (optional)Chalk, ruler, or some other item to serve as a mark for Hop Overs...
by DawnMcGrath | Mar 23, 2020 | WELLcommunity Spotlight
When overwhelmed or disoriented by uncertainty, it helps to train our focus on what we can control. Today’s activity introduces prompts for scaffolded discussion that moves family awareness through many channels that remain within our control and support overall...
by DawnMcGrath | Jan 14, 2020 | Trapped in an Air Pocket
Sometimes the wave takes me by surprise. Maybe I had my back to the water while watching my family playing on the sand. In the next moment, I’m knocked down, my source of oxygen removed. My mind and body tumble like rocks in the tumultuous surf. Fight or flight...
by DawnMcGrath | Nov 7, 2019 | Coach's Corner
What is wellness? Is it an overused word meant to sell the science of perfection? Is it an elitist premise that promises thinness and acceptance? Maybe it’s just the latest buzzword that has us all hash-tagging like crazy for social rapport. Buzz as you will,...
by DawnMcGrath | Oct 13, 2019 | Trapped in an Air Pocket
Trapped in an air pocket, coherence afloat in toxicity. Tolerate. Expand, don’t burst. Fragile but fertile. Seeds of doubt grow fears like towering redwood. Fly or float. Hover between ascents to oxygen debt and drops to pressurized depths. Evade jagged edges,...
