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    This newsletter provides staff with wellness resources for managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes apps for meditation, relaxation, and coping with anxiety, as well as online support groups and information on eating healthy and staying active at home. The newsletter also promotes Black History Month resources and emphasizes the importance of social emotional learning, providing article links on implementing SEL strategies and supporting student well-being during difficult times.

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    This newsletter provides staff with wellness resources for managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes apps for meditation, relaxation, and coping with anxiety, as well as online support groups and information on eating healthy and staying active at home. The newsletter also promotes Black History Month resources and emphasizes the importance of social emotional learning, providing article links on implementing SEL strategies and supporting student well-being during difficult times.

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    Staff Wellness Newsletter

    February 2021

    Let’s start with the elephant in the room, COVID-19 Wellness Resources: 
     COVID Coach - This free app is designed to help you build resilience, manage stress, and increase your
    well-being during this crisis. Download through the App Store or GooglePlay Store.
     RWJ Barnabas Hope and Healing Virtual Support Groups:
    o Wednesdays at 8pm Supporting Families: Group for Parents and Caregivers Zoom Link (929)
    205-6099 Meeting ID: 963 9055 3396 Passcode: 522856
     9 Mindfulness Exercises to Help You Manage COVID Stress by Fingerprint for Success.
     New Jersey 211 provides a variety of hotlines and resources specific to COVID-19

    To help others you must first take care of yourself.

     Wellness in 8 Dimensions – Check out this resource and take some of the self-assessments to determine
    your level of wellness across the 8 areas. 
     Apps for Meditation and Relaxation:  
     Headspace: Two-week free trial.
     Calm: Free version and 7-day free trial of full app. A meditation, sleep, and relaxation app that also
    provides resources specifically for coping with COVID-19 anxiety.
     Insight Timer: Free. This is not a daily app, but rather a great library where you can search for
    various types of meditations and lengths by excellent teachers.
     UCLA Mindful App: Free and has meditation by Diana Winston.
     Mindfulness Coach: The app provides a gradual, self-guided training program designed to help you
    understand and adopt a simple mindfulness practice.
     The Downward Dog app: Free for students and teachers through July 2021.
     Breathe for Change
    Keeping your body healthy:
     Eating Healthy - There’s no better time to improve your health and keep your immune system strong
    through healthy eating. This PDF includes steps you can take to eat healthy, minimize trips to the
    supermarket, and have fun!


     5 Easy Ways to Find Healthier Options While Grocery Shopping - Want to make smart food choices but
    confused by all the health claims, messages and logos on foods? Use these tips to avoid the brain strain
    while shopping online or in-person at the store.
     Home Work-Ins - free workouts that you can do in your home courtesy of Planet Fitness
     Yoga for Beginners - 20 minute at home yoga workout for beginners

    February is Black History Month! Here are some websites for you to check out
    with activities, information, and resources:
     Join in to the Black History Month Virtual Festival from the Association for The Study of African
    American Life and History: There are events throughout the entire month of February!
     Check out Oprah Winfrey’s Website to learn more about Black History Month, read about influential
    people that you may not know, find books written by Black authors, and so much more!
    This year, we are all about Social Emotional Learning (SEL)!
     If you are looking for ideas or ways to implement SEL we have some options below:

     This article by Edutopia has 13 powerful SEL activities for you to implement.
     Panorama Education provides 8 effective SEL strategies for you to try out!
     5 Strategies to Enhance Educator and Student Well-Being Right Now by EdSurge.
    Some helpful articles for supporting students:

     Supporting Teenagers in a Pandemic by Emily Boudreau of Harvard Graduate School of Education.   


    Focusing on Student Well-Being in Times of Crisis by Cathleen Beachboard of Edutopia.

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